When MSU police Officer Ann Stahl joins the Department of Police and Public Safety’s Detective Bureau on March 1 as an alcohol education officer, we hope she is up to a tough challenge before her. Stahl will be charged with working alongside Olin Health Center, the Residence Halls Association and mentors to educate MSU students.
Debate team members win awards By MEGAN FRYE MSU’s top debate team vied against 138 teams nationwide to take the win at a debate tournament hosted by Northwestern University last week. The Owen L.
• Barista Cafe, Case Hall: Exhibition, today through 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 with Ruth Behar, 4-5 p.m.
Deaf students might be able to attend lectures needing nothing but their notebooks and pencils, with the help of new voice-activated software.The Liberated Learning Project, a computerized transcribing system created in Canada, is being tested in Nova Scotia, Australia and at Stanford University in California.
“All I think about is concentration, quick feet and kick butt,” the hospitality business sophomore said.
Lansing - The Michigan Community Service Commission, which engages Michigan citizens in volunteer programs, including some affiliated with MSU, celebrated its 10th anniversary Tuesday. Community service organizations from all across the state gathered beneath the Capitol dome to celebrate the tenure of the commission, which was supported by the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the National Service Trust Act of 1994. “Our goal is to engage Michigan citizens in volunteer service,” said Mary Grill, director of outreach for the commission, which receives its support from federal, state and private funding. AmeriCorps, described by Grill as “kind of a domestic peace corps,” is funded through the commission, and about 1,000 people in Michigan work for that organization on a variety of projects. One of those projects, 4-H Club Read, is based out of MSU Extension offices.
Child stars are funny. One minute they’re entertaining us with catchphrases like, “What you talkin’ about?,” and the next, they’re robbing a liquor store or working as a mall security guard.
Ron Mason will become the university’s 16th athletics director. Mason will succeed Clarence Underwood, who will retire June 30, the Board of Trustees officially decided at its meeting today.
I just finished reading Leslie Escobar’s commentary on her favorite show “Friends,” which is also my favorite show (“‘Friends’ is quality money-grubbing entertainment,” SN 2/6). One comment she made really offended me, and I felt it was completely uncalled for.
As MSU President M. Peter McPherson delivered his State of the University address in Wharton Center on Tuesday, members of Students for Economic Justice quietly displayed their frustration with MSU’s contract with the New Era Cap Co. outside the building. Worker rights groups, including SEJ, believe the cap company has been replacing tags that once read made in Bangladesh or China to made in the USA. The New York-based company makes baseball-style caps for several professional and college-level sports teams, including some MSU teams.
by BEN LANDES For The State News After taking an oath, you sit waiting for the questions to come firing in.
By SHANNON HOUGHTON For The State News Think of it as hazing for nerds. Picture the worst test you’ve ever taken.
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.
As MSU’s Graduate Employees Union hits the bargaining table, its members are hitting the keyboard. In past weeks, members of the union have been revamping the organization’s Web site features while they work to obtain a contract with the university.
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.
I’d rather swallow shards of broken glass than listen to some wannabe Prince fan cover his songs.
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?
Presented by President M. Peter McPherson, Feb. 12, 2002, 2:30 p.m.Check out Wednesday’s edition of The State News for coverage of McPherson’s ninth address.BEGIN SPEECHThank you for joining me for our faculty awards ceremony and my ninth State of the University address.What an eventful and bittersweet year this has been.
The bathrooms come equipped with makeup mirrors, televisions and whirlpool baths. The rooms are completely refurbished with brand-new desks, chairs and stackable loft furniture.
The MSU men’s basketball team is coming off one of its biggest wins the season, but it won’t have time to take it in.