Don’t refer to private school Gonzaga as a “mid-major” program and expect to get a favorable response from head coach Mark Few. “To label us with that kind of term is short-sided and ignorant,” said Few, whose squad will face top-seeded MSU at 7:38 p.m.
A group of students gathered in front of Student Services building Thursday to sing the praises of Maya Angelou.The students were advocating the approval of ASMSU funds, which would help bring the renowned author and poet to campus.“She is such a wonderful person and artist,” said Jen Taylor, a theater graduate student who was among the students participating in the rally.
An advertisement being placed in various college publications throughout the nation has caused many student journalists to evaluate what advertising content is acceptable to print.The ad, “Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea - and Racist Too,” was an attempt to promote a new book by author David Horowitz, called “The Death of the Civil Rights Movement.”Many college newspapers have printed the advertisement, causing verbal outbreaks on campus.Alex Conant, the managing editor of The Badger Herald at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said the newspaper ran the ad and would do it again.“Opinions that run in our paper do not reflect opinions of the staff,” he said.
Although ASMSU’s election ends today, the undergraduate student government is working to remain involved in ensuring students vote.The ASMSU Student Assembly is considering a measure tonight which would give its support behind a proposed state House Bill to remove the law requiring voters to register 30 days before State of Michigan elections.
Cheryl Chase, executive director of the Intersex Society of North America, will speak in the Minnesota Room of the MSU Union Thursday. The event, an effort to raise funds and awareness for the society, begins at 7:30 p.m. “The main issue of concern is trying to get past the point where intersex is treated as a shameful issue,” said a Lyman Briggs professor Alice Dreger.
One MSU student who’s worked tirelessly to rally for better working conditions at factories where MSU apparel is produced will now get to see firsthand what he has put his energy toward.Along with 14 other people from across the country, Adam Szlachetka, a political economy senior, will leave today for Metepec, Mexico, to speak with striking workers who produce clothing for Nike, Inc. for several universities - including MSU.“We’re going to try to make all the anti-sweatshop work we do more relevant to the workers,” he said.
In elementary school, he was teased for his Ibo accent and the fact that he looked different from other kids.
Spartan fans worried about sophomore Ryan Miller bolting East Lansing early for the NHL can rest easy, the goaltender said.
Getting past the in-your-face title of this film is only half the battle - it’s the disturbing and surprisingly emotional footage that will have audiences squirming in their seats for more than an hour, and wanting to take action once the final credits roll across the screen.
Boston may be where everybody knows your name, but the MSU hockey team is happy to stay right here in Michigan.
On one of her busier days, Tonia McFadden wakes up about 6 a.m. and hops in the shower.Shortly thereafter, the audiology and speech sciences junior wakes her 15-month-old son, Zachary Shantry, and gets him dressed and ready.By ten after seven, they’re out the door.Zachary’s then dropped off at day care so McFadden can make it to her job at University Stores, where she works 12 hours a week.She stays there until noon, and then she’s off to classes, which get underway around 12:40 p.m.After class, she catches a bus home, then drives to Zachary’s day care to pick him up around 5 p.m.
Above the light switch in Ryan Miller’s room is a photograph that pretty much epitomizes MSU’s NCAA Tournament endeavors during the past few years. It shows the standout now-sophomore MSU goaltender staring up to the heavens in disbelief after yet another untimely postseason loss - this time it was a 6-5 overtime setback last season to Boston College.
Four months after stepping off the field following a 42-23 loss to Penn State that sent it home without a bowl game in 2000, the MSU football team stepped back onto the practice field Wednesday for their first of 15 spring practice sessions.
Along with watching a myriad of films at the East Lansing Film Festival, students and community members who attend the four-day festival can also take part in two filmmaking-related seminars.“The entire festival is basically film screenings, but then we do have these couple seminars,” festival Director Jennifer White said.
You don’t have to be an Olympic hopeful to participate in the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah - you don’t even have to leave town.East Lansing and Lansing officials announced Wednesday that the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City will stroll through the two cities on Jan.
March Madness isn’t just about hoops in East Lansing.Along with MSU’s highly ranked basketball team, the Spartan hockey team has some fans and businesses around the city going into a postseason craze.
If there is only one movie you go see at the East Lansing Film Festival, let it be the movie that defines diehard hunters in Michigan.“Escanaba in Da Moonlight” is the hilarious tale of four deer hunters and one DNR park ranger who explore the superstitions and importance of bagging a buck in the Upper Peninsula.The film, written and directed by Michigan native Jeff Daniels, exposes some of the obsessions that haunt many deer hunters - such as eating the same sort of food on every journey to ensure success in the woods of Escanaba, the immediate belief of UFO sightings and abductions and the fear of DNR rangers (who are more powerful than God during deer camp).The flick has many hilarious attributes to it, including the voices of the men glazed with a “Yooper” accent.
Beta Theta Pi members will be knocking on neighbors’ doors every time they have a party, but not to extend an invitation.The chapter, 1148 E.
Even if top-ranked MSU advances to next month’s Frozen Four, the Spartans’ quest for a national title won’t be the only drama unfolding in Albany, N.Y.The Hobey Baker Award - college hockey’s most prestigious individual trophy - will be given out April 6, and MSU sophomore goaltender Ryan Miller could become the second Spartan ever to bring the hardware back to East Lansing.The first was Miller’s cousin - Kip Miller - who won the 1990 award before going on to an NHL career.