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What is art?Is it a statue of a famous person? An arrangement of flowers? A revealing self-portrait?Or is it an image of someone vomiting on a city sidewalk?These days, just about anything can be considered art."That's a very tough question," says studio art graduate student Jeremy Forman.
While oil fields in Iraq remain safe, gas prices in Michigan have dropped nearly 16 cents per gallon in the past two weeks.AAA spokesman Jim Rink said war fears have not come forth and have allowed for the decrease in gas prices."Initial fears that the oil fields in Iraq would be sabotaged have not taken place," Rink said.
A cultural mosaic of students and faculty gathered in front of the Administration Building Tuesday, as chants of "What do we want?
On April 3-4, 2000, a celebration occurred at in East Lansing and on MSU's campus after the Spartans won the NCAA men's basketball championship.
I miss that "I'm an American" commercial. You know the one. It aired in the aftermath of the Sept.
Angel Salinas said his parents are glad he's not going to Ecuador this summer.Salinas was one of nine students planning to study abroad in Ecuador this summer, but was notified via e-mail Wednesday the education and society program didn't fill its quota of students and was canceled."That might have been the reason the program was canceled, because my family was praying," the Spanish sophomore said.
Editor's Note: The following story was originally printed in The State News on March 27, 2000. Statenews.com will post stories from the Spartans' two NCAA title runs from our archives throughout this year's NCAA tournament.By Jamie Cook The State NewsAubrun Hills- Mateen Cleaves is glad he stayed.In the wake of MSU's gritty 75-64 win over Iowa State, which saw more late-game heroics from Spartan seniors, he's really glad.Now the irrefutable heart of the team finds himself heading back to the Final Four."It's times like this that make you feel good about your decisions, especially after I got hurt," he said.
First of all, I would like to congratulate the basketball team for getting as far as they did. We'll make a better run next year.
Coming off a successful opening weekend of Big Ten play, the MSU softball team hopes to keep its winning ways alive with a midweek tilt against Eastern Michigan.Head coach Jacquie Joseph said although the Eagles (3-21 overall) are having a down year, her team should not overlook a lesser opponent."We need to get down there and play against the team and not the names on the jerseys," Joseph said.
Until Friday night, I had always regarded sports events and fans with an air of detachment and slight cynicism.
Why did I know that after Texas beat Tom Izzo's Spartans the students at MSU would find the loss to be yet another excuse to riot?
Last month was not one to remember for the MSU baseball team.The Spartans (5-17 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) lost the first 10 games of March and 16 of 18 overall.Although MSU lost a lot of firepower in the offseason, the team's 17 losses are disappointing considering last season's 38-19 record.MSU manager Ted Mahan said playing every game on the road so far has something to do with the poor start."I don't know many teams in the country that play 22 consecutive road games against good teams," Mahan said.
On Sept. 7, 1997 a disturbance occurred on Gunson Street in East Lansing. The following stories are from The State News' archives: Sept.
Most people love nostalgia. In fact, they eat it up. People are eager to revamp the past, maybe because the present trends tend to suck, in an effort to make everyday life more cool.
On May 1-2, 1998, a riot occurred at Munn field on MSU's campus. The following stories are from The State News' archives: May 2, 1998: Riot May 2, 1998: Riot escalates as night wears on May 2, 1998: Officials exude disappointment May 2, 1998: Munn field: 'catalyst for student protest' May 4, 1998: Students react to rioting May 4, 1998:17 arrested in weekend riot
You can take the coach out of the Final Four, but you won't be able to take the Final Four out of the coach. MSU Sports Information Assistant Director Matt Larson confirmed Tuesday MSU head coach Tom Izzo will join anchors Greg Gumbel and Clark Kellogg in CBS studios for analysis of this weekend's national semifinal and championship games.
MSU and East Lansing police have received several tips that might lead them to participants in weekend disturbances that caused up to $40,000 in damage, police officials said Tuesday. "We're hoping for some good public input," MSU police Inspector Bill Wardwell said.
I am ashamed of and appalled by the actions of a select few MSU students for their post-game "celebrations" on both Friday and Sunday nights.