Though swift and graceful in the pool, the sidewalk is a different story for freshmen Ian Clutten and Rudolf Wagenaar.Clutten and Wagenaar are from Capetown, South Africa, and aren't as excited with the weather at MSU as they are about everything else."The climate change has been tough," Wagenaar said.
Student leaders are recommending several initiatives to expand prevention and enforcement activities to the city in hopes of reducing noise violations.At East Lansing's University Student Commission meeting members discussed making changes to East Lansing City Council's noise reduction recommendations Tuesday for residents before a policy is implemented.
The 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision drew crowds of advocates Wednesday eager to state their cases for the future of abortion. Students and government officials united in song and prayer for an end to abortion during an afternoon gathering on the state Capitol's steps.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson on Tuesday characterized a hateful flier posted in Shaw Hall as "reprehensible, cruel and degrading."A hall complex director filed a police report this week after an insensitive flier was found posted on the dorm's walls.
Officials from the Capital Area United Way announced at their Tuesday meeting $1.8 million was embezzled after the completion of an internal investigation. Jacquelyn Allen-MacGregor, the chapter's former finance chief, is thought to have used 375 checks during the past seven years to embezzle the money from the umbrella charity, spokesman David Holoweiko said. "It's been pretty sickening," he said.
America is beginning to awaken from the slumber of taking political matters too lightly. Freezing temperatures did not stop nearly 1,000 protesters from gathering in front of Michigan's Capitol on Saturday for the Greater Lansing Network against War in Iraq's "Solidarity Walk." It also didn't stop the tens-of-thousands sized-crowd from an anti-war rally and march in Washington, D.C. Many protesters made signs such as "Drop Bush, Not Bombs" and "Weapons of Mass Destruction, Who Used Them First?" to show their outrage against the conflict with Iraq.
Hell yeah, America. Let's talk about patriotism. Let's talk about love and loyal or zealous support for one's country - in our case, the good old U.S.
Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany will be speaking about commercialism in intercollegiate athletics at 1:30 p.m.
In response to Dan McDonald's letter ("United States has problems of its own," SN 1/16), I would like to make a few points. As an American, I would ask McDonald to not assume things about people outside of his circle of war protesters.
The lobby of Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre was full of anxious people waiting for the doors to open for the one-woman performance of "Faces of America."The show, which only ran on Tuesday, starred Fran de Leon portraying six different people.
To some, today serves as a reminder of a catastrophic decision. To others, it is a day of celebration. On the 30th anniversary of the U.S.
I am writing in response to Mary Lee's letter ("Cell phone use isn't a problem for 'U'," SN 1/21). I personally think this ban might be needed.
MSU's most important players were dropping like flies against Nebraska-Omaha this weekend. But fortunately for MSU head coach Rick Comley and the vitality of Spartan hockey, no one was hurt too seriously. In Friday's first period, freshman left wing David Booth, senior defenseman John-Michael Liles and freshman defenseman Corey Potter all had to be helped into the locker room after incurring various injuries within a 73-second span.
MSU's Residence Halls Association members are planning to finalize the organization's budget today.
Audrey Brockhaus walks to class with socks on her hands. The advertising junior lost her mittens and said she can't stand the cold without her hands covered. "That's how I keep warm," she said.
Back in the day, during what is referred to as the "Before Time," the most diverse a coffee shop got was regular or decaf. Now, in the age of ginseng, enhancement pills, Slurpees and the health conscious - things are beginning to evolve. These days, the diversity has increased a little, creating three types of caffeine-seekers who, remarkably, all can be found sitting together on any given day at any given coffee shop. Where do you fall in? The Anti-coffees No coffee, no way, no how. Christophir Jentoft remembers his shock when he found he had a paper due in a matter of hours for one of his classes - a paper he hadn't yet started. Out of stress and the necessity to stay awake, the anthropology graduate student decided to try caffeine pills along with a few cups of coffee. "Once in my undergraduate years I tried one of the types of pills and it made me violently ill," he said.
A proposal to split the Department of Romance and Classical Languages into two smaller units moved on to the next stage of debate.The Executive Committee of Academic Council decided Tuesday to send the plan to the MSU Board of Trustees.
As a journalism student, I am aware of how responsible journalists and news publications are supposed to be unbiased.