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.
At Phi Chi Theta, some students are helping each other get an edge in the business world. The co-educational professional business fraternity, tries to teach its members communication, leadership and professional skills. This September will mark the 10th year that the group, which consists of 45 members, has been at MSU.
A toilet painted in pastels and flooded with colorful flowers was part of the MSU Horticulture Club’s “A Gallery of Gardens: A Fusion of Art and Horticulture” show last weekend.A living room transformed into a garden, complete with a television plant potter, was a hit with the crowd.Max Ferguson, a 5-year-old Williamston resident, looked at the mosaic of plant life in wonder.“I’d never do that to my TV,” Ferguson said.
You’ve seen us around campus. Sometimes you may have even heard us coming. Heads bobbing, feet scurrying and incessant whistling along to some song, or beat.
We shouldn’t have to take final exams, plain and simple. It’s like running a marathon and coming down the final stretch only to see hurdles.It’s just one of those inevitable things though; there is no avoiding finals.
Although another endeavor to get editorial control of the Red Cedar Log yearbook failed Thursday, Bryan Newland was not discouraged. Instead, the North American Indian Student Organization representative said he is pleased with the extensive discussion on the issue. Newland and Black Student Alliance representative Crystal Price introduced a bill that would have granted editorial power of the Red Cedar Log to the ASMSU Student Assembly.