Based on the album cover, it’s possible to stereotype these crazy cats as Slipknot wannabes. That pretty much sums it up. Both bands make generous use of its respective artilleries - loud guitars, pinpoint drumming and nightmarish vocals. And the masks?
East Lansing is filled with individuals trying to make the grade - and the city’s bars and restaurants are no exception. Several East Lansing businesses and restaurants were found to be in “outstanding condition” during liquor license inspections this year. Inspectors found 11 of the 24 establishments to be exceptionally clean and safe, with careful attention to maintenance and cleanliness of buildings and equipment, said Howard Asch East Lansing code enforcement and neighborhood conservation director. “In some of these establishments, the inspectors found absolutely nothing wrong,” Asch stated.
I am sick of hearing about the Meridian Mall case (“Meridian Mall group should help others,” SN 1/7) and even more sick of the “victims” still complaining about the injustice they’ve endured.
East Lansing High School students held a protest today in response to the school administration’s decision to ban all out-of-state trips. More than 200 students crowded into the commons area of East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, at 8 a.m., Brent Gillespie, an 18-year-old senior, said. The ban came when the school examined its field-trip policy and decided to limit school trips to those that took place within the Michigan, superintendent Tom Giblin told The State News on Monday. Among the trips canceled was a trip to Walt Disney World by the band and orchestra and Project Close Up’s trip to Washington, D.C. Giblin said he has offered to meet with students on the issue, but only the East Lansing Middle School students have spoken with him. Gillespie said the superintendent told the students he would meet with them in a question-and-answer forum to resolve the conflict. “We are still planning on speaking to the board meeting on Monday,” Gillespie said.
MSU students may be envious of University of Michigan students now that they will have a two-day semester break every fall.
Swimming MSU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams finished competition Saturday in the 26th annual Rainbow Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii.
Someday I will turn on the television and flip to a random news network to find out the week’s weather forecast and see Ricki Lake talking about cold fronts and lake effect snow. And next to her will be Mark-Paul Gosselaar from “Saved by the Bell” talking about America’s latest crisis overseas. Think it’s not possible?
Nothing hurts a program more than a player renouncing his eligibility to turn pro. It leaves programs with unexpected holes to fill and no reasonable way to fill them. It’s kind of like driving down the highway at 70 mph and suddenly throwing the car in reverse.
Junior running back T.J. Duckett will hold a press conference Thursday, presumably to discuss whether he intends to enter the upcoming NFL Draft. Teammate Little John Flowers, a running back who attended Loy Norrix High School with Duckett, confirmed that Duckett will talk to the media but wouldn’t say what the star Spartan’s future plans are. “He’s leaving everybody in suspense,” Flowers said. An NFL official said Duckett has yet to file to become eligible for April’s draft, but the Kalamazoo native has until Friday to turn in his paperwork. Analysts have said if Duckett returns, the Spartans could make a serious run at winning the Big Ten title - with fellow offensive threats in wide receiver Charles Rogers and quarterback Jeff Smoker. If he turns to the draft, many predict he could be a late first-round or early second-round selection. Duckett ran for 1,420 yards this season, a year capped with a 184-yard performance in MSU’s 44-35 New Year’s Eve Silicon Valley Football Classic victory over the Fresno State Bulldogs. For updated information on this article, check back to www.statenews.com throughout the day.
After a week of trying to find money that was not there to send the Spartan Marching Band to the Silicon Valley Football Classic, the administration decided there was enough money to give Bobby Williams a pay raise and a contract extension (“Not worth it,” SN 1/7). What has Williams done to deserve a raise?
American citizens are Constitutionally protected from double jeopardy - being tried twice for the same crime.
Mental health advocates and drug companies won a decision in Ingham Circuit Court Monday to push back a plan set forth by the Michigan Department of Community Health. Under the plan, a list of particular medications created by state doctors and pharmacists will not be available to low-income patients unless they show evidence they need the drug. Geralyn Lasher, spokesperson for the department, said they will appeal the decision. “If we are not able to move forward with the plan we feel there will be irreparable harm,” Lasher said.
Joe Namath he’s not, but that didn’t stop Charles Rogersfrom making a bold prediction after a 44-35 victory over Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic.
Jeff Smoker will certainly have a different offense to coordinate if running back T.J. Duckett decides he’s ready to enter April’s NFL Draft. But the sophomore quarterback told The State News on Tuesday afternoon, “I can’t blame him” for going pro. “He also has to look out for himself and realize this is one of the reasons he came here,” Smoker said.
Erie Twp., Mich. - For as long as he can remember, Brian Thomas has loved to run. And the December 2001 MSU graduate will have all the opportunity he needs to enjoy that love - while helping a cause - for about 20 miles a day for the next three months. Thomas, 22, set out from Lake Orion, Mich., on Jan.
The Senate Technology and Energy Committee will meet Wednesday to begin preparing a program to increase the availability of broadband Internet access in Michigan.Chaired by Sen.
The recent tuition hike approved by the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees is unreasonable and despicable. In December, the Central Michigan board voted to raise the school’s undergraduate tuition rate by 28 percent beginning in fall 2002 - which will cost full-time in-state students $498 more per semester on average.
Students returning to Akers and Hubbard halls will take part in an experimental food service project this semester.MSU food service officials consolidated the two cafeterias Monday, meaning 2,200 students will see more options and extended hours for spring semester.“It is an improvement and realignment of food services,” said Bruce Haskell, food service coordinator.
A fall semester study break at the University of Michigan has left some Spartans green - with envy. The U-M Board of Regents approved the idea, brought forth by U-M students, to have a two-day break each October, starting this year. MSU Assistant Provost Barbara Steidle said a midsemester break also has been brought up to university officials before by the University Committee on Academic Policy.