Former MSU superstar and Los Angeles Lakers standout Earvin “Magic” Johnson was inducted Wednesday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “You knew on the first ballot he would be elected,” said Jud Heathcote, former MSU men’s basketball head coach.
“Terror at Baxter U,” the first full-length motion picture filmed at MSU, made its premiere in front of a raucous crowd at the Kellogg Center auditorium Tuesday night. But after seeing the movie, I am correlating that raucousness with the fact many of the spectators were parents or friends of the actors. First you need to know the plot - which was written by MSU English Professor Bill Vincent.
I read with interest recent letters to the editor regarding the MSU parking authorities’ removal and confiscation of the writers’ bicycles and the proceeding imposition of costly fees and inconvenient processes to retrieve them from impound. The most obvious thought that comes to mind, as an alumnus, is all the fuss that’s been generated over the last several years concerning the shortage of parking for privately owned automobiles, usually driven with only one occupant per car. It seems that, in a rational world, MSU would encourage, not discourage, the use of alternate - and parking-efficient - forms of transportation, such as bicycling.
After a difficult budget year and the threatened closure of a school, four East Lansing school-board hopefuls look to fill the board’s two vacant seats.William Donohue, Daphne O’Regan, Randy Bell and Brett Gillespie all look forward to possibly joining the board when the district needs them most.All of the candidates have children who attend schools in the district, except for Gillespie, who has brothers in the district.“I want to ask questions and increase communication,” said Gillespie, a recent East Lansing High School graduate.
I am increasingly concerned, along with many students and parents, about the proposed ballot initiative being conducted by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and the Citizens for a Healthy Michigan.
Thirty states have no laws regarding motorcycle helmets, and some Michigan riders think the state should become 31.“We’re the minority,” said Chip Ashton, treasurer of American Bikers Aimed Toward Education of Michigan.
Want to go on about the MSU cops and their milksops (parking services)? Try working at MSU after normal class hours.
The search to predict heart attacks could stop at MSU.The computed tomography scanner in the Department of Radiology at the MSU Clinical Center has been running since January to help diagnose diseases before symptoms even occur.MSU is doing three main types of screening - heart, colon and lungs.Scanner section chief Kelly Ludema said the machine itself is fairly common, but it’s the research at MSU that makes it unique.“Part of our research is the prospective studies on patients who are asymptomatic and see how well machines like these do prevent deaths and prevent heart attacks.”The scanners usually cost about $1 million, Ludema said.
Six months of hard work for eight hours of glory doesn’t seem like a fair trade. But that’s what the first Department of Theatre summer production demanded. The Summer Circle Theatre season begins tonight with the first of four showings of “A Month in the Country,” a 19th century Russian play about a married woman who falls in love with her children’s tutor. Summer Circle runs through June 22 and is the country’s only free-admission outside-theater program administered by a university.. “A Month in the Country” ends its run Saturday at 8 p.m. Rehearsals for “A Month in the Country” began May 13, but production of the play began back in January. Stage manager Nathan Cox said eight students in Theatre 311, Production Practicum, began building the 16-by-28 foot set. The class required a 30-hour per week commitment. “Taking Theatre 311 is like having a full-time job,” Cox said.
Three MSU baseball players were drafted in Major League Baseball’s 2002 First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. Junior right fielder Bob Malek headlined the list as the first Spartan selected. He was drafted in the 4th round by the New York Mets.
This is in response to Jason C. Miller’s column, “Republican education policy has brought about good things for ‘U’ (SN 6/3).” I disagree that the Republicans in Michigan’s state government are creating wonderful policies and bills that make school cheaper for students.
Did the music industry really feel empty without Eminem? Well, that’s what the Detroit rapper believes. “Without Me,” the first single from “The Eminem Show,” proclaims the music business has a void when Eminem is missing. Eminem is back, and the usual drama that surrounds him is back as well. Most of his music is written from the everyday experiences in his life.
Lansing - The Lugnuts got a strong pitching performance and some much needed hitting to avoid being swept for the first time this season.After losing the first three games of the series by a combined score of 29-4, Lansing (28-29) defeated Peoria 7-2 Tuesday at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
MSU-Detroit College of Law graduate Geoffrey Fieger will give the school’s keynote commencement address at noon Saturday at Wharton Center. The controversial Southfield attorney, most famous for his 1998 run for governor and defending Jack Kevorkian, gave MSU-DCL the school’s single largest donation in November.
As Eminem’s newly release LP sits at the top of The Billboard 200 chart, retailers are making it difficult to purchase the rapper’s music.Fans looking to purchase the Detroit rapper’s new music at local Target stores will need proper identification, as the national Target Corp.
Lansing - The city council is expected to vote on a proposed addition to its nuisance ordinance Monday. If the ordinance passes, dog owners may find it bigger than just a nuisance. Critics say the addition, which would make unleashed dogs a public nuisance, could punish responsible dog owners with fines of up to $500 and up to 90 days in jail. But the city would issue a warning before the fines are given. Lansing resident Pete Bosheff said the proposed ordinance is too restrictive. “I’m a former breeder and have been a vet technician for a long time,” he said.
Lansing - When the number 67 was called, Ken Pierce stood up to introduce himself to the crowd. “My name’s Ken, I’m a safety consultant and a recovering anorexic,” the stocky Grand Ledge resident announced to erupting laughter. Pierce was one of 83 Michiganians who showed up at 9 a.m.
When author David Horowitz visited campus during the spring semester, progressive groups decried him as a racist who would poison the well of free thought across campus. To satisfy my curiosity, I attended the Horowitz lecture.
MSU students recently received an e-mail from MSU’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, Lee June, entitled “Personal Safety Reminder.” The e-mail was in reaction to the attempted rape of a womyn in her home that was in the news a few weeks ago. Statements contained in the letter, such as “don’t walk alone at night,” are infuriating.