The winner of the show beat out all 142 other contestants in appearance and quality, but she was left near speechless when asked what the victory meant to her.“Moo” was her only response.The MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education was filled with hundreds of people and just as many bails of hay for the Michigan Spring Dairy Show and Sale held Friday and Saturday.
In the article on the Horowitz advertisement controversy in Friday’s paper (“Advertisement incites free speech discussion,” SN 3/23;), it’s possible to get the impression The Daily Cardinal ran an ad from several student groups for the purpose of attacking The Badger Herald. The Cardinal staff had nothing to do with developing the content of the ad.
The 4th annual East Lansing Film Festival ended Sunday in the same home-grown way it began - by celebrating Michigan. “It was just kind of great to see real people working in film - non-celebrity status teasing dreams to be the next Spielberg” said Morgan Howard, a senior at Okemos High School. Howard, whose “2 1/2 Shorts” won first place in the high school division of last week’s East Lansing Children’s Film Festival, attended a morning panel discussion on making and financing films in Michigan. “It’s kind of a wake-up call,” he said.
Chink. Jap. Gook. Flip. Slant Eyes. Go back to where you came from. I’m an Asian American.
The Graduate Employees Union is one step closer to gaining collective bargaining power.Graduate assistants are set to vote in an election April 19 and 20 to determine whether they wish to be represented by a collective bargaining unit.“We’re very excited,” said Amy Jones, a sociology graduate student and vice president of the union.
ATLANTA - They rode 12 hours together in one overcrowded RV that smelled mysteriously like sweat socks.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly approved a bill to allocate $33,000 from the ASMSU investment account Thursday to cover speaking fees for g a nationally acclaimed poet to campus Maya Angelou, who is scheduled to speak on campus April 18.“This is phenomenal,” said Melanie Olmsted, Student Assembly Women’s Council representative.
The president of the United States of America, George W. Bush, is a liar. But at least Bush is better than that last one, Slick Willie.
ATLANTA - He was the wrong guy in the right situation to combine for the perfect result - a third straight trip to the NCAA Final Four.
Lamont Clegg thinks the art by four graduate students in Kresge Art Museum is amazing.“I really think these four students are really talented and I think they can make it as professional artists,” the museum’s spokesman said.
GRAND RAPIDS - In his four years with the MSU hockey team, senior left wing Damon Whitten has seen a lot. But the Spartan assistant captain has never played against North Dakota - MSU’s first opponent in the Frozen Four - nor has he ever been to Albany, N.Y.
There aren’t many movies that capture the true meaning of love, but Gary Hardwick’s new film’s attempt may be the best yet.
Social, political and economic difficulties in African countries will not improve until the issues receive support from the world community, said Leonard Robinson, president and chief executive officer of the National Summit on Africa.“We live in a time of global interdependence and Africa cannot make it alone,” he said.
A proposed state House bill aimed at increasing penalties for people talking on cellular phones during traffic violations is unnecessary and should not be supported by the House. State Rep.
A growing number of campuses are telling students that their peers drink more responsibly than they may think, but little information is available to show if such efforts result in safer drinking practices.But a Massachusetts-based education policy group is collecting data from 34 colleges nationwide to prove such campaigns - known as social norms programs - lead to more responsible drinking by college students.“To date the effectiveness has been largely anecdotal,” said Helen Stubbs, a spokeswoman for the Education Development Center Inc. “Certainly it’s been shown to work on some campuses.”Studies show most students think other students drink heavily, when in reality most abstain or drink moderately, Stubbs said.
ATLANTA - It’s almost too good to be true. MSU is on its way to Minneapolis for its third-straight Final Four appearance. “You dream about going to the Final Four, but not many teams make it,” senior guard Charlie Bell said.
Jesse Killingbeck came across the state from his hometown of Conklin, Mich., to visit East Lansing, but left with knowledge about a country across the world.
Four teams. Three games. Two days. One champion. Who will emerge victorious? The Kentucky Wildcats overcame adversity in 1998, clawing their way back from a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat Cinderella team Utah, 78-69. In 1999, basketball fans saw underdog Connecticut beat top-ranked Duke 77-74 for its first national championship in its first trip to the Final Four.
Two MSU sports teams battled Sunday - against each other. While the MSU men’s basketball and hockey teams competed in the national spotlight in their respective sports, they also fought each other for television airtime in East Lansing bars and restaurants. The men’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four by defeating Temple 69-62 - just moments before the hockey team moved on to the Frozen Four by beating Wisconsin 5-1. But in many local bars, the defending NCAA champion basketball squad was dubbed the team to be shown on television. Customers at Paul Revere’s Tavern, 2703 E.