It was exactly the way the Spartan Marching Band wanted to end a busy Homecoming weekend as they joined the School of Music and a surprise guest conductor Saturday for the 2002 Spartan Spectacular.
“Guys, we’re gonna get candy!” Lyman Briggs freshman Shelby Newman shouted to her friends as they patiently waited at their spot on Grand River Avenue for the Homecoming parade to start Friday night.Newman and her friends are freshmen, and they know all the words to the MSU’s fight song - and they made sure other spectators knew that by proudly belting it out and clapping as they waited to hear the Spartan Marching Band’s version.With more than just a hint of fall in the air, families, alumni, students and MSU fans lined the streets as the more than 120 units supporting everything from political candidates to role playing groups marched along the parade route.There also was an appearance from the green-skirted mascot, Sparty.
It was a cool 23 degrees outside when Northern Michigan University students Ben Weimert and Mark Slykhouse began the 390-mile trek to East Lansing on Sunday morning.“We left at 5 a.m.,” Weimert said.
MSU’s undergraduate student government hopes to solve the noise problem in East Lansing.ASMSU passed a bill at its weekly meeting Thursday, creating a program to address the pressing issues and possible solutions to the high-decibel noise attributed to MSU students in East Lansing.The program will outline and develop a set of guidelines for students living off campus.
Snap, crackle and pop were the sounds resonating from the MSU bakery as students attempted to beat Iowa State University’s Guinness record of the world’s largest Rice Krispie Treat.“We used to work with Pillsbury on the world’s largest brownie,” bakery manager Gerald Stoecker said.
The last vacant seat in the Residence Halls Association’s executive board was filled Wednesday night.The general assembly approved the hiring of advertising sophomore Brian Winters, and elected him the next director of public relations and advertising for the organization.
Michigan is not making the grade when it comes to affordability at its public colleges and universities, a report issued by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education says.In “Measuring Up 2002,” Michigan received an affordability rating of “D-plus” for 2002, down from a “C” grade two years ago.
MSU medical students, along with health agency representatives and supporters of Proposal 4 met Wednesday to learn more about the proposal.Ron Davis, a member of Citizens for a Healthy Michigan, spoke in front of about 50 people - most in cerulean blue “Vote Yes on Proposal 4” T-shirts - about why they should be in support of the ballot proposal Nov.
MSU’s undergraduate student government filled one of its many open positions Monday.Computer science sophomore David Wilson was hired as the director of Technology and Web site Affairs, now in charge of updating the ASMSU Web site and keeping the computers working.“The kid’s a ninja,” said James Perra, ASMSU interim association director.
Green and white balloons crowded into rooms filled with homemade food and cheerful voices of MSU staff Wednesday.It was more than just National Bosses Day for four lucky MSU employees as they received the Supervisor Recognition Award from MSU’s department of Child and Family Care Resources.
Bright red spray paint across the rock on Farm Lane on Wednesday delivered two important words to MSU students - date auction.
Some residents of the only quiet hall on campus have been in an uproar over a new policy they learned Sunday.The rule required that all doors must remain shut during quiet hours.
In 1973, Sarah Weddington argued the Supreme Court case about the still-controversial topic of whether women have the constitutional right to have an abortion. Today, 30 years after winning the landmark Roe v.
The Find Your Power Tech Tour paid a visit to MSU on its 18-campus voyage Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane.Microsoft and Intel are sponsoring the tour in its first year, and the turnout at each of the first eight schools, such as Penn State University and Florida State University, has been promising, said Greg Sullivan, lead product manager of the Windows Division of Microsoft.
Healthy U is sponsoring a free course called Yoga Movements and Relaxation for MSU employees. The six-week course will meet every Thursday in the Union Purdue Room. The sessions run from 12:10-12:50 p.m., and participants are encouraged to bring a mat or blanket and wear loose fitting clothing. The course will be instructed by Jo Martinie, a certified yoga instructor, and will focus on basic yoga positions, stretching and meditation. Registration is required to attend all sessions.
A program in its second year is giving high-achieving students not invited into the Honors College an alternative.With the trend of high school grade-point averages and ACT scores swinging higher each year and MSU officials saying they want to stabilize Honors College enrollment, the option of the Academic Scholars Program is quickly gaining popularity.The program, which had 114 students its first year, has doubled its enrollment with 279 students this fall.
The Ingham County Health Department is sponsoring flu shot clinics for the public starting Wednesday. The clinics are set up for walk-ins only and no appointments will be taken.
The African Studies Center will be hosting several lectures this month. Michael Lipton, a professor from Sussex University’s Poverty Research Unit, will be speaking on “Hungry Farmers: A National Security Issue for All,” at noon Wednesday in 201 International Center.
Former President Gerald R. Ford, Lansing Mayor David Hollister and 32 other Michigan leaders have joined forces in attempting to bring the Radioactive Isotope Accelerator, or RIA, to MSU. The RIA Advisory Committee convened for the first time Monday to talk about possible ways of spreading the news to influential politicians, which will hopefully result in MSU receiving the accelerator and about $900 million in government funds.
The Chuckling TSuNaMiS are sponsoring a date auction all day Wednesday at the rock on Farm Lane, and participants will be auctioned off at 6 p.m.