More College-bound high school seniors are applying to MSU early so they can receive their response and avoid the “maybe” answer wait lists supply.Jim Cotter, senior associate director of admissions at MSU, said the process of applying to college has been displaced.“We expect to reach record applicants, but not by 3,000,” he said.
East Lansing residents got a glance at some possible sculptures for downtown on Tuesday evening, and will have a voice in which sculpture is picked.One of three sculptures will adorn a downtown fountain in the alley Campus Town Mall.A five-member art selection panel recommended three sculptors from a roster of more than 100 to make small-scale models of their designs for the fountain.The models were introduced at East Lansing City Hall on Tuesday evening.Michael Sundermann, chairman of the city’s arts commission, said the selection process is unique because public comment will be considered in the decision.“What the people think is important,” he said.
If you thought your test scores were bad, then look at the state of Michigan’s. The state fell from a “C” grade in 2000 to a “D-plus”’ grade this year for statewide university affordability, according to a report issued by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education earlier this month.But State Sen.
When her roommate found a lump in her breast last October, special education junior Jeanette Lantzy knew she wanted to do something to help out.“It was a scare for all of us,” Lantzy said.Although her friend’s lump turned out to be benign, the reality of breast cancer motivated Lantzy and a group of friends to team up with about 30 campus organizations to participate in Tell a Friend, Save a Life, a campaign associated with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Breast cancer can appear in college-aged women, but the Tell a Friend, Save a Life campaign will focus on women over the age of 40, when most women are at risk.
Athletics Director Ron Mason has pledged unwavering support for football head coach Bobby Williams in Sunday’s Lansing State Journal regardless of what happens the rest of this year.
Tension on campus escalated Tuesday at a mock refugee camp set up near Erickson Hall.The Students for Palestinian Human Rights organization created the camp as part of Palestinian Awareness Week.Sarah Al-Kabour passed out information fliers to students passing by.
University groups that use Robert’s Rules of Order to direct their meetings are invited to attend the Residence Halls Association’s parliamentary seminar at 6:30 p.m.
All American Pita, 553 E. Grand River Ave., is hosting a CD release party from 6 to 9 p.m. today for Jason Mraz’s debut album “Waiting For My Rocket To Come.” The 25-year-old was born in Virginia but spent the last two years of his life in the sunny streets of San Diego playing regular gigs at coffee houses until the day he was signed to Elektra Records.
Community leaders need to quit sidestepping the issue and apologize to the women involved in last year’s Linton Hall anthrax scare. The bottom line is that emergency officials were not well prepared to handle such an incident, and their inabilities have caused the women involved emotional distress. The women and the Lansing branch of the American Civil Liberties Union met Friday to address concerns over the handling of the situation. On Oct.
I have been an MSU sports fan since 1957, when I was 10 years old. That was back in the era of Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty. Most of you only know these people by the buildings that carry their names.
CCHA arenas don’t get much farther away from MSU than Nebraska-Omaha’s Civic Auditorium.But they don’t get much closer to home for Spartan hockey players Tim Hearon and Chad Hontvet.Hearon, a junior center, and Hontvet, a freshman right wing, both played their junior hockey in the Cornhusker State.
The Spartans improved their record to 10-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten this weekend after downing No.
The Spartans finished the Minnesota Invitational this weekend with six doubles wins. Two doubles teams, seniors Adam Hourani and Jimmy McGuire, and sophomore Anthony Stefani and freshman Mike Brown, each collected two victories in the tournament on Sunday. The Spartans will travel next to Madison, Wis., after 10 days of rest to compete in the Omni Hotels Region IV Tournament.
Brandy Muscato watched intently as the two salsa dance teachers spun each other around. Although she had never practiced salsa dancing before, Muscato and her roommate, no-preference freshman Libby Hingst, partnered up and tried to mimic the teachers’ moves while spinning and laughing.
It’s frustrating to watch the Spartan football program continue to crumble when the simple remedy is to call for the “coach’s head.” The question can be made why the athletics director would equate this lack of performance to his own first two years as a coach and term the program as in a “rebuilding” stage.
Lansing - Investigating relationships between police and the community and expanding minority business contracts are among the priorities of the city council in the next fiscal year. The council announced a new set of budget resolutions for 2003-04 at Monday’s meeting.
East Lansing resident Pauline Gaseller situated her 3-year-old son’s ski cap as he peered over the green bar of the hay wagon to see the Red Cedar River. Small pieces of hay flew up as a tractor halted to a stop at a red light on Farm Lane on Monday. Gaseller and her son Takudzwa were among students and East Lansing residents who came out to learn about MSU’s history while enjoying free donuts, cider and the fall night air. “I really enjoyed it,” Gaseller, who came from Zimbabwe three months ago to join her husband, who studies at MSU.
Sophomore forward Michelle Carstens was awarded Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors Monday after netting three goals in weekend action. The first tally came Saturday in a 5-1 victory over Indiana (3-9 overall, 1-2 Big Ten). Carstens went on to strike twice Sunday during a heated matchup against No.
Kathleen Clark began writing for the stage on a sailboat traveling down the East coast of the United States, heading for the sunny Bahamas. “If you’ve ever wanted to be a writer, that’s the place to do it,” she said.
A group of health-care organization leaders held a news conference at the Sparrow Professional Building, 1200 E.