I have a tendency to go through really bad seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in late winter, so I’m trying to save my eight Counseling Center visits for then.
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 less, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
The addition of a new male lion at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, will give zoo patrons a rare look into the rebuilding of the African lion population through breeding in American zoos.
You wouldn’t want to mess with mechanical engineering senior Ashley Kulczycki. As a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, she is well-schooled in the arena of medieval martial arts.
Outside, deer and wild turkeys roam free, inside, Kay Trosko creates desserts that would put Entenmann’s and Hostess to shame. She works in a cathedral of a kitchen, which was added onto the Trosko’s Okemos home in 1989.
There are many types of scarves and just as many ways to tie them. The most commonly worn scarves are made of knit fabric. Here are some tips on tying long or short knit scarves.
Advertising freshman Nick Halfhill didn’t want his first college apartment to be ordinary. So he gathered some friends, went shopping and did the best he could. The State News sat down with Halfhill to find out how he turned his limited materials and space into the ideal bachelor pad.
Thanksgiving is all about great food. Many people have picky taste buds, while others are looking for a change to the typical holiday dishes. Here are some recipes to appeal to varying tastes and budgets.
For many students, writing “I am thankful for … “ poems and drawing turkeys using hands as stencils are no longer prominent Thanksgiving traditions. Instead, students associate a smorgasbord atop a dinner table with the holiday, causing focus to shift from Pilgrims and American Indians to weight.
In a heated argument, the screaming got so loud between Brittany Schendel and a friend, they almost were asked to leave the mall. Now, a year later, Schendel and her yelling match contender are best friends. Friendship, like any other aspect of life, has its ups and downs.
Memorizing lines for a performance is hard enough, but try memorizing those lines in another language. That was the responsibility of Matthew Begale and his fellow cast members for “The Marriage of Figaro,” the MSU College of Music’s fall opera production.
Communication and public relations senior Megan Wigley stopped The State News in its tracks with her famous silver boots.
When Joel King appeared on stage Monday for the final dress rehearsal of “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” he was unrecognizable. Not because he was decked out in an elaborate costume — the men in the first scene start off in their underwear. And not because his voice was disguised in a different dialect.
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 less, at a new face on campus and his perspective of his new frontier.
Just to be clear, Molly Masters doesn’t ride horses. She just plays water polo.
Ron Southwick never imagined he’d be a world-class athlete. In fact, he never thought he’d be an athlete at all.
When Rachel Geoghan walked down the streets of Nicte Ha, Mexico, residents thought she was a doctor. Clad in scrubs, the communicative sciences and disorders graduate student was experiencing her first real-world clinical experience as part of a class trip.
Jacqueline Magdaleno measures her health by eating a variety of foods, exercising and staying hydrated. For the social relations and policy sophomore, metabolism is just another word in the dictionary, but for Nima Torabi, a certified personal trainer at Fitness 19, 4299 Orchard Lake Rd, in West Bloomfield., it’s much more.
Metabolism is what fuels your body and gives you the ability to burn calories and burn fat, said Alicia Taylor, a certified personal trainer at New Life Fitness, 315 E. Jolly Road. Metabolism is necessary for life. It begins at birth and ends at death, according to the Nemours Foundation. Because metabolism is such a complicated process, many people define it as the force that influences how easily someone gains or loses weight.
Certified personal trainers Alicia Taylor and Nima Torabi agree resistance workouts, which build muscle, are the best workouts for people looking to boost metabolism. Although there are many resistance workouts to choose from, it is important not to get too comfortable in one routine as it eventually will stop working, Taylor said.