Managing costumes, sets - actors
At 7:30 p.m. on a Friday, while most students are concocting plans for a weekend of debauchery, Helena Gleissner has wedged herself between a sound board and a light board in the back of the Fairchild Theatre, and in front of a huge notebook filled with rainbow-colored tabs. Part psychologist, part mother and part MacGyver, Gleissner's job as production stage manager is to make sure everything in the theater department's most recent production, "Blues for Mr. Charlie," goes as perfectly as possible. On a typical day, she wakes up at 8 a.m.
2 ex-Spartans named to Pro Bowl roster
Two MSU alumni will participate in the 2005 NFL Pro Bowl this weekend in Honolulu. Muhsin Muhammad, of the Carolina Panthers, will join Ike Reese, of the Philadelphia Eagles, as an all-star for the NFC. Muhammad, a wide receiver who also appeared in the 2000 Pro Bowl, led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,405 and touchdown receptions with 16 during the 2004 season. Reese, who plays linebacker and special teams, will be playing in his first Pro Bowl.
Adventures in hitchhiking reveal inconsiderate student mind-set
I spent $70 on campus parking tickets a couple of weeks back. Entering my credit card number into the online payment form, the fact I was paying roughly half of my weekly paycheck for tickets hurt me.
Preserving treasures focus of lunch event
The MSU Women's Resource Center will present "My Collection of ___ Needs Help: Safeguarding Your Family Treasures" from 12-1 p.m.
Spartans continue hunt for Big Ten crown
After two big victories at home last week, the Spartans had their third player named Big Ten Player of the Week this season. Junior forward Liz Shimek was named Co-Player of the Week with Minnesota's Janel McCarville for her performances in the two wins against Northwestern and Illinois. During the two games last week, Shimek averaged 21 points, 7.5 rebounds, four assists and 2.5 steals.
Dorms switch to wireless Internet
With funding from the Residence Halls Association and some technical know-how from MSU computer support staff, Case Hall is the first dorm on campus with a wireless Internet access point. Last year, RHA budgeted $5,000 toward the installation of wireless access points in five residential areas on campus, including Case.
Officials: Marijuana becoming socially accepted locally
Last month, seven people on campus were arrested in one night for using marijuana, and campus, city and county officials say they worry the drug is becoming socially accepted among young people. "I have no problem with it," said microbiology junior Valerie Keefe.
Article did not tell all about tax raise
In the article entitled "ASMSU votes to raise student taxes by $3" (SN 2/4), Mr. Hughes made it appear as though the tax increase is to fund scholarships solely as an ASMSU publicity stunt. Mr. Hughes did not mention that the goal of the entire tax increase is to help out the students who have financial need.
Students need to stage city boycott
Noise violations aimed at students, raising parking rates and removing student housing in favor of condos - wow, I feel loved in the city of East Lansing.
Law journal hosts foreign policy forum
Focusing on the history of U.S. involvement in a global world, Richard J. Goldstone gave the keynote address during Monday's daylong international law symposium, "From Nuremberg to Abu Ghraib: The Relevance of International Criminal Law to the Global War on Terror." "The people in this country must realize that their best interest is in international relations," Goldstone said to a full crowd in the Castle Board room of the MSU College of Law. The conference, hosted by the Journal of International Law, featured speakers from around the world, including 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Michael Scharf. Scharf, who was selected by the Bush Administration to train the judges for the trial of Saddam Hussein, told the group how he came to be chosen. "I wrote a paper about how the Iraqi tribunal would be criticized because it looked like a puppet court of the U.S.," Scharf said.
Paper reveals bias through columns
I see that The State News continues to print columns of crude hate toward Christians ("Despite popular belief, founding fathers were not all Christians" SN 2/7). It seems hypocritical that a newspaper - which claims to want tolerance and acceptance for the religious beliefs of others - seems set on printing an occasional column by Mr. Bice that almost invariably attacks a religion that many MSU students follow.
Music Tuesday
Whether you're into hip-hop, folk, jazz or rock, there's plenty of fresh ear candy out there to whet your musical palate.
No smoking
Is Big Brother creeping into your home and pulling the cigarette from your mouth? It might seem like it with the recent anti-smoking policy enforcement of the Okemos-based Weyco Inc. The health care company fired four workers who refused to quit smoking. First Amendment senses tingling yet?
Gov. to discuss future economy
Reviewing Michigan's progress and setting goals for the economy and employment will be the topics of Gov.
Campus groups hold protest
Two student groups staged a sit-in protest Monday at the Administration Building in their latest attempt in a five-year campaign to encourage MSU to join a union for workers' rights. About 35 members from Students for Economic Justice, or SEJ, and Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan, or MEXA, sat in the lobby in front of administrators' offices and held signs that read "Justicia Ahora", or "Justice Now," and "No Justice, No Peace, Join the WRC!" "We want the university to take some responsibility for workers' rights," SEJ member and international relations sophomore Maggie Corser said as she made signs before the protest. "We want to send a clear message to the administration that there is a lot of student support for the (Worker Rights Consortium)." The WRC is a monitoring body that investigates the labor conditions under which university clothing is made.
Web site to post sex offenders' pictures
Come May, the photos of registered sex offenders will be put up alongside their names and addresses on the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry Web site.
Vicari's 82 saves on weekend earns honor
Sophomore goaltender Dominic Vicari was named CCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season after stopping 41 shots Friday and Saturday - 82 out of 85 shots the entire weekend were against No.
Diabetes group, Izzo hold event for illness
The American Diabetes Association will be holding the Fast Break for Diabetes event on Feb. 17 at the Shaheen Chevrolet, 632 American Road, in Lansing. The event will feature a silent auction with items such as MSU basketball tickets, Lansing Lugnuts tickets and fitness gift certificates.
Holiday to boost local business
Love is in the air, and various local businesses are catering to the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday. For candy stores, florists and restaurants, major holidays bring in a lot of business, said Steve Blair, an owner of Fabiano's Homemade Candies, 1427 E.