I am encouraged The State News is calling for debates among the candidates for governor. But I am dismayed that your editorial “Come to ‘U’” (SN 8/26) doesn‘t call for inclusion of all candidates on the ballot.
Local businesses are gearing up for thousands of MSU fans that will flood campus and downtown East Lansing for MSU’s first football game against Eastern Michigan University. The football season marks both an exciting and trying time for downtown businesses, said Jim van Ravensway, director of planning and community development for the city of East Lansing.
I was seriously considering bleaching my hair and buying tall boots, or wearing short skirts and carrying a cell phone. I was ready to do pretty much anything that would help me fit in with the other girls in my freshman class.
A 19-year-old MSU student was arrested Thursday after police allegedly found 117 grams of marijuana hidden in a box of detergent in his car as he rode along I-69.General management freshman Eliot Green, who is from Gary, Indiana, was stopped by an officer from Eaton County Sheriff’s Department for speeding along I-69 near Kalamo Highway and was arrested on a drug possession warrant issued by MSU, the sheriff’s department said.
Sometimes we skip classes because we’d rather do something fun or just don’t feel like it.
Any MSU freshman can tell you about the pressures of making the transition from high school to college, but Nick Mrozowski doesn’t seem to have a problem with it. “I think I made the right choice,” Mrozowski said.
Home is something familiar. Home is something you look forward to after a long day at work. And home is also where 72,000 Spartan football fans will gather every weekend through the end of September. It’s that time of year again.
How low the Spartans have sunk in their scheduling. No wonder the Big Ten lacks respect in the eyes of the national sporting press.
With job placements for its graduates down nearly 20 percent this year, MSU officials are quick to defend the value of the university’s master of business administration program. “Job placement’s just not as certain in this environment,” said Helen Dashney, director of the MBA Placement and Career Center. Dashney was referring to the struggling economy - which has made it more difficult for 2002 MBA graduates to find positions within their fields.
It’s only the second week of the college football season, but the Heisman Trophy watch is well under way.
Lansing - Capital City Airport is among 22 airports nationwide that saw significant changes this week in an effort to tighten flight security by adding federal screeners. About 40 passenger screeners were employed to ensure the safety of travelers after Congress mandated increased security measures after the Sept.
True freshman tailback David Richard knows he has big shoes to fill following the early departure of 6-1, 249-pound Granite-sized Mack truck T.J.
Like youngsters on Ritalin, Death Ro and McSkinny are ready for the 2002 college football season. The Spartans take the field Saturday against Eastern Michigan, and there’s a wretched stench blowing in from Ann Arbor, so that means it’s time for your favorite pigskin prognosticators to strap on the pads and put it through the uprights. We might not know what we’re talking about half the time, but we have no qualms about making complete fools of ourselves. So without further ado, here are our predictions for this weekend’s gridiron madness. Death Ro on No.
OK, so we’ve experienced the hype for almost as long as we can stand. The unofficial start of fall is so close we can taste it.
The wait is finally over for the MSU women’s volleyball team. Tonight, the team will hit the court against an opponent for the first match in the 2002-2003 campaign when they take on Georgetown in the eighth annual Coca-Cola/MSU Volleyball Classic at Jenison Field House.
As the clock continues to tick toward another Major League Baseball player’s strike, MSU athletes and coaches ponder the future of America’s pastime. “I’m not going to lie to you, I’d be very upset if they strike,” senior MSU infielder Charlie Braun said. “It won’t change my feelings on the sport of baseball, but it just shows me the owners and players aren’t very in tune with what baseball is all about.” “I won’t go to games next year if they do strike.” After five bargaining sessions Wednesday and three on Thursday, each side remained apart on the key issues: levels for a luxury tax and revenue sharing.
The makeover is complete. Earlier this week, ground maintenance crew members rolled out a new paint machine, filled it with 250 gallons of white paint.
Residence Hall Association movies are back up to speed, with “Rush Hour 2” and “Shallow Hal” kicking off the holiday weekend. Movies are free to students living in residence halls and $2 for the general public. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan do their best impression of the “Odd Couple” as they attempt to solve a murder with international implications while trying to stop its connection to a counterfeit ring. In “Shallow Hal,” Jack Black takes a new approach to finding Ms. Right by looking for the inner beauty in women, with the help of self-improvement guru Tony Robbins. It’s a positive message that makes you realize looks don’t mean everything. On Friday “Rush Hour 2” shows at 7 p.m.
A new position is in the works that would allow ASMSU to handle special projects concerning students.
East Lansing city council member Beverly Baten will look through the eyes of an East Lansing police officer when she suits up for East Lansing Police Department’s fourth annual Citizen’s Police Academy.