You have to understand that with movies, there has to be a sliding scale. If you judge every movie on the same standard of filmmaking, then most movies won’t measure up.
Art • Barista Cafe, Case Hall: Exhibition until Feb. 28. The “Art on the Wall” program presents “A Celebration of African American Heritage - Art and Artifacts.” For more information, e-mail knightt@msu.edu. • Kresge Art Museum: Gallery Walk of Wrapped Words exhibition with guest curator Jeanne Drewes, 5-6 p.m.
In the next few weeks, hockey recruit Shane Hynes plans to decide where to continue his career - with the two finalists being Cornell and Denver. The bad news for the Spartans is they were originally the third team on Hynes’ short list of schools, but he crossed them off when 23-year MSU head coach Ron Mason announced he was stepping down after this season to become athletics director. “I didn’t want to go into a school where they weren’t going to have a coach until the summer and the new coach had never even seen me play,” Hynes said.
There are some musicians who are easier to connect with than others - artists who actually have something to say instead of blurting out lame clichés. Kasey Chambers manages to sing directly to her listeners.
After about a 10-year absence, StateWalk is being handed back to its founder, Alpha Phi Omega. The Residence Halls Association General Assembly voted unanimously to end the program Jan.
BEN LANDES While many college students enjoy playing video games, some MSU students prefer to control them - and not just with the joystick. Two years after its creation, Spartasoft, a student group of video game programmers and designers, are hard at work producing games. Members meet for a couple of hours each week, and project teams designate their own meeting times and places. “I like to think of it as an investment, not a sacrifice,” said Michael Brinkman, a mathematics senior and group member. Because participation is voluntary, members can put in as few or as many hours as they want.
I hate doing chores. It wouldn’t take a sleuth detective to figure that out after stepping foot into my apartment.
The Ingham County prosecutors office received a $120,000 grant from the federal government to begin Project Safe Neighborhoods. The three-year grant is part of a program aimed at getting criminals with gun violations off the street. The grant makes it possible for federal, local and state government agencies to work together to prosecute felons. John Cipriani will be working as both an Ingham County prosecutor and a special U.S.
Having the namesake of a famous poet and author is one reason Nikki O’Brien is excited about the keynote speaker for Malcolm X Week. As part of the week and in honor of Black History Month, activist and poet Nikki Giovanni will speak on campus tonight.
BRIAN CHARLTON When a victory over intrastate rival University of Michigan is at stake, it becomes more than just a game. For the MSU men’s club soccer team, it was the ultimate payoff Feb.
I am writing in regards to the letter “Stereotype contains factual information” (SN 2/11). This letter makes the statement that “media and popular culture make fun of minority or subculture groups’ behavior all the time.
Natural turf hits close to home for Jason Henderson. As a former offensive lineman for Pennsylvania State University in the 1990s, Henderson would hit his opponents with his massive frame.
Lansing - Gumdrops and toilet paper rolls were some of the materials used to teach children about black inventors at the Impression 5 Science Center’s second African American Celebration on Tuesday. In addition to its regular exhibits, the center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing, had hands-on activities which focused on six black scientists and their inventions.
The MSU women’s track and field team has acquired new help in the throwing department. Amy Wabaunsee, a physical education teacher at Lansing’s Immaculate Heart of Mary-Saint Casimir, was hired by women’s head coach Angela Goodman earlier this season to coach the throwers. Wabaunsee’s employment was made public Tuesday and Goodman said her addition to the team has been positive thus far.
Roommates Melissa Schultz and Christine Vlasic are two normal undergraduates living in an abnormal atmosphere. The residents of Cherry Lane Apartments found a cleaner, less expensive apartment on campus, but also found little solidarity between neighbors. “We try to talk to our neighbors, but we don’t carry on long conversations,” Schultz said.
Committing criminal behavior while under the influence always is inexcusable. Those responsible enough to drink should own up to their actions and not expect a slap on the wrist in court. This is why state representatives were correct in supporting the “under the influence” bill sponsored by Rep.
Lansing - Local governments would receive more money in a proposal announced Tuesday. Local governments stood to receive the same amount of revenue sharing as last fiscal year in Gov.
The opposition of The State News to ASMSU’s funding of a campus appearance by David Horowitz is surprising given the paper’s supposed commitment to free speech and campus discussion (“Why him?,” SN 2/19). Horowitz is a controversial conservative speaker and not everyone will agree with his positions on affirmative action and reparations.
Take the wild stage antics of the Barenaked Ladies, mix with the harmony of a traditional a cappella choir and add a pinch of girl power.That’s a recipe for kiwi - Wicked Kiwi, to be exact.The seven-member, all-female a cappella group performed for a packed crowd at the Music Building’s auditorium on Saturday night, singing covers of “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega, Gloria Estefan’s “Turn the Beat Around” and several other classic and modern songs.