The “Spice” K2 Still Remains a Concern

The “Spice” K2 Still Remains a Concern The “Spice” K2 Still Remains a Concern

Keeping the Faith on Campus

Keeping the Faith on Campus Keeping the Faith on Campus

So Long, Barnes & Noble

So Long, Barnes & Noble So Long, Barnes & Noble

Fear Factors

11 November 2004

We’re all afraid of something. My roommate is afraid of ghosts, I’m afraid of clowns and we’re both scared out of our wits of spiders. Fortunately, there could be hope for us because some doctors have ways to help those who fear fear itself.[tiger] According to Dr. Gary Laundre, director of the American Institute, a [...]

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Booking the Band

11 November 2004

Ask and you shall receive. When MSU’s POP Entertainment began searching for bands to perform on campus, they went straight to the source for requests: the students. Motion City Sountrack was just one of the bands in POPular demand, and the group has been working since the summer months to bring them to the Erickson [...]

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Get on the Carousel

11 November 2004

Six horses, complete with saddles, come alive to one of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s lyrical compositions, as the costumed dancers shake their manes, dig their hooves and prance through each unfolding eight-count in their interpretation of the beautiful carnival animals coming alive in the musical “Carousel.” [nose]A co-production of the MSU Departments of Opera [...]

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Into the Neon Light

11 November 2004

Here’s a holiday story for you. A major department store in Japan once put out an elaborate Christmas display featuring a smiling Santa Claus nailed to a cross. Whether this tale is true or not, it does show what might be called the religious flexibility of the Japanese. Not only do many Japanese celebrate Christmas [...]

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Political Paraphernalia: Election Leftovers (by Steffany Torrice)

11 November 2004

This year’s presidential election created a market for more than for the John Kerry and President George W. Bush yard signs sported throughout past elections. This year, the fervor of anti-Bush sentiment swept the nation and it’s stores, to fulfill the demands of a generation of young, outspoken American voters. “Before the election we had [...]

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Culture over Coffee

11 November 2004

It is a typical late afternoon Friday on the MSU campus. Classes are finished, but night life activities are still hours away. Students often choose to stick around their dorms or houses and hang out with their friends and neighbors, often finding themselves engaging in the same dull, depthless discussions with the same people week [...]

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The Waiting Game

11 November 2004

[war]With the baby-booming 1950s a half-century behind them, more and more women are waiting to have children. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the pregnancy rate for mid-to-late 30-year-old-women has almost doubled since 1978, setting a record high. Modern women are left in a game of tug of war, career on one end [...]

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Dear Melville

11 November 2004

Dear Melville, The first week at a new place is always a blur. Especially at a new school where students are adjusting to an entirely new lifestyle. All the induction ceremonies, receptions, and seminars merge together to form a hazy fog in the back of the memory. The three questions I learned to answer that [...]

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Long Distance Relationships

11 November 2004

Long-distance relationships can be hard to maintain when at college, but with effective techniques these relationships need be no more difficult than any other.[map] College often takes us far away from our homes, families, friends and significant others. Relationships you had in high school where you saw your boyfriend/girlfriend everyday in and out of school, [...]

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The Ultimate Goal

11 November 2004

Bender backhands. A delta sandwich. Hucking the disc. Frisbee talent is expanding (along with vocabulary) as the Michigan State Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team has begun practicing. The women have been fired up since September to refresh their skills, or for some, to learn an entirely new game before competition begins in March.[weather] Ultimate Frisbee is [...]

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