Art worth it for the laughs
What do three men and a painting have in common in “Art” A complicated friendship that lacks communication and understanding.
Film Festival awards handed out, several movies to be shown again
On Sunday, the fifth annual East Lansing Film Festival wrapped up, complete with plenty of awards and excitement. The festival this year included a new audience award, which is currently being tallied. But for the “Michigan’s Own” portion of the festival, which took place Sunday, awards were already prepared for the winners. For the feature category, the winner of the grand prize of $400 was “Living with the Fosters.” Second was “Wicked Spring,” winning $250 and third was “Coping.” All three received three rolls of film for future projects. In the shorts category, first place went to “Race Condition,” winning $400 and a $500 certificate for film development from Film Craft Lab.
Tax increase for ASMSU voted down
Undergraduate students rejected a proposal in last week’s universitywide elections to increase ASMSU’s semesterly tax by $3.
Sparty blue again after second attack
For a second time this year, MSU’s landmark statue Sparty was vandalized. Between 4 a.m.
Cultural cues
Sometimes the best way to learn about a culture is not sitting at a desk in a classroom and listening to a professor lecture about it.
Blade II restores faith in sequels
Oooh, another vampire movie. Perhaps I should make fun of goth kids again. Or, instead of doing that and facing the inevitable backlog of e-mails telling me I’m just another whitebread joiner making fun of things I don’t understand, I’ll just go for the gusto: “Blade II” rocks.
Good parenting prevents police run-ins
If you don’t want your teenage children to get roughed up by police, then teach them not to steal cars. That’s what I would have told a group of about a dozen people who turned out at a meeting earlier this month to discuss an investigation into Lansing police officers’ use of force in arresting two teens. For those of you not familiar with this story, let me offer you a quick recap.
Experts offer tips to help find lost children
While a card with 10 black smudges on it can be an important safety precaution for children, it isn’t the only choice parents have to protect them.“Fingerprints are fine, but if there is an abduction you want as many ways possible to identify the child,” Michigan State Police Sgt.
Bill would up training
In 2001, four Detroit residents died as a result of violent scuffles with security guards.And Sen.
Womens studies prof to lecture at Union
The second of a three-part series on women’s issues will take place tonight in the Union Green Room. The series, called “Borders, Barriers and Bridges,” deals with various issues affecting women.
Spartans welcome Comley
Rick Comley was so firmly entrenched at Northern Michigan University that only a “very good reason” could sway him to leave Marquette. Apparently, the head coaching position at MSU was enough persuasion. Comley, 55, was formally introduced as the fifth head coach in the history of MSU hockey at a press conference Monday in Munn Ice Arena.
Longtime assistants in search of other options
A big chunk of the uncertainty surrounding the MSU hockey program’s future ended Monday with the hiring of Northern Michigan head coach Rick Comley.But the uncertainty for Tom Newton and Dave McAuliffe is just beginning.The two Spartan assistant coaches are in a precarious position.
BREAKING NEWS: Taylor filing for NBA Draft
Sophomore point guard Marcus Taylor is filing for the NBA Draft, intensifying the talk that the Lansing native is leaving MSU and the basketball team early.Head coach Tom Izzo held 5 p.m.
Grant aids abuse prosecution
Lansing - A $180,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will help Ingham County better prosecute perpetrators of domestic abuse. Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III joined U.S.
Career fair hosted rude representatives
I am writing to express my disappointment and irritation to the majority of the business representatives at the Liberal Arts Career Fair on Thursday.
Coach retires after nearly 4 decades
After 37 years as MSU’s head diving coach, John Narcy will finally leave the pool. Narcy, 66, brought closure to his collegiate coaching career at the 2002 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. The Spartan’s only diving representative, senior Carly Weiden, placed 11th in the one-meter dive and 24th in the three-meter dive. “I had a great farewell,” Narcy said.
MIDDAY UPDATE: Binge drinking study doesnt look at all factors, Olin health educator says
A survey by the Harvard School of Public Health found 44 percent of college students admitted to binge drinking within the previous two weeks, the same percentage found in a 1993 study.But while binge drinking numbers remain the same, colleges and universities have seen an increase in students living in substance-free residence halls and a decrease in students living in sororities and fraternities, Harvard reported.The study questioned 10,000 students at 119 four-year colleges, and defined binge drinking as four or more drinks in a row for women; five or more for men.Olin Health Center health educator Dennis Martell said the Harvard study doesn’t fully measure the problem.
U attends legal policy symposium on rights, networks in Washington
MSU faculty, staff and students are in Washington, D.C., today attending the James H. Quello Communication Policy & Law Symposium.Representatives from the MSU community are primarily from MSU-Detroit College of Law.National security, social and political rights, access to Internet networks, providers and services and the evolution of the legal industry will be discussed, said Barbara Anselmo, assistant director of marketing for MSU-DCL.The symposium is at the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel and is sponsored by the Quello Center at MSU, the Law Review at MSU-DCL and the Institute of Public Utilities at MSU.“When the law is changing this quickly, it is sometimes more important to learn the theory, rather than the actual law at the time,” said Brian Kalt, an assistant professor of law.Kalt, who is the co-chairman of the Law Review advisory committee, said telecommunication and administrative law is at the forefront of law discussion.“Well this is, I think, broader than any one particular class,” he said.“This is dealing with some cutting-edge issues - law, communication and policy.”He said professors and people from top firms and government, such as Michael Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will be attending and speaking at the event.Kalt said Law Review students will be publishing the proceedings of the event and will have the opportunity to make contacts and become familiar with important issues.Kalt said MSU-DCL Dean Terence Blackburn will kick off today’s events with a welcome to those attending and an introduction of the day’s events.Although there has been restrictions put on technology since the Sept.
ASMSU launches redesigned, user-friendly Web site
Sparty, Beaumont Tower and snow-covered trees welcome Web surfers as they access ASMSU’s redesigned Web site. The undergraduate student government’s site was recreated and came online March 16 at www.asmsu.org. The previous site had not been changed for about a year and a half. The Web site’s home page is split into four sections: About ASMSU, Services, Projects and People.