Harold Strong, an executive board member from the Philadelphia Boys and Girls Clubs, will be holding an interactive discussion on issues of diversity in the workplace. "We will be talking about the business aspects of diversity and how small businesses are affected by diversity," Strong said.
If basketball had three stars of the game like hockey, Kelvin Torbert would have been the undisputed first star Saturday.The sophomore guard scored a career-high 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting in MSU's 64-51 win over Northwestern.
MSU's peace and justice studies specialization program hosted its first lecture Friday, featuring author and teacher Hans Joas.Joas is director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt in Germany and a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago.
The MSU wrestling team finished its six-match homestand with an unblemished record. The seventh-ranked Spartans (9-5 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) moved into a first-place tie with Iowa and Minnesota in the Big Ten after MSU slid past the No.
Obviously, dance clubs like Sparty's Night Club have hired some pretty inept advertisers. Here's a suggestion to make the sign outside of Sparty's more concise and applicable to its customers' apparel: WHITES ONLY, AND WE DON'T MEAN T-SHIRTS. The sign outside of Sparty's announces that the dress code prohibits anyone wearing FUBU, Sean John and Phat Farm clothes, along with "work boots" and "thick gold or silver chains." All three clothing brands are owned by and worn mainly by minorities. So what is Sparty's trying to say?
A year and a half ago, Patti Roost went to work for three children she had never met.A 4-month-old infant, his teenage mother and her 13-year-old brother had been raised in a fatherless home by a drug-addicted mother who was so paranoid she didn't allow her children to attend school."Pretty much for their whole lives, these children have been with no real home, mainly taking care of their mother," said Roost, a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Ingham County.The children were placed in foster care with a relative.
Children's Caucus will address quality of life Rep. Michael Murphy, D-Lansing, and three fellow Michigan legislators will co-chair the Children's Caucus in order to "protect and promote children's interests in the Legislature." Gov.
You'd think a beach volleyball game featuring scantily clad women would only appeal to the male half of the species.
Although many people are afraid to admit it, they - like me - are in front of their television sets every Monday and Thursday watching the superstars of the WWF. Yeah, I said 'F'. I just can't get used to World Wrestling Entertainment. I've watched this stuff basically my entire life and still have no idea why; although the scantily clad women who parade around the ring could have something to do with it.
It has every feature to make it the must-have boxing game for next-generation consoles. It has great graphics, promising gameplay and wacky characters to keep it entertaining. Unfortunately "Black & Bruised" got knocked out tripping over the ropes and never even made it to the first round. At first appearance, this game is dazzling.
I would like to respond to "Terror propaganda," (SN 2/11) as well as Matt Lemere's letter "Terror alert could serve a purpose," (SN 2/14). What I am surprised to hear is that citizens of this nation were surprised about the Sept.
Maggie Roso and Michael Simyn sat at a table in the corner of the Union Gold Rooms on Sunday afternoon playfully laughing at each other, eating brownies and waiting for the perfect song."Maggie said that all of her dances are for me," Simyn said.
Students showing apathy to possible tuition increases and university cuts are about to get an education.On Friday, members of Students Protecting and Representing Education, or SPARE, discussed going door-to-door, mailing fliers, presenting slide shows before Campus Center movie presentations at Wells Hall and passing out membership bracelets in an effort to rally support against tuition increases and university cuts."We have to keep putting pressure on (students)," said Jared English, director of university governmental budgetary affairsfor ASMSU.
Ann Arbor - MSU's 82-55 waxing of archrival Michigan on Sunday at Crisler Arena was anything but competitive as the Spartans swept the season series for the first time in seven years.And to senior forward Syreeta Bromfield, nothing tastes as sweet as beating the enemy in its own domain."Oh man it feels so good," she said.
What exactly makes "Taxi Driver" so great? Is it the brilliant performances? Is it Martin Scorsese's ability to turn film into an artist's canvas?
I was amazed to read the "Born to be wild" editorial in The State News (SN 2/13). The gist of the argument, as I understood it, was that: 1) College is a time to be wild and throw restraint to the wind, 2) Since sex sells, it must be okay to sell it, and 3) It was just good fun and no woman was forced to do anything that she did not want to. In response: Argument 1 completely disregards the consequences of one's actions.
Students showing apathy to possible tuition increases and university cuts are about to get a rude awakening. On Friday, members of Students Protecting And Representing Education, or SPARE, discussed going door-to-door, mailing fliers, presenting slideshows before Campus Center movie presentations and passing out membership bracelets in an effort to rally support against tuition increases and university cuts. "We have to keep putting pressure on (students)," said Jared English, director of university governmental budgetary affairs for ASMSU.
Peter Ruark has been involved in peace efforts for the past 20 years. He brought his family to Saturday's statewide peace march to the state Capitol.
It was low-scoring, ugly and slow, but that's the way the MSU men's basketball team liked it Saturday, knocking off visiting Northwestern 61-54.The Spartans (14-9 overall, 6-5 Big Ten) again defended Breslin Center, improving to 5-0 at home in conference play.
Better luck, an edge in puck possession and a lively home crowd buoyed the MSU hockey team to a 5-3 victory over archrival No.