Let me introduce you to my friend Jim. Jim is the guy in all my stories at the bar, where he’s known as “my buddy Jimbo.” Well, the other day Jim said something that made me think.
I’m writing in response to all the people out there bashing Marcus Taylor’s decision to enter the draft.
Two MSU seniors were awarded scholarships for graduate study at Cambridge University in England last week. Camillia Smith, a mathematics senior, and Robin Stein, a chemistry and interdisciplinary humanities senior, interviewed in early February and also were candidates for Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
I was appalled to learn the university may seek consequences against the students who charged Eric Blair to enter their party this fall (“‘U’ could review student charges,” SN 3/27). As if it is not enough the Ingham County prosecutor has decided to bring charges against these students.
It was an early February morning when Silas and Adrie Taylor prepared for a kidney transplant that would biologically join them forever.
MSU’s Child Development Laboratories now are accepting applications for three programs beginning in fall semester 2002. Children aged 3 months through 3 years are eligible for the Family Infant-Toddler Learning Program.
Members of the Council of Graduate Students and the Graduate Employees Union should work together, or else face the risk of hurting the constituencies they represent. COGS, established in 1969, represents MSU’s entire graduate student body, or 8,000 students.
The days are longer, jackets are removed, lunches are eaten outside and construction workers and laborers return to work.While many companies experience a surge of business due to higher temperatures and sunnier days, the construction trade often sees large fluctuations in both business and employment, secretary-treasurer for Laborers Local 998 Joe Gunther said.The recession the nation faced during the winter resulted in the worst winter layoffs in three years, and most in the trade have been affected, Gunther said.“If you have 10 employees for a company they’re going to lay off three but if you have 30 or 40 you’re going to see about 10 get laid off,” he said.The result is a large discrepancy in the number of projects done in the summer and winter. Jim van Ravensway, East Lansing director of planning and community development, said he saw a lot less paperwork cross his desk in the winter.“We’re starting to get into the construction season so we get a lot of projects in now,” he said.For Ravensway, the spring represents the first of two major business opening times.Many restaurants try to open in the spring to take advantage of the flow of people into the city.But in September retail shops open in time for the holiday shopping season.“(Timing’s) a really tricky part of the construction business,” Ravensway said.This summer is not expected to be any different with Cosi and Douglas J expected to open in May.But not all parts of city development shut down for the winter.
MSU was unfamiliar territory for Donna Hrinak.After all, she came to one of the nation’s largest college campuses from a rural Pennsylvania town.“I always thought I was pretty open-minded,” she said.
The recent criminal charges against four MSU students have sparked debate about the common practice of charging admission to parties where drinking occurs. Historically, students who host parties, both on and off campus, have required partygoers pay for their share of alcohol. But on Thursday, police, prosecutors and some students said that practice could change because of more awareness.
New York, the big city of dreams, has photos on exhibit at the MSU’s Kresge Art Museum until the end of next week.The exhibit showcases the city as it was before the Sept.
While this year’s Spartan men’s basketball team didn’t achieve the same success as its predecessors, who earned trips to three consecutive Final Fours, faces from the program’s recent history still are making noise in March. Former MSU assistant coach Stan Heath announced his resignation as the head coach at Kent State on Thursday to take the helm as head coach at Arkansas. That decision came as other current Spartan assistant coaches discuss their potential futures as leaders of other programs. Associate head coach Brian Gregory has spoken with DePaul and Bradley about their coaching vacancies, athletics department spokesman John Lewandowski said. Neither Bradley nor DePaul spokespersons could be reached for comment. Many major universities have turned to the MSU pedigree possessed by current and former assistant coaches. Nabbing Heath to be the Razorback coach spawned Arkansas Chancellor John White to excitedly pass out Heath candy bars to everyone attending the news conference. Heath, 37, got the 10th-seeded Golden Flashes within one game of the Final Four, losing 81-69 to the Indiana Hoosiers last Saturday in the South Regional final. “It’s been a whirlwind,” Heath said Thursday at a Fayetteville, Ark., press conference.
The Residence Halls Association is ready to form the 2002-03 executive board with the hiring of Melissa Kessler as director of human resources.Kessler, the association’s Michigan organization communications coordinator, will join President-elect Tim Liss, External Vice President Emily Edick and Internal Vice President John Sturk to fill the top four spots on the executive board.On April 10, the four will assume full duties for next year.Kessler, who will receive a $4,204 salary, said she is looking forward to working on the next board.“I am looking for a group of dedicated individuals,” she said.
If you’re in the mood for some high-energy groove music, check out the all-ages performance of The Flow tonight at Common Grounds Coffee House in the basement of Akers Hall, and again Saturday night at Rick’s American Café, 224 Abbott Road. The Flow blends world dance music with strong influences of Afro-Cuban, Latin, Caribbean and American jazz. Bass player and vocalist Brent Bielski said the band has been listening to a lot of Afro-beat-influenced music lately and it has rubbed off in its performances. The band also recently acquired a new keyboard player, Paul Lizinski, whom Bielski said adds a lot to the band’s sound. The Flow has headlined numerous shows during the past couple of years such as in 2000 when it opened for The Dirty Dozen Brass Band in Vail, Colo. For tonight’s show at Common Grounds, tickets are $5 with MSU ID and $6 without.
Peter Gibbons of “Office Space” said it best: “It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care.” Those simple words can sum up my entire college career in many ways. I really would like to write that five-page paper sooner than the night before it’s due or read the book instead of just seeing the movie.
In April 2001, tension between graduate students at MSU was mounting. They were about to vote on whether graduate employees should form a union.
Whether a priest, teacher, father or any other adult, it is sick, evil and unacceptable for anyone to sexually abuse children.The Roman Catholic Church has been the center of a molestation scandal that has swept across the world since January when it was revealed a former Boston priest was moved from parish to parish following accusations of sexual abuse.That scandal hit Michigan this week when a Detroit priest agreed to step down while the archdiocese reviews complaints called into its sexual abuse telephone line.That priest joins countless numbers of his colleagues across America who are either stepping down or being removed from their positions because of similar charges, which, in some cases, date back decades.It is virtually unforgivable for the church to have covered up such abuse allegations, as in the case of the original Boston priest whose allegations started the domino effect.
They’ve worked harder than most citizens.“It’s pretty strenuous,” East Lansing Deputy Chief Tom Wibert said.
When the Spartans met Minnesota at Kobs Fields on Friday for the Big Ten opener, it was mother nature that proved victorious.MSU (15-3) was trailing the Golden Gophers (8-12) 1-0 after the third inning, when rain forced play to be suspended.
I am writing in regard to the recent charges regarding the death of Eric Blair. While I see how many people may be looking to find a guilty party in this matter, I believe charging four students with felonies is unnecessary.