As 29-year-old Lisa Cano pushes a cart down the aisle of a Kroger supermarket, she sighs as she notices her brand of baby formula is not in stock.“I find this a lot with certain juices and cereals,” the mother of four said.
MSU women’s basketball assistant coach Felisha Legette-Jack accepted the head coaching job at Hofstra, the New York university announced last week.
This is in response to Steve Thomas’ letter to the editor, “Woods nothing close to being best athlete” (SN 4/18). Anyone who’s ever watched Tiger Woods play could not possibly contend what he does isn’t athletic.
The woman found guilty of killing her husband, an MSU mechanical engineering professor, was sentenced Monday to five to 15 years in prison.Jonaki Ray, of DeWitt Township, was found guilty March 1 of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Dinesh Balagangadhar.
Rishi Kundi’s column titled “‘U’ should lighten up about fraternity actions” (SN 4/18) shows a sad misunderstanding about what it is like to be gay and lesbian in America. I am a gay professor.
As midnight approaches Monday night, members of MSU’s Graduate Employees Union and university administrators will be working to complete negotiations for the union’s first contract.On April 10, the two sides set Monday as the date to complete negotiations.
Former Spartan tailback T.J. Duckett was picked by the Atlanta Falcons as the 18th pick in the NFL Draft on Saturday.Duckett, an MSU standout and fan favorite, was largely expected by analysts to be chosen by the Cleveland Browns, which would have put him at 16th in the draft.
The continuing show of irresponsibility on the part of the Residence Halls Association forces the organization’s legitimacy to be called into question.
Nick Ferrer doesn’t look at any gig he performs with his band, Groovatron, as too small or minuscule. “If two people come out to a show, that’s two more people we have with us that have heard our music,” the guitarist and vocalist said.
Of course, Spartan fans know the names of basketball guard Marcus Taylor and hockey goalie Ryan Miller.But when those star athletes’ respective seasons ended with disappointing first-round NCAA Tournament losses last month, the result was a temporary void of recognizable Spartan athletes.Spring sports have traditionally been overlooked around campus because MSU has had trouble competing with warm-weather schools from the South and West.
The Otto Community Health Center funding may now be restored, five months after the money was cut. An additional $24 million is included in the 2002-03 School Aid budget to fund Otto and 27 other Adolescent Health Program services.
The editorial, “Peaceless,” (SN, 4/16), stated there was a Star of David equated to a swastika at a peace rally.
While Dan Julian’s review of the White Stripes was right on (”White Stripes revive Detroit’s music past,” SN 4/16). It was the opening that ruined the otherwise stellar review.
This is a response to “Campus Driving Annoys Students” (SN 4/17). I hear Jackie Froeber and others complaining endlessly about driving on campus, yet it is entirely their own faults.
Black Greek Week commences this weekend. The Black Greek Unity Party will be held at 9 p.m. Friday at IM Sports-West.
At newspapers across America - including this one - the editorial page is a sort of sacred icon, standing for the principles of freedom that the founders of the United States fought for. On this one page, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are at their finest.
Too often we read reports from various studies that attempt to spoon-feed us findings consisting of data and facts we all ready know - a recent report by the State Public Interest Research Group’s Higher Education Project is no exception. The report found many college students are working 25 hours or more per week.
Take advantage of a rare chance to see one of the most underrated bands out there Sunday at the Union Ballroom, when Jade Tree recording artists Girls Against Boys will perform. The New York-based band released several albums and EP’s on independent record labels such as Adult Swim and Touch and Go, before releasing “Freak*on*ica” on Geffen Records in 1998. Girls Against Boys will release its seventh full-length, “You Can’t Fight What You Can’t See” on May 14. The band also contributed a track on “A Means To An End: The Music of Joy Division,” and is featured on many movie soundtracks including “Clerks,” “Mallrats” and “subUrbia.” The band made a cameo appearance in the motion picture “200 Cigarettes” and scored most of the recent film, “Series 7.” Girls Against Boys has a sound unlike any other, mixing swaggering vocals with a thick, bass-driven rock.
After questions concerning more than $18,000 allocated to student organizations throughout the year were raised Wednesday, Residence Halls Association officials said the association will not request any money back.Low attendance at Wednesday’s meeting led to the debate of whether the association has been meeting at quorum - the legal number of members needed present to vote on issues - this year and whether the organization’s business during spring semester had been valid.John Sturk, RHA internal vice president, said that since the money is already gone it is not an issue, but constitutional interpretations of quorum are still up for debate.