I would like to respond to Owen Weber's letter ("LBGT bulletin boards offensive to some" SN 3/18). He has stated that PRISM is turning people against our cause by displaying controversial bulletin boards, not, in fact, across campus, but in the space allotted to us by the residence halls.
Hello all. I apologize if Friday was an off-balanced day for you because there wasn't a Courtside in the newspaper to aid you in your weekend NCAA Tournament viewing.
Wyoming Park standout point guard Drew Neitzel, who is committed to play for MSU next season, was named Mr. Basketball of Michigan today.MSU had two past winners of the award on its roster this season.
Why will MSU's team next year be different from this season's squad? That's the prevailing question after the Spartans bowed out of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in tragic fashion. Some will say the Spartans firmly had their hands planted around their necks when they lost to Nevada.
For any regular bystander, it looked like a normal Sunday afternoon at a local bar - small tables of people watching the basketball games and a few shooting pool or throwing darts. But in the back area of Reno's East Side Sportsbar & Grill, 1310 Abbott Road, members of the MSU hockey team and their families waited anxiously to hear the Spartans' NCAA Tournament fate. Toward the end of the half-hour selection show, MSU finally was announced, prompting the fight song to break out - with "ball" replaced by "hockey." No.
When the drums started, people moved toward the sound. Some held tape recorders while others held small children.
The Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution on March 15 opposing the proposed state constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
The first sign that the 2003-04 MSU men's basketball team was doomed to mediocrity was Nov. 1 - the day the U-M football team beat the Spartans at Spartan Stadium. That morning, a bronze statue of Earvin "Magic" Johnson was unveiled in front of Breslin Center, its most notable feature being its remarkable resemblance to Jay or Sam Vincent.
Humble. Smart. Outgoing. Different. Those are the words family and friends used to describe Ernst Lucas at a Saturday memorial service held in the Union. Lucas, better known to the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man," died in January at the age of 68. Lucas' brothers, Jack Lucas of West Hartford, Conn., and Alexander Lucas of Rochester, Minn., began organizing the memorial service following the outpouring of memories and support they received regarding their brother.
One of the unexpected benefits of writing an occasional opinion column is the feedback it generates.
The integrative studies programs are in desperate need of an intensive revamping. Enrolling in any integrative studies course is a hit-or-miss affair.
There hasn't been a metal album released in years that's as wicked and constructed with such a veracious talent as the self-titled Probot album. Probot is Dave Grohl.
By Esther GimThe State NewsThe MSU ice hockey team's chances of earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament seemed to diminish after its loss to Northern Michigan in the CCHA quarterfinals Thursday.But thanks to Massachusetts-Amherst's triple-overtime loss to Maine in the wee hours of Sunday morning, the No.
Family and friends gathered on Saturday to honor the life of Ernst Lucas, known to many in the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man."Lucas died in January at age 68.Lucas's brothers, Jack Lucas of West Hartford, Conn., and Alexander Lucas of Rochester, Minn., began organizing the memorial service following the outpour of memories and support they received regarding their brother.
Lansing - About 200 people from across the state gathered Saturday for the Global Day of Action against War and Occupation - a protest, march and rally at Michigan's Capitol that also marked the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the War in Iraq. The march began in Louis Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing where participants held signs proclaiming their message for peace, and some wore costumes aiming to make a more visual statement. One man from Detroit, EJ Singh, was dressed in a prison jumpsuit with chains around his body that held a plastic globe to his stomach. "I am representing the planet and how it is chained because of greed," he said.
Meridian Township - Police and firefighters responded to an apartment fire shortly after 10 p.m.
"What are wolverines good for?" "Roadkill!" This chant might seem odd coming from a group of kindergartners, but considering their guest visitors, it doesn't seem all that strange.
About a week ago, I was making some phone calls to various businesses, banks and my dentist's office.
No one is optimistically expecting enraged students wreaking havoc and igniting immense fires on Grand River Avenue during this year's March Madness.
The eighth annual Young Playwrights Festival will be at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre Sunday at 3 p.m.. Students from Holt, Mason, Haslett and Saline High Schools will have their plays performed by the MSU Department of Theatre. The festival showcases six local high school students who submitted one-act plays in the fall to be chosen as finalists with the chance to have their material performed and directed by the MSU Department of Theatre.