In response to Amy Bartner’s column “Move in to renovated Shaw Hall highlighted by furniture, heat lamps, gum” (SN 9/3) and the hype of Shaw Hall - many people living in other halls might feel envious of residents, like myself, who reside in the center of campus with hot tubs, televisions, heat lamps, etc.
What started out as a group of kids getting together just to have fun has grown into a major force among Big Ten club sports.The men’s water polo team will start its season with the 2002 Spartan Invitational, Friday through Sunday.
Lansing - Free legal advice can be heard flowing out of a small office in a local courthouse while people wait in the hall to enter the room with a handful of papers. Two desks, two computers and at least one attorney is the basic hardware that makes up the free Legal Assistance Center called Access To Justice, located in the Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W.
In Division I-A college football, there isn’t a lot of room for a 5-foot-8, 175 pounder to be an impact player as a starting quarterback. But Rice head coach Ken Hatfield has made room for Kyle Herm. “You find that champions come in all sizes and shapes,” he said.
Have you ever sat down and watched a volleyball match? More specifically, have you ever watched the MSU women’s volleyball team compete in a match? If not, all I can say is you’re missing out. After spending the majority of my weekend in Jenison Field House watching the Coca-Cola/MSU Volleyball Classic, I have a higher level of respect for volleyball and for the people who play it. Not that I never respected volleyball players, I’m a former high school baseball player and I spent most of my time in high school surrounded by jocks.
Lansing - For young actors trying to make it in the theater industry, it’s a dream come true. Five young adults from around the nation will converge at the BoarsHead Theater, 425 S.
DCL sponsors free lecture about terrorism future eventsThe MSU-Detroit College of Law Journal of International Law is sponsoring “The War on Terrorism: A Year in Review and an Eye Toward the Future” from 6-9 p.m.
After a week in the Middle East, Rep. Mike Rogers is convinced the United States should refrain from attacking Iraq. The Brighton Republican departed last week for the region believing the time was approaching for the United States to take military action.
Michigan voters should be able to decide Nov. 5 whether the state should alter its Constitution to ensure 90 percent of the 1998 tobacco-settlement money is earmarked for health care. On Tuesday, the Citizens for a Healthy Michigan proposal failed to gain the Board of State Canvassers’ approval to go on the November ballot.
Battle Creek - In the race to the divisional playoffs, the Lugnuts are taking it down to the wire.Lansing (38-34 second half, 76-66 overall) lost 3-1 to the Michigan Battle Cats on Wednesday, and will need to win today’s game to stay alive in the Midwest League playoffs.“That‘s a pretty good team on the other side,” Lugnuts manager Julio Garcia said of Michigan.
New additions to MSU’s greek system will be selected throughout this month. Annual recruitment for MSU fraternities and sororities begins with the Men’s Recruitment Open House from 5-8 p.m.
The MSU Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students-sponsored welcome reception and resource fair will be at 5:30 p.m.
I have been reading the latest stories about undercover East Lansing police planning to be at parties - notice I said undercover, not plain-clothed.
Lansing - As the construction crane lifted 980 pounds of rusty, mangled steel from the World Trade Center onto its base, a small group of onlookers watched with pride. The new 10-foot monument will permanently stand in Wentworth Park as a reminder of the Sept.
A proposal that would cut millions of dollars from the Life Sciences Corridor and scholarship funds remains in the grip of state courts for another day, as voters wait to find out if they’ll decide the initiative’s fate.The Life Sciences Corridor, which is funded through money obtained in a roughly $8 billion settlement with tobacco companies, stands to lose $3 million in 2003 and $12 million in 2004 if a proposal to redirect the settlement’s funds is passed, said Matt Resch, a spokesman for Gov.
Gubernatorial hopefuls accepted invitations Wednesday to debate issues leading up to the Nov. 5 election - but MSU didn’t appear to be among the initial sites selected. Democratic candidate Attorney General Jennifer Granholm accepted three invitations to face Republican candidate Lt.
Lansing At a warehouse converted into a rehearsal space, two actors and various directors hammer out scene after scene as opening night approaches, working quickly to perfect lines, blocking and most importantly, emotion. They are preparing to perform a play written by a New York journalist about people trying to make sense of the Sept.
For the first time in several years, a student will take the position of co-chairperson of a standing Academic Council committee - a position usually held by MSU faculty members.The University Committee on Academic Governance, made up of MSU faculty, students and administrators, elected Kristen Daddow to fill the co-chairperson seat Tuesday.
There is a difference between big budget movies that deliver visually and movies that make you think how they relate to your life.