Democracy in action is a beautiful thing. When the majority, or minority, are compelled to risk their social status in the name of promoting what they feel is important, so be it.
Meagan MacCready realized she wasn't registered to vote just in time to beat Monday's deadline.
ASMSU has provided free bluebooks to students in the past years, but during this midterm season, they've been missing. MSU's undergraduate student government plans to distribute bluebooks as soon as Thursday if the order is received as planned, said Dan Weber, Academic Assembly chairperson and the ASMSU official in charge or ordering bluebooks. Ten thousand bluebooks were ordered in early September, but ASMSU hasn't yet received the books, Weber said.
In an effort to regulate campus-wide tailgating into a responsible, "healthy, family atmosphere," MSU officials have decided to focus on the Wilson tennis courts.
A program on predatory animals in Michigan will be shown Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Meridian Senior Center, 1900 Kinawa Drive, in Okemos.
The No. 22 MSU women's cross-country team grabbed fifth place Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Thursday's presidential debate was by no means a blowout for John Kerry. Many people, including some conservatives, were worried that President Bush's intrinsic lack of public speaking ability would crumble under the pressure of Kerry's well-tuned debate tactics, but that didn't exactly happen. Needless to say, the damage was done.
Meridian Township took a step back in time from the year 2004, making it seem more like 1864. The Meridian Historical Village, 5151 Marsh Road, in Okemos, came alive Saturday as part of the Meridian Heritage Festival. Fiddles played in the background as people meandered in and out of six old buildings in the village and volunteers demonstrated various activities from the 1800s such as shelling corn. "(The festival) is to be able to show the people in community what it was like to live in this area over 100 years ago," said Jane Rose, the Meridian Historical Village Coordinator.
More than 30 people had visited MSU Professor David Dwyer's East Lansing home Saturday afternoon.
New tailgating restrictions will be implemented before this weekend's home game, MSU officials said Monday. University officials and student groups passed two restrictions: Campus parking lots will not open until five hours before the game and will close two hours after, and drinking game paraphernalia will be banned. The two restrictions are part of a pilot program that will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of tailgating restrictions, and if successful, more might be added. "We will continue to look at a fuller set of recommendations and evaluate the effectiveness of these two," said Lee June, vice president for Student Affairs.
Fewer people were arrested for liquor violations, more cars were stolen on campus and no hate crimes were reported for the third year in a row, according to a report released by MSU officials Friday.
Iowa City, Iowa - After completely dominating Indiana's offense in the second half last week, the MSU defense could not put on an encore performance at Iowa. The Spartans (2-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) gave up 464 total yards to Iowa (3-2, 1-1) - the worst offensive team in the Big Ten prior to this weekend. "As far as the defense is concerned, I don't think we played very smart today," senior linebacker and captain Ron Stanley said.
Lansing - A bright sun shone down on students clad in white T-shirts reading "Be the Change" as they worked together to dig an irrigation ditch with pitch forks and shovels at Hawk Island Park, 1601 E.
Dear Gary Bettman: I hate your guts. You make me sick to my stomach. My utter contempt and disdain for you is topped only by my disgust for murderers and rapists.
After ending its season in disappointing fashion, courtesy of a 5-0 loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA Tournament, the MSU hockey team believes that with its new focus and attitude, this could be the Spartans' year. "We're just trying to be focused on what we need to do to get back to where Michigan State hockey should be," junior defenseman Jared Nightingale said.
It was a trying and rigorous weekend for the MSU women's soccer team. Faced against two nationally ranked teams, Ohio State and Penn State, the Spartans lost both weekend matches, 2-1 and 3-0, respectively. No.
Anxious tailgaters hoping to party before MSU's third home football game on Saturday might want to take a look at an updated rule book beforehand.
Iowa City, Iowa - Love was in the air Saturday. Terry Love, that is. The redshirt freshman caught his first career reception for 19 yards in the second quarter of MSU's 38-16 loss at Iowa on Saturday. Then he caught his second career ball on a 9-yard slant rout - good enough for another first down. His third career catch came two plays later, a 4-yard gain. After the next three plays, Love would add his fourth, fifth and sixth career catches. The only thing that could stop Love late in the second quarter was his shoe - which came off - forcing him to the sidelines. Love would add three more receptions to his not-so-long ago empty résumé in the second half, giving him nine on the day with 103 yards.
The MSU men's and women's basketball teams are opening their arms to fans and students at its annual Midnight Mania event to kick off the 2004-05 season. Fans and students will have the chance to get autographs from coaches and players at 10:30 p.m.
Please, Virg Bernero, stop the political grandstanding "Sen.