Last call for Sparty came while the University of Maryland celebrated its National Championship Monday. MSU’s mascot appeared in a 30-second Anheuser-Busch Inc. commercial that aired 17 times during the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments last month.
Williamston - In a United Methodist church in his hometown, Larry Ward officially kicked off his campaign Thursday night in what many call an uphill climb against state House incumbent Gretchen Whitmer. Ward is the only Republican to file so far in the race for the 70th District House seat held by Whitmer, an East Lansing Democrat.
We are truly in a nerd paradise, folks. No other time has ever held so many opportunities for people to ignore hygiene and indulge in our favorites: Superheroes, science fiction and most of all, “Lord of the Rings.” This weekend, why not indulge that “Rings” fascination one more time?
I read with great interest Allison Thompson’s letter describing the difficulties she faced attempting to observe her religion’s Lenten restriction on eating meat on Fridays, given the food choices available in her residence hall cafeteria (“Observing religion hard to do in cafs,” SN 4/4). Thompson criticized what she characterized as unappetizing vegetarian dishes, fish covered with plastic wrap, and macaroni and cheese as not meeting her need for “good, warm sustenance.” Apparently she feels the Friday Lenten menu should substitute lobster for burgers. Thompson complained about “suffering through 40 days of Lent as a Catholic” just before explaining the purpose of the Catholic tradition is “to remember the suffering Jesus endured.” It sounds like she missed the point. Katie Donnelly 1981 graduate
The Common Grounds Coffeehouse, in the basement of Akers Hall, is again the best bet for this weekend, presenting Ann Arbor’s Athletic Mic League tonight. Described as a rap group with smooth flow, the seven-member team mixes rap, jazz and funk together into an irresistible sound that will please any hip-hop guru. Selfsez, Wandering Image and Third Degree will open the show. Hiphopinfinity.com called one of Athletic Mic League’s first albums, “The Thrill is Gone,” released in 2000, “one of the Midwest’s best albums of the year, and one of the best-produced LPs in all of underground hip-hop.” Songs can be sampled at its Web site, www.athleticmicleague.com. Tickets are $5 for MSU students with ID and $6 for everyone else.
As the MSU baseball team returns to Big Ten action, it expects better results.After splitting its first conferences series with Minnesota 2-2, the Spartans (17-5 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) are looking for a better performance at Northwestern.The Wildcats (7-13, 1-3) host the first of a four-game series 3 p.m.
The baseball season has arrived, and Sunday the Lansing Lugnuts will give fans a reason to celebrate.At 2:05 p.m.
Junior goaltender Ryan Miller earned his second-straight West All-America first-team honor Thursday, while two Spartan defensemen made the second team. The second-team accolades taken by junior defenseman John-Michael Liles and senior defenseman Andrew Hutchinson make MSU the only school with three All-Americans this year.
Despite not making the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ top 10 list of colleges that provide acceptable means for vegetarians and vegans, University Housing and MSU’s cafeterias are doing a good job working to provide meatless options for students. PETA surveyed nearly 4,000 self-described typical vegetarian students nationwide and followed up with analysis from 45 college food service departments.
I consider myself to be something of an expert on death. In my short time on Earth, I have been to about 13 funerals. So most of my life, I have been faced with all the questions that come with death. Well, at least I thought I had. I scratched my cornea during spring break.
Members of the Residence Halls Association are packing their bags for this weekend’s Michigan Organization of Residence Halls Association’s conference at Grand Valley State University.
We are writing to express our concern about the placement of an advertisement for Playboy magazine in Thursday’s issue of The State News.
An event that began with free admission at the Auditorium years ago has evolved into an annual attraction for more than 2,000 people. The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students will be hosting its annual Satrang show, which features pyrotechnics, skits, dances, music and a fashion show this weekend. Satrang represents the seven colors of the rainbow uniting the states of India.
Ernestine McMullen remembers when her daughter, Joyce Simpson, called her in 2000 to tell her some great news - that Simpson’s daughter, India.Arie, found an agent to help her distribute her music after a performance at the Lillith Fair in Nashville, Tenn. That agent was Reen Malli, a talent scout for Universal Music Group.
Commitment frightens so many, and a production performed by the Lansing Civic Players, called “Company” by Stephen Sondheim, raises the issue of settling down. Director Tom Klunzinger said it’s a musical comedy that was first presented in 1970. “It’s musical comedy about married couples and relationships in New York,” Klunzinger said.
East Lansing city officials want to save the city school district’s floundering budget by resurrecting a rental buyback program. The program would allow the city to buy rental homes, rehabilitate them and then market the property to young families. Many of those properties come from areas predominately occupied by students.
The MSU baseball team’s game against Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne was canceled Wednesday.Weather was the cause of cancellation, but no rain fell on Wednesday to affect the 3 p.m.
After three hours of play and numerous squandered opportunities, the MSU softball game was decided by one errant pitch.Scheduled for seven innings, the Spartans found themselves in a 10th-inning pitchers’ duel.
State Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith officially joined U.S. Rep. David Bonior in his gubernatorial campaign. Wheeler Smith, D-Salem Township, announced her decision to drop out of the running for the Aug.