The Spartans seniors say they are playing for memories - possibly a championship and a Final Four. But right now, ending the nation's longest winning streak would be one to add to the scrapbook. "This is my last year; we're playing for memories right now," senior forward Alan Anderson said.
The Whole World is One Family. That was the theme on Wednesday evening when MSU students, international student leaders and nine local religious leaders gathered outside the Wharton Center, holding candles to remember the lives lost in Tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Here are some of the events scheduled on campus to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Today • 8 p.m.: "Showtyme at MSU," a student talent contest in the Union ballroom.
MSU students now have the opportunity to voice their campus concerns to administrators and the MSU Board of Trustees. The Academic Council of the university's governance has 26 seats available for students to join.
Esther Gim No one really cares how the other teams fare, but people want know - Illinois or MSU.
Plans are in the works to keep East Village properties dry. In its first meeting of the year, the East Village Planning Team floated the idea of researching the Red Cedar River's flood plain before it moves ahead with plans to revamp the area. After heavy rainfall or days of melting snow, the Red Cedar can overflow onto the near-campus area, sometimes flooding lawns and buildings.
The Peoples Church Preschool, 200 W. Grand River, will host "Scrapbooking for Everyone" at 8 a.m.
State officials are predicting Michigan could face a $350 million revenue shortfall for the rest of the fiscal year 2005, which ends Oct.
Sam Varghese, a professor in the animal science department, knows what it is like to go without food. "My family had no food for three days when I was 9 in India," Varghese said.
To the young men of Phi Beta Sigma: You guys really make me sick. You should be hanging your heads right now.
After reading your praise of the recently passed Pregnant and Parenting Students bill ("Right to know" SN 1/12), I am somewhat pleased (for once) with your opinion - mark the calendars!
Paul Downie's fight for equality began with one small sip. It was in 1952 that the young Army serviceman was sitting at an Augusta, Ga., bus terminal waiting for his bus home to metro Detroit. There he noticed two adjacent drinking fountains, accompanied with overhead signs marked "white" and "colored." "It made me angry," Downie said. Feeling the need to make a statement, he got up and took a drink from the fountain marked "colored," then pulled up a chair in the waiting room designated for blacks. The other white passengers in the station stared at him in disbelief. "If looks could kill, oh my," Downie said.
The No. 9 MSU women's basketball team will face another top 25 team Sunday at 1 p.m. when No. 11 Minnesota comes to town for a Big Ten matchup. The Spartans will be playing their third straight home game and sixth against a top 25 opponent (4-1 vs.
I would like to respond to Chris Rinard's ridiculous take on the admissions process to the Business College ("Admissions process overly selective," SN 1/11). The arguments in this article are laughable, and I am appalled that a student at MSU could be so naive as to make statements of this nature.
The No. 9 MSU women's basketball team used an early second-half burst to take over the game against Wisconsin and held off a late charge by the Badgers to get their seventh straight home win, 74-66. The Spartans (14-2 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) have had the best start to a season in MSU history. The Spartans led by as many as 26 in the second half behind a strong game from junior forward Liz Shimek, who led all players with 22 points. "Liz did what Liz does," MSU head coach Joanne P.
Do you believe in things that haven't been proven? I hope the answer to this question is a resounding yes.
It's that time of year when we honor Martin Luther King Jr. It makes me sick, so this year for a change I decided to voice my disgust of the man.
On Wednesday night 15 community members sat with East Lansing police officers for three hours - but there were no handcuffs, fingerprints or interrogations. Ranging from MSU students to senior citizens, the residents participated in the sixth-annual Citizens' Police Academy, an 11-week program aimed to teach people about the department. "Unfortunately, the first time people meet officers, it's not always under the best conditions," East Lansing Police Lt.
A weekend of events to honor Martin Luther King Jr. kicks off tonight with a talent show featuring MSU students at the Union Ballroom. "Showtyme at MSU" is a free event sponsored by the University Activities Board and the MLK Student Committee. "We wanted to give students an opportunity to show their talents," UAB event coordinator Sveta Desai said.
In two months, two weeks and seven days, it will be 37 years since one of the most legendary civil rights leaders was brutally murdered while standing on the balcony of Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. On April 4, many will remember the day Robert Kennedy made the disturbing announcement that Martin Luther King Jr.