Chances are it won't be a defensive affair when the Spartans host Northwestern on Saturday, as the strategies and styles of the two teams practically mirror each other. The Wildcats, like the Spartans, are offensive minded and are capable of putting up points with a two-dimensional quarterback.
LL Cool J once said "Don't call it a comeback/ I been here for years/ Rockin' my peers and putting suckas in fear." But Kurt Russell's new movie "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" is definitively a comeback tale. The film was released nationally today and chronicles the fall and rise of a racing horse.
Shoes of all shapes and sizes were lined up on steps on the corner of Grand Avenue and Saginaw Street on Thursday with one mission: to spread the message about the number of people affected by domestic violence. The display was called "Walk a Mile in These Shoes" and was put on by EVE, Inc. or End Violent Encounters.
Three firefighters were injured and a home was destroyed when a fire started on Oakhill Ave. on Friday evening, and officers are investigating the cause. The residents, a couple whose neighbors said lived in the home for 35 years, were uninjured.
After eight days of a study-in protest in the Administration Building, Darius Peyton left a changed person.
As of Oct. 10, 2,161 coalition soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq. And the number of dead will almost certainly continue to rise.
With a big game against No. 1 Michigan coming up this Saturday, the MSU hockey team wasn't found on the ice Thursday night. Instead, head coach Rick Comley canceled practice and took the team bowling. Comley's doing whatever he can to take the pressure off the Spartans (2-0-0 overall) before they travel to Yost Ice Arena to face the Wolverines on Saturday at 7:35 p.m. Last year, the Spartans played two games against U-M at Yost, losing one and tying the other. "They always have a dynamic team that's very good offensively, so we have to play very well," Comley said. Michigan is led by juniors Matt Hunwick and T.J.
The Residence Halls Association takes in about $320,000 per semester in student tax dollars and uses this money for hall governments and most RHA programs on campus, including Campus Center Cinemas in Wells Hall and movie rental offices. The about 15,000 students who live in the dorms pay the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, $22 per semester. "The tax money is our main source (of income), and the majority of the money goes to programs for students," RHA Comptroller Bobby Codd said. Owen Graduate Hall is the only dorm where residents are not required to pay the tax, Codd said.
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved the use of surplus state funding to assist financial aid programs, the creation of a new residential college and a plan to demolish and redevelop the University Village apartments, at Friday's meeting. Administrators recommended $1.6 million in unexpected state funds be distributed into several financial aid programs for students from low-income families. "There is no more critical need (than financial aid)," Trustee David Porteous said, adding that although the university needs investment in areas such as infrastructure maintenance, making sure students have the means to graduate is more important. After months of planning and meetings, the proposal for a new residential college in the arts and humanities is set to open in Snyder and Phillips halls in 2007. A group of students and faculty have met for several months to discuss plans, curriculum and the overall environment they want to see for the new residential college. "I want to compliment the work of this group of scholars," Trustee Dee Cook said.
Five MSU supervisors were recognized throughout the last two weeks for being dedicated to their employees. The MSU Supervisor Recognition Award was started five years ago as a way to recognize supervisors on campus who have made a difference in their employees' lives, said Lori Strom, Family Resource Center coordinator.
No. 22 MSU vs. Northwestern Fish: After a boneheaded coaching error that undoubtedly cost the Spartans the win in Columbus, Ohio, they find themselves 4-2 and face the possibility of going to 1-3 in the Big Ten if they fall to Northwestern. That's scary considering a favorable 4-0 start and talk about a Big Ten title. With the Wildcats coming to town, MSU faces an opponent that might not have looked incredibly worthy at the beginning of the season.
I think we all need to stand up and give Matt Eckenrode a round of applause. His response to my recent column, "People don't disagree with war to be trendy, they care about lives lost" (SN 10/6), perfectly exemplifies the ignorance and hypocrisy that is the pro-war movement. Let's start off with the Downing Street Memo.
I'm writing in response to Mike Ramsey's editorial cartoon with the text, "You've got a great career in politics ahead of ya, kid!" (SN 10/14) directed at ASMSU. For those of us who have had to take a math class in our time here at MSU, I just wanted to let you know that $500 more dollars that ASMSU spent on their retreat this year, divided by approximately 45,000 students who pay ASMSU taxes equals about 1 cent per person.
MSU officials are working this week from an unfamiliar position, as they try to find a home for an extra $1.6 million from the state. On Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees will decide what to do with the money. Provost Kim Wilcox and Fred Poston, vice president for finance and operations, have crafted a recommendation for the board with the input of MSU President Lou Anna K.
Every Saturday night, somewhere in East Lansing, there are red plastic cups half full of beer set up on long tables, waiting for a sober college student to begin a night of throwing ping pong balls and getting wasted. On Sunday, The New York Times had a front-page article on the popularity of beer pong and similar college drinking games, which investigated why students play these games and what effects they can have.
Midland — With a casual manner, Dick DeVos circled a large banquet room filled with Republicans, hoping to garner votes for the 2006 gubernatorial election. Speaking at an event sponsored by the Michigan Republican Party on Friday, DeVos continued his tour of Michigan, trying to determine what people would like to see the next governor do differently.
The smooth jazz sounds of Duke Ellington floated through the Wonders Hall Kiva on Wednesday night, as a crowd gathered in support of the city of New Orleans. Lulu Fall, a jazz studies junior, sang as part of "Jazz Night: A Tribute to New Orleans," put on by the Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs, or ORESA, and as part of the African American Homecoming, a collaboration between Black Student Alliance and the African American Celebratory.
Michigan's unemployment rate in September dropped to its lowest point in nearly three years, state officials said Wednesday.
MtvU's Tailgate Tour 2005 is making a stop at Delta Chi Fraternity from 2-6 p.m. today. Games will take place, with prize giveaways to those who attend. "We figure it'd be good exposure to the house and Michigan State," said Daniel Guest, corresponding secretary to alumni for Delta Chi Fraternity. "It sounded like too good of an idea to pass up." The fraternity is also grilling about 500 hot dogs and hamburgers for the event, Guest said.