Police crack down on campus traffic violations
Crossing the street on campus may be getting a little safer.In response to concerns of students and other MSU community members about crosswalk and bicycle traffic safety, the MSU police department has stepped up enforcement on campus.“If the community is saying they’re concerned for their safety and that we need more enforcement at the crosswalks and intersections, we’re going to do that,” said MSU police Sgt.
Romance, having a sweetie makes life more fun
I am one of those girlfriends who bakes heart-shaped cakes and frosts them with pink icing to celebrate Valentine’s Day. One of those girlfriends who leaves dorky little love notes and throws surprise birthday parties. One of those girlfriends who helps her boyfriends’ moms make dinner and plays cards with little sisters.
Students seek B-ball tickets
Expecting an overwhelming demand for tickets to see the men’s basketball team defend its national championship, the MSU Athletic Ticket Office announced they might have to split student season tickets into two packages. This would not affect students in the Izzone cheering section. The deadline to apply for student season tickets is Friday, and if more than 3,000 students apply, the season will be split into Green and White packages, said Chris Besanceney, assistant ticket manager. Approximately 560 seats in the lower bowl of Breslin Student Events Center and 2,440 in the upper deck are available to students not in the Izzone. Last year more than 3,500 students requested season tickets and Besanceney expects more applications this season. “We’re taking orders from everyone for a full season (of basketball tickets),” Besanceney said.
Dont hurry marriage; enjoy the single life
It happened again Saturday. A friend asked if I had a boyfriend. My answer of “No” was, as always, followed by the typical pitying look, the words of reassurance and the probing question of “Why not?” And since my interrogator was a single guy, there was the standard, “Uh, you wanna have lunch?” Now, I appreciate the offer and the sympathy, but it was, as usual, unnecessary.
Lost Souls fails struggling genre
The genre of religious-based horror films continues to grow out of hand with “Lost Souls,” Janusz Kaminski’s new “The Exorcist” wanna-be. Starring Winona Ryder (“Heathers,” “Girl, Interrupted”) and Ben Chaplin (“The Thin Red Line,” “The Remains of the Day”), this film sits atop a stack of recent religious thriller duds including “End of Days,” “Bless the Child,” “The Ninth Gate” and “Stigmata” - only it deserves to be on the bottom.
U graduate enjoys taking a plunge into his future
East Lansing resident Luther Kurtz can do something no class at MSU could teach him - he can fly.Kurtz, who graduated from MSU in the two-year electrical technician program in 1997, is an avid skydiver, and this month he won second place as part of a 10-way skydiving team at a national competition in California.After completing 550 dives, Kurtz said jumping out of a plane isn’t scary at all.“Initially, I liked the rush of jumping out of an airplane,” he said.
Team competition should be removed in spirit of Olympic Games
The Olympics have ended? Good riddance. It was the worst, most un-Olympian, overcrowded, violated, professionalized and poorly reported and televised Olympics ever. A few weeks before the Games I purchased an antenna for my old television to ensure better reception of NBC in my downtown Lansing apartment building.
Debate causes reader to respond
After watching the final debate and reading a letter to the editor in Wednesday’s State News in favor of Vice President Al Gore (“Bush will increase the national debt,” SN 10/18), I feel compelled to give some facts that I picked up on.
Residents voice worry over avenue alterations
Members of the Delta Chi fraternity gathered in a full East Lansing courtroom with other East Lansing residents to voice their disgust with proposed changes to East Grand River Avenue.Fraternity Vice President Nick Freund, an engineering arts senior, said the long-term proposal, which would add a median to the avenue from Bogue Street to the city limits, would require their house to be torn down.The house is located at 101 Woodmere Ave.
Prices drop to clear out E. L. store
Jacobson’s department store is holding a storewide liquidation sale where everything must go. One week ago the new Jacobson’s opened in the Meridian Mall in Okemos, leaving behind a large surplus of office equipment and store fixtures at the old location, 333 E.
Disagreement over posting of evaluation forms continues
The debate over whether to post SIRS forms online continued Tuesday, as members of the University Committee on Academic Policy and ASMSU addressed concerns about the proposal at this week’s Faculty Council meeting.A plan to allow students access to a version of SIRS, or Student Instructional Rating System, forms online has been in the works since 1997.
Pay the price
The Shaw Hall Black Caucus should have signed the proposal that would have allocated RHA funds to its hall.
Dinner program tantalizes taste buds
At the Culinary Construction Zone, the only tool students need is an appetite.This fall, University Housing has brought a traveling theme dinner to the residence hall cafeterias in which Residence Halls Food Service staff members construct meals in front of students.“It showcases the talent we have in the department that students don’t normally see,” Food Service Coordinator Bruce Haskell said.“We’re showing them what we can do and seeing if they like it.” The event will be presented at each residence hall cafeteria, with the last stop slated for April.
Goalie breaks U records, aspires to coach
Some people are just groomed to be college coaches, and MSU senior goalkeeper and co-captain Sara Kloosterman has taken all the necessary steps to become the Tom Izzo of women’s soccer.
Black caucus, senate clash over funds
The Shaw Hall Senate’s spring decision to withhold allocations from the dorm’s black caucus has ignited a strife that looks never-ending.And even though the Senate tried to remedy the situation earlier this month by offering the caucus 12.5 percent of the hall’s allotted budget and a voting seat on the body, the dilemma remains unresolved.According to the Residence Halls Association’s constitution, all hall governments are required to provide in-hall black caucus groups with a portion of the hall’s semester allocation.
Proposed bill suggests new keg regulations
Keg parties for college students could be a little different if legislation introduced last week becomes law.A bill requiring kegs to be tagged and more information to be demanded from their purchaser was introduced Thursday by state Rep.
Campus groups raise awareness
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, which began Monday, has made Jasmine Greenamyer a busy person. The alcohol, tobacco and other drug coordinator for Olin Health Center has been getting Greek Life, Residence Life, the Judicial Affairs Office and the Department of Police and Public Safety involved in raising awareness about alcohol use on campus.
Student government chief of staff resigns
ASMSU, the university’s undergraduate student government, is dealing with its third chief of staff resignation in less than two years. Jack Teasdale, an interdisciplinary social sciences junior, announced his intentions to leave the high-profile position during an Academic Assembly meeting last week. “I thought I knew what I was doing,” he said.
Theater group makes science fun
Have you ever been on a hovercraft, lain on a bed of nails or investigated a murder? Unless you are an astronaut, magician, or police detective, you probably have not.