While hundreds of teams (and prognosticators) sit at home, the Boss and BC are on there way with Louisville, North Carolina, Illinois and MSU, to St.
Electric Engineering sophomore Vikram Singh doesn't understand how he missed the small print in the "No Late Fees" rental policy of the unlimited rentals program at Blockbuster.
Last April, for the first time in eight years, the Academic Senate convened so hundreds of faculty members could express concern about wide-sweeping changes administrators were planning without their input. At that point, the faculty stood up and voiced their opinions in a process that would, among other things, reorganize the College of Arts & Letters and the College of Communication Arts & Sciences into one large body devoted to the study of the liberal arts and sciences.
Get ready to get your game on. The 2005 Game Live on Xbox Spring College Tour makes a pit stop on MSU's campus today.
Fans of performer Josh Rouse will not be able to see him in concert at MSU this weekend as previously planned. Because of low ticket sales due to the upcoming basketball games, the singer/songwriter's show with Amy Correia on Saturday has been canceled.
He might be the architect of this game. He helped build one program, visiting homes across the country to find the purest talent to wear Carolina Blue.
Junior center Paul Davis has come a long way. Before the season, he said he wanted to average a double-double a game. During the regular season, he fell short of this goal, but now, in the most important time of the year, Davis has met his goal, averaging 15.0 points and 10.8 rebounds per game in four NCAA Tournament games, including a career-high 14 rebounds against Vermont on March 20. "It's time," Davis said.
Members of the African Student Union will bring the sights, sounds and tastes of Africa to the community this weekend at their annual gala show, which caps off this year's African Culture Week. The event is titled "The Faces of the Motherland" and is free for MSU students.
All the talk leading up to Saturday's game has been about the athletes that make up North Carolina's team, and their ability to run. But MSU has a few athletes of its own, starting with sophomore guard Shannon Brown. The Chicago-native is averaging 10.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in his second year at MSU.
MSU fans who swept up men's basketball apparel this week might have received more than a college keepsake. One Nike T-shirt design splashed with a Final Four logo that had Michigan spelled "Michgan," could turn out to be a collector's item, said Howard Ballein, owner of Student Book Store, 421 E.
Winter is fading in East Lansing but that doesn't mean northern sports and culture are. On Friday, the MSU Outing Club will host the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour on campus with screenings of short action, animated and documentary films, all of which were shown at the official festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada in 2004.
As the season progresses for the No. 1 seed MSU women's basketball team, the leadership needs to show up even more than before, and that is exactly what is happening as the Spartans head into the Final Four. "I have been very proud of the roles that Liz (Shimek), Kelli (Roehrig), Lindsay (Bowen) and Kristin (Haynie) have been playing," MSU head coach Joanne P.
In response to Patrick Walters' column "'R-word best left unused until MSU's tournament bids are complete" '(SN 3/31), I hate to say it, but MSU earned that infamous reputation.
Duke hadn't lost to MSU since 1958, and it has one of the most successful active coaches. Kentucky had seven championships and beat MSU in front of the biggest crowd in college basketball history. But the MSU men's basketball team didn't flinch at its past losses and recently took down both college basketball giants in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Now the Spartans (26-6) don't want it any other way.
OK, let me answer the most frequently asked questions first. No, I don't want to play beer pong.
The African Student Union's "African Culture Week," which began on Wednesday, continues with a vendor day from noon to 5 p.m.
Ms. Trier's article seems to be little more than a whining session ("Cafeterias lack protein options for vegetarians" SN 3/30). She complains about the lack of protein alternatives for vegetarians and untimely service in the dorms. I suggest you take another look and put your attitude in check.
Getting an audience for smaller-budget independent films is not always an easy task. Without the studio name or financing, some films might never even make it past private viewing.
Envisioning stage lights and listening to the pulsing beat of 'N Sync, members of the student drag troupe Drag King Rebellion, or DKR, have been practicing for weeks. The groups will show off their dance steps in a performance tonight at the drag talent showcase "Kiss My Gender." The six DKR members will take on unique stage personas and names.