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Violence ends areas only hip-hop night
Hip-hop lover Jamil Buie stood on Toronto’s club-lined Younge Street one Sunday afternoon in early August, soaking in the music and the culture that he loves. “There’s people here from all over the planet,” the 1999 MSU graduate described over the telephone.
Big, small cinemas provide U options
For students worn out by studying, partying or working, movie theaters are a great place to unwind and catch the latest blockbuster. The Lansing area has several options for moviegoers. Celebration Cinema, 200 Edgewood Blvd.
Seniors spend thier final days of college enjoying time with friends
For graduating seniors, the clock is winding down on another phase of life. Up until this point, life’s milestones have been measured mostly in connection with education.There’s the first day of kindergarten when scared 5-year-olds hop on the yellow bus for the first time, middle school graduation when hormonal 14-year-olds prepare to move on to ninth grade and high school graduation, when excited 18-year-olds grip their diploma and prepare to move on to college or full-time work.And now, for many of MSU’s seniors, next week’s commencement will be the last time they walk across the stage in cap and gown, some crying, some smiling, some just plain shocked to have made it there - four, five or six years and thousands of dollars after that first night in the MSU dorms when it still felt a little surreal.After this, notches in life’s bedpost will be made not by diplomas and proms, but by marriages and babies and grandbabies and job promotions and everything else that goes along with “grown-up” life.But before heading off to face the world with its internships and full-time jobs, graduating seniors will take a break and spend time doing what they do best - partying.It is, after all, a time to celebrate.“This huge goal has been accomplished - it’s a big weight off my shoulders,” parks and recreation senior Sarah Bradley said.
Ancient practice of Kama Sutra offers more than meets the eye
Two thousand or so years ago, Mallanaga Vatsyayana, an Indian scholar, penned one of the world’s first self-help sex manuals, advising couples on how, with whom and under what circumstances sex should be performed.Today, “The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana” rests on bookshelves and tabletops all over America, serving as an instruction manual for modern-day couples that learn from and experiment with its frank descriptions of dozens of sexual positions, breathing techniques and erotic sounds.“‘The Kama Sutra’ kind of celebrates and helps people reflect on the joy and the beauty - and I guess the limberness and the flexibility - of sex,” said Howard Ruppel, chancellor and academic dean of The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco.
Hall-of-famer comes to U
Jerry “The Iceman” Butler was anything but cold Thursday afternoon as he mingled with MSU faculty and staff outside 191 Communication Arts and Sciences Building.The 61-year-old rhythm and blues icon, best known for the song “Moon River,” spoke of his accomplishments with warmth, wearing a dark suit and a wide smile.In 1958, Butler formed a group called the Impressions with R&B legend Curtis Mayfield.“In 1959, I went solo,” he said.
