It takes Jim Ferden a half hour to drive to campus, but that’s okay with him.Like many MSU students, Ferden, an instrumental music education senior, lives somewhere other than the Greater Lansing.“It’s not that great to have to leave my house so early in the morning and get home from classes so late,” said Ferden, who pulls out of his driveway in Ovid at 7 a.m.
When it comes to campus facts, the student employees of the Student Alumni Foundation know what they are talking about.“Did you know back when boys’ and girls’ dorms were separate, they had a thing called kiss of midnight at Beaumont Tower?”,said Lisa Huntington, SAF vice pPresident of Membership.
U.S. and Michigan lawmakers will be cleaning up the state’s watersheds. The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, which will be administered by the Michigan Department of Agriculture, will be announced today as part of Gov.
According to Surtida Bhandari, the community bathrooms on campus are cleaned every day. Bhandari, one of the complex directors for West Circle, said the only time problems occur with the bathrooms are when irresponsible people come in and trash the bathrooms and disrespect the community. Communication sophomore RJ Prusa, a Shaw Hall resident, said his problem with the community bathrooms on campus includes the two or three days without bathroom paper towels or it being cleaned at all. But not all experiences are bad for community bathroom users.
Students living in the residence halls have a variety of environmental options they may choose from.
By NEKESA MUMBI WOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK - O-Town, the latest boy band to make teen-age girls swoon, has a message for its critics: Don’t hate us just because we’re beautiful. “We’re going to be the best band out there, and we’re not even going to let the fact that we’re five good-looking guys in the teen market affect us musically and let it lower the bar,”group member Jacob Underwood said. Credibility is what O-Town is seeking since their gimmicky formation on ABC’s “Making the Band” reality show last May.
Katie Kuck thinks students should take time to research their family history. “I think it’s a good idea,” the senior psychology student said.
This is in response to Dan Julian’s article (“Music sellouts diminish craft,” SN 2/6). I have been reading The State News for almost two years now and, for the most part, I feel the articles are great work. However, it is quite obvious Julian did not do any research before submitting his piece. Like most rock fans, I am a fan of The Doors.
Every few years, a foreign language film comes along with enough hype to make a splash on these shores.
For the students who live in the residence halls, making a sparsely furnished and sterile room feel like home can be a real challenge.Jeanne Halloin, visiting assistant professor of human ecology and interior design and facilities management, said while personalizing a dorm room isn’t a science, there are some tried-and-true methods of making even the most barren room feel like home.One way of making your living area more comfortable, she said, is lighting.“What everybody wants is daylight,” she said.
Postgame interviews are always littered with clichés, ranging from “They were just the better team today” to “We left it all out on the floor.” Usually these shallow phrases give no real insight to the game or its outcome, but one phrase that fits the latest Spartan hoops defeat is “This is a good loss for us.” While no loss is ever “good” by strict definition, MSU’s 77-66 loss to Illinois on Tuesday could be very beneficial to the Spartans in the long run. First of all, every team needs to lose. There has not been a team to finish a season without a loss since Bobby Knight and the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers won the national title. Granted, the Spartans had already lost prior to Tuesday, but a loss at this point in the season can help a team focus for the long road to postseason immortality - a trip to the Final Four. Last season, MSU lost at Purdue.
This is my fourth semester at MSU, and I’m also on my fourth roommate. Am I that bad of a person to live with? I didn’t think so.
Students have more to worry about than just cooking when they choose to live in off-campus rental houses.Relations between permanent residents and student tenants is an important part of the East Lansing community, Mayor Pro Tem Beth Schwarze said.“They’re a vital part of the community,” Schwarze said about students.
By RON FOURNIER The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A man brandishing a gun outside the White House fence was shot by a Secret Service officer Wednesday after a 10-minute standoff, officials said.
Even though the cost of a gallon of gas is down five cents from last week, some Michigan motorists are still reluctant to reach into their pocketbooks to pay for the $1.494 per gallon average.While a gallon of gas is down from last week, its cost is up 5.4 cents from this time last year, according to this week’s AAA Michigan’s Fuel Gauge survey.“They’re much higher than I’d like them to be,” said Jeanette Gassaway, of Holt, as she filled up Wednesday at Campus Mobil, 1435 E.
Imagine looking out your window and seeing a bustling green landscape unfold below you. Ryan Charbonneau can see this every morning from his seventh floor penthouse apartment in Holden Hall. The communication senior is a resident in one of Holden’s four seventh-floor apartments. Although located in the residence halls, the apartments offer students options not found in the typical dorm rooms. The most striking feature of the room is the roof-top patio, which is accessible through the living room.
About 15 students - male and female - will be up for sale Friday at the first Spring Date Auction, which is sponsored by the National Panhellenic Council. For a $1 donation, students can bid on the man or woman of their choice from 7 p.m.
The editorial regarding my legislation to require keg registration is misguided and misrepresents the growing need to address underage alcohol abuse (“Keep kegs,” SN 2/6). I would hope the events of the last several years in East Lansing would result in greater concern among ASMSU - MSU’s undergraduate student government - representatives and The State News for the types of tragedies that go hand-in-hand with underage and binge drinking.
Some students say it’s like having a parent on their floor. Others say it’s like having a knowledgeable friend.According to MSU students, resident mentors, formerly known as resident assistants, play many roles on campus.