On the morning that MSU students watched airplanes flown by madmen topple the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon, first blush was an ugly feeling. One student watched the television, rolled into a stuffy Berkey Hall corridor and spoke, when all others were transfixed to the screen and sullenly silent. "Well," that person said.
In a push to make the city a "cooler" place to live, East Lansing officials are working with MSU faculty and staff to create a partnership that will bring more professors into the downtown neighborhoods. The objective, which fits an aspect of Gov.
Simon Mangos sat dejectedly on the bench in front of the visitor's dressing room, his helmet on the ground. He used one hand to wipe the sweat off his face, the other to cover his eyes to hide the falling tears.
Indianapolis - The Spartans can't help their coach beat Bo Ryan. MSU had another opportunity to defeat Wisconsin on Saturday evening in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, but the Spartans' chance clanked off the back of the rim. Down by two points with 4.8 seconds on the clock, Spartans sophomore guard Maurice Ager grabbed a rebound and sprinted up the floor, but a last-ditch 18-foot jumper hit off the back of the rim, leaving the Badgers with a 68-66 triumph. "I don't think I could have gotten a better look," Ager said after the game.
A local organization working to ease the stress of parents attending college celebrated its 10-year anniversary this month.
This is in response to James Wade's letter, "Civil, gay rights separate issues" (SN 3/4). First off, even though I don't agree with the letter, I'm happy to see that we finally get to see the other side of the gay rights issue.
Some members of Congress think it's time for fetuses in all 50 states to be protected. While pregnant women who fall victim to crime are recognized as victims under federal law, their unborn children are not. Twenty-nine states, including Michigan, have passed bills allowing prosecution for crimes against unborn babies, but no federal law exists.
The Spartans fell short on two of their goals for the 2003-04 season - winning the Big Ten regular season title and the Big Ten Tournament Championship - but there still is the chance of reaching one goal: a Final Four. And as unlikely as it might seem, the Spartans are serious. MSU received a No.
Rob Flewelling misses the point in his letter to the editor that Bush was right to send the Marines into Haiti because Haiti "was in the middle of a coup" ("Marines should be involved in Haiti" SN 3/4). The problem is that Bush was essentially participating in the coup by demanding that the country's democratically elected president step down and by sending American soldiers to "escort" him out of the country.
At their last meeting before spring break on March 4, ASMSU's Student Assembly set plans for its annual Battle of the Bands in motion by approving more than $3,000 for the event. The Battle of the Bands is a promotional event for ASMSU's upcoming general elections March 24.
Sitting on a worn couch around faded, teal-painted walls, a small group of teenagers and 20-somethings toss around flier ideas for the upcoming Global Day of Action.
Current projected budget deficit: about $500 billion. Cost of the lie-ridden Iraq war: about $100 billion.
Indianapolis - In a game as close as MSU's loss to No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament, there had to be a difference-maker.
Police have ruled the Thursday shooting involving two men found dead in an East Lansing martial arts studio a murder-suicide. Jeffrey Friedlis, 29, from Grand Ledge, and Lansing resident Christopher James Emmerth, 32, were found dead at the Institute of Traditional Asian Martial Arts, 130 W.
Van Hoosen Hall was the site for a changing of the guard in the Residence Halls Association. RHA General Assembly members elected political science and pre-law sophomore Ernest Drake as the association's new president on Friday.
Indianapolis - Like many Spartans on spring break, Bernie Brown went south with his friends. But unlike most snow birds, the mechanical engineering junior's road trip ended at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Brown stood topless in the stands at the 2004 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, sporting body paint in the form of a Paul Davis jersey, with an eclectic group of friends. Enter MSU hospitality business junior Brad Barenie, a self-proclaimed "die-hard Indiana fan", who painted on his Hoosiers jersey, and friend Tim Dupuis, modeling - you guessed it - a maize and blue uniform for the event. Brown and Dupuis, who have been friends since high school, paid $225 each for all-sessions tickets to watch the conference battles, money Barenie said was well-spent.
Tuesday is the deadline to enter the Campus Center's Student Film Festival. Films should be dropped off in VHS format to room 322 in the Union.
Outgoing Residence Halls Association President Derek Wallbank turned down requests to continue leading that organization.
Like many citizens, I am appalled to see President George W. Bush take advantage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for political gain.