Joel Mabus admits he was born to be a musician. The MSU alumnus folk musician has released 13 albums during the course of 25 years and will debut his 14th, “Six Of One” tonight at the Erickson Hall Kiva as part of the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse music series. “The current (album) has been on the burner for quite a while,” he said.
The MSU baseball team will get a stiff early season test this weekend when it travels to Tallahassee, Fla.
At 10 p.m., most MSU students would be kicking back, maybe studying or vegging out to endless banter on “SportsCenter.” But in the basement of the MSU Auditorium this week, the casts and technical crews of “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Sylvia” were hard at work. “I think 99 percent of people have no idea that plays were ever rehearsed,” said theater Professor Frank Rutledge, director of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Tuesday night, the cast and crew rehearsed using a mix of mattresses, desks and chairs as a set. Rutledge estimated that actors and technical crew members each spend between five to five and a half hours a day working on the show, which is in its second week of rehearsal. Marcus Olson, theater professor and director of “Sylvia,” agreed. “Of course when we get close to opening the show, that number goes way, way up,” Olson said. The actors spend their hours rehearsing, memorizing lines or researching.
Friday: Ramon’s Restaurant and Lounge South, 1146 S. Washington Square in Lansing will host First World Fridays: International Dance Party.
The team may have finished eighth out of 10 teams, but that didn’t stop junior Andy Lixey and senior Paul Terek from putting MSU at or near the top of the podium at the men’s track Big Ten Indoor Championships in State College, Pa.
The finality is starting to hit Sean Patchell.The senior left wing - and five of his classmates - will step on and off the ice at Munn Ice Arena for the last time tonight against arch-rival No.
After passing two bills concerning the green light emergency phones placed throughout campus, ASMSU’s Student Assembly is turning its attention to a different kind of illumination.The assembly will be considering a measure Thursday encouraging university officials to provide more consistent lighting on campus.“When I walk alone, or even with someone, on campus, it’s really creepy,” said Shauna Matlen, the Undergraduate University Division representative for Student Assembly who introduced the bill.
Congratulations to the greedy officials at the Capital Area Transportation Authority. CATA is now proposing raising its one-way fare for students from 25 cents to 50 cents.
Although it may come as a shock, I agree with Steven Soldwedel when he writes, “The inconsistencies that surround the gender issues in our society are things that need to be dealt with, not suppressed or ignored” (“Men don’t honor penises with week,” SN 2/27). Soldwedel is right.
The Academic Council approved a change Tuesday allowing students to substitute new courses in place of the university’s first-year Integrative Arts & Humanities requirement beginning next fall.
I don’t know much about the hierarchy of pop groups, but the monarchy in Destiny’s Child is making me sick.
East Lansing city officials probably won’t mind the buzzing, whirring and crunching in the background as they celebrate the next step toward completion of the $30 million City Center Project today.A kickoff ceremony to mark the beginning of the deconstruction of the Byrnes Building and University Mall on M.A.C.
In Janna Gontcharova’s first photography class, she never expected to be in a worldwide exhibition.The international journalism exchange student’s image, “Profile,” was chosen to be on exhibit in the Photo Imaging Education Association’s Student-Teacher Photo Competition and Exhibition.Her image was chosen out of 4,711 possible pieces.
“I have just closed my eyes again/Climbed aboard the Dream Weaver train/Driver take away my worries of today/and leave tomorrow behind.” Every night, like in Gary Wright’s pop hit, people all over the world climb aboard the “Dream Weaver” train for a free ride on railways of fantasy - destination unknown. Through astral planes, starry skies and to the bright side of the moon, the train may travel, but whether the train actually takes away the worries of today is doubtful. Many doctors say dreams are actually a way of dealing with reality. “We’re really grounded in the concrete,” said Charles McPhee, author of “Stop Sleeping Through Your Dreams: A Guide to Awakening Consciousness During Dream Sleep.” “Dreams are a reflection of things going on in our lives.
For five MSU women’s basketball seniors, today marks the beginning of the end.Guards Christie Pung and Donita Johnson and center Erin Skelly will have at least one more chance to finalize their career totals and make a mark in Spartan history, as MSU begins Big Ten Tournament play today against Ohio State.But no matter what the outcome will be, all three, along with forward Becky Cummings, have ended their careers listed in the top 10 in at least one category.
With Lansing motorists bouncing from pothole to pothole, Lansing’s Public Service Department says it’s trying to smooth out the rides. The department has been posting its pothole hotline for about six years, and it’s receiving more phone calls this season - 40 during busy work days - than officials ever expected. “Potholes are always a maintenance problem, although they’re more prevalent in the early spring,” said Stan Shuck, who has answered the hotline phones since their introduction to the public. “It’s a fairly busy line.” The department assigns three to five road crews to service the weathered roads five days a week. Lansing service officials say they attempt to patch holes in the city within 24 hours of the calls to capitalize on drivers’ safety. Many of those safety concerns are a result of water freezing, which causes asphalt to expand and break down, creating cracks and craters. “When that happens, something has got to give and that’s when the holes are created,” said Steve Anspach, Public Service Department senior supervisor. The freeze and thaw cycle this winter has allowed water to penetrate the road’s surface and create safety hazards, he said. “I would say anyplace in the snow belt, or that is subject to winter weather, is going to have the same kind of problems,” Anspach said. Besides frustration and reduced speeds, drivers are seeing vehicle damage as another pothole byproduct. “Mostly, it’s blown tires or rim damage,” said Dave Denittes, manager of Firestone Tire & Service Center, 5110 W.
MSU student researchers will have a chance to strut their stuff at the ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum on April 6. The event will take place on the second floor of the Union from noon to 5 p.m.
Restricted living options are good for those who choose them, but are unlikely to be responsible for better academic performance. The Harvard School of Public Health recently released a study that found students living in substance-free dorms were less likely to drink heavily or be affected by alcohol-related problems.
Let the buyer beware. Area cops are teaming up to curb liquor sales to minors. The East Lansing Police Department, Meridian Township Police Department and Ingham County Sheriff’s Department kicked off their new Spotlight program Wednesday afternoon at Spartan Sports Den, 1227 E.
With so much easy access to computers and technology, it’s hard not to get swept up in some aspect of the Internet.For some people, the Internet offers endless possibilities, whether just for entertainment, an entire online community or a career.Jon Katz’s “Geeks” is the true story of two computer-savvy “geeks” and their escape from a life of low-paying jobs and loneliness after their graduation from high school.Katz was on tour for a previous book, “Virtuous Reality,” in 1996 when he first became interested in what it meant to be a “geek.”And after an introduction to the world of geeks by some cameramen at a local television station, Katz became interested in computer technology and began writing for “Wired,” a magazine made especially for “geeks.”With his columns about the world of geeks for “Wired,” and the magazine’s Web site, “Hotwired,” Katz began receiving hundreds of e-mails from geeks across the country about their lives.This included 19-year-old Jesse Dailey and his closest friend Eric Twilegar.After communicating with Jesse through e-mail and convincing the two that with their skills, they could get a job anywhere, Katz flew to Caldwell, Idaho to meet them.For most of their lives and particularly in high school, Jesse and Eric were outcasts.Both were working dead-end jobs after graduating from high school.