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.
Denver head coach George Gwozdecky, who was rumored to be the frontrunner to replace Ron Mason as MSU head hockey coach, announced Tuesday that he intends to sign a long-term contract extension to stay with the Pioneers.Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but Gwozdecky, 48, told a press conference that he plans to be at Denver for “a long time.”He was thought to be Mason’s first choice to take over the Spartan program and also a possible candidate to fill the coaching vacancy at Wisconsin.“I want to reconfirm to my current players and future players that I will be here to see them graduate,” Gwozdecky said from Denver.
On Dec. 5, 2001, four girls returned home to find flames burning up from their Sunrise Court home. By the time the night was over, their house and all their possessions were burned away.
Ten faculty members will receive a Distinguished Faculty Award today. The award winners are recognized based on several criteria, ranging from research, teaching ability and public service, to advising and continuing education. Ten winners are chosen each year by an All-University Award Committee appointed by MSU President M.