On Nov. 9, 1938, anti-Semites ran through the streets of German-held territory setting fire and laying waste to anything Jewish in a massive planned pogrom known as Kristallnacht, or The Night of Broken Glass. Until last year, Susan Hensel, director of The Art Apartment, hadn’t been able to express this tragic event with her art.
I am usually a great fan of Rishi Kundi’s columns, so I was a bit dismayed to see him citing incorrect information in his recent opinion piece (“24 lessons in 24 years, Rishi looks back,” SN11/15). About 300,000 people a year do not die of obesity-related conditions, as The New England Journal of Medicine stated in a 1998 report. This number was evidently created based on a study that tracked fewer than 200 actual deaths out of the 115,000 women it surveyed.
West Lafayette, Ind. - One inexperienced quarterback and loads of mistakes left MSU one more week out of the bowl hunt. The Spartans (5-4 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) racked up six turnovers Saturday as they failed to clinch the sixth win needed to become bowl eligible for the second straight week.
The city of East Lansing will hold a workshop tonight for area resident groups interested in receiving matching grants for community projects. The grants, awarded by the city through the Community Improvement Challenge Program, allow community organizations like neighborhood associations or churches, to complete expensive programs they would not otherwise be able to afford. During the meeting at 7 p.m.
The revolving door to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has been spitting out athletics directors faster than President M.
ASMSU wants to provide more entertainment and services for the student body. But to do so, the undergraduate student government could have to increase the per semester student activity fee by $2.
Do players and coaches realize how much a bowl game can mean to a fan? I’m not sure. But I know, (dramatic pause) I owe my life to one. Let me explain. In 1965 the MSU football team was phenomenal.
The debate about police discretion and minor in possession of alcohol citations continued between members of the Task Force on Student-Police Relations on Friday. With only one meeting remaining this semester, group members are trying to finalize solutions to problems relating to education and outreach, minority issues and issues with safety and privacy. The task force was appointed following the recommendations of an independent panel created to investigate the placement of an undercover officer into United Students Against Sweatshops, now called Students for Economic Justice, beginning Feb.
The state of Michigan won’t want to bring this report card home. A study released Tuesday by the Sierra Club gave Michigan and Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint and Grand Rapids areas failing grades for efforts to clear up the air with transit spending. Lansing was not surveyed. The study, which had been put together over eight years, had pooled information from across the country. Anne Woiwode, director of the Mackinac Chapter of the Sierra Club, said the organization looked at the largest metropolitan areas.
I’m writing in response to the letter (“Meridian Mall case gets too much play,” SN 11/7”) by Mike O’Bryan.
India, Taiwan, Russia and Vietnam were among the countries that invaded the Union on Sunday afternoon. Global Festival 2001, an event that debuted 16 years ago at the International Center, attracted hundreds to a variety of activities on three floors of the Union. “I think it’s a very good event and a good opportunity for us to show students about Greek traditions,” said microbiology graduate student Kostas Konstantinidis. Konstantinidis was among the many students presenting traditional foods, music, clothing and other objects from dozens of different countries. As he stamped the special passports given to children for visiting the countries represented, Konstantinidis noted the higher attendance to this year’s festival. “We participate every year,” he said.
Communication senior Tim Beard doesn’t pay much attention to the economy outside of class. He said finding a job after he graduates is something he really doesn’t worry about. “Who knows how the economy will have an effect on me when I start sending out my résumés?” he said.
After driving two hours from the city of Sturgis, 17-year-old Chris Moses was disappointed when he discovered the hip-hop show scheduled for Friday night at the Auditorium was canceled because of promotional and technical problems.
One night I was talking to someone and they mentioned the university could save more than $1 million if dorm residents would just shut off their lights when they weren’t needed. Well I have a grand idea of how the university can save money. How about turning down the heat in some of the campus buildings?
In Nov. 8’s paper there was a “comic” strip that I and many others found very offensive. The strip, “The Boondocks” by Aaron McGruder, referred to African Americans no longer being the most hated ethnic group in America.
Ned Shure, co-founder of Ned’s Bookstores, died Nov. 10 of cancer in Ann Arbor.Shure, 58, began selling books in 1967 at the University of Michigan.
TV cameras weren’t around to witness this one.And that was probably a good thing - the MSU men’s basketball team didn’t feed the net until the 15:54 mark of the first half.
Some players try to control their nerves by puking or taking naps before games. But all Damon Dowdell needed to shake his jitters in his first collegiate start was a love tap from Purdue defensive end Akin Ayodele.
The logo is drawn, the summit has been held and the energy conservation campaign is under way. Now administrators await the answer to their $1 million question: Will MSU turn off its lights? In an effort to conserve budget dollars and natural resources, MSU is aiming to cut campus energy usage by 5 percent this year, creating savings of $1 million.