Women's gymnastics came in second place at Central Michigan this weekend with two members winning a share of their respective event titles. Freshman Chayla Hill split the vault title with CMU's Kara Reighard, and freshman Victoria Iakounina tied CMU's Sara Burtinsky for the bars title. CMU won the meet and Illinois State rounded out the competition.
Collegiate Baseball has named junior outfielder Travis Gulick as its Big Ten Projected Player of the Year. As the Spartans' 2003 Offensive Player of the Year, Gulick led the conference in hits (78) and runs scored (60), and ranked in the top 10 of several other categories in the Big Ten regular season, along with earning third-team, All-Big Ten honors.
Tuesday's 2004 State of the Union address drew mixed reactions from the MSU community and Michigan lawmakers.
During an on-campus meeting, East Lansing City Council members largely favored a controversial proposal that will add another housing complex to northern East Lansing. As of press time, the council had not formally voted on the proposal, but a majority of the council voiced its support of the vote during the meeting. The Beaumont, a complex made up of condominiums, apartments and single-family houses, could begin construction as early as this spring or summer. Patrick Gillespie, president of Gillespie Development & Management, proposed the 40-acre community, which would be built on Coleman Road near Crossing Place Apartments, 3636 Coleman Road. The complex, dubbed by developer Gillespie as an "alumni village," will offer rented and for-sale units to MSU alumni, young professionals and empty-nesters. "We've listened to the desire of the city to not draw students out into this development," Gillespie said. East Lansing residents voiced mixed feelings about the new complex, which some fear will bring about added traffic, noise and sprawl.
Oh, the power of the hangover. The pounding headache, the queasy stomach, the dizziness, the extreme sensitivity to light and sound, and the general overwhelming feeling of regret - all part of nature's punishment for having a little too much fun the night before. Although most people know that drinking in moderation is best, many get caught up in the moment and can't resist the temptation to tip back a few too many with close friends.
The work of Zulu basket weavers will be on display in The Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame beginning Jan.
Circled around the rock on Farm Lane, about 20 people lit candles and held a moment of silence in memory of the 44 million people they say have lost their lives to abortion.
If you listen to anti-gun crusaders such as Rosie O'Donnell, you no doubt believe "Bowling for Columbine" was the single greatest accomplishment that mankind has ever produced.
Senior setter Nikki Colson was honored Saturday as the MSU volleyball team's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. With 1,585 assists on the season, Colson broke her own record en route to setting the career assist record for MSU with 4,563. Colson, along with teammate senior libero Emmy Miller, took home the 2003 Captains' Awards.
Scandals in business, such as those involving Enron and WorldCom that took place in 2002 are nothing new, but emphasis in ethics education might help to make them less common in the future, officials say. Recently, the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration began work on creating a new ethics institute, which also is sponsored by the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers.
Less than 24 hours after the East Lansing City Council approved the Northern Tier housing complex, The Beaumont already has received calls from more than a dozen interested buyers and renters. The proposal for the controversial 40-acre complex was approved with a 4-1 vote at Tuesday night's council meeting. Developer Pat Gillespie of Gillespie Development & Management said his company should break ground on the project by May or June. "It feels absolutely fantastic to have some finality to it," Gillespie said.
The MSU-University of Michigan rivalry has made its way from the football field to the Peace Corps.
MSU swimming and diving lost both its weekend road meets as the women's and men's teams each fell to Northwestern and Purdue. On Friday, the men's team (3-5 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) went down, 129-111, to the No.
The presidential election is a mere 11 months away, and now, with Saddam Hussein found and Iraq getting back up on its feet, George W.
The MSU women's tennis team opened its season this weekend with losses to two ranked opponents, No.
Before, he was named the "Buffest." Now, he is the best mascot in the country - officially. This past weekend, the beloved MSU mascot, Sparty, took first place at the 2004 Universal Cheer Association/Universal Dance Association College Nationals in Orlando, Fla. "For us, it is like winning the Final Four or the Rose Bowl.
If you've ever looked at a new car in a dealership showroom and thought, "I could do better than that," here's your chance.
Although there are almost three weeks left until Michigan's Democratic caucus, officials already are predicting that voter participation might be the largest in recent years. As of Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party had processed about 23,000 applications to vote by mail or online, according to Mark Brewer, executive chair of the party. Brewer said the number of applications already has exceeded the total amount of votes in three of the past five Democratic caucuses.
Some Michigan legislators are trying to make Michigan a contender for professional boxing matches.
I've read some interesting letters in The State News lately. On Jan. 20 ("Ned's ad merely a joke, not offensive"), Marc Stemmer wrote that the Ned's ads were "harmless humor" and "clearly a joke." On Jan.