Tunes found in most blues collections include Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King, but music lovers don't get the chance to listen to local acts, which can pack a punch just as bluesy as the legendary superstars.
In its next step on the trek to the Big Ten, the MSU volleyball team (5-1) will challenge Notre Dame, South Carolina and No.
At its first meeting of the new school year, the MSU Board of Trustees will discuss renovations to two residence halls which could change the presence of the student population on campus. The board will discuss changing the plans for the renovation of Snyder and Phillips halls to include space for a new residential college, and the construction of a 300 resident apartment-style hall in the Brody Complex. "It will be a very exciting change once everybody gets where they are comfortable with the structure of it," Trustee Dee Cook said. Friday will be the first time the board will look at any aspect of the construction of a new liberal arts college on campus.
Film: There are two ways to see it. The first way, it's a work of art. You must consider the mise-en-scène, the plot, the characters, the camera work.
Another MSU hockey player is leaving school early to play professional hockey. MSU senior forward Lee Falardeau signed a contract with the New York Rangers.
The MSU women's golf team will hold walk-on tryouts of 18 holes with tee times at 1:37 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Michigan is a haven for fiber, and not the kind found in bran and beans. In Michigan, fiber means the art of handweaving. The MSU Museum is showcasing Michigan's fibrous history through "Fascination with Fiber," three exhibits featuring work from artists across the state. "This is one way we can showcase an aspect of the rich history of our state that might not be well known to the general public," said Lora Helou, communications manager for the MSU Museum.
MSU officials say they're eyeing real estate in Grand Rapids as a potential landing spot for the medical school but another developer might want to woo the school to its property. College of Human Medicine spokeswoman Sherry Tompkins said although nothing is set in stone, MSU officials are perusing their options in Grand Rapids. "We are very interested in seeing the college put a physical presence in the area, but nothing that I know of right now has been done in regards to land," Tompkins said.
Hurricane Ivan might not deliver any bad weather to the East Lansing area, but it will deliver three of TV's most well-known college football personalities. The ESPN College GameDay crew of Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit will be on campus all day on Saturday previewing games around the country. The GameDay program was originally supposed to be at the Louisiana State versus Auburn game in Auburn, Ala., but the threat from Hurricane Ivan called for it to switch locations, ESPN spokesman Mac Nwulu said.
MSU's nonpartisan voter task force is beginning a late push to register students for the upcoming presidential election. YouVote began the first of its five residence hall voter registration drives Tuesday in Brody Hall, and will continue until Oct.
A public hearing on the endangered and threatened species status of the gray wolf's eastern U.S.
Every once in awhile, someone comes along and represents something larger than themselves. They work and thrive by re-interpreting the world around them.
When deciding between using birth control pills or condoms to protect her during sex, Dina Tashjian, a pre-medical freshman, chooses both. "I'm not sleeping around, I have a boyfriend, but it seems safer - a double protection - to use condoms as well as pills," Tashjian said. According to a study, paid for in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Tashjian is right to be careful.
An MSU marketing freshman is in jail awaiting his pre-trial court date for allegedly raping a fellow student earlier this month. Travis Eichten was charged with one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct Tuesday, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said.
The Executive Committee of Academic Council spent the majority of their meeting Tuesday talking about where to send a proposal that would change what colleges hold the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
"Resident Evil: Apocalypse" is based on a video game I have never played. I can't testify to how this film relates to its gaming counterparts.
We, the undersigned film studies faculty, write to correct the unfair depiction of film studies at MSU as presented in the story "'U' film majors don't make movies" (SN 9/9). The title of the article is partially correct - there are currently no intensive film production courses for film studies majors at MSU.
Our obsession with the almighty dollar has us pimping ourselves to make a profit. Saturday's sold-out football game against Notre Dame has ticket-scalpers raising prices for fans willing to overpay to get a piece of the action, the Lansing State Journal reported Tuesday.