Not that college students normally need an excuse to drink beer, but tomorrow is that annual beer-gulping, bar-hopping, don’t-stop-till-you-drop extravaganza otherwise known as St.
The No. 1 Spartans have one thing on their mind heading into their CCHA semifinal game today - beating Cinderella over the head with her own glass slipper. MSU (30-4-4) takes on No.
The overseas outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which has Europe entangled in agricultural troubles, is also causing problems for MSU students.A summer semester Study Abroad program, Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Systems, slated to be held in the United Kingdom and Ireland has been temporarily canceled because of the epidemic.The possible cancellation has left some students who were planning to attend disappointed.“Most of us were very upset to hear it was canceled,” said agriscience education sophomore Caroline Jansen, one of about 30 students currently signed up for the program.Despite the temporary postponement, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is seeking an alternative location to prevent the program’s cancellation, said Edward Ingraham, acting director for the Office of Study Abroad.But Jansen, whose permanent residence is on a farm near Toledo, Ohio, says she understands the reasoning behind the university’s concerns.“Any chance of bringing the disease back here would be devastating,” Jansen said.
This is the last in a five-part series profiling one of MSU’s Alternative Spring Break trips. MISSION, S.D.
Monica Zuchowski’s vehicle could be heading in a different direction in Lansing, if a two-way street conversion plan receives approval from the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Lansing City Council.The plan would convert six of the city’s one-way streets - Allegan, Ottawa, Pine and Walnut streets and Grand and Capitol avenues - into a two-way network by 2003.Lansing city officials say the alterations will benefit the area, but Zuchowski, president of the Downtown Neighborhood Association, is skeptical.
Danny Black will be at the bar by 11 a.m. Saturday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.But, no one will be calling him Danny.Dressed as leprechaun Paddy O’Reilly, Black will be making balloon animals as he greets customers at Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave.“It will be wall-to-wall patrons, drinkers and eaters,” said the four-foot two-inch entertainer.
Winning the NCAA National Championship should have caused a ticket frenzy at Breslin Student Events Center for the 2000-01 basketball season, but as many students found out, getting a season pass was as easy as picking up the phone. “I just called Jenison and ordered tickets,” fisheries and wildlife senior Andrew Cole said.
I am the type of person who respects others’ opinions and tries not to enforce my own on anyone else, but when I read the recent opinion column dealing with the subject of school shootings, I was outraged (“Target missed on causes of school shootings,” SN 3/13). How can anyone dare place blame for the killings on anyone but the shooter?
This is the last in a five-part series profiling the contestants of the Mr. Black MSU pageant. Maurice Turner thinks Mr. Black MSU should be less of a role model and more of an everyday man. “I got involved because I wanted to see a more well-rounded individual at least go out for the title and try to attain it,” the human resources and society senior said. The Mr. Black MSU pageant, sponsored by the Black Student Alliance, profiles black male undergraduates who stand out academically through their student leadership on and off campus. Marketing senior DeAndre Carter, founder and president of DCI Motivational Services, a motivational speaking business, was crowned the first Mr. Black MSU last year. In addition to being secretary of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and a member of BSA, Turner also helps out at the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing, mentors two students at Everett High School, 3900 Stabler St., in Lansing and works with the Urban League in his hometown of Flint. BSA President Tonya Upthegrove said the title of Mr. Black MSU gives recognition to the unsung heroes of the black student community. “We put on this pageant to promote black male leadership and to honor those students who play an active role in the community, have achieved academic excellence and who represent the black community in their everyday actions,” the communication senior said. LaKesha Rawls, president of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Turner’s sister sorority - said Turner’s community service involvement at MSU, in the Lansing area and at home makes him “more than qualified” to become this year’s Mr. Black MSU. “He’s very caring and very concerned about the black community,” the political science senior said.
While green beer will be on the minds of many MSU students this weekend, Nathan Clark is thinking about a different kind of green.
David and Becki Beaudoin have a new keepsake to remember their son’s childhood - that is, if he doesn’t drink it first. The couple recently received 12 bottles of Jones Cream Soda in the mail, complete with their 2-year-old son, Austin’s, pictures on the labels. The photograph helped them win a contest through Jones Soda Co., which is known for its wacky photo labels. They entered the contest last October at Union Central, a convenience store in the Union.
Julie Levy-Weston describes contra dancing as “one of the few dance forms that thrusts a person of the opposite sex into your arms every 30 seconds.”Levy-Weston, the events planner for the MSU Museum, is coordinating the contra dance with the Looking Glass Music and Arts Association, an area organization dedicated to bringing arts back to Lansing.
With the Spartans pursuing a second-straight NCAA Championship, many local and state officials are enjoying talking about just how well MSU will do.Some make bold predictions, like U.S.
When the Spartan football team takes the field against Central Michigan in its season opener Sept. 8, fans may notice a slight change in appearance.Head coach Bobby Williams announced recently that he decided a month ago to make a slight alteration to the team’s uniform, replacing the widely recognized Spartan emblem on the helmet with the block “S,” which is also synonymous with MSU athletics.
As part of Women’s History Month, three speakers will be on campus this weekend to discuss international gender issues.The conference, “Globalizing Women’s Studies: Feminist Perspectives,” kicks off today at 7 p.m.
It is commendable of the state House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education to propose a bill to bring more finding to MSU, but it is unlikely the bill will pass. The subcommittee sent on a bill that would give $22 million more in state funding to MSU.
I am writing in response to Kye Tidey’s letter “Eating disorders are not diseases,” (SN 3/14). The writer’s assumption that anorexia nervosa is a choice, not a disease, strikes me as a bit naive and insensitive.
DETROIT - Sean Patchell scored both Spartan goals in No. 1 MSU’s 2-1 victory over No. 9-seed Bowling Green in Friday’s CCHA semifinal at Joe Louis Arena.The senior left wing has scored five goals in the last five Spartan games.“Our line’s job is to shut down the opposing team’s best line,” Patchell said.
A popular East Lansing pizzeria was shut down Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Treasury, which claims the store’s owner failed to pay taxes.Although the owner of Good Times Pizza, located at 615 E.