I have been a season ticket holder for MSU basketball for 27 years and have watched the evolution of the Izzone from a fanatic group of supporters to what it is now. When the Izzone first appeared, it was spontaneous, boisterous, exuberant, frenetic, LOUD and timely.
The former high school football coach of a player MSU briefly recruited in 1999-2000 told a federal jury Tuesday that MSU was among five schools that offered him money to convince the recruit to come to its school. Lynn Lang, the former head coach at Trezevant High School in Memphis, Tenn., listed MSU along with Tennessee, Mississippi, Memphis and Arkansas as universities that offered money for Albert Means, but never paid.
An MSU student charged with four felony counts of possession of child pornographic materials will face a judge Wednesday for a pretrial hearing. Jonathan Kenneth Singer, 21, was arraigned Tuesday in front of East Lansing Judge David L.
For one MSU student, the upcoming Iraqi election will prove his home country is moving forward. Faisal Hamadi, a 20-year-old Iraqi citizen and finance sophomore will join Iraqis around the United States, and the world, in Iraq's first democratic election on Sunday. "This shows Iraq that we've begun," Hamadi said.
Becoming a beer snob is not that hard, unless you're a wino. All it takes is an appreciation for beer.
If senior guard Kelvin Torbert has to pick one game to win all year, it'd be against Michigan. Sure, he wants to beat No.
It's slow going from the Northern Tier to campus - problems with crowded buses and traffic conditions have concerned some residents. "A lot of times it takes 40 minutes to get to class when it should take 10," English junior Amanda Gardiner said.
The assumption, and hope, behind "Side by Side by Sondheim" is that music can be more powerful than most well-written sonnets. BoarsHead Theatre's latest song and dance show doesn't bother to dally with spoken dialogue, but instead relies on actors' vocal and physical talents. "Side by Side by Sondheim" is a musical review and tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a composer and lyricist, who is known for his work with musicals such as "West Side Story" and "Gypsy." But this production doesn't have a straight-lined plot - it incorporates more than 28 songs from Sondheim's musicals, and groups the tunes into themes, such as marriage and lust. "Sondheim is a musical genius and musical dramatist," said Shannon Locke, one of the show's three singers.
Okemos High School senior George Karagoulis said he's fortunate because he already knows what he wants to do with his life - he wants to be an engineer. Which is why Karagoulis, 18, is excited to be a member of Team 1504-Spartan Robotics, an engineering-inspired club that is gearing up to build a 120-pound robot capable of moving 9-pound weights to a designated goal. "It's a major undertaking," Karagoulis said of the group challenge.
Over the years I have encountered many non-thespians who hold a high disdain for musical theater. They complain about the unrealistic nature of musicals - the sporadic singing and dancing that takes place during the show. "It just doesn't make sense," they'll say with a sigh, absolutely convinced that realism is what matters. To those non-believers I would like to introduce a concept called willful suspension of disbelief. I myself was introduced to this idea several years ago by my mother when she went through her period of "March Madness." I came home from school one day to find her blow-drying a 2-inch layer of ice off our patio table.
ASMSU's programming and funding boards received additional money this year, some student government officials are concerned about the two committees' financial stability. In past years, both undergraduate student government boards used up their budgets before the end of the spring semester. In fact, in 2004, the groups spent their entire funds before March and requested an additional $10,000 from the Student Assembly because they ran out of money. To ensure that student groups have money to hold events, and to give to student organizations in 2005, the boards have been given about $30,000 more, and officials say they are confident they won't run out of money. The programming board funds specific student events on campus, and the funding board provides money to registered student organizations. On the programming board, about 20 students represent various campus groups or organizations, such as the University Activities Board.
Chances are you've had to hash it out working at a fast food restaurant, as a server, or delivering pizzas at some point in your life (if you aren't doing so currently, that is). At the time, the minimum, or near-minimum, wage you were probably earning might have seemed adequate to your needs - a weekend at the movies, buying a new CD, whatever.
Williamston resident and Iraq native Sam Hindi is getting ready to drive more than 80 miles to vote in his home country's elections. Hindi, 74, will travel to Southgate on Saturday to cast his ballot in the first-ever democratic Iraqi election.
MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine and the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association will sponsor this year's Michigan Veterinary Conference on Friday through Sunday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
The Graduate Employees Union has been known for protesting in creative ways. From marching around campus beating buckets like drums and carrying picket signs, to marching to past former President M.
Whether he's doing homework in his Shaw Hall dorm room or driving across the state to visit friends at other schools, Mike Mannino can always listen to his favorite radio channel - without losing reception, without commercials and without ever having to fiddle with his radio's tuner. The James Madison College freshman is one of more than four million Americans nationwide who have tuned into the idea of satellite radio.
In reply to the letter "Reader takes issue with rock message," (SN 1/20) I am appalled that an individual could be so closed minded.
In one of her first speeches as the president of MSU, Lou Anna Simon told local businesswomen about her goals to make the university an integral part of the community. "We're going to try and chart a different course," she said.
The former high school football coach of a player MSU briefly recruited in 1999-2000 told a federal jury Tuesday that MSU was among five schools that offered him money to convince the recruit to come to its school. Lynn Lang, the former head coach at Trezevant High School in Memphis, Tenn., listed MSU along with Tennessee, Mississippi, Memphis and Arkansas as universities that offered money for Albert Means, but never paid.
I am writing in response to both Benjamin Greathouse ("Message on rock made good point" SN 1/24) and Serena Bearman ("Reader takes issue with rock message" SN 1/20). Firstly, Mr. Greathouse made an excellent point on the issue of abortion.