Some of MSU’s best and brightest students will soon have their day in the sun.The third annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum will take place from noon to 5 p.m.
Michigan is attempting to keep the lights on for new businesses. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is using big dollars to urge big businesses from California to relocate to the state.
Members of the MSU Repertory Dance Company visited Bowling Green University last month to participate in the Northeast Regional festival of the American College Dance Festival.And after a healthy dose of dance classes and workshops with professional choreographers, five MSU students were offered a chance to perform at a Gala Dance Concert, presented the last night of the four-day event.The modern dance piece performed by the repertory dancers, “Birds in the Air,” is meant to convey a sense of womanhood and community through movement, which represents quilt-making.“The dancers form positions that are representative of a wedding ring, a common quilt pattern,” said Dixie Durr, chair of the Department of Theatre.
ALBANY, N.Y. - A strange mixture of calmness and immediacy lingered around the top-ranked Spartan hockey team Wednesday as it breezed through its only full Frozen Four practice in the Pepsi Arena. No.
As a student activist at Yale University, I was tremendously disturbed to read Jeremy W. Steele’s article about police infiltration of the MSU affiliate of United Students Against Sweatshops (“Activist group exposes undercover officer,” SN 4/3). While police infiltration of student and other dissident groups has a long history in the United States, that infiltration has often ended in tragedy.
Film festivals come and go, but ones that offer a little financial help are hard to come by. So students interested in heading up a project this summer, but don’t know from where the money will come, should find some comfort in Lawn Shorts. Taking place next fall, the festival will showcase short films made by and featuring MSU students.
While the ASMSU landlord-tenant ordinance has East Lansing City Council’s attention, the council’s view on the issue is still unclear.Last week, the undergraduate student government sent a letter to the city council laying out the ordinance’s plan, but East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows said initial discussion with council members last week hasn’t provided any insight.“I don’t think they have any impression on the ordinance at all,” Meadows said.The ASMSU proposal would prohibit landlords from showing an apartment or home to prospective tenants or forcing renewal of a lease until one-third of the lease has passed.However, at its meeting last week, the council raised concerns about ASMSU’s lack of landlord input and referred to East Lansing city staff as one of the reasons behind the proposal’s delay.When ASMSU officials began working on the ordinance in December, they requested the help of city staff, but said they obtained little results or feedback.“ASMSU could have sent that letter at any point and time,” Councilmember Sam Singh said.
It’s not about the face that breaks the most mirrors on campus, or students who have really low self-esteem.The “Ugly Man” on campus at MSU is cancer - and the purpose of the Ugly Man on Campus contest, sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega and Modern Skate and Surf, is to beat him.The annual contest, which began Monday and ends tonight, hopes to raise as much as $1,000 for the American Cancer Society.Nine contestants paid a $25 entry fee to have their faces posted on brightly colored buckets, each to collect as much pocket change and donations from passersby as possible.Members of Alpha Phi Omega set up tables with the buckets daily from 10 a.m.
MINNEAPOLIS - For all 65 Division I college men’s basketball teams that were eligible for NCAA Tournament play, this year’s road to the Final Four was at times a long bumpy trip because of the intense scheduling involved with March Madness. And local Minneapolis event coordinators, national media, Metrodome employees and more than 2,000 volunteers who helped set up this year’s nationally acclaimed event can share their pain. “It’s definitely a tough task to set up a Final Four,” said Marc Ryan, the University of Minnesota’s assistant athletic director for external relations. “Our biggest challenge was to put all the right people together, ranging from technicians, maintenance workers, support staff and merchants, to community groups and local businesses.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (self-titled) Virgin Records Some bands know how to use fuzzy guitars efficiently, and the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club nailed it. The album opens with a 50- second stagnant and droningly fuzzy introduction which turns into a basic chord rock song with equally droning lyrics. One noticeable trait among each song is the monotone vocals of Peter Hayes.
They’re Frozen-Four-bound. And about 200 well-wishers gathered inside Munn Ice Arena on Tuesday afternoon to offer their support for the Spartan hockey squad, which is in search of its first national championship since 1986. The crowd, buoyed by music from the Spartan Brass, sat through MSU’s last home practice before the team departed for Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday night. After practice, each Spartan was introduced over the Munn loudspeaker and skated to center ice to the applause of fans such as Paul Rieke. “We’re here to congratulate the team,” the 10-year-old Lansing resident said.
LANSING - The Michigan State Police hopes it has the number to stop violence in schools. Police, education and government officials unveiled a new anonymous hotline Wednesday for students, parents and teachers to report threats in Michigan’s schools.
Eleven acts, dressed in costumes using props ranging from wood canes to soda cans, rallied those attending the Greek Week annual tradition of Stepshow on Tuesday with rock-stomping beats.The event held, at the Auditorium, was part of a series of events held by greek chapters during the spring tradition known as Greek Week, which runs through Saturday.Greek Week co-chairwoman Jackie Kim described Stepshow as an “amazing stomping, clapping, body moving choreographed show.”“It is one of the more adrenaline running and exciting performances that we put on during Greek Week,” the nutrition science senior said.
It comes as no surprise to MSU Trustee Robert Weiss that police would use undercover officers to gather information about activist groups.After all, Weiss, who served as the Genesee County prosecutor from 1979 to 1993 and Flint city attorney from 1969 to 1971, has ordered just such an investigation.“I’ve done that before,” he said.
Head baseball coach Ted Mahan saw a reflection of the team’s entire season Tuesday at Kobs Field.The Spartans (13-12) split a doubleheader with Saginaw Valley State, losing the first game 9-2 and rallying to win the second 4-1.“One good; one bad - 13-12 - that’s what we’ve done all year,” Mahan said.The “good” showcased a Spartan team putting runs on the board, making plays defensively, and pitching well.After four shutout innings from freshman starter Bryan Gale, he yielded one run in the top of fifth.Mahan said Gale’s performance on the hill was nothing new from the rookie hurler.“It was outstanding,” Mahan said, “He can just flat out pitch.”With the win, Gale upped his record to 3-0 and maintained a team-leading 1.61 ERA.Facing the 1-0 deficit, freshman left fielder James Moreno led off the bottom half of the fifth frame with a homer to deep left-center field, evening-up the score.After a ground ball out by freshman first baseman Scott Koerber, junior third baseman Troy Bergman, junior second baseman Don Watchowski, sophomore right fielder Brett Wattles, junior shortstop Jared Koutnik and sophomore center fielder Bob Malek all consecutively singled.Wattles’ single scored Bergman, and Malek’s brought home Watchowski.Sophomore catcher Brady Burrill’s sacrifice fly and tag-up from Wattles gave the Spartans more insurance than they needed.The fifth inning Spartan rally keyed around Moreno’s solo shot.“The second game Moreno picked us with a home run, and we had some enthusiasm,” Malek said.“The home run by Moreno was the biggest hit of the game and of the day,” Mahan said.Moreno realized his home run helped spark a sputtering Spartan offense.“After one hit, if everyone’s picking each other up, it can lead to six or seven more hits,” he said.“Then you win the game, and in the second game it was huge.”Moreno had only appeared at the plate 21 times this season, and responded to the chance to play.“I was given a shot today, and I just got in there and took my hacks,” Moreno said.
I don’t know how she saw this.But for some reason a friend of mine in high school told me I looked like actor John Cusack and even went as far as to nickname me “Johnny C.”Not knowing who this dude was at the time, I was like, whatever.Eventually, I learned of his plethora of movies and became a huge fan of his acting.
DETROIT - Legendary Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell has seen his share of opening days - more than half a century’s worth in Detroit, actually. So he knows just how special the festivities are to loyal Tiger fans everywhere. “Michigan and Detroit make such a big deal out of Opening Day while in other cities, a lot of times it’s just a routine game,” he said Tuesday before heading up to his broken-in radio booth to call the Detroit Tigers home opener against the Minnesota Twins. Opening Day is Detroit’s unofficial holiday, perhaps the one day out of the year when baseball is the talk of the town and where the ballpark is the place to be. Unfortunately, for the past seven seasons, it’s been one of few highlights for the organization.
Last week ASMSU, the undergraduate student government, announced its annual voter turnout had increased to 2.5 percent.
I don’t follow hockey and am a basketball fan. However, as an alumnus, I am proud of Ryan Miller and coach Ron Mason for what they’ve done for the university.
The undercover investigation of a student activist group by university police was unethical and hurt student-police relations. MSU police Officer Jamie Gonzales posed as elementary education junior Samantha Volare and participated in meetings and activities with Students for Economic Justice, an officially registered campus group.