The editorial, ("Stuck abroad" SN 1/13,) contained a significant number of factual errors that should be clarified and that may change the writer's perspective on the unfortunate incident of the MSU student who remained in Peru after her study abroad program concluded. All study abroad programs do have protocols for dealing with emergencies.
Usually, you expect films like "In Good Company" to gather an audience similar to typical "chick flicks," a stereotype that includes women and the reluctant men that are dragged there. The Friday afternoon screening of this movie, however, contained a diverse group of men and women, both young and old - a testament to the applicability of this film.
The MSU men's track and field team sprung into action over the weekend at the Kentucky Invitational, led by a strong showing by the pole vaulters.
MSU athletes' cases move to higher court The cases of two MSU football players charged with felonies for attempting to rob fellow students will now be sent to the Ingham County 30th Judicial Circuit Court for trial. Freshman wide receiver Miles Williams, 18, and freshman linebacker Hugh D'Imperio, 19, waived their preliminary examinations in East Lansing's 54-B District Court last week.
MSU President Lou Anna Simon led the MSU Board of Trustees for the first time in her presidency during the board's first meeting of the semester on Friday. It was also the first meeting for Trustee Melanie Foster, who was elected to the board in November after serving on the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees. As part of conducting the meetings, Simon said she would like to encourage open communication and discussion. By keeping the table open to discussion, it would allow for members of the MSU community to communicate issues they are working on to the entire board, Simon said. "I think that there's a way to have dialogue that is transparent, but at the same time be reflective of the institution," she said. Foster said returning to the board will allow her to contribute to the university's issues, such as the reorganization of the liberal arts college, which was discussed at the meeting. "I believe I had some good input," Foster said.
Only an interim department chairman and a newly hired physician now staff the MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. Citing concerns about communication problems within the department and pressure to be too financially driven, eight staff members left the department earlier this month to open a private practice in East Lansing. "We felt there was less emphasis on the teaching that we do," said Dr. Nancy Herta, a professor who left the department.
At about 4 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, no-preference freshman Laura Murthum stood stunned in a checkout line at the Student Book Store. "It was insane," Murthum said, describing the total price of her bill: $389.
I was so disgusted by David Garlock's outrageous letter ("Martin Luther King Jr.
As the MSU community begins to discuss prohibiting open alcohol on campus, university officials say a ban would align MSU with other campuses around the state and in the Big Ten. "Other institutions have decided what is appropriate for their academic communities, and we should do the same," MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said. Some of the policies have been in place for more than two decades, and all of the Big Ten universities, except MSU, forbid the open consumption of alcohol in public areas. "This is not new for us at all," said Susan Williams, assistant director of media relations at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
The MSU men's and women's tennis teams were in action over the weekend as the men went 2-0 at home against Northern Illinois and Wright State and the women lost to Virginia in Nashville, Tenn. The No.
Take a look around. Seventy-five percent of MSU students are sexually active, and nearly 70 percent of them were sexually active before they came here. The numbers have university health officials and policy-makers in Lansing divided about abstinence education. "It's a political issue and it's a moralistic issue," said Dennis Martell, director of health education at Olin Health Center. So the fight over how to teach sexual education in U.S.
Javier Rivera wants to create zombies - it's what he loves - but for now, he'll settle for delivering pizza. For this 25-year-old former MSU student, delivering Papiano's Pizza to students is the ideal life.
With its own power source, police force, cafeterias, convenience stores and places to live and workout, MSU's campus is like a small city.
Hopefully, David Garlock realizes that by pointing out that criticism of Martin Luther King Jr. is not always well received ("Martin Luther King Jr.
Finance senior Connie Zheng, a naturalized American from China, has been participating in the Martin Luther King Jr.
In ancient Greece, in the city-state of Athens, there were the rowers, who served in the navy, and the soldiers, who fought in the phalanx.
At work the other day, I figured hijacking the toy gun from the sports desk and staging fake hold-ups of fellow employees would be a good idea. At least, it seemed so at the time.
Men's soccer forward John Minagawa-Webster was drafted in the fourth round of the MLS SuperDraft on Friday by the Kansas City Wizards. Minagawa-Webster, who had 25 goals, 17 assists and 67 points in his time at MSU, becomes the first MSU player ever chosen in the 10-year history of the draft.
A couple of Campus Hill apartment tenants were startled during the weekend at the sight of their vehicles partially submerged in overflow from the Red Cedar River.
MSU quarterback Drew Stanton was named team MVP for his sophomore 2004 season. Stanton threw for 1,601 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions and ran for 687 yards and five touchdowns in 2004.