Last week, there were two school shootings and multiple arrests of teens threatening violence. Two teenagers were killed and 13 injured at the hands of a 15-year-old boy.
The curtain may have fallen this season for some members of the MSU wrestling squad, but for six Spartan wrestlers, they’ll get to move on to college wrestling’s biggest stage this weekend.
There’s more to Memphis than the beginning of Bracketville and vinyl-clad Elvis impersonators. While most MSU students traveling to Memphis this weekend may have one thing on their minds - cheering the MSU men’s basketball team through its first-round game of the NCAA Tournament - the city also boasts a variety of hot spots and daytime tourist traps to fill any traveling Spartan’s weekend. The State News takes a look at what to do and where to be in Memphis this weekend: Getting to Graceland When Illinois booted MSU from a No.
The small room located underneath the Division Street parking garage shuddered recently as yet another car passed overhead.Accommodations might not be glamorous.But the office plays host to some lofty goals.It’s home to the newly formed Graduate Employees Union, which hopes to organize graduate assistants at MSU in order to negotiate new working conditions.The union, affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO, presented a petition to the Michigan Employment Relations Commission on Feb.
When television shows get made into movies, the sources are usually obvious, like “Charlie’s Angels” or “Cast Away.” But sometimes, producers can be sneakier. This weekend’s new releases, “15 Minutes” and “Get Over It,” are just that: Snippets of popular television formula crafted to look like coherent film.
I am a magazine junkie. I subscribe to Us Weekly, Allure and Maxim. I make biweekly treks to Schuler Books and peruse the shelves, fiending for a fix of Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Rolling Stone.
This is the first in a five-part series profiling the contestants of the Mr. Black MSU pageant. Jason McGhee said Mr. Black MSU has an important function in the black student community. “He’s a leader and a role model to the black community - someone people look up to and respect,” the studio art junior said. McGhee, a minority aide in Holmes Hall, said he hopes to take on those duties by gaining the title Saturday. The Mr. Black MSU pageant, sponsored by Black Student Alliance, profiles black male undergraduates who stand out academically, through their student leadership on and off campus. Marketing senior DeAndre Carter, founder and president of DCI Motivational Services, a motivational speaking business, was crowned the first Mr. Black MSU last year. BSA President Tonya Upthegrove said the event recognizes students making a difference in MSU’s black community. “We want to dispel the myth of this being a beauty pageant,” the communication senior said.
CHICAGO - Despite MSU’s lack of floor leadership in its 65-63 loss to Penn State Friday, there looks to be no changing of the guards for the squad’s upcoming first round game in the NCAA Tournament.
Before the Democrats and Republicans square off in the race for governor next year, one party appears set to first host a fierce clash amongst itself.With Attorney General Jennifer Granholm filing papers last week to establish a gubernatorial committee, the Democrats now have five candidates likely prepared to compete for the state’s chief post.Former Michigan Gov.
Gov. John Engler declared March as GHB awareness month in Michigan last week. The move is aided by the Michigan Department of Community Health, The Michigan Women’s Commission and the Samantha Reid Foundation.
Angela Massingill knows there is a common perception that most college students use the drug ecstasy; but she’s working to change that.“Media exposure given to the drug has led to a popular misperception that everyone is doing it,” the human biology senior said.
CHICAGO - Instead of providing a tune-up for the NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten Tournament served as a breakdown for the third-ranked Spartans.MSU (24-4, 13-3 Big Ten) went to Chicago hoping to capture its third-straight tournament title, but a 65-63 loss to Penn State (19-11, 7-9) in the Spartans’ first game Friday left players hanging their heads.During the post-game press conference, senior forward Andre Hutson had little to say with his shoulders slouched and a blank stare upon his face.“We just have to accept it,” Hutson said after a brief pause.
General management freshman Matt Lestan died Friday from injuries he received during a high-speed car crash in his hometown of Troy.Alcohol was a factor in the crash, which took place about 3:30 a.m.
MISSION, S.D. - Chief Albert Whitehat of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said the nature of human beings can be simply put: “Every creation has the power to build or destroy.” And a group of 24 MSU students chose to build - traveling nearly 1,000 miles to spend their spring breaks forging relationships on Whitehat’s reservation. Their seven-day voyage was one of several Alternative Spring Break trips coordinated through MSU, each one dealing with social issues such as hunger, homelessness and AIDS.
In another bold move against Napster, the Recording Industry Association of America sent a list of 135,000 copywritten songs currently available on Napster to the free online music trading service Friday night. Napster has until Wednesday to block its file-swapping service of those songs. The list was compiled of music owned by the five biggest record labels - Sony, Warner, BMG, EMI and Universal - which all believe Napster is robbing them of billions in profits. Shortly after the announcement, Napster issued a statement that assured its more than 60 million users they will still be able to use the system - with some limitations. “You will still be able to share music that we haven’t been asked to block,” the statement read.
While MSU students were away, the grounds crew definitely did not play.Gary Parrott, MSU Grounds Maintenance manager, said although the absence of students did not increase workloads, grounds crews had their hands full during spring break week.“The crews do have work to do,” he said.
He said we were brothers.I was sitting on a concrete slab in the middle of the dirt courtyard at his orphanage and it was getting dark and cold.
In response to concerns voiced by Students for Economic Justice and other MSU students, ASMSU is considering a measure this week asking the MSU Board of Trustees to cut ties with the Fair Labor Association, and join the Worker Rights Consortium.“The fact of the matter is that students want Michigan State to join the WRC,” said Matt Weingarden, the Council of Students With Disabilities representative for the ASMSU Student Assembly.
Spring break wasn’t much of a reason to celebrate for the MSU wrestling squad, as it finished seventh at the Big Ten championships held March 3-5 in Evanston, Ill., according to MSU’s sports information department.
LANSING - Melanie Olmsted believes with March being National Women’s History Month, every woman should take time to reflect on her accomplishments. “A lot of times women are put at the bottom of the totem pole in society,” the international studies and political science junior said.