I am ashamed to hear a member of my fraternity (especially a former president) make comments like “we were unfairly treated because of our location” (“Sigma Chi’s future in limbo,” SN 7/5). I am a Sigma Chi and a 1993 MSU graduate who can’t understand what the heck is happening at 729 E.
Students and residents won’t have to live on a farm to get fresh produce. The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will allow people to purchase fresh products when it holds its grand opening celebration Thursday. The farmer’s market, which is in its seventh year, will be moving from its location under the Charles Street parking structure to a new location on the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street, just east of the Marriott hotel at University Place, 300 M.A.C.
I completed my undergraduate studies here at MSU and enjoyed it so much that I chose the institution for my graduate program.
Walking down Grand River Avenue with her freshly purchased organic chemistry book, Janna Wittenberg has taught herself not to think about the cost of education.“I’m going to medical school after this,” the psychology junior said.
An envelope arrives in the mail and tells you that you have to make time in your busy schedule for jury duty.
Lansing firefighters and police officers have routinely rolled up their sleeves and fought it out during the past two weeks. Despite the bloodshed, both forces seem pleased with the outcome. That’s because the two services were competing to raise blood for the American Red Cross.
The warning didn’t go unfounded.Less than a week after MSU President M. Peter McPherson strongly hinted the tuition guarantee was in trouble, the Board of Trustees called for a hefty 8.9 percent tuition increase Monday.The hike, approved 6-2, is the largest increase since rates rose 9.9 percent for the 1993-94 school year.The rate boost comes after it has become evident MSU will likely receive only an expected 1.5 percent funding increase from the state Legislature.
As a movie critic, there are few choices as to the movies that must be reviewed. If there were a choice, “Scary Movie 2” would be avoided. If it were showing on Sarah Michelle Gellar’s naked body, I still wouldn’t watch it again. If there were exotic concubines waiting to feed me popcorn while I laid on a soft bed of silk pillows, I still would not go. There’s never been a bigger waste of time or money than Keenen Ivory Wayans’ new comedy venture.
After seven years of the tuition guarantee, the state Legislature has forced university officials to consider hiking tuition as much as 10 percent for students.
Football recruit Andre Chattams has narrowed his choice to three colleges and MSU is near the top of the list. The 5-foot-11 wide receiver from Dayton Chaminade-Julienne High in Dayton, Ohio, told The State News that Purdue, Georgia Tech and MSU are his top three choices. But Chattams is in no rush to make a decision - he said he doesn’t intend to make one in the near future.
An MSU English professor and director of the Writing Center will be representing more than 77,000 English teachers on a national level.Patricia Lambert Stock was recently elected vice president of the National Council of Teachers of English.
How many of you undergraduate students plan on giving to MSU upon graduation? You will be getting phone calls shortly after you receive your diploma, asking for donations for various funds to support the university.
MSU students almost missed out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Athletics Director Clarence Underwood came to their rescue Saturday. After ticket sales for “The Cold War” hockey game ballooned to 61,000 on Friday, Underwood announced he would suspend ticket sales to the general public, thereby allowing students who are not around campus this summer a chance to snag some seats. “The Cold War” will pit MSU against archrival Michigan in an outdoor hockey game at 6 p.m.
Martial arts films are often risky territory. The characters usually aren’t very interesting except for their physical abilities and the stories are far-fetched, even for such a far-fetched genre. But “Kiss of the Dragon,” starring Jet Li, manages to entertain without talking down to the audience or getting too hokey. The story centers on Li’s character, Liu Jian, who’s something of a Chinese supercop.
At least one MSU trustee is saying the tuition guarantee, which was instituted by President M. Peter McPherson in 1994, will likely be suspended today. Robert Weiss said when the Board of Trustees meets at 9 a.m.
The Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education will become the place to be for farmers this week. The MSU Department of Agricultural Engineering is holding its 22nd annual Ag Expo, which runs from 9 a.m.
Pork chops and ice cream will go together well Wednesday night. Clowns named Porkchop and Honeybunch will entertain kids while residents eat handmade ice cream at the 27th annual Ice Cream Social at the Orchard Street Pump House, 368 Orchard St. The event starts at 5 p.m.
With the time quickly approaching to send out tuition bills, university officials couldn’t wait any longer to determine how much tuition costs will rise for next year.The MSU Board of Trustees voted 6-2 Monday to suspend the tuition guarantee and raise tuition at a special meeting.Trustees Bob Weiss and David Porteous voted against the increase, and Weiss voted against altering the tuition guarantee.Undergraduate student tuition is expected to rise 8.9 percent in the fall, pending the expected 1.5 percent funding increase from the state Legislature.If MSU receives a 3 percent funding increase from the state, undergraduate tuition will be raised 6 percent.
I would be interested to know why the MSU Grounds Crew has cut down so many old-growth oak and elm trees the past few years.
There are 72,027 seats in Spartan Stadium packed with sports fans during every home football game in the fall.But there’s more to the stadium than sports.In more than 100 yards of MSU Museum storage space on the second level of the stadium, History Curator Val Berryman knows by heart the artifacts and objects most of the fans will never see.While current museum exhibitions feature the history and art of quilting and two West African cultures, there are still more than 2.5 million items in storage on and off campus.“We’ve tried to make use of every square inch of this place,” Berryman said of the stadium storage space.