Possibly no one pulled themselves back together after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks quicker than the members of the Ballet Folkl?rico de México. The company was scheduled to perform for U.N.
The first time Dave McAuliffe talked to Ron Mason about staging an outdoor hockey game in Spartan Stadium, the longtime MSU head coach just laughed.That was about five years ago, and McAuliffe, an MSU assistant coach, said he chuckled along with Mason.
A new Cold War will break out this weekend. On Saturday, MSU will set the world record for the most-attended hockey game in history, converting a football field into a hockey rink and, we hope, toppling Michigan.This game has been in the works since late June, when MSU sports officials first toyed with the idea.
The MSU women’s rowing team will take on 117 teams including U-M, Penn State and Ohio State at the Head of the Ohio on Saturday in Pittsburgh. The Spartans finished strong in their last appearance Sept.
When archrivals MSU and Michigan face-off in “The Cold War” - the largest hockey spectacle ever - at 7:05 p.m.
Three times this season, the Spartan volleyball team has traveled to play a Big Ten opponent. All three journeys resulted in losses.The Spartans (9-3, 2-3 Big Ten) will try to snap their road-losing streak at 7 p.m.
The state Senate passed a bill to add Michigan to the Streamlined Sales Tax Project on to Gov. John Engler’s desk Thursday. Engler said he will sign the bill, adding Michigan to a group of states working together to coordinate the collection of Internet sales taxes.
He was there on business, and his business was ice.And despite the warm weather and the inch of water that topped the rink’s frozen base Wednesday, Al Osterloh donned a full-fledged smile.Osterloh wheels and deals in keeping things frozen.
In an increasingly competitive music industry, bands must have more than a popular song or the right look to sign with a major record label.More and more record executives are looking at a combination of live performances, song writing and the band’s ability to sell its own records when deciding whether to offer it a contract.Members of mid-Michigan’s Domestic Problems, 19 Wheels and the Verve Pipe know first hand the stresses of competing for a major contract and the opportunities it provides.MSU alumnus and 19 Wheels guitarist Scott Owens said the band traveled and performed for different record companies this summer.“We’ve started doing a lot of showcasing for labels,” he said.
One of the hardest decisions Mike Labinjo has ever had to make was to play football exclusively, giving up his first love - hockey.
If you can’t make it to The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago this weekend, you can still enjoy a bit of its exhibition this weekend at Saper Galleries, 433 Albert Ave.Fifty reproductions from John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” will be on display Sunday at the gallery in downtown East Lansing.“What’s wonderful is that the 50 best are here and you don’t have to go to the Chicago Field Museum or New York to see them,” gallery owner and 1973 MSU graduate Roy Saper said.
Most of the top-ranked Spartans’ outdoor playing experience hasn’t extended beyond friendly shinny games on cold winter afternoons.That will change at 7:05 p.m.
Three layers of warmth will be waiting for Kate Mason when she rolls out of bed Saturday morning - long underwear, khaki pants with a white button-down shirt and a uniform green jacket. As a Greencoat for MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety, Mason is one piece of a carefully carved safety plan for Saturday’s record-breaking hockey game, “The Cold War.” Mason, one of more than 110 student safety workers, will be stationed in the stadium’s “crow’s nest” at the top of the stadium, watching the crowd and the parking lots in temperatures predicted to dip as low as the high 30s. “The buzz around the Greencoat world is that we’re going to watch history happen,” the pre-vet freshman said.
Flint-area social workers now have a chance to pursue a master’s without leaving town.The MSU School of Social Work is offering a new master’s degree program there to help local social workers advance their education without traveling to East Lansing.Mary Barron, the program’s coordinator and MSU social work instructor, said the program will allow students with a bachelor’s degree in social work who have been unable to get their master’s to continue their education.“We wanted to accommodate students who need to work full-time or have family obligations,” she said.Gary Anderson, director of the School of Social Work, said commuting is usually out of the question for these students.The program, which is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, allows students to attend part-time while working at their current jobs.
Several local organizations are looking to break the silence and raise awareness about domestic violence this month.Holly Rosen, director of MSU Safe Place, said declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to concentrate on the issue is important.MSU Safe Place is sponsoring a video series.“We focus on this issue all year long, but the month of October gives us the chance to expand our program,” she said.
It is easy for a graduate student to criticize the actions of its union (“‘Buffoons’ running graduate union ,” SN 10/2). In fact, it is the responsibility of each member to hold leaders accountable.
Riding my bike on campus has always been a joy. Although hurling unsuspecting pedestrians from sidewalks with my two-wheeled missile is a beloved pastime, I sometimes choose to exercise my legal rights of riding on the road on campus with other Spartans, the tolerant, intelligent, sympathetic people they are. I’d like to thank the gentleman who bestowed upon me a gracious honk as I made my way home on my bike from class.
All WeekendMichigan artists will exhibit their work at the Lansing Art Gallery, 425 S.
“House of GVSB” by genius rock band Girls Against Boys definitely ranks in my top 10 favorite records of all time. With a variety of amazing albums under its belt on Chicago-based independent label Touch and Go Records, Geffen Records called and showed some interest in signing it. GVSB was in a bind.