The Bertsch family is expecting a new child in May. But with new regulations for cribs and car seats, the old baby equipment from two other children was out of date and just taking up space in their East Lansing home.
The Spartans missed the tournament cut for the second time in three years and have only been to the dance once since Rick Comley took over the reign of head coach from former head coach and current MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason.
I am very upset by the article "19th MSU president chooses artist for portrait" (SN 3/16). Actually, I am disappointed in the artist former MSU President M.
By Jolene Ross Special for The State News Lansing - As soon as the runners finished a 5K race on Saturday at Hawk Island Park, most ran under a pavilion to get dry and warm. Rain and sleet caused some problems for the annual Food & Fitness 5K Run/Walk fund-raising event sponsored by the Lansing Dietetic Association, but the amount of money raised was not affected. As expected by race officials, funds increased, with almost $5,000 raised for Lansing area food banks. "I'm happy with that for this kind of weather," said Gayle Hood, treasurer for the Lansing Dietetic Association.
Minneapolis - After a solid opening-round performance in the NCAA Tournament against Alcorn State, the top-seeded MSU women's basketball team will face No.
Two years ago, Rina Risper, founder of Nu Poets, had trouble finding a venue for an open-mic poetry night.
Amid new party policies, MSU's greek community is keeping safety issues at the top of its priority list. The Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council changed their policies on one-on-one parties last semester and regularly discuss risk management for open parties, said Lyndsay Dalby, vice president for administration of the Panhellenic Council. One-on-ones are parties with a fraternity and sorority in which only members of the two chapters are allowed to attend, and open parties are open to nonmembers. "Risk management is something that is constantly talked about within the community," Dalby said.
On Saturday - the second anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq - students, area residents and activists gathered at the state Capitol to protest the war, saying the costs continue to grow. The group of about 150 gathered in the snow and rain, held signs, chanted, beat drums and heard speeches by anti-war activists Adam Shapiro and Huwaida Arraf, both members of the International Solidarity Movement. The event was part of a world day of protest and Lansing was one of 319 U.S.
Thank you, State News, for reporting on the case of blatant censorship happening at East Lansing High School "Local high school paper censored" (SN 3/18). Tyler Whitney should be commended for standing up for his beliefs and his right to express them, even with the threat of discipline from the school.
Worcester, Mass. - The clock has struck midnight for Vermont. Looking to continue their Cinderella run, the No.
ASMSU elections are Wednesday, and undergraduates will have the ability to determine if their student government tax will be increased. More than a month ago, Academic and Student assemblies members voted to increase student taxes by $3 per semester to fund a scholarship account.
Regardless of one's religious or political bent, it can hardly be denied that the presence of varying viewpoints in the marketplace of ideas is generally a good thing.
A limited federal budget has stalled plans for the nearly $1 billion Rare Isotope Accelerator project, new U.S.
The MSU gymnastics team hosted No. 7 Michigan in the last home meet of the season on Friday. The Spartans fell to the Wolverines 196.500 to 195.075 after U-M took an early lead in the first event. "We had some falls," senior Kristin Merritt said.
Worcester, Mass. - Hunched over with his hands resting on his knees, Vermont star forward Taylor Coppenrath barely had the energy to shake hands with the MSU team that ended his college basketball career in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Coppenrath and his four fellow Catamounts starters should have been exhausted.
Holding signs, chanting and participating in a satirical version of a children's game, about 100 students rallied in front of the Administration Building on Friday afternoon in the final stages of a five-year effort for MSU to join the Worker Rights Consortium. The consortium, or WRC, is a group of students and university administrators who work to make sure no university clothing is produced by companies that have violated human rights. During the rally, students chanted about fair labor, read poems about sweatshops, waved signs and banners and played a brief game of Simon Says, referring to WRC negotiations with MSU's president. The rally was organized by students from Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ, the Coalition of Racial Ethnic Students, the Council of Progressive Students and Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan. Zoology senior Dianna Miller held a sign that read "Justice Now!
The Muslim Students' Association will conduct a "Teach-In" at 7:30 p.m. today in the Wonders Hall Kiva to discuss the recent campus visit of author Salman Rushdie.
With March Madness already upon us, people in offices, dorm floors and classrooms are jumping into pools all over the country, especially at MSU. Brackets have been filled out all over campus and groups sprung up seemingly everywhere. English sophomore David Janisse is participating in two pools this year, one with his family that he does every year, and one with a group of about a dozen friends. "It's just for fun," Janisse said.
In regard to clothing, your biggest worry shouldn't be what to wear. If you are like so many others on campus who proudly display MSU's moniker, you should be most concerned with where your clothes were made. About a hundred of your fellow students voiced their worry about that issue on Friday at the Administration Building.
Students danced, jumped, sang and spoke out at the bi-annual "Cultural Vogue" event sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Student Organization, or APASO, on Saturday in the Auditorium. About 1,200 people attended this year's event, which was titled "Tridentity" and focused on the diverse cultures represented in the organization.