I was rather disappointed after reading the Greek Week wrap-up article "Greek Week closes with performances" (SN 4/19). It seemed to only focus on the final event, Songfest.
The MSU football team concluded spring practice Saturday with the Green-White Spring Scrimmage at Spartan Stadium in front of about 16,000 fans. The two-hour, 115-play scrimmage was a game of two stories for the offense and the defense.
More than 30 local potters will display their work this weekend. Greater Lansing Potters' Guild Spring Show and Sale exhibits a diverse range of ceramic works, including porcelain, raku, and wheel-thrown and hand-built pieces in stoneware.
This is in response to Brandon Scott's letter "Parents burden to care for kids, not 'U'" (SN 4/23). It certainly is true that student-parents have a serious burden they have to deal with on their own.
I have a couple suggestions for the MSU parking division. First, I'd like to propose that you incorporate a direct-deposit feature, so you can take the fees right from our bank accounts without us even leaving the cozy confines of our automobile.
There is something familiar and strangely comforting about The Damnwells' music. The quartet resurrected the widespread pop rock of the late '90s, but brought it back with edge. From the hilariously sarcastic lyrics in the opening track to the simple and sweet acoustic promises sung on "I Will Keep the Bad Things From You," lead singer/songwriter frontman Alex Dezen demonstrates a wide range of styles represented throughout the album. Dezen draws upon personal experiences to deliver his honest, emotional and sometimes bitter lyrics over smooth beats in "Star/Fool", a catchy riff reminiscent of Tom Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance ." Dezen's biting lyrics are evident in the track "Sleepsinging": "It's up to you now/this place is filling up with smoke/you won't let me breathe in or out/so I resolve to cut my own throat/I have been such a fool for you/I put my faith in things you could never do/now I'm chasing myself to catch up with you." The band shines early on in the album with driving songs like "What You Get," "Kiss Catastrophe" and the down tone of "I'll Be Around" and "Newborn History." Shifting from the cry of an angry lover to a captivating serenade, Dezen croons in "The Lost Complaint," "I just want to focus on you/Marie Claire's got nothing on you." Where most CDs start to lose speed, The Damnwells pick up with infectious guitar rhythms in an exceedingly addictive song, "Electric Harmony." The CD closes with the hauntingly beautiful ballad "Texas," and if you can stick around for three minutes of silence, the raw hidden track, "Lucy," kicks in with a darker tone that sets it aside from the rest of the album. The Damnwells are masters of the beat with simple, honest and sometimes humorous lyrics played over familiar and insistently driving tunes.
Down by five at the top of the seventh inning Sunday, with one out and the bases loaded, the MSU softball team was hoping to pull off an upset against Indiana. Up to bat was senior third base Brittney Green, wanting to be the hero again after hitting a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning in the first game of the afternoon's doubleheader. Green faced Megan Roark, the same Purdue pitcher in the second game as she did in game one, when she hit her fifth home run on the year. But this time, Roark struck out Green and then sophomore catcher Elizabeth Peterson to hang on for an 8-3 Hoosiers win. "We continually have inconsistencies in our performances," MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph said.
Washington - One generation marches because it remembers. Louise Kazarinoff, a 77-year-old Ann Arbor resident, marches in remembrance of her friends who performed illegal abortions on themselves with knitting needles. "If you are our age, you have friends with those stories," said Marina Brown, Kazarinoff's friend and traveling companion. Brown stood alongside an estimated crowd of more than 1 million people gathered at the March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, sporting a big straw hat covered in buttons and stickers supporting pro-choice beliefs and denouncing President Bush.
The liberals were out again. This time, covering their mouths with Duct tape and handing out fliers to impressionable college kids - kids who are too ignorant to see that there is another side to the debate. On the fliers they were passing out, they made their desires noted.
Junior Aaron Leong decided playing college baseball shouldn't require a scholarship - or the NCAA. After discovering that MSU didn't have a club baseball team, Leong, a finance major, contacted the National Club Baseball Association and an MSU adviser and arranged to have the Spartans added to the Great Lakes North Conference. "I still wanted to play baseball, like a lot of guys out here, because our careers basically end after high school, unless you go to a small school," he said. "This is another way for us to keep playing baseball." Leong started the MSU Baseball Club with some of his friends in September, passed out fliers and received permission to conduct tryouts at Kobs Field. "About 30 guys tried out and we currently have 17 players," said Leong, who now is the club's president.
As the temperatures in East Lansing increase, so has the police's presence and the number of noise citations issued in the city. But even with multiple tickets being given out, none of the stiffer civil infraction or misdemeanor noise citations have been issued this semester.
More than 150 residents, business owners and East Lansing officials gathered Saturday night at the Wharton Center as part of a fund-raiser to help improve relations between students and the city's permanent residents. The East Lansing Community Relations Coalition, a nonprofit organization, raised more than $4,000 during its second annual "A Taste of East Lansing" fund-raiser.
Light streamed through the greenhouse ceiling, warming the visiting students and community members who looked over the array of flowers at the MSU Horticulture Club's 16th annual Spring Show this weekend. The show highlighted different gardens from around the world with its "International Garden Extravaganza"-themed show.
Lansing - In a corner of the Lansing Center banquet hall on Sunday, two women put up their feet to receive pedicures, while in another area, a group of people watched a woman cook vegetables. More than 200 booths and exhibits were set up at the Mid-Michigan Women's Expo that took place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The number of representatives sitting around the table at Academic Assembly meetings could increase on Tuesday. Assembly Chairperson Dan Weber announced late last week that appointments for empty seats, generally conducted at the beginning of the fall semester, would be done at Tuesday's meeting. "If there are people who want to be on the assembly now and they're willing to do it, there's no reason to wait four months for them to get on and get to work," Weber said. Only nine seats were filled during the March election, leaving about 20 seats open.
In its mission statement, the MSU Residence Halls Association asserts it is "committed to continuously improving the on-campus experience at Michigan State University." In satisfying the unyielding demand for box-office movies at budget prices, RHA does a punch-up job.
The East Lansing City Council recently commended the Residence Halls Association for providing alcohol-free programs on campus to MSU students. RHA's on-campus programs include Campus Center Movies shown at Wells Hall, special events including concerts and lectures and various Health and Safety programs. "I believe it's important to show that this university is more than just getting drunk and partying," RHA President Ernest Drake said. Drake said the commendation is a pat on the back for the organization.
A new network now is available as a reference tool for organic farmers and those considering a transition to organic-growing practices. The New Agriculture Network, available at www.ipm.msu.edu/new-ag.htm, will feature advice from MSU Extension staff members, crop updates and a newsletter throughout the growing season.
As an enlisted soldier in the 101st airborne division, I attended night classes at Austin Peay State University.
Two former Spartans football players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft on Sunday. Junior defensive tackle Matthias Askew and senior quarterback Jeff Smoker were selected in the 4th and 6th rounds, respectively.