MSU will celebrate the United Nations’ 56-year anniversary tonight by presenting the first of four World View speakers - Richard Holbrooke. Holbrooke is regarded as one of the most accomplished American diplomats and negotiators of our time and as a former U.N.
Halfway through the Big Ten schedule, Spartan volleyball head coach Chuck Erbe isn’t too pleased with where his team is.“I really figured we’d be one of the top three teams in the Big Ten,” Erbe said, “But now we’re part of that logjam in the middle.”So, instead of waiting for some of the Spartans’ (11-6, 4-6 Big Ten) inconsistencies to work themselves out, Erbe decided to take action before Saturday’s match with No.
They’re all familiar with the phrase “practice makes perfect,” but last weekend, the Men’s Club Lacrosse Team wasn’t aiming for perfection, but rather improvement. In what they call their Fall Ball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, the 37-member team played teams from Marquette University, Oakland University, the University of Buffalo and the University of Michigan in efforts to not only brush up on their playing skills before the season officially begins in the spring, but to also have fun doing it. Fall Ball, a two-month season when teams practice and compete with one another, gives players a chance to “keep in shape and keep their skills up in the off season,” said team member Mike DiGiovanni. “We’ve been practicing since about September, working to get our offense and defense together,” the humanities and pre-law junior said.
When the Michigan Wolverines and the Spartan volleyball team square off at 7 p.m. today at Jenison Field House, both teams’ coaches and players will have plenty to think about. A previous match, a state flag, conference position and bragging rights will all be on the line. The Spartans (11-6, 4-6 Big Ten) dropped the final three games to lose 3-2 to the Wolverines (10-7, 6-4) on Oct.
I agree with Jason Munford (“Parade wrong place for pro-life group,” SN 10/18) that the Homecoming parade was a “family event” that “should yield family content.” That is precisely why MSU Students for Life decided to participate when invited.
A survey released by the College Board on Tuesday showed tuition costs at colleges across the nation are continuing to rise.The survey reported students are paying 7.7 percent more for yearly tuition, up from an average of $3,487 last year to $3,754 this year.But MSU officials said they are confident tuition will be kept as low as possible in the midst of a weakening economy.Gordon Stanley, director of admissions and assistant to the provost for enrollment management, said the combination of less state funding and the downturn of the economy helped contribute to MSU’s 8.9 percent tuition increase this year.“If you look from the standpoint of state appropriations right now, we stand to get less than we typically have in the past,” he said.
Michigan’s top economists said Tuesday the state could face an overall budget deficit of nearly $1 billion.Lawmakers and economists met at the state Capitol for the revenue estimating conference that determines the state’s budget outlook.
The CCHA named freshman defenseman Duncan Keith the league’s Rookie of the Week for his two-assist effort against Ferris State on Saturday. Keith, from Penticton, British Columbia, is tied for the team lead with six points this season.
Events Asian Studies Center: Japan Week, Japan Club Party, 6 p.m. Nov. 4, Spartan Village Community Center. Hillel Jewish Student Center: Shabbat services and dinner, 6 p.m.
Paddy Keenan loves his work as a musician not only because he gets to perform, but because he has the opportunity to travel around the world. “I prefer sometimes not having to play for money, but then when you set yourself up with a tour you have to finish it,” the uilleann pipes performer said.
By ELISSA ENGLUND For The State News Jim Hines said he enjoys meeting with other men to discuss being male. But, these men meet to discuss male stereotypes rather than acting them out. Hines, a Lansing resident, is the founder of the MSU Men’s Forum.
The Juice is loose - and this time it’s absurd. O.J. Simpson is in court again, as the sole defense witness for himself against charges of auto burglary and battery charges. In his testimony in a Florida courtroom Tuesday, Simpson asserted, among other things, that he never had to lie with his life depending on it, and that he had never been accused of being an actor - a comment that produced laughter throughout the courtroom. Facing up to 16 years in prison if convicted, Simpson answered a series of questions in cross-examination, some of which were barred as Prosecutor Abbe Rifkin began treading the line on items relating to his ex-wife, and the criminal trial in which he was accused of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. During normal times this news might make more prominent headlines, although it really shouldn’t.
A panel of local communication professionals spoke to the public Tuesday about how they responded to the worst terrorist attack on United States soil at the Kellogg Center.Public Relations Society of America held its largest monthly luncheon when experts were invited to speak about how they used crisis communication plans after Sept.
After leaving Wells Hall for one of my classes I was astounded by very explicit images. All around me were signs declaring “Genocide Pictures Ahead” and not knowing what was going on I moved closer to the display.
It is the house that the Energy Office built.A new display in Urban Options, 405 Grove St., is showing homeowners how to cut their energy bills drastically.Built by a professional exhibit company, the display is stained in a natural wood stain and is seven feet tall and nine feet wide, taking up an entire wall.
Dogwood“Matt Aragon”(Tooth and Nail)Punk rock, if done right, can rock. Punk rock bands who aspire to sound only like MxPx and NOFX can get annoying. Dogwood falls in between, aspiring to some features of both of the above mentioned bands, but still managing to hold an occasional original effect. For instance, the albums opening track, “1983,” has some brief breakdowns in the middle and kicks around some obscure push-pull methods with its chords. As the album progresses, it gives way to a more pop-punk edge, featuring some decent soloing and something besides the quick NOFX-influenced drum line. The band knows how to introduce each song, using various techniques to give each song a strong chapter title, but fails to write an effective piece through each page.
A Jeep Cherokee crashed through the side of an East Lansing restaurant Tuesday afternoon, causing its driver and two restaurant employees minor injuries. A 21-year-old female from Richland, Mich., fell unconscious for unknown reasons while driving eastbound down East Grand River Avenue, then ran into Asian House, 1001 E.
Ryan Duffy said every day he learns how much further he can push himself. Duffy, a psychology junior, raced in the Men’s Varsity Eight for the MSU crew team at the Head of the Grand, an annual invitational regatta hosted by MSU men’s crew held on Sunday at Grand River Park in Lansing.
I am fully aware of the fact that the majority of us here at MSU are normal individuals. Well, at least a vast number of us are.
Shepard’s Follyself-titledSometimes in the bustling nonsense that is the music industry, it’s easy to overlook the wonderful talent right in our frontyard. Meet Shepard’s Folly, a local Celtic group which features former MSU Professor Phil Shepard, who retired in 1999 after teaching for 30 years. The album is chock full of inspiring and uptempo tunes which manage to stay confined to some extent. Too many times a group like this will find itself getting too busy with its sound, trying to package numerous instruments together to form a unique sound - Shepard’s Folly does it by simply letting each instrument shine. The quality of sound on the disc is perfectly mixed, allowing each instrument to shine and have its own 15 minutes of fame. The songs on the effort range from traditional Celtic to guitar ballads with male and female harmonization to tunes based solely on a mesmerizing violin slivering in between complex guitar chords.