Someone needs to remind junior defensive lineman David Stanton to buy a pair of snow boots come winter. The 6-foot-3, 291-pound junior college-transfer from Los Angeles isn't accustomed to Michigan winters and said he's still adjusting to his first season at MSU, football and non-football related. "In the summertime, it rained out here," Stanton said.
A 1962 MSU graduate who didn't witness the April 2-3 disturbances was the only person to offer testimony at the independent commission meeting Thursday. Two hours were set aside for comment from students, faculty and other community members about their experiences.
Although Israel is thousands of miles away from East Lansing, a little piece of the country was at the rock on Farm Lane on Thursday night. At Israel Fest - put on by the Jewish Student Union and Spartans for Israel - guests were given an opportunity to learn about Israeli culture and politics. The free three-hour event included Israeli food, demonstrations on Israeli military self-defense and different musical acts ranging from an MSU student to Jewish rapper Remedy, who is affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan. Cindy Huey, adviser for the Jewish Student Union, said the group planned the event to celebrate and showcase an Israel different from what is portrayed on the news. "When most students hear about Israel they hear about the political aspect of the conflict (in the Gaza Strip and West Bank)," she said.
Every once in a while, a brave soul decides to challenge State News music reporter Benita Mehta. This time around, graphic artist and G-Unit fan Brian Feeny discusses two of the hip-hop troupe's latest offerings. Benita's thoughts I'll admit I knew nothing about G-Unit or Tony Yayo when I discovered 50 Cent's new "The Massacre (Special Edition)" and Tony Yayo's "Thoughts of a Predicate Felon" in my mailbox this week.
As MSU police see it - two wheels are better than four. And they're putting that policy into practice during home football games for the first time this year during home football games with the MSU bike police on patrol "They're able to get into places our vehicles can't," MSU police Sgt.
A meeting this week of stakeholders in the MSU College of Human Medicine's possible expansion to West Michigan might not have yielded much in the way of tangible progress, but MSU faculty and administrators said they aren't worried about the pace of the project. Stakeholders met at the Van Andel Institute in downtown Grand Rapids to hear a report on the project's progress from Steve Heacock, chief administrative officer at the institute. Heacock is charged with coordinating discussions among the stakeholders.
Michigan voters could decide the way term limits are used throughout the House and Senate if the issue is placed on the November 2006 general election ballot. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce wants to put a five-part plan on the ballot that would allow legislators to spend their possible 14 years in the House or Senate, or divide the time between both. Other parts of the plan include an attendance system where legislators can have their pay docked for missing sessions. Representatives can now serve three two-year terms; senators can serve two four-year terms.
1. Move the ball efficiently The Spartans lit up the defenses of Kent State and Hawaii, scoring 91 total points in their first two games, but Notre Dame is no slouch in this aspect.
Quarterback Junior quarterback Drew Stanton has been close to perfect in the first two games for MSU, while Notre Dame's Brady Quinn had trouble making some throws last week that Stanton could have made in his sleep.
The Muslim American Society, the Islamic Center of East Lansing and the Muslim Students' Association are hosting "Inside Islam: A Cultural Fair" from 1-5 p.m.
During NBC's Hurricane Katrina relief telethon, Kanye West, in a selfish and unprofessional move, took the spotlight off the victims and placed it on himself. How inappropriate for an artist to utilize a national tragedy and a charity event, to aid in his own political agenda.
Now that we've enjoyed two weeks of fun on the field watching the Spartans have their way with both Hawaii and Kent State, it's time for some real competition. I shouldn't be this cocky though.
It's contradicting to preserve Sparty for posterity and then not allow him to be seen by all Spartans.
The Spartan volleyball team (6-1 overall) will look to continue their winning ways on the road as they travel down south to Coral Gables, Fla.
Coming off a tough 1-0 loss against Louisville Sunday, the MSU men's soccer team (2-1-1 overall) travels this weekend to New Haven, Conn.
While many Hurricane Katrina fundraisers are geared toward general relief, some MSU student groups are keeping the universities located in the devastated area at the forefront of their relief efforts. "As students, it was very important for us to help the affected students who are going through this," Residence Hall Association President Kevin Newman said. On Monday, RHA, ASMSU and the MSU chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary began their program of selling donation cards for $1.
Local bars are on the look-out for out-of-state IDs, especially after receiving information listing the number of MSU students that are actually from outside of Michigan. The Responsible Hospitality Council has created a list of the top ten out-of-state pieces of identification bar employees have noticed and passed it around to all the council's members. "We want to make all the establishments aware that if you see an out-of-state ID, there's a good chance it's fake," said Joe Goodsir, president of Rick's American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road, and director of the executive committee on the council. Goodsir said that there are 1,094 MSU students from other states that could be 21, and he said he also knows the breakdown of how many students are from each state. "If you're working and you see eight IDs from Arizona, there's only seven that are possibly from MSU," Goodsir said.
The State News has now published multiple letters that complain that John Bice's column "Both testaments preach discrimination, promote inequality," (SN 8/31) took quotes from the Bible out of context.
A new study being conducted at Purdue University shows that people who listen to loud music on headphones might be damaging their hearing. Robert Novak, director of clinical education in audiology at Purdue University said they are researching the sound levels produced by iPod and MP3 music players at their clinic. "We are seeing young people that have a head start on the hearing aging process," Novak said.
It's now the middle of September and the theater scene is going into full effect. It's time to go and see a play. It seems that many of the play companies in greater Lansing have chosen comedies this month.