MSU
Lunar Dance celebrates Chinese New Year night
The Chinese Students Coalition is hosting its annual dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year from 9 p.m.
SPORTS
Gymnastics looks for repeat at Invitational
The gymnastics team hosts the 13th Annual Country Markett Spartan Invitational Saturday. The Spartans (9-4, 0-2 Big Ten) welcome Illinois-Chicago (8-8), New Hampshire (5-2) and Ball State (10-6) at Jenison Field House. MSU has won the tournament the last two years.
FEATURES
Entertainment briefs
Students put fashions on the catwalk AMY BARTNER The Student Apparel Design Association presents a fashion show entitled “Seriously.
BASKETBALL
Hoosiers top Big Ten with defense
When Spartan men’s basketball fans look back to MSU’s 83-65 loss to Indiana on Jan.
NEWS
SPORTS UPDATE: Hockey team wins 3-1, remains atop CCHA
Oxford, Ohio - Fifth-ranked MSU was 7:08 away from an unprecedented fifth straight shutout of Miami (Ohio), but a tipped shot late in the third period spoiled the bid. But the good news for the Spartans is they still came away with a 3-1 victory on Friday at Goggin Ice Arena. MSU (22-6-5 overall, 16-5-4 CCHA) continued its defensive mastery of the RedHawks, but Miami left wing Danny Stewart redirected a shot past MSU junior goaltender Ryan Miller to end the Spartans’ impressive streak.
FEATURES
Falling waistlines
You walk innocently into class and sit down, only to hear stifled whispering and laughing all around you.
MSU
Groups react to funding shortage from ASMSU
When Amit Agarwal requests $3,000 for the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students’ Satrang on Tuesday night, he might walk away without the amount of money he had hoped for. Agarwal, the coalition’s president, will begin searching for donations somewhere else for the show to go on. The Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students, which is the second group in line for funding consideration at ASMSU Funding Board’s Tuesday interviews, is banking on $3,000 for Satrang, an Indian cultural show. If four organizations are given money Tuesday night, then the undergraduate student government board’s money likely will be spent. Agarwal said the show’s total budget is $33,000. Resident Halls Association gave $2,225 to the group. “RHA and ASMSU are the cornerstones to a large percentage of our funding,” the political economy senior said. Agarlwal said other places that donate money have cut funding in half for the annual show in which 200 people participate. “Funding is going to be a problem because we will have to go further into the community to ask for money,” he said.
MSU
Diversity celebrated with music in presentation on African Jews
Jewish people in Africa is not a topic most students have dealt with. But Jay Sand used music and slides Wednesday night to explain why it is an important topic for him. Sand, an independent journalist and musician, gave a presentation called “The Jews of Africa,” sponsored by MSU’s Hillel Jewish Student Organization. Sand’s goal was to make people realize there are thousands of diverse cultures in Africa, including Judaism. “I like forcing people to reconsider what they thought was established fact,” Sand said to an audience of about 20 people.
FEATURES
Peter Pan sequel good for the reminiscing, kids may cringe
Do kids even know who Peter Pan is anymore? Not to sound like a geezer, but I’m pretty sure that most don’t really give a crap about the story.
NEWS
Religious Studies fate uncertain
Changes to the Department of Religious Studies have some worried the university is moving to eliminate the discipline. Since 1998, College of Arts & Letters officials and faculty have disagreed about suggestions to downgrade the department to a program.
MICHIGAN
Crystal Award nomination forms available, due soon
Nomination forms for the 15th annual Crystal Awards are available at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbott Road, and online. About three to four awards are given to organizations, groups, businesses and individuals every year. Community Events spokeswoman Kelcey Anderson said the awards are given to those who have made a difference in the city of East Lansing. “The winners always have a different background because there are different committee members every year,” she said. Last year’s recipients included Lola O’Meara, the Student Body of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine and Rollie Ledebuhr.
COMMENTARY
Riding bicycles can solve parking issues
In response to “Graduate students question parking” (SN 2/21), while this is one of the first steps in creating a green central campus, those who move first are going to speak the loudest.
NEWS
Smoke ban bothers businesses
A countywide ban on smoking in the workplace has made some businesses cough at the idea of trying to comply with the ordinance approved last week by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. The county board passed the ordinance - slated to start in April - to reduce secondhand smoke, but some businesses say it’s doubtful they will be ready. The measure, passed by a vote of 11-2, was developed by a task force made up of health officials and three commissioners and bans smoking in all public workplaces - excluding bars, restaurants and bingo halls. Under the ordinance, businesses like General Motors Corp.
MSU
Minority students fall behind in graduating
Since entering MSU in 1998, Gerald Grant has experienced a financial roller coaster ride that has taught him valuable lessons. “You have to be dedicated,” the Southfield native said.
MSU
U hosts civil rights leader
Although Dorothy Cotton is not as well known as some of her male counterparts, George Rowan can’t wait to hear the civil rights leader speak on campus today.
BASKETBALL
Freshman surprises Big Ten
College basketball players aren’t normally adored by hometown fans when they’re 13 years old.But Rick Rickert is an exception.
BASKETBALL
Spartans entering final stretch
The Spartan men’s basketball team begins a crucial five-day span tonight, when it hosts Minnesota. MSU (15-10 overall, 6-6 Big Ten) plays three games against the Big Ten’s best - beginning with surprising fifth-place Minnesota (14-9, 7-5) at 7 p.m. Spartan head coach Tom Izzo said the upcoming week will play a major role in determining MSU’s NCAA Tournament fate. “It’s no question that this week will pretty much determine our NCAA Tournament future,” Izzo said.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Exile program would toughen laws against illegal guns
Lansing - Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus announced that he wants to tighten the reins on illegal guns in Michigan.In his Michigan Exile program announced last week, Posthumus addressed his desire to prosecute convicted felons and violent juveniles found possessing an illegal weapon.
FEATURES
Album satisfies craving for solid musicianship
As with any trend in music, there are going to be leaders and followers. For emo (short for emotional) rock, the leaders are bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate and the somewhat late-comers, the Get Up Kids. Many bands try to follow the lead of these greats, but come up short. But local group Ettison Clio clearly leads as the best example of this genre to come out of East Lansing in quite a while. The band consists of interdisciplinary humanities junior Stephanie Gunther (vocals), telecommunication junior J.P.
MSU
Picket held to quicken GEU negotiations
After picketing for five hours, Jessica Goodkind and her sign needed a break.Both of them looked tired.Goodkind, president of MSU’s Graduate Employees Union, had been marching since 7:30 a.m.