The Young Playwrights Festival will commence this Sunday in the Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre, where the creative works of six high school students will be acted out by MSU students.“The plays came to us blind, with just numbers on them,” said theater professor Frank Rutledge, who helped select the plays.
Actor Gary Riggs said he’s surprised the play “The Odd Couple” is still funny after so many years. Riggs plays Oscar in The Bath Community Theatre Guild’s presentation of “The Odd Couple” on Friday and Saturday at the James Couzens Memorial Auditorium at Bath Middle School, 13675 Webster Rd. “There’s Oscar, the biggest slob in the world, and Felix, the neatest person in the world, and they live together for about two weeks before they try to kill each other,” director Andy Houghton said of the play. “It’s going to be fun,” he added. Lamont Clegg, information officer for the MSU Department of Theatre and Kresge Art Museum, plays Felix in the show.
On Wednesday it was the star-studded Grammy awards.On Saturday, it’s a different kind of Hollywood night.At 7 p.m.
Five years ago, in the basement of a New York City cafe, “The Vagina Monologues” graced the stage for the first time. And now the show has become more than just a play - it’s a way for thousands of people around the country to help end violence against women. This Sunday, MSU contributes to the cause by putting on a two-hour show to raise awareness on this and other women’s issues, such as sexual violence, menstruation and childbirth. This is the third year “The Vagina Monologues” has been shown at MSU.
Friday will be a night of endings and new beginnings at Jenison Field House when the 14th-ranked MSU wrestling squad hosts sixth-ranked Oklahoma. It will not only be the last home meet of the season, but it also will be the last time four Spartan wrestlers will take the mat at home.
Despite Olin Health Center’s statement that it cannot carry RU-486, ASMSU is continuing the push to ensure the drug is available to MSU students. ASMSU’s Student Assembly debated a measure Thursday calling on the health center to make RU-486, also known as mifepristone, attainable through Olin. But Mike Ehlers, college of Social Science representative for the assembly, said the ultimate decision of RU-486 at MSU is out of ASMSU’s hands. “It is up to the university and Olin when and how and whether anything is done or not,” he said.
LANSING - Angie Smith’s golden retriever, Neuman, could run freely in Lansing if a proposed dog park is included in the Parks and Recreation Department’s five-year master plan.“A park specifically for dogs would be great,” the 27-year-old Lansing resident said.
It is disappointing the Capital Area Transportation Authority has proposed raising its rates, but it’s within the parameters of its contract with MSU. CATA distributed a notice to students in some MSU dorms stating the bus system is considering raising its single-ride rates for students, senior citizens and people with disabilities from 25 cents to 50 cents.
Friday: The U.S. Hot Rod Thunder Nationals will be held at 8 p.m. at Breslin Student Events Center.
As both a music lover and musician herself, Leslie Donaldson recently decided to do something about the lack of venues in the East Lansing area - promote a music series for both local and national acts.The MSU alumna and fine arts coordinator at the East Lansing Recreation & Arts facility at the Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St., will kick off the series at 7 p.m.
I’m not sure what all the fuss is about just because Eminem was nominated for a Grammy or two.
I am writing in response to the “No Surprise” editorial (SN 2/19) written by the editorial board, concerning abortion rights in Michigan.
The Residence Halls Association is sponsoring the second annual Battle Against Cancer movie weekend at the Campus Center this Friday through Sunday. The movies, also viewing with the regular RHA movie schedule, are free to MSU students and the public, but a $1 donation is requested.
In 1994, MSU administrators revolutionized the way the university raises tuition each year. That was the year MSU President M.
Some members of MSU Women’s Council will be working to rid MSU of domestic violence today and Friday. Today the group will be painting the rock on Farm Lane and members will march to Sparty on Friday. “I feel that we will raise awareness and raise money for an issue that is highly overlooked in this country,” group member Patti Wheeler said.
The East Lansing City Council should be commended for approving dance floors for local businesses. The council approved requests for dance floors at Troppo, 213 Ann St., and Spartan Sports Den, 1227 E.
It’s like a scene from “Dirty Dancing.” She’s across the crowded dance floor when your eyes meet and a tingle runs down your spine. Everyone else seems to disappear as she looks at you, holding you captive with her gaze.
After 12 years of working under Gov. John Engler as his spokesman, John Truscott has decided it’s time pursue his own agenda.The director of communications and press secretary for the governor, Truscott has earned a reputation as knowledgeable and trustworthy.
MSU students can live a little loca Friday night and experience a Latin Explosion.The theme for the event, in its sixth year, is “A Fuego” - on fire.
Last time the women’s basketball team played the No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes, MSU was smack in the middle of a nine-game losing streak - and they were certainly playing like it.But the Spartan team that will face the Hawkeyes tonight in Iowa City isn’t quite the same.They will again be without senior forward and previous leading scorer Becky Cummings.But perhaps more importantly, they will have the advantage of a revived team attitude that has every player contributing and every game coming down to the wire.Head coach Joanne P.