Four female MSU students pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor in connection with the death of an 18-year-old Bay City man.Nicole Bukowski, 21, Cassandra Duggan, 20, Laurel Trezise, 20, and Sara Kaufman, 21, originally faced felony charges for running an unlicensed bar at a party in their East Lansing apartment in October.
Late hours filled with coffee, cigarettes and other kinds of stress relievers are anything but uncommon during finals week. And it’s tempting to fill those gaps between studying with treks to the bar or the liquor store for a few hours of sweet, bottled escape. But for those who want to make it through finals week sober and in as good as shape as they can be, other forms of stress relief exist. “Stress is additive, meaning if you do things like not eat right, stay up late and drink more than you should, it takes away from your ability to study,” kinesiology Professor James Pivarnik said.“You might think some of these things are relieving stress, but be careful with it.
Ex-MSU assistant and current Marquette men’s basketball coach Tom Crean will now be able to say he has something in common with the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Carey, Mike Ditka, Muhammad Ali and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. During the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers game at Wrigley Field this afternoon, Crean will lead the crowd in a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” during the seventh inning stretch. For the past five years, the Cubs have had celebrities from all walks of life lead the crowd in singing, a task Carey had before his passing.
Riverwalk Theatre’s production of “Happily Ever After & After,” directed by Bob Gras, is a best bet for family fun this weekend. The play is a compilation of several familiar tales such as “The Elves & The Shoemaker”, “The Golden Goose”, “Snow White & Rose-Red” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Gras said this is the third installment of a “Happily Ever After & After,” at Riverwalk Theatre. “Riverwalk has always put together children’s theater,” Gras said.
The MSU softball team enters the backstretch of its 12-game road trip fighting for its postseason life, while preparing for finals.“It’s a critical weekend for us in terms of our season,” head coach Jacquie Joseph said.
Summer flea market looking for vendors The East Lansing Spring Flea Market is open from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday on the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street, east of the Marriott East Lansing University Place, 300 M.A.C.
This is in response to Suzi DiBiasio’s letter “Political cartoon was distasteful, offensive” ( SN 4/23). She said it was totally out of line and offensive to pick on leaders of the Catholic Church and Allen needs a reminder about what is and is not funny.
MSU police Officer Khalil Wasson arrived at Yakeley Hall at 5 a.m. Thursday morning in uniform - his apron and chef’s hat. “People wondered how I stayed clean working back there,” he said while cooking on two long charcoal grills outside the residence hall.
Walking up to the counter at Olin Health Center on Monday, Robert Edmondson looked nervous. He pulled out his credit card to pay for needed medicine.“With a little luck, it’ll go through,” he said as he handed his worn Visa to the cashier.Edmondson received his medication Monday, but in the past it hasn’t always worked out that way.In February, the Graduate Employees Union held an informational picket to inform students of what members called a poor health care coverage plan.
Lansing - Sharon Banks’ eyes welled up with tears as $100,000 was donated to the Helping Other People Excel Scholarship Program. “I was a HOPE scholar without the name and it’s rough when you don’t know if it’s possible,” said the Lansing superintendent at a campaign kick-off on Thursday.
I am convinced some college students never sleep at all. It almost seems like a rite of passage to stay up well into the wee hours of the morning.
Prior to this year, the twelve members of the female a capella group Ladies First had little information regarding its history. All the girls knew was that the group was a subset of the MSU Women’s Glee Club and that it started after the Spartan Dischords. But after the first coach, or director, read an article about the group last year, she decided to contact the group and tell the whole story. “She called us and basically told us where we came from and we were able to get a hold of some of the women who were in the first group (in 1984),” said Katie Stachlewitz, an interdisciplinary humanities senior, and president of Ladies First. Stachlewitz said many of those premier performers of the singing group will be at the performance Saturday night at the Pasant Theatre. The group also upgraded from 10 to 12 members, plus a coach, this year.
The Graduate Employees Union and MSU reached an agreement Friday afternoon on the group’s first contract. Under terms of the three-year deal, teaching assistants will receive a 3.5 percent stipend increase for this year’s work, a 2 percent increase for the 2002-03 and 2003-04 school years, and a 3 percent increase for 2004-05.
Coming off a strong showing in Ohio last weekend, the women’s golf team starts its run at back-to-back Big Ten titles today in Urbana, Ill.For the first time in 19 years, the Spartans are the defending conference champions heading into the league championships.
Lansing - By simulating House and Senate sessions, high school students voiced their opinions about issues facing Michigan legislators in the 53rd annual Michigan Youth in Government Conference. Twice each spring, more than 700 students from 130 high schools around the state converge on the state Capitol in this YMCA-sponsored program.
After a postponement last week, the internal vice chairperson position on ASMSU’s Academic Assembly was filled Tuesday.
Members of the women’s track and field team will compete in Philadelphia this weekend, while others will compete in Hillsdale. Five Spartans are headed to Philadelphia for the Penn Relay Carnival, which started Thursday and finishes Saturday. Sophomores Jamie Krzyminski and Michelle Carson lead the group in Philadelphia.
OK, you’ve got one week left, and it’s full of tests. Or you’re a senior, with nothing to do but kill time.
The MSU men’s golf team’s home schedule is wholly contained in this weekend. Yep.
The organ is an instrument that can make or break a band’s sound. It’s a sound some bands use way too much - to the point where you want to pull the plug and throw it out the window. And although reagan?