Boston Public’s Vice Principal Scott Guber is checking in on MSU students this weekend.Anthony Heald, who plays Guber in the Fox Television’s classroom drama, will be the grand marshal in tonight’s Homecoming parade.“I always thought that I would want to come back,” the 1970 graduate said.
Friday “The Big Lebowski” starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Julianne Moore will be playing in W-449 in the Main Library at 7 p.m.
Dade Schultz knows animals.He has spent his entire life around horses and mules - as a child in one grandfather’s blacksmith shop in Chester, Mich., and on his other grandfather’s farm, where 30 horses pulled the plows.He moved to his own farm in Charlotte in 1974 where he raises horses and mules, showing them in parades around the country and using them to teach children.Two of his mules, “Bays in Brass,” the show name for 14-year-olds Ruth and Rudy, will pull a show wagon adorned with several “East Lansing, Home of MSU” banners during tonight’s Homecoming parade.The parade begins at 6 p.m.
Although MSU might not see the record-breaking crowd it had last weekend, the rules for entering Spartan Stadium are exactly the same. No containers will be allowed in the stadium for the rest of the football season.
I remember sitting in my class at Berkey Hall gazing out the window the morning of Sept. 11. My daydreams were interrupted by my cell phone ringing. “Turn on a TV,” my sister yelled through the phone.
Homecoming is not only about football and tailgating. It is the most public chance for students to show school pride and represent the university.
Just like Willie Nelson, the Spartan volleyball team will be “on the road again” this weekend as it tangles with the Indiana Hoosiers at 7 p.m.
Fred Kletke used to jump over the fence surrounding Spartan Stadium to sneak into football games when he was a kid -- until he got a job trying to keep the kids out.
I can’t give half a point for these reviews. I don’t know exactly why, I just can’t.
The winningest coach in college hockey history is now the best paid.The MSU Board of Trustees approved a 13 percent increase and extended head hockey coach Ron Mason’s contract through 2005.
The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students sponsored speakers, training and a vigil this week to promote awareness for students in honor of National Coming Out Day on Thursday.Matt Weingarden, co-director of the Alliance, said the week’s events were successful.“Our job is not to put on these big, expensive events,” he said.
Auburn Hills - Even His Airness can get grounded at times - but not for long. With a bulkier body and some of the same competitive attributes that have been a staple to the game of basketball, Michael Jordan returned to the national spotlight Thursday night when the Washington Wizards played the Detroit Pistons in preseason action.
I am a longtime MSU football season ticket holder and MSU alumna. I would like to know why the chariot, horses and Spartan driver that circle the field before the games have been replaced?
The Homecoming recital this year will take a break from the traditional Homecoming songs to pay tribute to those who died in the Sept.
With the fears of bioterrorism on the minds of Americans following the events of Sept. 11, MSU researchers are willing to offer help if asked.Evangelyn Alocilja, an assistant professor of biosystems engineering, developed the electronic nose - a device used to detect pathogenic bacteria - and has been involved in ongoing research projects for the past two years.The nose, which can detect E.
Stereotypes abound on television and some may be harmful to audiences both physically and mentally, a recent study shows.The study, conducted in part by MSU faculty and graduate students, found overweight people on TV shows were involved in fewer romantic, sexual and even friendly relationships.
It’s not quite Halloween, but if you need to dress up anyway, think about heading over to Club Paradise, to see a shadow cast of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”Much like the student production on campus last week, this shadow cast will involve actors playing along with the movie, as it shows in the background.The difference is that this version has been in the works a little longer and has a bigger budget.
Gov. John Engler is expected to sign a bill that restores firefighting grants that protect state buildings.Engler recently vetoed legislation that would have increased fire protection grants to $9.4 million, saying that the state couldn’t afford a $2 million increase from last year.
For Chris Carlson, the Career Gallery 2001 was more than an impressive display of companies - it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
Atlanta-based rapper Ludacris smacked fans with Southern-sauced hits and thug-appeal at the Auditorium on Thursday night, and the crowd licked it up, jumping to its feet and throwing hands in the air the second he took the stage. There were noticeable vacancies in seating at MSU’s Homecoming kickoff concert, but fans were full of passion and energy for the performer.