In her first meeting as interim president, Lou Anna Simon and the MSU Board of Trustees met Friday to discuss new housing rates, the stadium seating scholarship program and changes to academic programs.Starting in the fall, on-campus housing costs will increase by 6 percent for double room residents with 15 meals a week.
Bryan Gale thrives on being one-of-a-kind. The junior right-hander's pitching style is what puts him in a class of his own on the mound.
A new class about author J.R.R. Tolkien aims to expose MSU students to a different kind of diversity. "You've got elves, you've got dwarves, you've got men, you've got wizards, and Gandalf - whatever he is," said John Rauk, chairman of the Department of Romance and Classical Languages.
Fox News Channel, added to campus cable lineups shortly after war began with Iraq, will soon vanish from MSU screens. The channel, which will finish running on May 2, was a temporary addition to the lineup, said Doug Owen, who manages cable television for University Housing.
The MSU softball team hopes to continue its quest for a Big Ten title this weekend when it faces conference cellar dwellers Indiana and Purdue. The fourth-place Spartans (30-14 overall, 8-5 Big Ten) will tussle with both the Hoosiers (17-27, 0-12) and the Boilermakers (31-22, 4-8) - 11th and ninth in the Big Ten, respectively - at Old College Field.
Halfway through the $1.2 billion Campaign for MSU, officials said donations are on the rise and more money could be on the way from Detroit's Big Three automakers. On Tuesday, representatives from the automotive industry will meet with university officials at a formal banquet to kick off the matching donation portion of the fund raiser. For every dollar employees of DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp.
Entering into a college or university requires students to have the basic skills needed to be successful in an institution of higher education.
The MSU Board of Trustees approved an unpaid leave of absence for President M. Peter McPherson of his duties as he prepares to leave for Iraq in a few days.McPherson will serve as the financial coordinator for the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for 130 days in Iraq.Although his duties will not be finished in that time, McPherson said he "fully expected to get a substantial amount done."In Iraq, McPherson will focus on strengthening and rebuilding the war-torn country's economy.
Alex Gonzales swung her legs from a chair in the Heritage Cafe in the basement of the Union on Thursday afternoon, picking at her plate of macaroni and cheese as she watched MSU students walk past her. In nine years she hopes to be one of them. Gonzales, 9, made a special visit to MSU's campus for "Take Your Child to Work Day," with MSU librarian Shelia Bryant, a friend of her family. The event, organized by the Women's Resource Center, offered a morning full of tours and presentations for more than 100 MSU employees and their children. Gonzales and Bryant toured the Main Library to learn about special collections, followed by a visit to the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden. But Bryant's favorite event was a stop at MSU Laboratory Animal Resources, where the pair learned about research animals and met the staff that cares for them. "My favorite part is when we saw the rats and bunnies and dogs," Gonzales said.
Well, the football world is just one day away from the offseason's most anticipated event - the NFL Draft. Names will be called.
As his eagle putt from the back fringe rolls downhill 25 feet to the hole and then three feet past it, Eric Jorgensen wears a look of both surprise and knowing on his face. "Man, that's fast," he says. He was standing on the green of the par-5 13th hole at Forest Akers West Golf Course.
My name is BJ Myers, and I am writing in response to your article about John Eckhold, the 23-year-old student found dead on Sunday "Student remembered for interests" (SN 4/23). He was a dear friend of mine I have known for as long as I can remember.
Sine Die, pronounced "sign-e-dye," is a term describing the last day of a two-year session when legislation goes unsigned in Congress.
Three days before MSU police officer Travis Schuler was told he had to report to begin his journey to Iraq, he called his close buddy MSU police officer Danial Munford to deliver the news. Munford said the family always knew there was a chance Schuler's reserve unit would be called up as the United States had moved closer to war, but when the news of his deployment hit home on Jan.
Butts follows former coach to Kentucky After one year of serving as an assistant coach on the women's basketball team, Niya Butts announced she is leaving for an assistant coaching position at Kentucky. Butts will be joining new Wildcat head coach Mickie DeMoss, who was named Kentucky's head coach after 18 years as an assistant and associate head coach at Tennessee.
MSU senior forward Syreeta Bromfield is now a member of the WNBA's Detroit Shock. The Shock selected Bromfield with their third-round pick, the 28th overall selection in Friday's draft, making the 6-foot forward the first Spartan on a WNBA roster. Bromfield played two seasons for the Spartans, averaging a team-best 15.6 points in her junior season.
I was shocked to learn recently that the university, as part of its budget cuts, plans to cut the social dance class for the next academic year and probably beyond.
After nearly 25 years, the Pigs and Freaks are ready to butt heads again. But this time the hostilities between police officers and college students looming over a football game will no longer attract 40,000 fans.
After a tumultuous year of pro- and anti-war demonstrations, affirmative action debates, gender identity discussions and rallies for domestic partner benefits, David Mitchell said it's time for students to recharge. "After a while, you get so many issues thrown at you that you want to get back to the ideas behind them," the human biology junior said. Mitchell, a member of Students For Economic Justice, said his group and other student groups will spend more time organizing small discussions, learning more about current events and preparing for the fall semester. But it won't deter the students from planning bigger summer events, he said.
What is it about summer movies that allows us to suspend disbelief and snootiness? All year round we are slammed with crappy movies such as the insipid likes of "Darkness Falls," "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Basic." We bitch and moan about how bad Hollywood has gotten and yet, as soon as summer hits us, we flock to theaters, ready to consume any mindless drivel we can. And for some reason it's a great time.