...and this year, we're not even playing in the championship.
An MSU undergrad thought it would be a good idea to reestablish "Cedar Fest", a party that was banned by East Lansing in 1987 after too many public disturbances.
Here's a peek at how crowded things were last night. Here's the tear gas.
There has been considerable debate lately about what to do with the Cedar Village area. The City of East Lansing wants to redevelop the entire area into "East Village"--the area bounded by Bogue Street, Grand River Avenue, Harrison Road, and the river itself. Some students have protested, claiming the city just wants to increase rent and drive most students farther away from campus.
Incidents like this just give the City more reason to flatten the entire area.
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Wow. Those pictures are incredible.
I'm so sad to hear about another student riot at MSU. Bryan & I were downtown in 2000 after Mateen & Co. won the NCAA championship. There were thousands of students in the streets that night, too...but nary a riot to be had. It was more like a massive celebration -- students posing for photos and high-fiving police officers, and certainly nothing was set on fire. What happened last night is much more like the '99 riot, what with the fires and arrests and whatnot.
Ugh. What a PR nightmare (again) for MSU...and just when the university seemed to have sidestepped its"party school" rep at bit.
I'll bet you'll still be able to smell the stale beer from Baker Hall tomorrow morning, ShockProf...nothing like getting a bird's-eye view of the aftermath...
Actually, I'm on vacation--currently enjoying the spring weather in Sandusky, Ohio. :)
I'm sure my colleagues will fill me in next week.
Did they hurt Georgio's? That would really be a crime.
If they vandalized Georgio's, all bets are off! Them are fighting words. This is what I miss the most about EL, meaningless rioting. I mean, it was ONE thing to riot for a cause: Bringing drinking back to the tailgating field (Is it Munge field or something). But sportless, rioting for the sake of it...Now that is College in my book! That made the local news here.
Forever yours in Sparty,
Scoob.
If they vandalized Georgio's, all bets are off! Them are fighting words. This is what I miss the most about EL, meaningless rioting. I mean, it was ONE thing to riot for a cause: Bringing drinking back to the tailgating field (Is it Munge field or something). But sportless, rioting for the sake of it...Now that is College in my book! That made the local news here.
Forever yours in Sparty,
Scoob.
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