As the music of the piano and other instruments drifts in the background, the choir leads the St. John Student Parish congregation in song. With their hymnal books open, the parish stands in Father Mark Inglot's presence.
Over the past year, ASMSU debated 83 bills, held 32 general meetings and spent almost 80 hours in deliberation. As 21 new members take office tonight, officials from MSU's undergraduate student government reflected on a session where few bills were passed, even fewer had a direct impact on students, and an Academic Assembly initiative to add candy to the business office was half-jokingly referred to as "the best thing we've done all year." Election confusion Officials attributed most of the session's troubles to an election debacle last spring in which more than 60 representatives were disqualified, leaving the assemblies with fewer than a dozen representatives on each, many of whom did not have previous ASMSU experience.
For my debut piece, I was unsure of what topic to tackle. Several important issues are in the news, and since I was wary of being labeled a "Bush-basher," I thought of steering clear of politics.
Grand Rapids - Turning back the hands on the clock of a healthy life might prove possible with additional cellular research, according to an MSU faculty member. Dr. Michael Fossel, MSU clinical professor of medicine and an attending physician in the St.
As MSU officials prepare to release plans for the future of MSU's College of Human Medicine this week, members of the Board of Trustees have been meeting with several officials from all facets to better understand the issue. The eight-member board will have the final say at its May 7 board meeting on whether the school heads to Grand Rapids, and for one trustee, the answer to the problem is simple. "People need care," Trustee Dorothy Gonzales said.
"The Challenges of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing" symposium will be held on April 15 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Twenty-one Michigan legislators are in the Middle East right now on a trip to help increase communication between the United States and the area.The trip was funded by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce.Chairman Ahmad Chebbani said the idea for the trip was generated during the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum that was held in Detroit in September.
Drs. Steven Arnoczky and Cheryl Swenson examined tissue and cells used in a study Monday that has important implications for the treatment of transplants. Arnoczky and Swenson, along with other researchers in MSU's Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic Research, have conducted a study that shows freeze-drying tissues and bones for transplants might not inactivate viruses as efficiently as previously thought.
Focusing his attention on stabilizing tensions in Iraq, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is making his third trip there in less than a year. The U.S.
It just didn't seem right. Traveling among college campuses, planning to play gymnasiums with raised basketball hoops, the stage at the acoustically astounding Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Saturday night simply wasn't what Ben Folds was expecting. "There must be some mistake," Folds told The State News during a phone interview.
President M. (Machiavelli) Peter McPherson's manifesto and macabre machinations to move MSU's College of Human Medicine will mar, maim and mistreat mid-Michigan.
A vote for Ralph Nader is a vote for President George W. Bush. When the election comes around in November, make sure you remember whom you want out of office.
The zero-tolerance policy in Michigan schools mandates automatic suspension or expulsion from school for offenses perceived to be a threat to the safety of the school.
From his home in Bad Axe, Cory Collings said he'll miss being a student at MSU. He has no memory of being hit by a drunken driver almost two weeks ago.
MSU gymnastics took home fifth place from the Central Region Championship on Saturday, scoring a combined 195.025. The event was held in Maravich Center at Louisiana State, and featured five top-25 teams. Junior Lauren Simpson led MSU on bars, junior Nicole Anderson took the lead on the floor and sophomore Sarah Alexander led the Spartans on beam. Alexander, along with freshman Chayla Hill, led scoring for the Spartans on vault, each scoring a 9.800. MSU broke numerous records this season, including the school's record team score twice, and ended the season with a 19-20-1 record.
A wise man with impressively braided hair once said: "Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway/We're the best of friends/Insisting that the world be turnin' our way/And our way/Is on the road again." Willie Nelson probably has lived three lifetimes' worth of experience on the highway.
The 1st Annual Food for Thought 5K Run/Walk is an MSU Student Food Bank fund-raiser. The event is set to take place at 9 a.m.
It's been 38 years since Brit guitar master Eric Clapton recorded Robert Johnson's song "Crossroads" for Elektra's "What's Shakin'" rock 'n' roll compilation. Now, at age 58, Clapton has recorded a 14-song album in tribute to the mysterious bluesman of the 1930s.
The MSU Mock Trial Team might be young, but don't cross the members in the courtroom. The four-year-old team took eighth place in March at the American Mock Trial Association National Tournament in Richmond, Ky. "Our program is getting better by leaps and bounds every year," said Pete Martini, a public administration and public policy senior and mock trial member.