BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The top-ranked Spartan hockey team had to struggle for everything it accomplished this weekend in Bowling Green.The Spartans (11-1-3 overall, 8-1-2 CCHA) were able to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 (10-0-2) and earn three points in their first CCHA road series since Oct.
With Florida’s election locked in a recount battle and a recount for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District beginning today, some third-party candidates are questioning the integrity of the major parties.In turn, some major party supporters are pointing the blame for November’s close elections at the third-party movement.“Some people within the Green Party were getting death threats,” said Bonnie Bucqueroux, the Green Party’s 8th Congressional District candidate.
Lawyers for Al Gore and George W. Bush slogged through a second day of testimony about chads, voting machines and the vice president’s pleas for a recount, while GOP running mate Dick Cheney said Sunday it’s time for Gore to concede.
I voted for Ralph Nader in the presidential election. There are many liberals who say my vote was either wasted or spoiled the election for Vice President Al Gore.
Even though MSU freshman center Zach Randolph stands 6-foot-9, 270 pounds, his abilities on the court extend beyond the traditional role of a player his size.
According to Billboard magazine, acclaimed singer/songwriter/producer Richard Marx is back at the top of the charts with the No.
LANSING - David Garcia isn’t sure what his future holds.He resigned from his job as community services director for Swartz Creek Community Schools following hostility after announcing he is gay.His 55-mile hike from Swartz Creek to the state Capitol to show his concern about the harassment ended triumphantly Friday, despite aching muscles and chilling temperatures.Now, Garcia is trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life.“I’d like to stay in Michigan,” Garcia said.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Spartans are still in first place in the CCHA, and probably in the nation, but their weekend trip to Bowling Green was no cakewalk. No.
The number of nontenured faculty members may be high at MSU, but the university is not to blame. The Coalition on the Academic Workforce recently released a report that found nontenured track, or part-time, instructors make up nearly half of the instructors in many humanities and social science classes. For this academic year, MSU employed 741 part-time faculty members and 1,977 tenured faculty.
As the semester comes to a close, there will be MSU seniors graduating as well as others preparing for their spring commencement.In either case, these graduates will have to make decisions concerning their futures and what direction they will be heading.
It’s that time of year again.The city of East Lansing and the East Lansing Merchants Group celebrated the holiday season by hosting the 10th annual Winter Festival and Chili Cook-Off on Sunday in a variety of locations throughout the downtown area.Ami Field, East Lansing community events coordinator, said she loves hosting this event because it brings people of all ages from the community together.“This is an event to bring people together for the holiday season and to help East Lansing businesses by increasing foot traffic,” Field said.
GRAND RAPIDS - Aggressiveness was the missing ingredient in the MSU women’s basketball team’s 59-66 loss to Eastern Michigan on Sunday at the Women’s College Basketball Showcase at Van Andel Arena.All 11 previous matches with the Eagles were Spartan victories.MSU is now 3-3, while Eastern improved to 5-2.“Eastern played a much better game than us,” head coach Joanne P.
I’m writing about the editorial on concealed weapons (“Off the mark,” SN 11/30). The new concealed carry laws that are debated would help Michigan.
A whole world of legacy has been left behind on campus. On Nov. 27, veterinary alumnus Richard W. Storey, a 1945 graduate and long-time MSU supporter, died from complications due to Parkinson’s disease.
LOS ANGELES - The MSU volleyball team fell to No. 3 seed UCLA in a five-game marathon, ending its season Sunday.The second round 2000 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship match lasted nearly three hours before the host Bruins won (7-15, 15-13, 16-14, 6-15, 9-15).“They were stronger at the end,” MSU head coach Chuck Erbe said.
It is with much chagrin I admit to anybody now that not two months ago I vehemently supported and endorsed John LaFleur (“Scholarships bring discrimination,” SN 10/25) after his column concerning reverse discrimination in education and academia (“Racial discrimination is part of scholarship process,” SN 10/23). After reading what could only be called bigoted zealot tripe, I now wish I had known LaFleur’s true nature as a brainwashed fundamentalist months ago. In his recent opinion column, LaFleur launches into a rabid fury of Jew, black and pagan bashing (“Retailers sold out Christmas to be politically correct,” SN 11/30). His disgusting belittlement of Hanukkah’s worthiness to stand in the same month as Christmas is mind-boggling.
From belly sculptures to figure drawings and rain installations, the Apartment Art Sale has it all.The Art Apartment, 210 Abbott Road, Suite 18, is holding its end-of-the-season sale, titled “Apartment Art: Mementos of the First Year.”The sale, which started Sunday and will continue on Dec.
MSU Athletics Director Clarence Underwood is expected to receive a one-year contract extension Friday, despite past promises that he would retire in August.Under the new deal, announced by the university Friday, Underwood, 67, will delay that retirement until July 1, 2002.
Campus was temporarily transformed into a hot spot for holiday shopping Saturday and Sunday. Thousand of patrons made a trip to the Union to browse through four floors, each packed with a variety of arts and crafts - or even potential presents. The Union Activities Board’s Arts and Crafts Show completed another successful year, bringing in vendors and customers from near and far. In its 37th year, many participants say the event is known for its size and variety. “Many people know it’s coming every year and they know there’s lots of choices,” said Carol Whearty, a jewelry designer who’s sold her wares at the show for 12 years.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss the installation of a traffic light on Abbott Road, the approval of a contract to improve streets downtown and the commemorating of the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.