Judge Robert Weiss was reappointed to the MSU-Detroit College of Law Board of Trustees Wednesday. Weiss was first appointed to the MSU-DCL board in 1996 and served on the MSU Board of Trustees until Feb.
Students, East Lansing residents and landlords will benefit when the East Lansing Housing Commission makes revisions to a housing ordinance passed in 1998. The ordinance requires every rental property to have a rigorous inspection by 2009.
After losing 63-61 to No. 18 Illinois on Tuesday night, the MSU men’s basketball team was forced to add a new word to its dictionary - bubble.Unless the Spartans win the Big Ten Tournament, they will likely be on the fringe of the 65-team pool in March’s NCAA Tournament.
Renowned William Smith College Professor Alan Berkowitz will be speaking to members of the Community Relations Coalition, the Responsible Hospitality Council and others at 4:30 p.m.
Last summer Lisa Priebe’s grandmother died of lung cancer. When Priebe recently discovered her friend’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, she felt like she needed to help. “My grandma was the first person close to me to die of cancer,” the communication senior said.
Editor’s note: The State News offers this report from within the walls of MSU Safe Place to show life experiences of those inside working and living with domestic abuse.
An MSU student living in the Brody Complex was diagnosed with varicella, more commonly known as chickenpox, this week.Brody Hall manager Diane Barker said the student is at home resting, and declined to comment further.Olin Physician Glynda Moorer recommends all students who haven’t had the disease or the vaccination receive the vaccine, which costs $70 and is a two-dose series, at Olin.Dean Sienko, director of the Ingham County Health Department, said the disease is serious because the effects are more severe for adults than children.“People can get inflammation of their brain and can have an overall difficult course with the disease,” Sienko said.
For many MSU athletes, their homes and families are not that distant. But for some, they are a world away.As a member of the Spartans swimming and diving team (6-5 overall, 1-4 Big Ten), Ildiko Szekely is one of those athletes.The interdisciplinary studies and international relations senior has spent most of her MSU years away from her family in Budapest, Hungary.“They love that I have this opportunity here in the U.S.,” Szekely said.
Romando J. Dixson’s column (“A lot of tears, time needed in getting over the death of a loved one,” SN 2/8) spurred me to take the time to write a response. Three years ago, I awoke in my darkened Holden Hall room to receive a phone call that would alter my life, perceptions of life, and beliefs forever.
The Vienna Piano Trio, from the classical music culture of Austria, will perform at Wharton Center tonight. Founded in 1988, the trio has traveled to destinations such as Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam, Budapest, Washington, Philadelphia and London’s Wigmore Hall.
As the university is preparing to tighten its finances, MSU has formally committed to a deal that would freeze state appropriations and limit tuition increases to 8.5 percent this year.MSU President M.
Recently, a flier promoting the film “Kung Pow: Enter the Fist” was distributed on MSU’s campus (“Group protests depiction on flier,” SN 2/7). This flier displayed an utter lack of knowledge about Asian culture and promotes many racial stereotypes including the incorrect assumption that all Asians eat dog meat.
Having recorded three albums in the past few years, including a greatest hits compilation, J-Ville’s latest addition to the local rap scene is full of laid-back, yet danceable numbers. J-Ville is history junior Joffrey C.
Major cuts in the city’s budget won’t stop East Lansing from holding its biggest festivals this year. The inaugural Great Lakes Folk Festival and the annual East Lansing Art Festival will go on as planned, despite city officials’ axing of $793,000 from this year’s budget. Even though none of those cuts come from the festivals, the city and its businesses continue committing resources to ensure their stay in the city. The city lends support to both festivals with such services as police protection, trash pickup and event setup, and that won’t change, City Manger Ted Staton said. “We had it in the budget, and we certainly view these things as very important tools,” Staton said. Part of the commitment the city has made is a $75,000 donation to help cover the entertainment cost for the folk festival and $55,000 in services. The donation was to bring musical acts to the folk festival, Mayor Mark Meadows said. “We wanted to make sure the music stayed at the same component, that is our contribution,” he said. A portion of the money for the projects was left over from last year’s National Folk Festival, an annual gala that finished its three-year stop in Mid-Michigan. And the money allocated this year is nothing to be concerned about, Staton said.
At the MSU Computer Store, students and faculty can purchase brand-name computing products at a discount - better than the prices available in retail stores.But with many products, students in Ann Arbor get a better deal.Some software companies offer “educational pricing” to universities and research institutions.
So you’re sitting alone in the dark with a bottle of wine and a half-eaten box of chocolates, your only companion is that out-of-reach celebrity model starring in one of the six videos you rented to keep yourself occupied.The horror, the horror!Whatever.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson has a knack for looking to the future despite present economic hardships. “The economic downturn increases the challenges MSU faces in maintaining the momentum achieved over the years of extraordinary progress,” he said during his ninth annual State of the University address on Tuesday at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre. “MSU is better able to respond to these and other challenges because we have been working for increased high quality and cost control for a number of years… MSU’s long-term planning is producing long-term benefits.” The next year could prove the heftiest budget crunch McPherson has had to deal with in his tenure at MSU.
Let’s face it. The crowd at Munn Ice Arena is spoiled. Where else can a hockey team be tied 0-0 for two periods with an unranked team while the crowd is virtually nonexistent?
I’d rather swallow shards of broken glass than listen to some wannabe Prince fan cover his songs.
For the second time this season, the MSU men’s basketball team saw a streak come to an end at Breslin Center. The Spartans’ 63-61 loss to No.