People were tearing off their blue jeans and saying goodbye to their clothes Tuesday afternoon at the rock on Farm Lane. As part of National Size Acceptance Day, members of the campus groups Respecting and Understanding Body Image and Greek Life joined together for the Great Jeans Giveaway.
In a beautiful media stunt this February, governor Jeb Bush of Florida cried conveniently in front of a Baptist church supposedly because his black aides were being criticized for his abolishing affirmative action.
In keeping with one of MSU’s six Guiding Principles - advancing diversity within the university community - record numbers of minorities and women are coming to MSU.Enrollment of minority freshmen, according to a report released recently by the Office of Affirmative Action Compliance and Monitoring, reached an all-time high in 2000.
Manic Street Preachers Know Your Enemy (Virgin Records) The latest collection from the most legendary of the UK’s contemporary rock acts have proven themselves to still be a reckoning force in music gurus’ heads. “Found That Soul” is a droning craftwork of fuzz guitars and vocals straight from the heart.
Allison Foell isn’t ready to define her generation just yet.“We just like to play,” said Foell, a 9-year-old from Bloomfield Hills, who was in East Lansing for a dance competition Sunday.Foell said she likes art, but wants to be a teacher when she grows up, for a little while at least.But while youngsters like Foell don’t particularly care how their generation is dubbed, marketers and employers are already trying to place a tag on the up-and-coming generations - known as Generation Y, or younger generations, the Millennials and Echo Boomers.“Marketers are struggling with wanting to be in on youth culture,” said Bruce Tulgan, who advises employers ranging from J.P.
Chris Sample is disappointed that soon there will be nowhere close by to purchase his concert tickets.The telecommunication senior said he attends about 10 concerts a year and usually purchases them at the closest Ticketmaster outlet - East Lansing’s Tower Records-Videos-Books, 115 E.
Michigan House Republicans are proposing a five-point plan to protect the environment and clean up the state’s contaminated areas.The plan is part of the House Land Use and Environment Committee.
Sunny weather and barbecues are what most people associate with Frisbees, but for some MSU students, the flying discs conjure up thoughts of cleats, goals and championships. The MSU Ultimate Frisbee team finished second in the Ultimate Players Association College Sectionals last weekend in Ann Arbor, losing 17-6 to the University of Michigan in the final game. The top two teams in the tournament move on to the regional tournament in Columbus.
The recent actions of Sen. David Jaye, R-Washington Township, are embarrassing and irresponsible for a man of his stature. Jaye’s position came into question Tuesday when Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow, R-Port Huron, issued a resolution to form a committee that will investigate the ability of Jaye to serve in the Michigan Senate. Charges were brought against Jaye in Florida earlier this month for assaulting his fiancée.
A few MSU staff and faculty members took it upon themselves Tuesday to spend their lunch in the Kresge Art Museum, taking in original art pieces by undergraduate students. The self-guided tour was held for free in a program called Sharing Art and Cultural Events on Campus, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center.
I was sad while reading John La Fleur’s column (“Institution of marriage is for heterosexuals,” SN 4/20) on homosexual marriage, but not because of his line of argument.
As a Detroit Red Wings fan for the past six years, Matthew Smith has never said goodbye to his team in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will salute another dean this summer as its current leader takes a three-month sabbatical. The MSU Board of Trustees recently approved Dr. William Strampel to serve as acting dean of the college beginning May 14. “I am looking forward to working with him,” said Colleen Kniffen, assistant to the dean.
A selective committee was appointed Tuesday to “review the record” of state Sen. David Jaye, who was jailed on domestic abuse charges earlier this month in Florida.Senate Majority Leader Dan DeGrow, R-Port Huron, told the press Tuesday morning that there is “no doubt in my mind that woman was hit.”Jaye allegedly assaulted his fiancée, Jameela (Sonia) Kloss, while arguing during the two-week break for session.
Jeff Armstrong is a big fan of MSU, but he’s looking forward to more than football games when he takes his new position on campus this fall.Armstrong, head of the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, has been appointed dean of MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.Armstrong said he enjoys watching college sports, but he’s inspired to take charge of a college that has plenty of its own successes.“From a professional perspective, I’m excited about working with the many diverse departments in the college and learning so much about the state of Michigan,” he said.The university’s Board of Trustees approved Armstrong’s appointment at its meeting Friday.
It was a jubilant scene Sunday morning at the field near the Veterinary Medical Center. Just moments after the MSU Women’s Lacrosse Club had downed its archrivals, the University of Michigan Wolverines, the Spartans stormed the field in joyous celebration.
Psychology senior Mark Lindsey left the Okemos Meijer on Monday with a few things from his shopping list and one thing he wasn’t counting on - the autograph of an Olympic Champion.Tara Lipinski, the 1998 figure skating gold medalist, spent the afternoon signing autographs to promote the charity show she’s headlining at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at Munn Ice Arena.
Seniors still searching for jobs will have another option next month.Spartan Sendoff, a new program sponsored by the Career Services and Placement Career Development Center, is designed to help students who have not started a job search but are graduating in May or August.“Students are so busy with finals and graduation that career searches can sometimes be on the back burners,” said Linda Gross, assistant director of the Career Services and Placement Career Development Center.
Well, I read John La Fleur’s column (“Institution of marriage is for heterosexuals,” SN 4/20), and now I have seen the light.