The East Lansing Planning Commission approved requests for dance floors and other changes to be made by Troppo and the Spartan Sports Den at Wednesday’s meeting.But the approval didn’t come without controversy.Each approval was won 4-2, with amendments to each proposal.
While most MSU students were recovering from the weekend or anticipating the MSU-Purdue University basketball game Feb.
Students relying on chance or hearsay when picking professors now have more technological options.MSU.WeGrade.com, GradeYourProf.com and TeacherRatings.com.
By NANCY BENAC The Associated Press WASHINGTON - George Bush did the dishes and walked the dog.
LAS VEGAS - Oddsmakers like “Gladiator,” Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts as favorites to win Academy Awards this year. Las Vegas bookmakers starting posting odds by noon Tuesday, soon after Oscar nominations were announced. Joe Lupo, race and sports book manager at the Stardust hotel-casino, said he has “Gladiator” favored at 9-5 because it received the most nominations at 12.
I am writing in response to Nathan Kourofsky’s letter (“Take care of U.S.
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Dr. Glenn Davis as the new dean of the MSU College of Human Medicine at its board meeting Wednesday.Davis, a corporate vice president of academic affairs at Detroit’s Henry Ford Health Systems, will begin his term as dean at MSU in May.MSU President M.
A mid-season turnaround could start tonight as the women’s basketball team travels to Evanston, Ill., to face Big Ten doormat Northwestern at 8:00 p.m.Although the Spartans (8-15 overall, 2-10 Big Ten) have lost their last nine games, their play in the two most recent games was dramatically improved, and head coach Joanne P.
If the Men’s Glee Club had a championship event equivalent to MSU’s basketball glory, it would be performing at the American Choral Directors Association national conference.
There’s an old saying that there’s no “I” in “team,” but that still didn’t diminish the accomplishments of two MSU wrestlers last weekend during two tough losses.The first big performance came in a 32-3 loss to top-ranked Minnesota on Friday, as senior Pat McNamara defeated third-ranked Brett Lawrence 6-0 in the 133 pound weight class.The victory pushed McNamara from sixth to fourth in the www.intermatwrestle.com rankings at 133 pounds.Sophomore Karl Nadolsky followed that up with a 5-3 upset over fifth-ranked Mike Zadick of Iowa at 149 pounds during the third-ranked Hawkeyes’ 31-9 win over the Spartans on Sunday.Friday’s match against Lawrence was a homecoming for McNamara, who is a native of Jordan, Minn.“It’s nice to go home and win in front of your family and friends - I enjoyed that part of the weekend,” he said.
The women of Alpha Xi Delta would like to apologize to Angela Pok and other members of the Michigan State community who may have taken offense at the drawing used in our ad for a self-defense workshop (“Self-defense ad offensive, wrong,” SN 2/14). The drawing was chosen to represent a “general” male image, not a member of a particular racial or ethnic group.
LOS ANGELES - Valentine’s Day was a heartbreaker for Sean “Puffy” Combs, who confirmed his breakup with singer-actress Jennifer Lopez. “Mr. Combs confirmed that he and his love, Jennifer Lopez, have in fact broken up,” his publicist Nathalie Moar said Wednesday. But a breakup has been rumored for weeks. The performers have spent considerable time apart because she’s promoting an album and he’s been on trial in New York on weapons and bribery charges stemming from a 1999 nightclub shooting. “Mr. Combs is confirming this today as he wanted to put all the rumors surrounding their relationship to rest.
Two MSU professors are were selected to receive grants from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. Farhad Jaberi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Aaron Odom, an assistant professor of chemistry, are among 26 scientists nationwide who will share $8 million in grants. Each will receive $300,000 from the government agency as part of the Young Investor Program.
Gov. John Engler was ranked 13th among the nation’s governors for his fiscal policy in a study released Monday by the Cato Institute.
I am writing in response to Angela Pok and the case of extreme over-sensitivity she seems to display (“Self-defense ad offensive, wrong,” SN 2/14). She declared The State News made a highly racist move in allowing Alpha Xi Delta to run an ad for a self-defense class which depicts a black man as a potential perpetrator of assault.
Lansing schools have only received a “handful of calls” from concerned parents after learning a middle school band instructor was charged with having sex with a 14-year-old former student.But school officials are still trying to keep an open dialogue with parents and students, Lansing School District spokesman Mark Mayes said.Jeff Howenstine, a band instructor at Lansing’s Otto Middle School, 500 E.
By DARA AKIKO WILLIAMS The Associated Press SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Symphony is in financial harmony again. The symphony, which declared bankruptcy in 1996, ended its 1999-2000 season on a positive note, with $386,997 in the bank.
Should I kiss her? Was the lap dance over the top? When will it be over?Did I scare him off with my sex stories?Questions like these rattle through our minds when we’re out with someone for the first time, but luckily for most of us, TV crews aren’t there to highlight every embarrassing or exciting minute of the night.But it’s moments like these that have me glued to the screen to see the kisses and disses that make “Blind Date” more entertaining than dating itself.
Valentine’s Day, or what I like to call “Single Awareness Day,” is upon us, and that day can kiss it.
Students are being asked to support a bone marrow drive to help save lives. The drive will be held at East Shaw Hall’s lower lounge on Thursday from 3 p.m.