The Graduate Employees Union and university officials met Thursday to begin the second phase of a grievance process, and when it was over, both parties said they expected the contract issue to be resolved soon. Outside, about 10 to 15 union members rallied together to show support for their three representatives attending the meeting.
MSU officials said they never questioned assistant basketball coach Mark Montgomery’s education because head coach Tom Izzo saw Montgomery’s graduation ceremony.
When she came to MSU in 2000, Emmy Miller faced a gigantic challenge - playing volleyball.Miller was a three-year letter winner at Okemos High School and played for Lansing Area Volleyball Association and USA Michigan teams before becoming a Spartan.But all that experience didn’t prime her for collegiate ball - not mentally or physically.“Her freshman year, she was just really overwhelmed,” head coach Chuck Erbe said.
The second annual Sports Crazy Night will be held at the courtyard behind the International Center and Wells Hall beginning at 9 p.m.
When I reminisce about my senior year of high school, the first images that come to mind are not of senioritis and partying.
Lansing - Troy resident Valerie Avore sat with her eyes closed Tuesday morning next to a large, colorful photo display.
The Bush administration has done a poor job of keeping Americans and foreigners informed about international policy, and we are not the only ones taking notice. The U.S.
There’s nothing more exhilarating for an athlete than taking the field in front of thousands of supportive, cheering fans. It gets the blood flowing, the adrenaline pumping and reminds you how great it is to be playing the game you love. But on the flip side, there’s nothing more painful than hearing those same fans rain down boos of displeasure. It’s like Brutus stabbing Caesar in the back.
A successful UMass Classic last weekend has the MSU men’s soccer team riding a 4-1 record into a pair of games against teams from the Hoosier State this weekend. Although unranked and below .500 so far this season, Valparaiso upset No.
As a proud member of the MSU community I would like to attempt to overturn one of the deepest running traditions on this campus - the verbal bashing of and lack of respect for the Red Cedar River.
The State News editorial “Drug Talk” (SN 9/18) is based on the incorrect assumption that marijuana use is inherently harmful.
The Carnegie Corp. of New York officially named the MSU College of Education as one of four nationally leading schools offered a $5 million grant Wednesday. Corporation officials said the Teachers for a New Era board has selected MSU as a grant recipient - and negotiations between MSU and Carnegie will decide the fate of the money. As part of the agreement, MSU must match the corporation’s five-year, $5 million grant with an additional $5 million and provide a detailed plan for the money. Provost Lou Anna Simon said some grant money could be put toward a program aimed at increasing the interaction between College of Education graduates and current students so they are better prepared for the challenges of their first jobs.
When I reminisce about my senior year of high school, the first images that come to mind are not of senioritis and partying.
MSU athletes kept pace alongside Mid-Michigan runners Tuesday night at what the program touted as “not your traditional track meet.” And the second annual Spartan Classic Track Meet was anything but traditional, as MSU varsity and club athletes and community members joined to celebrate running, physical fitness and the life of a fallen Spartan. The event, the first track meet at the new Ralph Young Field, featured distance running, long jump and the inaugural Munley Relays, named after John Munley, an MSU swimmer who died while jogging in April 2001. Johnny Allen, assistant director of IM Sports and the event coordinator, said he hoped the event would unite the community and MSU with running and would honor Munley. Munley was a four-time letter-winner swimmer for MSU when he died at 22.
Tae kwon do master Pil Chung takes the MSU women’s basketball team beyond its limits every Friday.
The Black Comedy Tour is traveling through the United States visiting colleges and universities, and will make its stop at MSU at 11 p.m.
MSU e-mail users are receiving more junk in their boxes than ever before, leaving us to wonder if university computer experts can do anything to stop it.
I learned an important lesson when I read the editorial page in Wednesday’s edition of The State News.
Students at the Brody Hall’s cafeteria had an organic experience Wednesday night. The cafeteria featured a dinner with organic and locally grown foods for the first time.
When officials at University of Maryland, College Park sought to inspire a dialogue about prejudice, they found themselves embroiled in a controversy. “The Laramie Project,” a play about the murder of college student Matthew Shepard, sparked that controversy this fall, nearly four years after the event. Shepard, 21, was beaten to death in 1998 in Laramie, Wyo.