Some student groups and a study program are linking together happiness and sadness to send a message this month. In light of Jewish Heritage Month, Hillel Jewish Student Center and MSU’s Jewish Studies Program are sponsoring several events to spread awareness and education while honoring Holocaust survivors. “We’re crossing genres with our events,” said Shira Weinstein, programs director for Hillel.
Lansing - It only took fans two innings to soak in the sights, sounds and smells of baseball at Oldsmobile Park for the Lansing Lugnuts’ home opener. After a 42-minute, 13-run first inning, rain and sleet set in as fans bolted toward the exits and out of the 46-degree weather.
While posters, slide shows and speeches tickled the minds of scholars at Friday’s University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, piano music and singing filled the room.Jocelyn Scofield, a vocal education senior, used a piano and her vocal cords as a medium for entertainment and research.Her presentation, “Creating Meaningful Stories Through Music,” held the attention of judges and other presenters.“It’s not quite a research project,” she said.
“India!”A single male voice rang out through the silent audience.“Will you marry me?”India.Arie stopped tuning her guitar and smiled.
A 400-foot banner wrapped around the University of Michigan’s Fleming Administration Building on Friday as students protested the labor practices of New Era Cap Co.At MSU, members of Students for Economic Justice held a “screaming at the wall” demonstration to protest what they say is an administration that doesn’t listen to their concerns.But officials at U-M say a student voice is important.“We do encourage students to voice their opinion,” U-M spokeswoman Julie Peterson said.The administrations at each school have dealt with protests in much the same way, meeting with students and addressing their concerns.Both universities also have sent letters asking the cap company, which supplies baseball caps to college and professional sports teams, to review its labor practices.In February, MSU officials wrote a letter to New Era letting the hat producer know university administrators are aware of claims of workers’ rights violations at the company’s Derby, N.Y., plant.The letter from U-M interim President B.
In a Friday report, the Michigan League for Human Services claimed Michigan’s unemployment system has not kept pace with economic change. The report, “Out of Date and Out of Reach: Michigan’s Unemployment System Needs Repair,” arrives when unemployment benefit changes are a high priority for the returning Legislature. According to the report, the state’s maximum unemployment benefit is well below other states and does not correspond with inflation.
Instead of criticizing MSU and Anheuser-Busch Inc. for joining forces for commercial time slots during the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the American Medical Association should be commending the two organizations for sending a positive message. Sparty, along with seven other well-recognized college mascots, appeared in a 30-second commercial sponsored by Anheuser-Busch and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges to promote responsible alcohol consumption. The commercial begins by focusing on a basketball coach who is giving his off-camera squad a pep talk. “The way you celebrate says a lot about you,” he says.
I have to take issue with the State News editorial “Housing help” (SN 4/4). The university needs a local community so, among other activities, students can buy groceries, gasoline, clothes, get medical, dental and legal services, and go to church.
The freshly cut green grass glistens. The smell of fresh lumber fills the air. The contact sound of bats hitting balls booms.
The preliminary examination has been postponed for another week for four female MSU students charged in connection with the drowning of an 18-year-old Bay City man.Nicole Bukowski, 21, Cassandra Duggan, 20, Laurel Trezise, 20, and Sara Kaufman, 21, were charged with running an unlicensed bar at a party they hosted in October.
It takes employees with a good attitude and a lot of motivation to keep customers coming back. Several malls around Michigan are trying to improve customer service skills with sessions for their staff members to learn how to better the mall environment.CBL & Associates Management Inc., an umbrella business that manages several malls, including the Meridian Mall in Okemos, the Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw, the Midland Mall in Midland and The Lakes Mall in Muskegon, recently asked for Michigan Works’ services to better the quality of employees.The sessions will work to improve the performance of the hourly employee up to the highest manager of the retail stores.“We had very, very good feedback,” said Cindy Leyrer, Capital Area Michigan Works workforce development consultant.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked 20 of MSU’s graduate programs in its 2003 “Best Graduate Schools,” set to be released today. Of the five categories ranked annually by the magazine, three MSU colleges appear in the top 25: The Eli Broad College of Business ranked 24, up from 30 a year ago; the College of Education retained its ranking at 15; and the College of Human Medicine ranked 17. Other rankings are done on a rotating basis, with programs in business, education, engineering, law, medicine and the sciences ranked this year. But despite MSU’s high placement in some categories, MSU spokesman Terry Denbow, who has disputed the validity of rankings in the past, said the report doesn’t change the university’s stance.
This letter is in response to the article “Student makes stand with billboard” (SN 4/4). I was an employee of Sam’s Club during the summer and Christmas breaks and intend to return this summer.
Despite rain canceling its Sunday contest, the MSU baseball team left Northwestern on a high note after winning two of three against the Wildcats.The Spartans (19-6 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) dropped Friday’s contest 6-3, but rallied on Saturday to take both games of the doubleheader, 3-1 and 9-1.
I’m writing in regard to the State News article about Satrang held by the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students (“Annual event will show Indian culture,” SN 4/5). I really appreciate the students’ efforts in celebrating the glory of India, its rich cultural tradition and its vibrant diversity.
I cannot believe The State News published an advertisement from Playboy. As close as some of the advertisements have come to being pornographic or objectifying women, I find it hard to swallow you actually published an ad from someone who sells the stuff.
Seiko’s police badge hit the ground with each thump of his tail as a group of children giggled and stroked his fur.The German shepherd made an appearance at Phi Psi 500 on Saturday as part of the East Lansing Police Department’s canine unit.Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Alpha Theta members hosted the event in Valley Court field from noon to 4 p.m.Lansing area children won candy for participation in several games, including a ring toss, tick-tack-toe, bean bag toss, musical chairs, sucker pull, horseshoe throw and bowling.
A rope, potato sacks and Hula-Hoops were all part of the Greek Week kickoff on Sunday. Fourteen teams, each with one sorority and two fraternities, participated in field events at noon in the Valley Court field.
Twenty MSU graduate programs are ranked in a report to be released Monday by U.S. News & World Report, three of them in the top 25.The College of Education doctoral program is ranked 15th, the College of Human Medicine doctoral program in primary care medicine is ranked 17th and the Eli Broad College of Business’ Graduate School of Management is ranked 24th.MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said he pays more attention to the general ranking group the university fits into rather than its actual numerical rank.