A blue denim slip-covered couch accompanied by three seats - two red and orange dotted dish chairs and one black and purple shoe-shaped chair - fill the living room of a West Akers Hall suite. A light wood and steel entertainment center stands in front, next to a floor-to-ceiling, white-board paneled wall.
When you look at a score sheet from an MSU men's soccer game, it's strange when you don't see the names of three players - senior midfielders John Minagawa-Webster and Jordan Gruber and junior forward Ryan McMahen.
All right. We aren't going to get into the middle of sports' greatest rivalry. We aren't even located anywhere near Boston or New York, and there are maybe two staff members here that were born or raised on the East Coast.
Outside of their respective courthouses, Laura Moody and Stuart Dunnings III both said their pastimes are "being a parent." Moody, 35, works for the Attorney General during the day, and spends the rest of her time playing with her three children.
As the MSU volleyball team (6-10 overall, 1-7 Big Ten) returns home to battle Wisconsin and Northwestern this weekend, it isn't focusing on winning and losing, head coach Chuck Erbe said. "We're not measuring our victories in wins and losses," Erbe said.
Go ahead, tell MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie her team could win the Big Ten, make it to the Final Four or even play for a national championship. It wouldn't shake or startle her. "I think we're unlimited to what we can do.
Urban planner Tim Dempsey spends his days in an East Lansing City Hall office creating a vision for the world around him. Ironically, he doesn't have any windows to see his ideas take shape. But the maps that plaster his walls are a two-dimensional reminder of the future he is helping to frame for this college town. Dempsey was brought to East Lansing at a time when the city is preparing to tackle several major redevelopment projects including a 35-acre East Village revamp - which will significantly alter the scope of the area.
Tickets for the 2004-05 men's basketball season will be handed out at 9 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Breslin Center, instead of Sunday. Student season tickets in a limited number ($138 for a 12-game package) can still be purchased at Jenison Field House in person or by calling the MSU Athletic Ticket Office at (517) 355-1610.
I had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting 8th District Congressional candidate John Mangopoulos three years ago when he came to speak to my high school government class.
The MSU men's basketball team will hold its Green and White game on Nov. 6 at Breslin Center. Admission to the game is free, and the time of the event will be determined after the time for the MSU and Ohio State football game has been announced. The team's next competition will be the first of two exhibitions held on Nov.
A dangerous threat to actual survivors of rape and sexual assault are those who falsely report the crime.
It will be MSU head coach Rick Comley's second homecoming when he returns to Marquette to play the team that he started - Northern Michigan. MSU plays Friday and Saturday at 7:35 p.m. "There's always a nervousness that goes with it," Comley said.
Adamantly against closed meetings and MSU President M. Peter McPherson's involvement in what he calls an "illegal war in Iraq," Ben Burgis said he shares his views with a large number of students and staff who are "pissed off" at university officials. Burgis, 24, of East Lansing, said he would be a voice for those disgruntled constituents if he were elected into one of the two open seats on the MSU Board of Trustees.
During the past few football Saturdays, Suzanne Holdridge has returned to campus parking lots to find some unpleasant surprises. After the Notre Dame game on Sept.
The MSU men's and women's swimming and diving team will kick off its 2004-05 season at 1 p.m.
It's ironic that Ralph Nader calls Michael Moore a turncoat when he wouldn't be on the ballot in most states without the signatures of local Republicans. Nader is like a tragic Greek hero, a good man flawed by his arrogance.
I recently read a story in your paper ('"U' celebrate heritage"" SN 10/12) about the people at the North American Indigenous Student Organization and how they protested Columbus Day due to Christopher Columbus' greed, thirst for power and complete mistreatment of American Indians. First of all, I agree with you that Columbus was looking for fame and fortune and didn't care how he achieved it. But, you must realize this was more than 500 years ago.
Worshippers celebrated the Hindu holiday Navaratra Dashara by praising the goddesses Durga and Saraswati with spiritual dancing and songs Thursday at the Bharatiya Temple of Lansing, 955 Haslett Road. "The holiday is recognized to represent the power of femininity," said participant and temple member Dr. Sripada Raju. Worshippers celebrated Durga's victory over evil with spiritual dance and songs. One MSU student celebrated by fasting. "It helped me focus," mathematics senior Tejal Patel said.
Campaign representatives and local experts say the final 11 days before the election provide plenty of time to persuade undecided voters. Polls show hundreds of thousands of voters are undecided this close to the Nov.
First off, I sincerely hope you're enjoying today's Boston Red Sox-themed Opinion page. Really, my warmest regards. But let's talk shop.