Stacy Rosenthal didn’t imagine her art homework would end up going out to 1,500 people.Rosenthal, a studio art senior, created the winning design for the Kellogg Center’s 8th annual MSU Holiday Card Contest.
MSU may soon hold the copyright to scholarly work commissioned or paid for by the university. The University Committee on Faculty Affairs will today begin looking at proposed revisions to three university policies dealing with copyrighting professor scholarship. The committee, part of the university’s Academic Governance system, will join institutions nationwide, including some in the Big Ten, in looking at patent, copyright and outside-work-for-pay policies.
Republican and Democratic leaders from all over the nation are making their way to Michigan this week.The Council of State Governments is holding its annual conference this week in Dearborn.
ANN ARBOR - Don’t tell the U.S. Air Force, but aliens docked their spaceship on human soil Sunday night. The vaporized human molecules that make up science-rock outfit Man or Astro-man?
Rusty red landscapes adorned with sienna plateaus, bronze mesas and golden sun rays grace the walls of the Multicultural Center these days.Studio art sophomore Domingo Carreon is the creative genius behind 25 paintings and sketches displayed in the Multicultural Center, located in the Union Basement.
LANSING - Residents claim the city has not sought their input on the proposed sale of Genesee Park, and more than 15 citizens gathered Saturday night at the park to protest its sale.“It’s not the selling of the park,” said Eugene Buchley, one of many who braved the cold to protest.
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.