Kites of all sizes swished and swooped through the air trying to slice each other's strings and send them spiraling out of control toward the ground on Friday.
It's that time of year again. Candidates are preparing for the East Lansing City Council elections in November.
By Katie Looby Special to The State News The deafening sound of the MSU fight song echoed throughout East Lansing this weekend - despite the fact that the Spartans football team was on the road. Members of the Spartan Marching Band's drum line kept the beat with members of high school drum lines from across the state.
By Amy Oprean Special to The State News Susie D'Mello crouched in the center of the Demonstration Hall ballroom Saturday afternoon, listening for a ball that jingled as it rolled her way. Playing goal ball, a sport adapted for the visually impaired, the psychology sophomore dove like a volleyball player to block the ball before pushing it back across the small court. Goal ball was one of nine sports - including swimming, hand cycling and wheelchair basketball - that were part of the first MSU Adapted Sports Festival held by the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at Demonstration Hall and IM Sports-West on Saturday. In an attempt to block the goal, D'Mello's opponents sprawled horizontally to create a wall with their bodies, but missed the ball. "When I first started playing I was pretty bad at it," D'Mello said.
"That's part of the reason I sat out there," Susan Drabik said. "So that people like you will start thinking." People like me, who are students. Two weeks ago I went to a party.
The Big Ten season opened with a win for the MSU women's soccer team (5-2-3 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) as they shut out Ohio State 1-0 at home. MSU head coach Tom Saxton attributed the shutout to the team's continuously strong defense.
East Lansing city officials and ASMSU members met on Wednesday for dinner to converse about local issues and to improve relations.
The Gossip infuse bluesy, soulful vocals with punk rock, creating a sound better than most in the genre. The band is composed of two lesbians and a straight man and loves spreading its gay-friendly vibe while touring, said lead vocalist Beth Ditto.
Champaign, Ill. - There was no sign of an MSU letdown Saturday when the No. 17 Spartans rolled over Illinois in their Big Ten opener, 61-14, to stay unbeaten. With the win, MSU moved up six spots to No.
Vivian Milligan, owner of Crunchy's, 254 W. Grand River Ave., is worried that a proposed amendment to the city's existing smoking ordinance might cost her money and customers.
Champaign, Ill. - Letdown? What letdown? It did not take long for the No. 17 MSU football team to put any doubts to rest as they charged out with 38 first half points, routing Illinois 61-14 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. "Once we started to settle down and it started to click, things rolled our way pretty darn good," MSU head coach John L.
John Bice does our community a great service. I really don't understand why people can't see that.
Former Peace Corps volunteer Lexi Hansen now calls East Lansing home after living in Morocco for two years. From 1997 to 1999, Hansen worked with women's health and hygiene issues through a Moroccan health program. "Peace Corps absolutely changed the direction and quality of my life," said Hansen, a community, agriculture, recreation and resource studies graduate student and Peace Corps recruiter.
Quarterback MSU junior Drew Stanton has the obvious edge here. He is the total package.
There are four days left to change MSU passwords before being locked out of the university's network. On Sept.
Michigan Indian Day will be celebrated from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Union's Gold Rooms A & B. The free event will include speakers and cultural activities. An elder advocate of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Warren Petoskey, will provide the keynote address.
There's still almost a month until the MSU men's basketball team can officially practice for the first time, but for its student section, the season begins this weekend. Returning ticket-holders and lower-bowl hopefuls will stake out Munn Field on Saturday night for the Izzone Campout and a chance to secure their seats and spend some time with each other. "It's kind of like when you bring your family together for a family reunion," senior Associate Athletics Director Mark Hollis said. "It's a bonding situation." Students who were in the lower bowl last year are guaranteed lower-bowl seats again if they complete the campout.
No. 17 MSU at Illinois Fish: After starting 3-0 and beating the No. 10 team in the nation last week, everyone is looking for the Spartans to drop this next one. Well this is a new season, the Spartans are a different team and MSU fans have reason to be excited. Illinois has hung tough with its opponents so far this season, putting up a spirited fight against Cal last week and enters this game with a 2-1 overall record. The Spartans offense was able to rip up the experienced Notre Dame defense last week, so imagine what it can do to Illinois.
Chris Yarbrough watches the football games from the camera deck of Spartan Stadium - in an effort to stay out of the way, he said. A level above him, MSU officials and donors have a decidedly more luxurious seat from which to observe the action. "Anywhere you sit up here is a great view," Yarbrough said, standing in the 96-seat president's suite Thursday afternoon. Yarbrough, a construction management junior who has been working on the stadium addition as a student inspector for the Physical Plant, pointed out the various perks provided in the suite - retractable windows, a private bathroom and six televisions, including a giant plasma screen on the back wall. And when the suite fills with patrons one week from Saturday to watch the Spartans take on the University of Michigan, there will likely be alcohol. On Wednesday, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission reviewed MSU's application for a liquor license for the stadium addition - which would be an extension of the Kellogg Center's license - but postponed making a decision until next week. Several questions about serving hours, serving areas and security remained unanswered by MSU officials, said Julie Wendt, director of licensing for the commission. "The commission shared some concerns with them because this will be the first collegiate stadium to serve alcohol (in Michigan)," Wendt said. Chuck Gagliano, assistant vice president of Housing and Food Services, refused to comment on the details of the commission's questions. Gagliano, whose division handles the service inside the stadium suites and club area, said he is making plans to serve alcohol regardless of the decision, and is busy training staff, securing equipment and making sure suite holders are aware of the guidelines. "We already have a lot of people trained," he said. Additional employees who still need training will be taught the guidelines for serving and how to properly pour, he said. His staff, a mix of student and permanent employees of Housing and Food Services, will serve beer and wine in the addition's premium seating areas starting two hours before the game and ending at kickoff. Cash bars will be set up on the seventh floor suite level and on the fourth floor club level.
The Marijuana Policy Project Foundation, a group formed to fight marijuana laws, has asked more than 2,300 fraternities and sororities around the country to contribute money this week. The national organization is focused on reforming marijuana laws, said Bruce Mirken, spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project. The group aimed its solicitation to fraternities and sororities because the effects of marijuana laws fall disproportionately on the college-age group and believes that marijuana should be taxed and regulated, similar to alcohol, he said. "If you are arrested for having a joint, you could lose your student aid," Mirken said. Members of the MSU greek system would not consider the cause if contacted by the foundation, said Cody Dawson, the vice president of external relations for the Interfraternity Council. Choosing to smoke marijuana is an individual choice and individual opinion, and not something the greek community as a whole would choose to represent in any way, Dawson said.