Four players on the No. 25 MSU women's basketball team received honors Tuesday for their accomplishments throughout the season. Sophomore guard Lindsay Bowen, sophomore forward Liz Shimek, junior guard Kristin Haynie and freshman guard Rene Haynes all were recognized by the Big Ten.
Standing next to blue books and application forms, an empty candy bowl found a new home Monday in the ASMSU Business Office. The office, located in Student Services, soon might join the dozens of college and department offices on campus that provide a bowl of free candy for visitors. On Thursday, Comptroller Mike Trudeau plans to present a bill to the Student Assembly regarding his "Candy Initiative," and if it passes, candy would fill the bowl beginning after spring break. Trudeau said he contacted representatives from Housing and Food Services for their backing on the bill, and he brought a proposal before the student group Respecting and Understanding Body Image, RUBI, Monday. Next to the bowl, there is a stack of surveys inquiring about visitor candy preferences.
Evan Rondeau, are you living under a rock from the 1950s? I was completely shocked and offended by the opening to your article "Basketball takes TV by storm" (SN 3/1) where you stated, "Girlfriends wait with fear and trepidation while their boyfriends' hormones get revved up." Regarding Championship Week, did you ever consider for a moment that perhaps women appreciate college basketball just as much as men?
With the shifting of one Asian-themed restaurant and the recent revamping of another, East Lansing's restaurant scene is trading tastes. Deli sandwiches and caterphilla, a Japanese dish mixing bite-sized squares of cucumber, avocado and other ingredients, might not be the most likely food items on a single restaurant menu, but James Kang hopes to expand horizons and dining options. "We want to accommodate many different groups," said Kang, manager of Sushi & Deli, 547 E.
The MSU softball team took the Florida International Tournament title after defeating Florida International, 3-2, on Sunday.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson led a public discussion Wednesday about his six-month stint in Iraq as the financial coordinator for the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance.More than 50 people crowded - standing room only - in a conference room in the Student Services Building for the discussion, "Reflections of Iraq Experience."The discussion was part of the Noontime Conversation Series, sponsored by the Department of Student Life."The purpose of these is to really have an informal setting where people can talk candidly about issues," said Lee June, vice president for student affairs and services.Several members of Students for Economic Justice also attended the meeting to hear what McPherson would say, and many said they disagreed with his position to go to Iraq.
Over the past few weeks, there has been increased scrutiny on the whole issue of same-sex marriage. The country is fairly polarized for or against, and the issue will be a political football on both sides in the fall elections. But with all the hype about the sanctity of marriage and concern that the entire downfall of the known civilized world rests on preventing gays and lesbians from being granted something ordained from heaven, I wondered if something subtle is hidden in all this furor. I admit that I first wondered why the conservative community, which says marriage should not be tainted by these "other" kinds of unions, doesn't do something about the number of divorces that take place in the United States. With 50 percent of all marriages ending in divorce, something has a funny smell in this here country.
Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry will receive 93 of Michigan's pledged delegates at July's Democratic National Convention, according to official caucus results released Monday by the Michigan Democratic Party. That number, the result of Kerry getting almost 52 percent of votes, is more than half of the 128 pledged delegates the state will send to the convention.
A new variant of the Beagle/Bagle e-mail worm hit the campus e-mail system Tuesday, tricking many users to download infected zip files.The MSU Computer Laboratory was busy Wednesday answering questions from faculty, staff and students."Our phone queue has been full all day and we have a line at the walk-in area, and also received about 400 e-mails just for this virus," said Sandy Brasington, manager of MSU Consulting Services.The e-mails are from false management@msu.edu, noreply@msu.edu and support@msu.edu addresses, and they request recipients to download zip files and enter username, password and server information.The virus enters computers through a backdoor approach, allowing the sender remote access to the machine for future damage.For more on this story, please see Thursday's edition of The State News.
MSU now is one of 30 finalists in the running to host the first and second rounds for the 2006 NCAA women's basketball tournament. Breslin Center, which seats 14,759 people, already hosts the Michigan High School Athletic Association Boys' Basketball finals each year and is home to MSU men's and women's basketball.
You liberals remind me of what Jack Nicholson said in "A Few Good Men" - "You can't handle the truth." John Kerry says whatever he can to get elected, even though he doesn't mean any of it.
Why have religions been seen as dangerous? Put another way, why have people's personal beliefs been seen as threatening to those who hold different views?
Charges were handed down Tuesday to the men involved in Sunday's shootings at an East Lansing 7-Eleven that left one man dead and another wounded. Eric Charles Gordy, age 35, and 29-year-old Hatarie Deamont McCorkle, both from Detroit, were charged with the murder of Joseph Lavon Parker, a 34-year-old Lansing resident. The two also were charged with assault with intent to commit the murder of 32-year-old George Edward Whitfield, also of Lansing. Judge Richard Ball of 54-B District Court said both offenses are felonies and carry a sentence of up to life in prison. The third man involved in the shooting, 34-year-old Detroit resident Jamil Artez Spiller, appeared in court later on Tuesday.
An East Lansing woman was found dead in her car parked near a freeway in Webberville on Monday night. The body of Christine Damerow, 38, was discovered around 8 p.m. by Ingham County Deputy Cheryl Gabalis in a commuter lot at M-52 and Interstate 96.
MSU's chance at a Big Ten championship will have to wait - whether for a couple of days or another season is the question. The Spartans had a chance to recapture the conference crown and raise another banner at Breslin Center after a two-year hiatus, but MSU lost a 68-64 thrilling overtime game to No.
A new computer virus has hit e-mail inboxes, tricking users into downloading zip files and entering password information. The virus, called variations of Beagle or Bagle by different virus-protection companies, changes domain and password information, making it next to impossible for virus-scan companies to protect against. "What's really going on is, unfortunately, the folks drafting these things are getting more sophisticated," said Richard Wiggins, MSU Computer Center's senior information technologist. The current form entering MSU inboxes appears to be written from MSU admission or e-mail staff. The first version congratulates the person for being accepted to MSU and directs him or her to download an MSU instant messaging service.
Members of the greek community gathered Tuesday night in a feast for eyes and ears. Kappa Delta Sorority hosted its first Fash Bash, a combination of a fashion show and battle of the bands.
Each month, we're robbed by the Graduate Employees Union. Yep, the very organization that claims to represent all graduate student teaching assistants robs us of approximately $25 each month.
Three men involved in a Sunday morning shooting at an East Lansing 7-Eleven are expected to be arraigned today, police said. The men were arrested in connection with the killing of 34-year-old Lansing resident Joseph Lavon Parker and injury of 32-year-old George Edward Whitfield, also of Lansing.
A new computer virus has hit e-mail inboxes, tricking users into downloading zip files and entering password information.The virus, called variations of Beagle or Bagle by different virus-protection companies, changes domain and password information, making it next to impossible for virus scan companies to protect against it."What's really going on is, unfortunately, the folks drafting these things are getting more sophisticated," said Richard Wiggins, MSU Computer Center's senior information technologist.