week 10/23 - 10/29

Sparty Watch - Spartan Marching Band

Photo by Kyle Rinsler, Interview by Isaac Constans

SMB members, both current and past, uphold their duty to protect the bronze monument against invaders from Ann Arbor. 

"It was everything. Being in the band was what defined me as a person. I get nostalgic every time I talk about it because, you know, as I see it now and I watch it and I see that it's evolved to be better than it's ever been. But at the same time, the traditions are the same."

-Bob Gould

Ugly East Lansing

Photo by Riley James, Interview by Natasha Blakely

Examples of the diverse and creative street art that dots campus can be found in the most unlikely of places. 

Impact FM

"There's this idea that buildings are ugly. Personally, I think [The Broad]'s brilliant because it was never intended to be anything other than a jewel on campus."

-Paul Nieratko, senior specialist with the School of Planning, Design and Construction.

Photo by Riley James, Interview by Logan Ryan

Since 1989, Impact has been topping charts as one of the largest and most lauded college radio stations in the country, picking up a MAB Station of the Year award in 2015. ​

"I've been a DJ for almost two full years now and I wish I would've gotten started right away. There's something special about DJ-ing because you can't see or hear your audience. You don't know if a hundred people are tuned in or just one, so it's a very personal thing to share parts of your day and fun facts when you don't know who's listening."

-Ellen McCartney, senior political theory and constitutional democracy major.