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Maria Pittman Essay Topic Selection Tips That Will Kick-start Your Essay Writing

Many students get stuck on the very first step of essay writing that is “topic selection”. Here I m going to reveal the strategies which will provide immense essay writing help by making your topic selection real easy and fast. Define the Purpose of Essay The first step towards topic selection is to define the purpose of the essay that must be written. Your purpose can be: ? To persuade people… Continue

Added by Maria Pittman on September 8, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments

Monika Hinterman Upcoming Spartan Event!

Hey everyone - check out the events page for info on the upcoming Spartan Yacht Cruise in Chicago! You won't want to miss it! Continue

Added by Monika Hinterman on July 16, 2009 at 8:33pm — No Comments

Gary Mescher Former MSU football players on 2,000 mile bike ride to benefit orphanage

University Relations at MSU produced a fascinating video piece (see link below) following the late April spring football game at Spartan Stadium. John Shinsky was an outstanding football player at MSU in the early 70’s (I watched him play) and an Academic All-American as well. We’ve been friends for several years and I’ve helped him the past 18 months or so with PR on a special project you all may have heard about lately in the media. John and friends have received incredible coverage in newspap… Continue

Added by Gary Mescher on May 4, 2009 at 10:11pm — No Comments

Judith Barahal Spartan tribute

Mr. G of "Talking Illini with Boz and Mr. G" features a tribute to our Spartans in the intro audio on his show at 12:00 CT today! www.talkzone.com http://modavox.vo.llnwd.net/o21/talkzone/shows/illini/illini090406c.mp3 Continue

Added by Judith Barahal on April 6, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Scott Westerman Gary at the Final Four

Spartans fans must find alternatives to Ford Field by Michael Zuidema | The Grand Rapids Press Thursday April 02, 2009, 1:20 AM GRAND RAPIDS -- With Michigan State playing in the Final Four, there is no doubt Ford Field in Detroit is the place to be this weekend. There's just one problem: Not everyo… Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on April 2, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Scott Westerman @MSU April 2009

Here's Bob Bao's April edition of @MSU. Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on April 1, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Scott Westerman Bob Benenson’s Jigsaw Politics: Something Worth Celebrating

Bob Benenson is not only a distinguished student radio alum, he's also written for Congressional Quarterly for almost 30 years. He re-visited some of our most familiar DC landmarks on the eve of the inauguration. By Bob Benenson, CQ Staff I’ve had the privilege over the nearly three decades I’ve been working at Congressional Quarterly to be an observer of history being made. Maybe I’ve even had a bit role to pla… Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on January 21, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Scott Westerman Spartans at the inauguration - Are you in DC?

Know a Spartan who is in DC for the inauguration? Blog about it here! Susan Whitall : The Obamas exude health and look great in both high-end and 'dress down' styles The State News Inauguration Blog Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on January 18, 2009 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Jeff Smith The Silver Dollar Saloon (Brewery) torn down yesterday (1/5/09)

Lansing State Journal from today: Once rockin' Dollar turns to rubble Lansing razes nightclub where top bands played Jeremy W. Steele Lansing State Journal The music died at the Dollar Nightclub a few years ago. On Monday, demolition crews drove the last nail into its coffin, reducing the long-time music venue to rubble. The move clears the site at 3411 E. Michigan Ave. for what officials hope eventually will become a marquee development on the strip linking Lansing and East Lansing… Continue

Added by Jeff Smith on January 6, 2009 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

Scott Westerman Coach Dantonio is on track. Good feedback from Spartan4Ever at the Red Cedar Message Board

Originally Posted by Spartan4ever View Post I for one am proud of the way the team over-achieved this year. How many Spartan coaches of the past thirty years have done as well as Dantonio and his staff? This is Dantonio's second year and MSU is still a work in progress. Let's remember we started a converted WR at OLB today in an effort to infuse more speed. MSU is far from a finished product, but it is apparent that Dantonio has a plan to eventually move MSU from an over-achieving team to a yea… Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on January 1, 2009 at 10:11pm — No Comments

Scott Westerman Reinvent Yourself

Recently, a radio buddy was complaining that too many of his friends in the biz were getting fired. These are disk jockeys who have been doing the same thing the same way for two decades without much change in their act. According to this NYT article, this phenomenon is starting to happen in the rarefied world of television anchorship, to… Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on December 1, 2008 at 11:56am — No Comments

Joe Mescher Step By Step Instructions for Creating Your Own Blog

I chatted with a friend on the social website 'Twitter' this weekend about blogging and she asked me if it's simple or requires a lot of tech savvy. Creating a blog is simple if you have the proper instructions, so I hammered out a post for anyone interested in creating their own: Read The Original Post Here ___________________________________________________________________________________… Continue

Added by Joe Mescher on November 27, 2008 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Scott Westerman Spartans Lead the Big Ten.. A moment to savor

JAMIE SAMUELSEN'S BLOG-Freep.com - I really like about MSU is its approach. Dantonio preaches toughness and intelligence. But it’s not as if he has only one philosophy and will ram it down his teams' throats, regardless of the personnel (memo to Ann Arbor).... The… Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on November 10, 2008 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Jeff Smith "Spartan Seniors Have Helped Usher In A New Era" -- Detroit Free Press - Sun 11/9/08

November 8, 2008 Seniors have laid foundation BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG FREE PRESS COLUMNIST EAST LANSING — Wait till next year? Forget that. For Michigan State, next year will come this season. Literally. The Spartans are heading to a January bowl for the first time since Jan. 1, 2000. You remember the highlights of that glorious day: The world did not come to end, Michigan State beat Florida in Orlando, and the Spartans were on track to be a Big Ten power despite having no apparent head… Continue

Added by Jeff Smith on November 9, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Gary Mescher MSU Alum Bob Benenson summarizes Election '08 in CQ Politics

Bob is one of the truly good people in SpartanNation. He is a great advocate for MSU in Washington D.C. where he is the long time political editor at Congressional Quarterly and CQ Politics.com. Congressional Quarterly is THE national political publication of record. His objective review of the just concluded election is seen in the link below. This and other content from Bob and many other political observers is found at www.cqpolitics.com http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000… Continue

Added by Gary Mescher on November 5, 2008 at 7:15pm — No Comments

Scott Westerman The real winner of the election: The Internet

MSU advertising and poly-sci profs will be dissecting this election for a generation, but these two articles from Advertising Age paint a good picture of some of the fundamental contributors. How Obama Killed Election Day and Became President What Marketers Can Learn from Obama's Campaign A couple of years ago, an up and coming adverti… Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on November 5, 2008 at 8:58am — No Comments

Jeff Smith the game wasn't pretty - but MSU beats Wisconsin on Brett Swenson's field goal 25-24!!! 8 and 2 record so far for our Spartans!

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Added by Jeff Smith on November 1, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Scott Westerman Vote for Mark Dantonio as Coach of the Year

This is one contest where you can vote both early and often. Vote for Coach Dantonio here. Continue

Added by Scott Westerman on October 29, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Scott Westerman Spanking at the Big House

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Added by Scott Westerman on October 27, 2008 at 11:57am — No Comments

Scott Westerman Spartanology congratulates...

Ryan Schram and Jamie Hamilton on the occasion of their wedding. Word has it that the final score of the MSU / UM game was read just prior to the toast. We're glad to hear that the couple have their priorities in order!

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Added by Scott Westerman on October 26, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

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