I’m writing in regards to the article “ Karate masters kick their way into Wharton,” (SN 7/26). I studied Okinawan Shido-kan Karate here at MSU for three years.
After centuries of debate over what an atom is, how it moves and where it comes from, MSU scientists have created a machine to explain what it’s missing.MSU’s National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory introduced its newest creation Friday - the most advanced cyclotron in the world, capable of finishing in a day what used to take a year.“We will make new isotopes that don’t exist on Earth,” lab Director Konrad Gelbke said.
MSU’s Board of Trustees passed Friday a tight budget for the 2001-02 fiscal year - and members agree the end result could make some students tighten their own budgets.The budget included an 8.9 percent tuition increase, a hike working in tandem with a 1.5 percent increase from the state Legislature.
The MSU women’s hoops team released its schedule for the upcoming season Thursday, and will open up with the 14th annual Spartan Chevrolet Classic on Nov.
A collection of MSU administrators, television programmers and members of the College of Veterinary Medicine assembled in the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre on Thursday for a special event.That event was the premiere of “Vet School Confidential,” a TV series on cable network Animal Planet that will document the lives of five students as they make their way through MSU.
Lansing resident Heather Boyer said her insurance covered her hospital costs when she was raped in 1999.“The hospital experience was very positive,” Boyer said.But not all survivors can cover the expenses to cover a rape kit.“The out-of-pocket costs can be scary and intimidating,” Boyer said.State Sen.
Race cars carry corporate names like Pennzoil and Tide. The Detroit Tigers play in the corporate named Comerica Park.
DETROIT - VH1’s “Survivor”-style reality show “Bands on the Run,” based on four unsigned bands competing for musical glory, struck a chord with audiences. Flickerstick, Harlow, Soulcracker and the Josh Dodes Band competed in live shows and merchandise sales in cities across the country for a prize package of an A&E show, $100,000 worth of equipment and a video on VH1.
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is trying to encourage survivors of rape to report the crime.MSU police Chief Bruce Benson said survivors of sexual assault cases are overwhelmingly reluctant to come forward.“The numbers don’t vary a lot,” he said.
At 9 a.m. Tuesday, a woman charged with murdering her husband, an MSU professor, might have a preliminary hearing.The hearing is scheduled to determine if there is enough evidence for 28-year-old Jonaki Ray to go to trial in the death of Dinesh Balagangadhar, 29, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, but Ray’s attorney is hoping to postpone it.DeWitt police Chief Douglas Rogers said Ray has not given a reason for the stabbing, which took place at the couple’s DeWitt home July 1.Balagangadhar died of a single stab wound to the upper chest area, which penetrated the heart and lungs.Rogers said Ray claims she was preparing a meal and accidentally stabbed her husband when either she turned into him or he turned into her.She has been held at the Clinton County Jail since her arrest.Ray’s attorney, Frank Reynolds, said he is meeting with Clinton County Prosecuting Attorney Charles Sherman today and hopes to postpone the preliminary trial.“There (are) some very important pieces of lab work that are not back yet,” he said Sunday.The lab reports, Reynolds said, are important pieces of evidence needed before the hearing.DeWitt police Detective Scott Ciupak is handling the investigation and would not comment on the specifics of his investigation.He did say there were some concerns about Ray’s status in the United States.
An exciting idea, a classic movie and one of today’s greatest directors combined to make a movie that’s not as good as the original, but will still provide a feast for the eyes and an exciting story. The new “Planet of the Apes” is difficult to define - while it is a good movie, it misses the depth and drama of the first.
The atmosphere for the greatly hyped “Cold War” promises to be similar to a typical fall Saturday. Fans will be riled as rivals MSU and Michigan square off in the 6 p.m.
MSU alumnus Greg Harrison’s film based on the San Francisco rave scene ignited his Hollywood career.“Groove,” his directing and writing debut, was a 2000 success at the Sundance Film Festival and the film was ultimately purchased by Sony Pictures Classics for $1.5 million.Tyler Blair, a marketing junior and an amateur filmmaker at MSU, said movies like “Go” and “Groove” influenced his latest project, “E-tards.”Blair’s script, like Harrison’s, was based on friends’ experiences in the rave scene.
Riding my bike around campus makes me feel like I’m 12 again. I jump curbs I don’t have to.
The Wharton Center will be host to more than 100 top international martial arts performers at 2 p.m.
Going through almost three cases of carbonated beverages a week, finance senior Jon Wells said the 10-cent prize for bottle returns is a huge incentive to recycle - especially when those 10 cents begin to add up.But when there’s not a shiny dime in sight, Wells said his soda bottle will usually end up in the trash can outside the classroom.I don’t hold on to them,” he said.
Drivers should buckle up, otherwise the police will buckle down.The law allows for officers to stop motorists for not wearing a safety belt in the front seat, if a child 4- to 15-years-old is not properly buckled up, or if a child passenger under 4-years-old is not in an approved child safety seat.Lansing police Lt.
SOUTH FOX ISLAND, Mich. - When Bill Harris was 15 years old, he vowed he would find a job, work hard and earn stacks of money. But only if it meant he could continue making trips to Lake Michigan’s South Fox Island during hunting season. “I love the island,” said Harris, president of the South Fox Island Public Hunters Club.
I’d like to respond to Maria Del Zoppo’s column in Monday’s State News (“Political correctness is stifling free expression,” SN 7/23). I’d be more than happy to call you a “liberal-minded lunatic.” You totally misrepresented the Brooklyn Museum of Art incident.