The MSU football program could receive another commitment for the 2002 recruiting class. But unlike the 19 players who have already given MSU football head coach Bobby Williams the nod, Derrick Pope, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound sophomore linebacker from Garden City Community College in Kansas, would add some hits to the offensively heavy class.
Once upon a time, I was in love. During that relationship, that special girl and I spent our Valentine’s Day making googly eyes at each other and forcing people who didn’t have anyone to feel like crap, as they were forced to deal with our exquisite happiness. But now, I too have joined the ranks of those who are single on this special and depressing day.
Melissa Telfer reclined in a blue cot Wednesday, her left arm sitting on a small table. The red pump of a blood pressure indicator rested near her hand and a nurse questioned her while cleaning the crook of her arm with a cotton swab. “I’m a little nervous,” the city employee said.
Gretchen Whitmer has her first challenger.Larry Ward, a Williamston Republican, announced Wednesday he’s taking on East Lansing’s Whitmer, hoping to capture the 70th district state House seat.“I have 18 years worth of experience in real working situations,” said Ward, a 40-year-old financial services associate who announced his candidacy at an MSU College Republicans meeting.The official filing deadline for candidates is still months away and as a result, Whitmer, like many incumbents, has yet to begin her re-election campaign.
In her letter to the editor, Ellen Conser points out a certain widespread stereotype recently used in a movie poster is based upon some fact (“Stereotype contains factual information,” SN 1/11). All stereotypes are based loosely upon some small grain of truth, they are just tremendous exaggerations of these tiny bits of truth. A venture onto the World Wide Web reveals every U.S.
Located in a quiet corner in the Union basement is a small facility where minority students have an opportunity to study, socialize and hold weekly meetings. But many students are unaware of the Multicultural Center, which opened in January 1999. On Wednesday, representatives from the Council of Racial Ethnic Students, or CORES, met with the MSU Board of Trustees in an effort to change that situation by proposing plans for a multicultural center building to be included in the 2020 Vision plan. 2020 Vision, the university’s master plan, was approved by the trustees in December.
MSU’s commitment list swelled to five when Northville goaltender Justin Tobe pledged to the Spartans. The 5-foot-11, 157-pounder plays for the Compuware Ambassadors of the North American Hockey League.
The MSU women’s basketball team’s goal is still to play in the NCAA Tournament. But another Big Ten loss would secure a losing conference record, therefore the Spartans (15-9 overall, 5-8 Big Ten) must run the table to keep realistic postseason hopes alive.
A decades-old practice of directional drilling in the Great Lakes is likely coming to an end.The state Senate voted 28-5 Wednesday to ban oil drilling under the lakes.Sen.
The state is reaching out to small businesses.The Michigan Department of Career Development has developed the online training program BeeFreeway, under the partnership of Michigan Virtual University and Netg, a division of Thomson Publishing, an e-learning business.Programs in business leadership and teamwork are offered for all businesses, but companies with 25 or fewer employees can use the program for free.“If we help the small businesses who really are the backbone of our economy, why don’t we help them upgrade their skills?” said Tiffany Dowling, spokeswoman for the department.The program gives small businesses a chance to give their employees training for promotions or new skills, a luxury usually not allowed in small business budgets, Dowling said.“Some employees are doing three different jobs that can’t be covered so it’s real hard for small businesses to release those workers,” she said.Small business owners partaking in the program register at the Web site, www.beefreeway.org.
Every year, students with physical or mental disabilities participate in MSU’s study abroad program.Some tell the Office of Study Abroad about their disabilities, some don’t.
A combination of Sparty and Uncle Sam is pictured on ASMSU’s office door, sporting a black top hat embroidered with an “S.” It points at people walking by, declaring, “We want you.” The undergraduate student government applications for its mid-March elections are due Monday. Candidates are approved to run as representatives for their colleges on ASMSU’s Academic or Student assemblies after applications are turned into 307 Student Services by 5 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.