We all seem to take the things our parents tell us for granted. As I approach graduation in a few semesters, I’m just realizing how wise my parents were and how they’ve helped me grow as an individual. That is what they’re there for, after all.
Add Gary Gildner to your list of accomplished people to visit your campus during your college careers. Sure, this accomplished writer and MSU alumnus doesn’t draw attention like Bill Clinton or Elie Wiesel, but his work speaks of itself. The MSU grad, who’s work includes “The Second Bridge,” “The Warsaw Sparks” and the 1996 Iowa Poetry Prize-winning “The Bunker in the Parsley Fields,” will make a stop Friday.
In front of a crowd of friends, classmates, parents and mentors Thursday, Williamston wrestler Andy Simmons, a three-time Michigan High School State Champion, announced his intent to join the Spartans next fall.“I am going to State because I really like the program and it will be close so that people from around here can come and see me,” Simmons said.
Like many other Middle Eastern students, Farah Chaudhry didn’t know what to expect in the aftermath of the Sept.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. At least that appears to be the opinion of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The activist group issued a statement last week accusing the Ingham County Health Department of censoring important information from its December 2000 water quality report. The group said hazards to Ingham County’s surface and groundwater were not identified, putting residents in danger. But the county’s 20-page pamphlet, a pared-down version of the 130-page report, is a thorough and easy-to-digest packet containing the highlights of the original publication’s content.
Hands of MSU students popped up to ask U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow about her experience and plans in dealing with the Sept.
With only three returning players, the women’s tennis team will open its fall season today by hosting The Spartan Cup at the MSU tennis courts. Matches are set to begin at 9 a.m.
The MSU coaching staff’s agenda for this weekend is fairly simple - provide the freshmen with their first competitive collegiate atmosphere, get the returning players back up to game speed and at all costs, avoid injuries. But it’s easier said than done. Just five days after their first practice, the Spartans are being thrust into back-to-back exhibition games, starting with the annual Green and White intrasquad game at 7:05 p.m.
espite the rain last Sunday afternoon, farmer Dan Beck diligently sprayed crates full of apples with a garden hose.
Although several universities, including MSU, declined to participate or failed to make the deadline in Yahoo!
Questions of censorship have entered the discussion over the cancellation of MSU’s production of “SubUrbia.”The play was scheduled to start Thursday and run through Oct.
This weekend, everyone in the Lansing area has a chance to see worldwide award-winner and genuinely good movie “Me You Them,” a great story detailing the story about a woman and her three husbands.
“Blast!” opened Tuesday night in the Wharton Center’s Great Hall to an enthusiastic and packed audience. The performance began with a somber instrumental of “America, the Beautiful,” but sorrows were quickly forgotten when the company began its show. “Blast!” is difficult to explain.
Red Cross to sponsor disaster relief trainingA student chapter of the nationwide group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, is sponsoring a Red Cross Disaster Relief Training session from 9 a.m.
Mateen Cleaves may not be a Spartan or a Detroit Piston any more, but his local fan support doesn’t seem to care.About 30 fans watched as Cleaves played horse Thursday in front of the Okemos Sprint Store at 3544 Meridian Crossing Drive with four radio station winners.
The MSU volleyball team is out to prove it’s not knocked out after losing two straight in last weekend’s Big Ten opening matches.The bell rings to start the second round at 7 p.m.
Northwestern and MSU run spread offenses, but don’t let those schemes fool you - they aren’t alike.The No.
Over the past weeks I have been tormented by letters that reject any attempt to face the complex issue facing us. The notion we can end the violence by violence is fool hardy.
3 Doors Down will be just down the road from MSU students when the national rock band plays at Breslin Center on Saturday night. The band is currently touring in the wake of their debut album “The Better Life,” which spawned the hit singles “Kryptonite,” “Loser” and “Life of My Own.” 3 Doors Down didn’t have an opening act scheduled for the show, so promoters scoured the area and invited local band Aventine to perform. The band hasn’t played recently because drummer Chris Ploeg left the band for unknown reasons.
Although I’m becoming more concerned about justice in the nation’s efforts against terrorism, I’m glad to see some in the MSU community have not forgotten about justice on the personal level.