If you flip through the pages of the November issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, you might notice a familiar face from one of your classes. Michigan's hunkiest bachelor, according to editors of the magazine, is human biology senior Jamie Batzer. So what is it like to be a hunk?
Large trees showering red and yellow leaves line Tulane Drive in north Lansing. The residential street is an unlikely location for a protest. But Thursday morning, a dozen protesters from By Any Means Necessary gathered at 2510 Tulane Drive to protest an anti-affirmative action petition. Being careful to follow Lansing police orders not to step on the lawn, members of the national affirmative action group circled the driveway of the two-story gray house. The house is the business office for National Petition Management, a petition-collection service contracted by Ward Connerly of the American Civil Rights Institute in California.
Vampires and princesses frolicked around downtown East Lansing on Thursday evening, playing spooky tricks and gathering sugar-filled treats. The disguised children participated in the 13th annual Great Pumpkin Walk, sponsored by East Lansing merchants promoting safe trick-or-treating. Ariel from "The Little Mermaid," one of many costumed children, enjoyed a can of Orange Crush as she left Flat's Grill, 551 E.
Senior quarterback Jeff Smoker and the Spartans have scorched Big Ten opponents this season with a precise aerial attack that they've come to rely on heavily.
On Oct.12, there appeared in the Lansing State Journal a huge advertisement that the United States Marine Band (the President's Band) would be appearing at Wharton Center for a concert on Nov.
The hype surrounding the MSU men's basketball team was finally put in writing Thursday evening when the Spartans were ranked No.
MSU will be home to the 2003 Big Ten Cross Country Championships on Sunday. The teams will compete at the Forest Akers East Golf Course with the first women's 6k race beginning at 10:45 a.m.
Quarterback This might be the most intriguing of all of the matchups, with both senior signal callers having taken much different roads to a successful final season. Jeff Smoker took the long road, missing the end of last season after a substance abuse-related suspension and returning to become one of the country's most efficient passers.
With the season reaching its stretch run, wins have become more important in the Heisman Trophy picture. With a perfect season in the works, Oklahoma quarterback Jason White remains the favorite to win the trophy this season.
As Lansing residents take to the polls Tuesday to choose a leader for Lansing, we hope they will consider voting for incumbent Mayor Tony Benavides.
When Kristy Pollina was younger, she and her sister used to wish they could design clothes for their Barbie dolls.
The MSU hockey team wants to be a winning team for Halloween.Only two wins will grant the Spartans that treat.That feat can happen this weekend, as the Spartans (3-3 overall, 2-2 CCHA) play a home-and-home series against Ferris State (2-4-0, 1-3-0). Friday's contest at Munn Ice Arena faces off at 8:05 p.m.
The fight song just isn't enough, and bouncing along with the band and cheering at the appropriate time doesn't quite cut it.For MSU and University of Michigan superfans, there's got to be something more.Like a cape, an overnight camp-out or a trans-Atlantic visit.Fans at both universities are gearing up for the big game this weekend by purchasing color-coded gear and selling or scrambling for tickets.But the superfans are going a little further.
Many doubt, the MSU men's basketball schedule is amazing. It has been described as the most brutal schedule in Spartans history.Only time will tell.But the "Magical Journey" head coach Tom Izzo is so fond of isn't a venture down the road.
Staying true to its signature sound, The Strokes delivers an above-average performance on its sophomore album, "Room On Fire." It was with hits such as "Last Nite," "Someday" and "Hard to Explain" that the Strokes used to launched into the American music scene just two years ago.
Editor's note: all quotes in this column are fictitious. After the dramatic success of the "Cold War" and his guarantee that the "BasketBowl" will be "one of the signature moments in Michigan State history," Michigan State Athletic Director Ron Mason is ready to announce the next big Spartan spectacle. "I see 'The Third Trojan War' as a fitting end to this historic trilogy," Mason said.
The MSU men's soccer team will play its two final home games at Old College Field this weekend against Bowling Green and No.
MSU has surprised everyone and the humor of ragging on a Spartans team that fell into the 4-8 abyss last season has run dry. But, in honor of the lack of names on jerseys and the retirement of the No.
I would just like to ask The State News and the Black Coaches Association a question: When did the words "minorities" and "blacks" become synonyms?
It could be called eccentric, but with the results John L. Smith has produced this season, maybe it's genius.With his victory slaps and cowboy grin, John L.