Kalamazoo - It was the upset of all upsets.Unfortunately for the MSU women’s volleyball team, they weren’t on the winning end.After reaching the WMU Invitational championship game, the No.
Lansing - Valerie Vigoda flicked the bow across the electric violin’s strings, threw her head back and sang, her clear notes slicing through the crowd.To her left, shoeless keyboarder Brendan Milburn laughed as his fingers flitted across the keys, and behind them both, Gene Lewin closed his eyes and seemed to lose himself in his drumming.The group of strangers who packed into Old Town’s tiny Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner St., on Friday saw not a performance, but friends laughing and playing their music.The musicians come from different backgrounds with Vigoda’s classical violin, Lewin’s strong jazz influences and Milburn’s rock-style keyboarding and vocals, but the three individual styles blend into a spectacular fusion of sounds. East Lansing resident Laura DeGuire described the trio as “fantastic.”“The energy the audience had was a reflection of the energy the group gave us,” Deguire said.
Detroit- The president, standing beneath the Ambassador Bridge, was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Gov.
The women’s soccer team continued its perfect season by picking up two wins over the weekend.In addition to dominating the first three teams they’ve played in the 2002 season, MSU (3-0) has managed to preserve the team’s goal by successfully defending its home turf, Old College Field.
Dan Julian’s article “Left out” (SN 9/4) made my afternoon. Being a girl, a Filipino and a lefty amongst friends who are white righties gives me a lot of material to rip into.
It seems like enjoying football games at Spartan Stadium is becoming more of a hassle, especially for students. As MSU kicked off against the Rice Owls on Saturday, many students were stranded in line on the ramp to the upper deck, while ushers tried to maintain order and ensure people were going to their assigned seats.
Smoke from a barbecue wafted around Patriarch Park in East Lansing on Sunday.The lure of burgers and hot dogs cooking on the grill, bright sunshine and camaraderie enticed students to the busy park from 1 to 5 p.m.
Bob and Sylvia Stevens decided last December not to go on their usual holiday vacation. Instead, the couple tagged along with five other volunteers, packed themselves in two cars and drove 12 hours east to a city where they were needed. “It all goes back to that feeling I had sitting at my kitchen table watching everything evolve,” retired MSU faculty member Sylvia Stevens said.
In the heat of Michigan’s gubernatorial race, the state has become a major stomping ground for some of Washington’s most powerful players. Friday will mark the end of a two-week parade of high stakes politicians marching through Michigan.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 333 E. Grand River Ave., presents Local Authors Night from 7-9 p.m. on Sept.
MSU greeks learned this weekend that a man was discovered dead in a fraternity house near the University of Michigan late Thursday.
The American Red Cross will host a series of blood drives to commemorate the victims lost in the Sept.
The university has 15 days to respond to a grievance filed by the Graduate Employees Union on Friday. The union charged the university with intentionally misinterpreting a clause in a contract signed last May. The clause regulates salaries for teaching assistants - and newly appointed union President Scott Henkel said hundreds of TAs are being underpaid. “We only know of three or four TAs who are receiving their rightful salary,” Henkel said. The clause in questions explains the requirements for TAs to receive a pay increase - an advancement that can mean up to $700 a year more. Nearly 150 teaching assistants have signed the grievance. Henkel said MSU is violating the contract because colleges within the university are increasing the required number of semesters needed to obtain a pay increase.
The No. 12 Spartans were stunned by Wright State in five games, 30-26, 25-30, 30-25, 22-30 and 11-15.
The MSU football team jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, however, it trailed Rice 10-7 at halftime.But the No.
In the 10:30 a.m. contest, the No. 12 Spartans defeated DePaul in three games, 30-25, 30-17 and 30-20 in their second match in the Western Michigan Invitational.Junior middle Jenny Rood, who had been hampered by a knee injury, got the green light for the match and was ecstatic about it.“You have no idea how happy I was,” Rood said.
There are still about 400 tickets left for the MSU vs. Rice game Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The tickets can be purchased online at www.msuspartans.com, or by calling (517)355-1610 or (800)GO-STATE.
Lansing - A little-known defensive driving course might be an alternative to paying ticket fines and gaining driver’s license points. The course, offered by the Lansing Area Safety Council, lasts four hours and costs $35.
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