Kim Beaubien, who wrote "Intelligent design a scientific possibility" (SN 10/10), should leave the science to scientists. The important point that she misses in her letter is that Intelligent design is not science.
The reminders of last year's magical MSU women's basketball season are everywhere. Banners were lifted to the Breslin Center rafters at Midnight Madness last weekend recognizing the team's Final Four appearance, Big Ten Tournament and regular season championships. Even McCallie's 11-year-old daughter and 7-year-old niece are dressing as former MSU point guard Kristin Haynie for Halloween. So are the Spartans feeling pressure to prove last year's run was legit?
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.
I was both saddened and offended by the House of Kabobs review (SN 9/23). Your reviewers first made fun of the decor and then turned up their noses at dishes that include cabbage.
As president of Bombsquad Productions, Meagan Mason frequently answers the same questions about the student group. "'What is Bombsquad?
Construction has started on a Northern Tier condominium and retail development aimed at young professionals, families and empty nesters, and will be completed next fall, its developer said. The Gaslight Village project, located north of the intersection of Abbott Road and Lake Lansing Road, will include 60 condominiums and town houses, and five to eight retail shops, said Mark Rysberg, managing member of Rysberg Holdings LLC. A mixed-use building comprised of retail space and condominiums will be located east of Abbott Road and include 20, two-story condominiums.
Area emergency responders prepared for the possibility of a train derailment on campus Wednesday, even though officials agreed it would be an unlikely event. "The chances of a train derailment with the release of chemicals is the same as if you have a child play in the NFL," said Joe Tupa, a manager with hazardous materials and field services for CSX Corp.
A letter, "MSU profs oppose intelligent design as science" (SN 10/5), was published regarding an article about a trial in Dover, Pa., and I would be delighted to answer Kim Beaubien's questions. Scientists are fighting a losing battle in America because of persistent attacks from the religious right, with fewer Americans entering the sciences and the ignorance of the general public.
Tracy Turnblad is a hair hopper. This girl spends way too much time on her oversized bouffant, way too much money on hairspray and way too much time thinking about dancing on "The Corny Collins Show." She doesn't care that she's a few pounds overweight or that her family is barely middle class.
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.
Michigan's unemployment rate in September dropped to its lowest point in nearly three years, state officials said Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
"Everything seems okay on the outside. But how are you really feeling?" Vague messages like this have been appearing across campus this week — on fliers, the rock on Farm Lane and on sashes worn by students in animal costumes. The messages include a Web site, www.EverySpartan.com, but what they don't say is where they're from. Campus Crusade for Christ created the campaign but doesn't place the organization's name on the advertisements.
If the racial tension in "Crash" and the musical humor in "Little Shop of Horrors" would have ever become intimate, they would've produced the film baby "Hairspray." The hair is big — hence the name — and the teenagers are rebellious in this salute to teen dance TV shows.
Actors Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer took a few minutes to discuss their upcoming film "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," and a variety of other topics. Joining the two actors in promoting the film were co-starring actress Michelle Monaghan and first-time director Shane Black. The film is based on the Brett Halliday novel, "Bodies Are Where You Find Them." Black adapted the novel into the screenplay. Downey Jr.
A university official has proposed a new meal plan recommendation that would provide unlimited meals and extended hours in all residence hall dining rooms. The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, gave Bruce Haskell, coordinator of Food Services, verbal support at the group's Wednesday meeting.
Rogue Wave's second album, "Descended Like Vultures," is nothing more than solid melodic pop-rock.