Overpowering and intimidating are frequently used when describing a strikeout pitcher.But even as senior pitcher Becky Gray continues to climb MSU’s all-time career strikeouts list, none of the usual terms apply.“I wouldn’t say I’m an overpowering pitcher,” Gray said.
There still are boxes waiting to be unpacked in a new office on the third floor of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building. Filing cabinets still labeled from moving day sit on brand-new carpet, and clean metal shelves beg to hold books. And in the middle of it all, physiology Professor Bruce Uhal studies diagrams, researching lung disease. His profession is a patient one. “There are a lot of days when a lot of stuff doesn’t work,” Uhal said.
Lansing - The newest Democratic candidate in the secretary of state race announced his intentions to run Friday. State Board of Education member John Austin announced his intention to run for secretary of state - for the second time.
East Lansing city officials will debate a possible raise in parking fees tonight.The extra 10 cents per half-hour would pay for the entire parking system budget for the 2002-03 year.City officials say daytime parking numbers have fallen in the city while parking has remained stagnant in the evenings.Another factor are the debts new parking facilities have left the city.The Charles Street Garage totaled $12.5million in construction costs.
The city of Lansing is looking to MSU landscape architecture students for input for its 2025 Master Plan. MSU’s Landscape Architecture Program will feature student visions of Lansing at noon today in International Center Spartan Rooms B and C. The exhibit was planned by Sissi Foster, assistant professor of geography and volunteer on the Lansing Planning Board.
This is in response to Steve Thomas’ letter to the editor, “Woods nothing close to being best athlete” (SN 4/18). Tiger Woods may not be the strongest, fastest or biggest out there, but he still is one of the greatest athletes.
In Mitchell Wagner’s letter “Blatant anti-Semitic message displayed” (SN 4/18), the comment is made, “no matter what the situation, a swastika is highly offensive, distasteful and in no way represents anything peaceful.” This is incorrect.
As the clock struck midnight Monday, MSU’s Graduate Employees Union still was without a contract. Union and university officials did not report a settlement before the deadline. On April 10, both sides signed an agreement that midnight would be the target date for the competition of negotiations - to no avail. Union and university negotiators have been negotiating since 3 p.m.
I was disappointed to read the article “MTV campus tour makes stop to rock ‘U’” (SN 4/17). The show was great in terms of entertainment.
As some students walked heads-down to class Monday, Betty Wernette-Babian was dropping a small glass bottle down the side of the Farm Lane bridge.The MSU sanitarian pulled the yellow line up, complete with a new sample of yellowish Red Cedar River water.“It’s got a muddy appearance but that’s natural for this river,” she said.Wernette-Babian takes samples weekly in three places on the MSU campus - Farm Lane, Hagadorn Road and Kalamazoo Street - which are then sent to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for E.
It was on a dark night before Valentine’s Day when Cortney, an English junior, crashed her 1999 Cavalier through an electric construction sign and three orange construction cones at about 55 miles per hour before hitting an abandoned house on Coolidge Road.She found out about ASMSU/COGS Legal Services, and a free attorney helped her defend her against a drunken driving charge.Cortney is one of hundreds of students who were represented by ASMSU/COGS Legal Services for alcohol-related crimes this year.
In contrast to the global warming a small group of students was warning against Monday afternoon, East Lansing offered a brisk 41 degrees to ECO members as they walked from the Union to the Administration Building.With signs reading “Green is great” and “Love your mother,” the group of about six people sang, “Happy Earth Day to You,” on its route while trying to raise awareness about global warming.
I lit up my first cigarette when I was 13 as my friends and I stood behind our middle school in torn-up jeans, Nirvana T-shirts and rebel-without-a-cause looks on our faces.
Despite a deadline of midnight Monday to complete negotiations for MSU’s Graduate Employees Union’s first contract, contract talks stopped at 10:45 p.m.
A day after not being picked in the 2002 NFL Draft, middle linebacker Josh Thornhill was given another chance.The third-team All-American and team MVP was invited to workout at the Detroit Lions mini-camp Thursday through Sunday at its Allen Park practice facility.
People shook hands and gave friendly smiles to friends and family over ice water and finger foods at the Hannah Community Center on Monday.The evening was a chance for friends, family and city officials to honor citizens with the 15th annual East Lansing Crystal Awards.Four crystal bowls, with the names of the honorees engraved on them, were handed out to the applause of well-wishers.More than 40 people showed up to pack into a room on the first floor of the center, 819 Abbott Road, to give their thanks.Sue Granger and Gerald Osborn, Janet Mahoney, Jerry Mattson and MSU/Lansing Area Folksong Society were the newest recipients of the awards.The winners were chosen from 55 nominations by friends and family members who thought their selection deserved to receive the spotlight in the community.Granger and Osborn received the award for their work with Ellen’s Race.
Chemistry Professor Mercouri Kanatzidis, has been awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship for his scholarly achievement in the area of solid-state chemistry. Guggenheim fellowships are given annually to provide individuals with times to creatively work in their field of study.
After a standout career at MSU, Erin Hartley has taken her first steps toward becoming an U.S. Olympian and achieving a lifelong dream.Hartley competed in the U.S.
Customers shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch clothing stores last week saw smiling men with slanted eyes positioned next to slogans such as “Wok-N-Bowl - Let the Good Times Roll - Chinese Food & Bowling” and “Wong Brothers Laundry Service - Two Wongs Can Make It White.”The New Albany, Ohio-based company distributed four T-shirt designs related to Asian culture for $24.50 to cater to young Asian Americans.
Rep. Tony Stamas, R-Midland, would like to see a bill he sponsored concerning the right to deny Freedom of Information Act requests for student information reach the governor’s desk before the Legislature leaves on recess. The bill, which passed out of both chambers but returns to the House for approval of Senate changes, would attempt to decrease the mounds of unwanted solicitation that high school students have to sift through. “Parents and students need protection from that bombardment,” said Sen.