A kiss is just a kiss - sometimes.If the kiss Tipper Gore received from her husband at the Democratic convention was a sign of passion in their relationship, the kisses she got in East Lansing on Sunday indicate the relationship’s on fire.The bright and blushing Gores were in town for a rally at M.A.C.
Clifton and Dolores Wharton admitted much of Friday afternoon was emotionally overwhelming.But the couple said they felt at ease standing under the lights of the Pasant Theatre stage.“We felt very comfortable because we were talking with friends,” said Clifton Wharton Jr., 74, the university’s 14th president.The former MSU chief executive and his wife had a similar conversation in the form of closing statements at a convocation Friday celebrating their accomplishments at MSU.“I am absolutely overwhelmed by this dedication,” Dolores Wharton said during her final remarks in the Pasant Theatre - located in the Wharton Center, the MSU performing arts structure that carries the couple’s name.The salute, entitled “The Wharton Years, 1970-1978: Trial and Triumph,” was commenced by a welcome and introduction from current MSU President M.
Al Gore rallied nearly 10,000 people in East Lansing on Sunday in what may be his last swing through Michigan before the general election on Nov.
T.J. Duckett rushed for 469 yards during MSU’s 0-4 Big Ten start. Saturday, Duckett rushed for only two yards, but the result was a Spartan victory.MSU dedicated itself to rushing the ball even without the sophomore running back.With Duckett relegated to the role of cheerleader after aggravating a shoulder injury at Michigan on Oct.
MSU has recently become flooded with condoms, thanks to “Condom-Nation,” an Olin Health Center program designed to make contraceptives more accessible to students.Dennis Martell, a health educator at Olin, said the program should cut down on the number of students having unprotected sex.“We’ve heard all the excuses - ‘I didn’t have one on me’ or ‘I didn’t have any money to buy one’ or ‘I didn’t feel like running down to the vending machine,’” Martell said.“We want people to have easy access to them.”The condoms have been distributed since the beginning of the semester and will continue to be given away throughout the school year.
CHICAGO - The Big Ten shed some light Sunday on who the major players are in both men’s and women’s basketball this season.MSU men’s head coach Tom Izzo has to deal with being at the top, while women’s head coach Joanne P.
All the freaks came out at night for the fourth annual Safe Halloween on Friday.The MSU greek system, along with the city of East Lansing and ASMSU, blocked off M.A.C.
For the second time this season, Jeff Smoker replaced Ryan Van Dyke and led MSU to victory, this time over Illinois.Now, head coach Bobby Williams is pondering who’ll start at quarterback against Ohio State - true freshman Smoker or the junior Van Dyke, who served as backup for the last two seasons.Williams stood by Van Dyke when he was sidelined with a bruised thumb for four weeks earlier this season, repeatedly stating that Van Dyke is the starter when healthy.But that may not be the case anymore.“You look at what happened today and everyone’s going to be really quick to jump to a conclusion,” Williams said after Saturday’s game.
The men’s ice hockey team took all it could out of its weekend trip to South Bend, Ind.The No.
To put it in a plain and simple statement, “Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,” the follow-up to one of the most profitable films ever made, is a disappointment that overshadows even the worst of film sequels. The movie - despite the innovation of its predecessor - is not scary, even though it tried to be; is not funny, even though it wanted to be; and definitely is not a good enough film to live up to all the hype surrounding it, even though many have waited for the witch to come back. This so-called return of the Blair Witch is more than a disappointment; it’s a travesty that unfortunately brings up the question “Why?” Why did the executive producers, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, the two men behind the curtain of the first film, allow this movie to be made?
You know, I have a lot of tolerance for the cartoon page of our beloved State News. I even still mourn the loss of “Serious World” and “Fetus-X.” However, I have had enough.
Lansing resident Maria Enriquez held a sign Friday night encouraging Latinos to vote in next week’s highly touted general election. While she walked down Grand River Avenue, Enriquez said people are often unaware of the issues that affect Chicanos and Latinos. “We know who we are, but sometimes the rest of the world doesn’t,” she said. But the line of cars traveling slowly behind her as she walked though the street - some honking their horns - seemed to suggest that several people were taking notice. Enriquez was one of nearly 150 people who participated in a march against poverty organized by Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan, MSU’s Xicano student group. The march was part of the organization’s celebration of Dia de los Muertos, a traditional Mexican religious holiday celebrating the lives of deceased family and friends. People marched through streets holding crosses etched with the names of lost loved ones. This was the sixth year MEXA has organized the march.
The four major-party candidates vying for two seats on the MSU Board of Trustees will meet in a State News-sponsored debate tonight. Republicans Connie Binsfeld and Scott Romney and Democrats Dorothy Gonzales and Cal Rapson will square off in the 90-minute forum at 6 p.m.
As if I needed one more reason to lock my door. Last weekend’s assault in Phillips Hall was just that, another reminder that it - whatever it is - could happen to me.
Vice President Al Gore is the right choice for America’s future. Voters should elect him Nov.
Restricted to the bench by injuries, seniors Jessica Sanborn and Sarah Gustin are forced to go from physical leaders for the volleyball team to vocal ones in a time of disappointment. The loss of middle hitter Sanborn to a broken foot and outside hitter Gustin to a sprained foot has left the Spartan lineup young and inexperienced.
The Spartans fell to archrival Michigan 4-0 on Friday in Ann Arbor before returning home to trounce Big Ten doormat Indiana 9-0 on Sunday.
Lansing - A small but energetic crowd gathered on the steps of the state Capitol and east lawn Saturday afternoon to protest racial profiling and police brutality.Demonstrators listened to representatives from the black, Latino, lesbian-bi-gay-transgendered and religious communities for three hours as they demanded change and cited specific cases of brutality.The demands included the passage of legislation to outlaw racial profiling in Michigan, which would allow officers who commit these acts to be prosecuted, the creation of a council for community control of the police and a call for the immediate end to police brutality and racial profiling.Demonstrators of various races and social classes came from across the state to participate in the rally.
Like Batman lurking in the shadows, the MSU men’s soccer team appeared as if from nowhere to take second place in the Big Ten this season.The Spartans (10-5-1 overall, 4-1-1 Big Ten) clinched second place, shutting out Wisconsin (9-7-1, 2-3) 2-0 on Senior Day at Old College Field on Sunday.MSU head coach Joe Baum said the win sent a message to the rest of the Big Ten.
The MSU men’s basketball team may have been wearing practice jerseys in the annual Green and White game Saturday at the Breslin Students Event Center, but the players dove for every loose ball, leaving the same amount of skin on the floor as they would in a regular-season game.The White team took an early lead but went to the locker room with a 42-41 halftime lead.