Chris Johnston, vocalist and guitarist for modern rock band 19 Wheels, said his band sings about the standard topic for rock and roll music.“Mostly girls, lost love and all the stuff that pulls on your heartstrings,” he said.
Record-breaking MSU goaltender Ryan Miller will participate in a chat on ESPN.com today at 2 p.m. Fans can ask the sophomore questions by clicking on the “chat” link at the top of the ESPN.com main page or a link on the front page of msuspartans.com. Miller broke the 70-year-old NCAA record for career shutouts with his 17th against Alaska-Fairbanks last Saturday.
The Democratic Party in general has turned their heads with a number of former President Bill Clinton-related scandals, but the Marc Rich pardon may be harder to conquer and spin off as just another ploy by the conservative right to take down Clinton. As of Jan.
Contrary to the jokes and stereotypes many believe describe men and women’s inability to understand each other, there is at least one thing they have in common. They both love to kiss. It’s just that women really, really, really love kissing - a lot. There are hundreds of Internet sites that mention kissing, and dozens of Web-based surveys on this subjects. And many of these surveys suggest most women consider the activity more intimate than having sex. “Kissing is more intimate than a hug and more personal than sex,” said Lyman Briggs freshman Rebecca Jurrens.
Some economic experts are predicting donations to MSU may dwindle if the nation’s economy continues to show signs of a downturn.Gifts to the university have continued to reach record highs for the last four years, with MSU collecting $121.3 million last academic year - a total that also included more cash donations than ever before.But Paul Menchik, an economics professor, said if the economy does suffer as it appears it could, donations to the university may not continue to rise.“People will give less away because they simply won’t have the incomes to donate,” he said.There have been recent signs of the economic stability losing its momentum.On Jan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gov. John Engler was ranked 13th among the nation’s governors for his fiscal policy in a study released Monday by the Cato Institute.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.