Tuition might seem expensive to some students, but it also was a problem in the ’60s for MSU Trustee Don Nugent when he was beginning his agricultural studies at MSU. “I do understand what it’s like to put yourself through school,” the board’s chairperson said, adding he went to school and had to drop out for two terms to save up money for his education.
The University Activities Board and Residence Halls Association are co-sponsoring auditions for “Spartan Idol: The Making of an MSU Superstar” today and Tuesday. RHA and the University Activities Board had been discussing the idea, said Derek Wallbank, external vice-president of RHA.
I’m pretty sure Chris Hardwick hates his job. Hardwick, the former co-host of MTV’s “Singled Out” with Jenny McCarthy, is back on the television dating scene with Sony Pictures Television’s effervescent reality show, “Shipmates.” The program follows two often disillusioned contestants around a cruise ship while they painfully size each other up and decide if their unworthiness to each other will preclude the eventual dance-floor hookup. Hardwick, in a continuous state of apparent physical and emotional pain, will sigh and roll his eyes as he gives the post date wrap-up, where nail-biting viewers find out if the curious daters have confessed their liking for each other or bitterly left the cruise ship alone. But his wearied attitude and sarcasm regarding the contestants and their important mission is almost vital to the show - it reminds the television audience that despite the overflow of shows like “Shipmates” and its familiar counterparts “Blind Date,” “elimiDATE,” “Dismissed” and “The 5th Wheel,” our culture might not readily embrace the ideals present in every skin-tight episode.
Junior defenseman Joe Markusen’s name usually doesn’t spring to mind when listing the offensive threats on the MSU hockey team. But the light-scoring blueliner made a huge play late for the Spartans in Friday’s game against Lake Superior State at Munn Ice Arena. With the score tied 2-2 and the clock winding down in the third period, Markusen corralled a high pass from sophomore defenseman Duncan Keith at the point and fired a long feed to sophomore forward Brock Radunske at the side of the crease. From there, Radunske simply guided the puck into the mostly open net to lift the Spartans to a 3-2 victory with 2.7 seconds left. “I knew he was in the area,” Markusen said of Radunske.
In the near future, students might be able to hop on a bus and travel anywhere on campus they want - without worrying about paying. ASMSU’s Academic Assembly is working to develop a transportation tax that each student would pay to ride the Capitol Area Transportation Authority buses - much like the taxes students pay each semester for services provided by ASMSU, the Residence Halls Association and The State News. Adam Raezler, James Madison representative for the undergraduate student government’s Academic Assembly, said the tax won’t come easily, but he has hopes of it happening by the 2004-05 school year. “This is just a great service for students,” he said.
A legion of students vying for the affection of four singles entered the ultimate compatibility contest Thursday night - hoping to get singled out.Case Hall Singled Out, sponsored by the Case Hall government, was based on the popular MTV 1990s game show, “Singled Out.”The price for the winners of the contest was an all-expenses-paid dinner to Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 5015 Marsh Road in Okemos.About 30 men and 40 women were placed in the dating pool.
Shaun Murray, Phi Delta Theta social chairman, almost lost his girlfriend over this.Murray spent the last two months preparing for Friday’s Oktoberfest 2002, an outdoor concert at the rock on Farm Lane to benefit the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, an organization that fights Lou Gehrig’s Disease.“It’s been so stressful,” the public administration and public policy sophomore said.
Football fan support continued to seesaw at Saturday’s loss to Wisconsin in Spartan Stadium. Some students carried signs and wore shirts with written jabs at junior quarterback Jeff Smoker, who was nowhere to be seen after head coach Bobby Williams suspended him indefinitely Thursday for violating unspecified team rules.
The Spartan hockey team flirted with disaster, but came out on top of Lake Superior State on Friday night at Munn Ice Arena.MSU dominated most of the game - taking a 2-0 lead into the final two minutes of the third period - but a quick Laker barrage tied the game 2-2 with 56 seconds remaining.As it turned out, the Lakers’ gallant comeback merely set the stage for a dramatic victory for the Spartans (4-2 overall, 3-1 CCHA).Sophomore left wing Brock Radunske netted a goal with 2.7 seconds left in the third period to win it for the 12th-ranked Spartans.
The Spartans played like they were happy to be back home in East Lansing.No. 25 MSU welcomed Purdue into Jenison Field House by sweeping the Boilermakers, 30-23, 30-23 and 30-19.
The Spartans’ downward season spiral continued under Spartan Stadium’s lights on Saturday as MSU fell to Wisconsin, 42-24.MSU falls to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten.
The Spartans knew their match with the Fighting Illini was going to be tough, but they didn’t expect this.It took five games and extra points in the deciding fifth game, but MSU outlasted a scrappy Illinois squad on Saturday 38-40, 30-22, 30-21, 25-30, 16-14.MSU improved to 14-6 overall on the season and 6-4 in the Big Ten.
The Asian Pacific American Student Organization kicks off its annual fall conference today with the theme “APASObilities.” “Our theme comes from the fact that anything is possible,” said APASO secretary Stephanie Moy, an elementary education sophomore. Moy said the purpose of the conference is to spread Asian-American culture to the MSU community and increase awareness. “We want to help the whole campus, not just Asian Americans,” she said.
Melvin “Butch” Hollowell may have many things on his mind since announcing his candidacy for secretary of state, but the Democratic attorney can rest easy when it comes to choosing a necktie. “My daughter picks out my ties every morning - she takes out a tie, lays it neatly on the bed and she says, ‘this is what you’re going to do today,’” Hollowell said laughing.
Proposal 1 compromises the freedom of citizens who actively contribute to their government. And it’s an idea Michigan voters should not support. In an effort to overturn a decision by the GOP-controlled Legislature, the state Democratic Party introduced the measure to let voters decide if straight-ticket voting should be eliminated.
Last week Death Ro mimicked the Spartans as his downfall continued, while McSkinny took a two-game lead, as he was the first prognosticator to post a perfect week. With only the Trojans of USC claiming victory for Death Ro (21-17), DR went 1-4 for the second consecutive week.
A black mechanical bat hung from the ceiling and flew around in circles as students shopped at the temporary Halloween Warehouse Superstore in preparation for Halloween next Thursday. From large afros to fake blood, the store housed many of the items students need to capture the Halloween spirit. Business senior Choey Sookthis, a saleswoman at the 115 E.
After jetting from MSU following his sophomore season to taste the NBA’s glory, Marcus Taylor was released by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Taylor was selected by the Timberwolves with the 52nd overall pick in the draft.
Body care products and cell phones go hand-in-hand at Meridian Mall this month to battle domestic violence. The Body Shop has partnered with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Wireless Foundation to sponsor a national cell phone collection for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Customers are asked to donate their old cell phones to the store so they can be sold, refurbished or recycled with proceeds going to the national coalition and the Wireless Foundation. The Body Shop in Meridian Mall, 1982 W.