COMMENTARY
Concert was great show despite article
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.
MICHIGAN
U tests river for bacteria
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.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Students taking advantage of free campus legal services
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.
MSU
Group rallies on Earth Day
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.
MICHIGAN
Legislators introduce plan to lower prescription costs
A proposal by three Michigan representatives would create a regional cooperative to help senior citizens purchase prescription medicines at lower cost. In a Wednesday press conference, Reps.
NEWS
Nugent to seek 2nd term
MSU Board of Trustees Chairperson Don Nugent announced Saturday he will run for a second term on the board. Nugent, a Republican who owns and operates Nugent Farms in Frankfort and is a 1965 MSU graduate, said he has enjoyed his position at MSU since he was elected in 1995.
FEATURES
Wayne Brady entertains crowds at Breslin Center on Friday
After screaming audience members suggested words such as strawberries, moon boots and beer to improv comedian Wayne Brady, he knew exactly what to do next.Brady, one of the stars of “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” created a song on the spot using the words and serenaded the crowd as it cheered loudly.“Look at me, I’m wearing moon boots,” he sang.
FOOTBALL
5 Spartans see dreams realized with 2002 draft
First-round draft pick T.J. Duckett was the guy in the spotlight this weekend, but four other Spartan players quietly fulfilled childhood dreams of their own. Tight end Chris Baker, wide receiver Herb Haygood, defensive tackle Josh Shaw and punter Craig Jarrett all had their names called in the 2002 NFL Draft, which took place Saturday and Sunday in New York. All four were Spartan seniors last fall - but being drafted is the official start of their professional football careers.
FOOTBALL
Being drafted; the first step
The NFL Draft can be the most exciting two days in a young college football player’s life. This weekend, five Spartans came one step closer to playing professional football. Five players from a team that finished 7-5 last season is a pretty good accomplishment, and showed just how much talent that team had. Last year the Spartans weren’t represented until the seventh round, when three players were selected. Cornerback Renaldo Hill went to the Arizona Cardinals, center Siitupe Peko went to the New York Jets and T.J.
MSU
Group marches against sexual assault
As Alyssa Baumann stepped up to the microphone at Beaumont Tower on Friday night, the women lingering in the field stopped their conversations and listened.
BASEBALL
Spartans defeat Wolverines
With a little help from the Wolverines, the MSU baseball team staged a ninth-inning rally Sunday and won 5-3 at Ray Fisher Stadium.The Spartans (26-9 overall, 9-6 Big Ten) entered the final inning down 3-0.
NEWS
Bill would increase documentation to get drivers license
A bill designed in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to tighten regulations for issuing Michigan driver’s licenses has some worried more stringent rules could keep legal residents from getting a state ID card. Critics say the legislation, which would require some foreign-born applicants to provide additional documentation, further perplexes an already-complicated system for people who may be refugees or migrant workers. But the bill’s sponsor, Rep.
MICHIGAN
Bill could help families purchase homes
Lansing - Young couples who may have trouble finding enough money for a down payment on their first house soon could receive help from the federal government. A bill co-sponsored by U.S.
FOOTBALL
Long snapper signs NFL contract
The MSU football team’s long snapper from last season signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins on Sunday night - five minutes after the conclusion of the NFL Draft. Tony Grant, 23, signed a two year deal in addition to a small signing bonus after not being picked up during the seven-round draft. The electrical engineering senior said he didn’t know if he would get drafted at all. “I don’t know any details, all I know is I’m a Redskin,” Grant said.
SPORTS
Training? Just do it.
With his 6-foot-4, 280-pound frame culminating with his bald head and fire red goatee, Justin Hartis looks like a warrior.And the junior lineman from Charlotte had a chance to battle with some of the best warriors in high school football Saturday afternoon during the Nike Football Training Camp held at the practice fields next to the Duffy Daugherty Football Building.
COMMENTARY
Fliers standards far from reality
I cannot believe the flier I saw for the Respecting and Understanding Body Image candlelight vigil.
FEATURES
The Rock, in Scorpion King, delivers stupid escapism with flair
My sister has instructed me to start out this review by stating an opinion of hers that she repeated to me quite a bit: The Rock is a hottie. Now, I’ll admit that he makes a darn good action star, and I hope he does some more movies.
SPORTS
Tennis drops 2 at home
The women’s tennis team (11-11 overall, 3-7 Big Ten) finished its regular season with 4-3 home losses to Indiana and Purdue this weekend. The Spartans lost the doubles point in both matches, but got strong play from freshman Dora Vastag (No.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Amid moving boxes and empty shelves, professor continues research
Editor’s Note: A four-day series showing profiling the departments and people moving into the new Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building will appear in The State News Tuesday through Friday.There are still boxes waiting to be unpacked in a new office on the third floor of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.Filing cabinets sit on brand new carpet, still labeled from moving day and clean metal shelves are begging to hold books.And in the middle of it all, physiology Professor Bruce Uhal studies diagrams, researching lung disease.His is a patient profession.“There are a lot of days when a lot of stuff doesn’t work,” Uhal said.
SPORTS
Golfers finish in 3rd
The women’s golf team finished third in a 15-team field at the rain-shortened Lady Buckeye Invitational this weekend.