Despite a strong belief that nothing good will ever come out of Ann Arbor, the melodically aggressive quartet TapRoot is set to make people think otherwise.
When Adam Miller received a letter from Creators Syndicate last July, he thought it was nothing more than another form letter.“I had gotten other rejection letters, and they all used form letters and I thought that’s what this was,” said Miller, 27.“I was about to stick it in a file and forget about it.”But after reading through it carefully a second time, Miller was shocked, and even thought it was a joke.In the letter, the California-based organization offered Miller a syndication contract for his comic strip “Bachelor Party,” which explores the lives of recent college graduates.When Miller attended MSU, the comic was called “Student Ghetto” and featured younger versions of the same characters in “Bachelor Party.” The comic ran for about three semesters in The State News. After graduation in 1999, Miller immediately began sending his material to syndication companies throughout the nation.“I got a lot of good response from it at first, but people didn’t really want to syndicate it to college kids - they didn’t see the college market as strong enough for a national paper,” he said.For that reason, Miller changed the name of the comic to “Bachelor Party” and marketed it toward an older crowd and a bigger market.John Newcombe is the director of development at Creators Syndicate.
The Find Your Power Tech Tour paid a visit to MSU on its 18-campus voyage Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane.Microsoft and Intel are sponsoring the tour in its first year, and the turnout at each of the first eight schools, such as Penn State University and Florida State University, has been promising, said Greg Sullivan, lead product manager of the Windows Division of Microsoft.
This letter is in response to Monday’s letter to the editor that said football head coach Bobby Williams will develop into as good a coach as he is a recruiter (“Don’t dog Williams, give him a chance” SN 10/14). What a joke. Good coaches don’t develop in the Big Ten.
When Shaumanique Bright searched for the perfect apartment, she said her main focus was not on new renovations or extra facilities, but on location. “I try not to drive as much,” the family community services senior said.
MSU is preparing for one of the most significant policy changes to occur with nonimmigrant students and visiting scholars holding student visas, officials say. Starting Jan.
In 1973, Sarah Weddington argued the Supreme Court case about the still-controversial topic of whether women have the constitutional right to have an abortion. Today, 30 years after winning the landmark Roe v.
Not much changed for better or worse as a result of Tuesday’s debate between governor hopefuls Attorney General Jennifer Granholm and Lt.
Recently my friends and I were watching “The Real World,” as we do together almost every Tuesday evening - spectators to the squeezed-out drama of seven messed-up strangers living together in a Las Vegas casino suite.
Some residents of the only quiet hall on campus have been in an uproar over a new policy they learned Sunday.The rule required that all doors must remain shut during quiet hours.
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.