OKEMOS - A new Okemos farmer won’t need a tractor and plow to run his business. That’s because this farmer is a Farmer Jack Supermarket, which will be located on East Grand River Avenue near Park Lake Road. The block dubbed Majestic Plaza houses Pro-Bowl East; Oriental Mart; Pistachios Restaurant, 2827 E.
I must first say that Craig Gunn’s opinion (“Alcohol can cause many nasty side effects,” SN 4/2) was probably the funniest thing I have read in The State News since I came to East Lansing in 1998.
In regards to the admissions process at the University of Michigan’s law school, in high school, I had a 3.6 GPA and a 28 on my ACT.
At the end of this column is a short byline explaining that, if you want to write to me, you can do so at kundiris@msu.edu. I’ve been writing this for a year, and in the process I’ve received close to 200 letters.
Pack your bags and rekindle your spirits - MSU still has a chance for an NCAA Championship, as the Spartan hockey team heads to Albany, N.Y., for the a Frozen Four semifinal matchup Thursday. This city, New York’s capital, may be lower profile than Memphis, Atlanta or Minneapolis - the sites of the MSU basketball team visited en route to the Final Four last weekend. But you may be surprised at how much Albany has to offer. Here, The State News breaks down the happenings in New York’s second-largest city: Canada, eh? Think you can handle another 10-hour car ride after following the basketball team through their tournament?
Church isn’t the only place to hear handbells these days. The Spartan Handbell Choir, a registered student organization, has 11 members - more this year than it has had in its seven-year revival on campus.
More than 25 state legislators sent a letter to MSU President M. Peter McPherson on Monday accusing university administration of conducting “an anti-union campaign against its graduate student employees.”The letter alleges that during special informational meetings regarding graduate unionization, MSU administration attempted to “sway votes by providing prejudicial information.”McPherson said he had not seen the letter Tuesday night but was looking forward to reading it.The letter makes clear that officials did not violate statutes which prohibit voter intimidation, but also said their actions “tarnish the spirit of the law.”State Rep.
Tuesday marked the day people across the country recognized efforts to close the pay gap between men and women.Sen.
As the economy continues to weaken on a daily basis, it becomes more and more apparent that we should be protecting ourselves as much as possible for the future.
Today Students for Economic Justice will model clothing that sports not the latest fashions - but highlights clothes the group claims are made in factories with unfair working conditions. Student members will walk the runway in the Sweatshop Fashion Show at 12:15 p.m.
The members of the MSU Homecoming Committee are searching for a theme for the 2001 homecoming celebration to be held in October. And they want the input of MSU students. Committee member Tami Kuhn, who is also the manager of the Campus Center, said the group saw a need for different input. “One of the things we talked about when we met was getting more student input,” she said.
Under Construction All Access Live UC Productions Many bands record live albums, moreso for another paycheck, but every now and then a band puts one out that plainly kicks arse. And for a live album, the material sounds really good on Under Construction’s latest.
Until 1998’s “The Faculty,” it seemed like writer/director Robert Rodriguez had carved out a niche for himself with such big-budget bloodbaths as “Desperado” and “From Dusk Till Dawn.” With that “my high school teachers are aliens” flick, it looked like he was getting softer. But now we have “Spy Kids,” a film that helps prove your average shoot-em-up is going out of style.
The top-ranked MSU hockey team departs today for the Frozen Four in Albany, N.Y., and fans still have one more chance to wish the Spartans luck before they leave.The Slapshots student cheering section - operated by the Student Alumni Foundation - is hosting a send-off this afternoon at Munn Ice Arena after the team’s final East Lansing practice.Practice begins at 2:30 p.m.
A Cooley Law School group working to free those wrongly convicted of crimes in Michigan is on the way to its first test.A Calhoun County judge ordered evidence used to convict Michael Hicks of the 1993 rape and kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman be sent to a California lab for DNA testing.
This summer Andrew Krepps will be working side by side with high-ranking government officials in Washington, D.C.The international relations senior from Marquette is the first MSU student to receive the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellow award.
The motto of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is, “It’s about a community that takes up the fight.” And the MSU community is working to show that’s a true statement. Stephanie Rigler, community development director for the American Cancer Society, said 450 people have already signed up for the event that will take place April 20-21 at Jenison Field House.
Last Wednesday, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a higher education budget that would take a large step in the direction of closing the funding gap between MSU and the state’s other research institutions.
Phyllis Grummon’s excitement has been rising along with the recent local temperatures, but she has been preparing to visit a much colder climate. Grummon, director of university planning at MSU, is one of 12 women from the United States and Canada who left Monday for a month-long journey to the North Pole and back. The all-women Polar Trek 2001 team may be leaving just as Michigan experiences warmer weather, but Grummon said the group needed the recent lingering cold weather to help them train for their trip. “Mother Nature has been good to us,” she said. “I promised everyone that as soon as I leave, they can have spring.” During their journey, the group will be cross-country skiing about 10 miles a day in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit. The women, who range in age from late 20s to 50, arrive in Moscow today and will travel to Siberia later this week, where they’ll spend several days training with sleds and backpacks. They will begin skiing April 13 and arrive at the North Pole on April 24.
The basketball team wasn’t the only MSU sports team that had a rough time this past weekend. The MSU baseball team, which was on a four-game winning streak entering its three-game series against Purdue last weekend, now finds itself on a losing streak after dropping all three games played with the Boilermakers.