When Nick Poppe moved into his Akers Hall dorm room last fall, he was greeted by four roommates instead of the normal three.Poppe, an English freshman, said he didn’t mind the situation, although there were many disadvantages.“Everyone knew where our room was because we had five people, so we got to meet a lot of people,” he said.
Instead of handing out minor in possession of alcohol tickets, MSU police Officer Anne Stahl will be trying to prevent people from getting them. Stahl, an MSU community police officer, will be joining the Department of Police and Public Safety’s Detective Bureau on March 1 as an alcohol education officer. “When I’m on the road it is iffy if I get to do things with my specialty,” she said.
When the MSU men’s basketball team tangles with Illinois tonight, people will be watching Illini guard Frank Williams. Williams, the 2001 Big Ten Player of the Year, is the Illini’s leading scorer at 16.4 points per game. But lurking in Williams’ shadow is the key to the Illini’s attack, guard Cory Bradford. Many college basketball enthusiasts remember the senior as one of the conference’s best players his freshman and sophomore campaigns, when he averaged just over 15 points a game.
As one of the most heralded skaters in MSU’s highly touted, eight-player recruiting class, freshman defenseman Duncan Keith had plenty of expectations coming into his rookie season.He furthered his reputation by scoring in his first collegiate game, “The Cold War.” His laserlike slap shot helped the Spartans tie archrival Michigan, 3-3.He tallied again in his fifth game, a 4-3 loss to Nebraska-Omaha on Oct.
Some East Lansing residents continue to pay increasing rent, as city officials battle to keep property taxes near the rate of inflation.
The days when decorating rooms by plastering posters on the walls, laying down beige carpet and setting out a few family photos are gone. Today’s dorm rooms can be dressed up with psychedelic lights, fuzzy rugs, handmade curtains and artificial flowers. Decorating a room, especially a dorm room, is about mixing creativity, personal taste, space-saving smarts and details to create a comfortable dwelling. “When you decorate your room instead of leaving it plain, you create a happy, warm environment to come home to,” elementary education freshman Andrea Ismirle said.
As it must every year, award season has come again for the entertainment industry - recognition for all sorts of music, television and especially movies.The biggest award ceremony for films every year is the Oscars, and the nominations for that ceremony will be announced on Tuesday morning.
Sunlight peering through the windows cast shadows on the furniture in the apartment Jennifer Webb and Kierra Tandy were touring.After signing a lease for the fall semester, the two MSU students wanted to see what an apartment completely furnished looked like at Capstone Commons apartments, 2501 Abbott Road.“Its not far, it took us five minutes to get here, and we have been staying on campus for two years,” said Webb, a medical technician sophomore.“It was a real quick decision.”New apartment complexes that offer pre-furnished rooms, club houses and workout areas have become a popular choice for some students.Since 1999 three apartment complexes have come into the area, many offering similar amenities.But the properties have also become hefty competition for landlords with homes and older apartment complexes closer to campus.
Heavy underdog Notre Dame dealt fourth-ranked MSU a double blow with a 3-2 upset win at Munn Ice Arena Saturday night.With the setback, the Spartans saw their school-record home unbeaten streak snapped at 33 games (30-0-3). MSU hadn’t lost at home since a 2-1 decision to Omaha on Oct.
Former MSU All-American Jason Richardson swept through the NBA All Star weekend in Philadelphia on Saturday. The former Spartan was named MVP of The ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge, scoring 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including a 3-of-5 from three-point range.
Regarding your article “Group protests depiction on flier” (SN 2/7), the complaints about the advertisement for “Kung Pow: Enter the Fist” seem to be the ad is discriminatory against Asian Americans because it 1) refers to consumption of dog meat, and 2) contains exaggerated physical features.
Last week, I read an editorial that said Gov. John Engler is sabotaging the Board of Trustees by removing a Democratic member through an appointment to the bench (“Engler games,” SN 2/1). For some reason, the blame was on Engler for making a nonpartisan decision to give someone a chance to realize a dream that very few have a chance to do.
In the week leading up to its game against Illinois, MSU women’s basketball head coach Joanne P.
I am writing in response to the editorial about the university being unprepared for the winter storm that occurred Jan.
Ann Arbor - Ronald Cruz has been sleeping in Ann Arbor churches since Friday. The University of California, Berkeley education graduate student flew into Michigan to attend the Second National Conference of the New Civil Rights Movement at the University of Michigan this weekend. “The movement is very young,” Cruz said.
If the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were testimony to the violence and hate that can grow inside the darkest corners of the human heart, Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City illustrated the human ability to illuminate the globe with ideals of peace and love that ripen within our passions. During that ceremony, a 12-year-old boy, referred to as the Child of Light, was introduced to the world to represent the ability of the human spirit to overcome life’s adversities.
While construction on the City Center project is wrapping up on M.A.C. Avenue, Albert Avenue will be closed near the Marriott Hotel at University Place, 300 M.A.C Ave for the week.Two cranes are being placed in the area between M.A.C.
For the past three years, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo and his teams have fought to end their season as one of the Final Four.
When officials from around the United States meet with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators to discuss the possibility of government-issued national ID cards, it is imperative that they consider citizens’ privacy. Debates about ID cards and their distribution have been steadily brewing since the Sept.