MySpace.com, a popular social networking Web site, has recently announced an agreement with Attorney General Mike Cox and other state attorneys general to take more steps toward Internet safety for children.
Americans are promised freedom from “cruel and unusual punishment.” Let’s try keeping it that way.
Starting Jan. 31, officers at the border of Canada will no longer allow people trying to cross to simply verbalize their citizenship, otherwise known as oral declaration.
Tomorrow is salvageable. Yeah, it’s true: Michigan’s primary election comes off as a waste of voters’ time, especially with recently imposed constraints.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations require all commercial drivers to be drug tested either before they begin work, after an accident has occurred or sometimes randomly.
A tenured professor might not always be obvious. They run the gamut from fickle cranks to fearless crusaders of education. It’s generally assumed that their experience and status means a higher-quality education for their students.
Capital Area Transportation Authority, a transportation service that many people in the community utilize, was voted best in 2007 for public transportation in the U.S. by the American Public Transportation Association. Whether you are an MSU student living on or off campus, you have probably ridden a CATA bus at least once. For many students, this method of transportation is a convenient and efficient means of travel, whether it's between classes or to an off-campus location such as downtown Lansing or Meridian Mall in Okemos.
Michigan’s primary will be earlier this election cycle, leaving little time to figure out which presidential candidate has the most commander-in-chief potential. Before Michigan voters make their choice next week for a presidential candidate, take note of what happens in New Hampshire and other parts of the country.
As students, staff and faculty return from the holiday break, it’s time to get back into the daily routine of classes, studying and many other activities. But there are a few more things the MSU community should keep in mind — some upcoming events this semester could produce a lot of change later. Here’s a list of major issues and events that are expected to unfold this semester.
If you are planning to work off the fat from mom’s fresh holiday cookies, the opportunity will be a little farther away than you think. In fact, you might burn more fat walking to the new Powerhouse Gym location than actually exercising there.
The East Lansing City Council is reviewing a proposal that could force East Lansing residents to adopt a new garbage-collection system.
The Bush administration to the U.S. public: “About Iran … our bad.” It turns out a 2005 intelligence estimate supposedly proving Iran was attempting to build nuclear weapons was off by about two years.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s effort to seize more political power in his country was spurned by voters on Sunday, prompting raucous celebrations in Caracas late into the evening.
The first snow of the season has fallen, and it’s likely a few people have as well. Hours of raining sleet and wet snow during the weekend blanketed sidewalks with slush and ice — especially in residential areas, where many renters and homeowners are responsible for shoveling snow and salting walkways around their houses or apartments.
Michigan voters could soon have a chance to make their opinions known on marijuana for medical purposes. A proposal to legalize marijuana in Michigan for medical purposes could appear on the ballot in the 2008 election.
The Michigan Legislature finally got its wish, as the presidential primaries were bumped up to Jan. 15. Unfortunately for Michigan residents, the headaches that went along with making the switch cost state taxpayers millions of dollars, four of the Democratic candidates won’t appear on the ballot and no presidential candidate set foot in the mitten to campaign.
Although the U.S. is the only country to require a year of science for undergraduate students, only 28 percent of the U.S. public is scientifically literate, according to a study by MSU political science professor Jon Miller. Still, out of 34 countries, the U.S. ranked second in scientific literacy — after Sweden.
After endless complaints about the problems of the current MSU e-mail system, it appears the plight of students, faculty and staff could be over. Computer science and engineering senior Daniel Fiordalis has created State-Mail.com, a new e-mail service that offers more features than the current e-mail system, including a mailbox-search feature and a chat tool.
In its time — 150 years and counting — the MSU Museum has seen the U.S. Supreme Court rule that people of African descent would never be considered American citizens, and Congress had no authority to end slavery, which also is known as the Dred Scott case.
Ingham County could go smoke-free soon, but only in certain areas. A proposed amendment to the existing smoking ban would prevent secondhand smoke from traveling into nonsmoking areas of restaurants and bars.