As a child, Deborah Allen always loved to dress up and be a princess. Now, she offers other young girls the chance to do the same: becoming a princess, movie star, fairy or glam girl for the day at Sweet Little Party Palace, 1134-B N. Washington Ave., in Lansing.
They’re not much to look at now — maybe just a few clusters of daffodils, nondescript greenery and an unassuming pavilion. But give the MSU Horticulture Gardens a couple months. That’s when they’ll come alive and that’s when they’ll be full of the perennial plants and the estimated 40,000 flowers and plants that are planted each year.
I don’t really have a question. I just need to vent. I am about to graduate in three weeks, and I have no idea what I am going to do with my life. I have spent four years here studying (a subject) and now I am not sure if there are even any jobs out there in (this) field. Michigan is my home and I am not sure I want to leave. Just not sure it was all worth it.
When Michelle Kenney and a friend moved into a 10-bedroom house at 126 Woodmere, they thought they knew what they were getting into
One-piece, two-piece, red piece … monokini? With all the choices thrown at you these days, it can be tough to find the swimsuit to suit you.
There’s something about the weather changing from the bitter cold of winter to the warmth of summer. Whether it’s trading those boots for sandals or going from a winter wonderland to a golden tan, those few months of sunshine are the ones that many people look forward to all year long.
As a child, every day you go into the cafeteria, open your puppy-covered lunch pail and hope you will see a delicious Hostess CupCake. The little chocolate cupcake with the signature white squiggle atop a melted chocolate topping.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
For Nick Gavrilides, owner and head chef of the Soup Spoon Cafe, it has always been about the food. So when the Lansing native saw the opportunity in September 2007 to open a fresh restaurant and offer made-from-scratch entrées, he had to take it.
As MSU has grown from being the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan in 1855, so has the city of East Lansing. When Michigan Gov. Fred Warner signed a bill authorizing the city’s charter in 1907, East Lansing consisted of a mere 700 residents and stretched more than two square miles of land.
The classics of American fashion — such as clean cardigans, trousers and knee-length skirts — are helping to make Americana a common trend in spring and summer fashion, further propelled by first lady Michelle Obama.
It’s likely that as the semester is dwindling, so is your bank account. Whether you already have a job and need some extra cash, or are focused on school and need an easy way to make money, The State News took a look at some slightly less conventional moneymaking ways.
I wanted to know how you feel about using Viagra for longer sex. I am 20 years old and I really don’t have a problem keeping it up, but I have heard that it will make you stay up longer. Are there any side effects or problems with me using it?
College is a time for experimenting. Finding the things you enjoy doing, the things you’re good at and maybe, most importantly, discovering the things that might not be your strong suit.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
Hershey Jayasuriya sometimes studies for 12 hours a day. As a second-year student in the MSU College of Human Medicine, she and the other students in her classes are expected to put all of their effort into learning about everything that can go wrong with a human body and how to fix it.
The best fashion is versatile, and the always classic high-waisted skirt remains a staple in women’s wardrobes, with the ladies of East Lansing giving the popular garment their own twist as the waistlines of other favorites head north as well.
The Beatles. Anne Frank. Buddha. Helen Keller. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Susan B. Anthony. Thomas Jefferson. Whether they sang about it, wrote novels about it or spoke about it, all of these people had their own ideas of just what it was that makes people happy.
Is it weird for a 19-year-old female to have back pain? I have been carrying my backpack for some time now, but recently whenever I put it down at the end of the day, my back is sore and I now wake up with a sore back. Is that normal, or should I see a doctor about it?
Studio art junior Josh Spencer has made a night at the movies more than just a night out — it’s a living space. With a projector screen that takes up almost an entire dorm room wall, Spencer has created a home theater in his Shaw Hall dorm room that has now become a staple in his college lifestyle.