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Local artists create ceramics for charity
Lansing-area potters have made more than 800 ceramic bowls for today’s Empty Bowls fundraiser, held by the Mid-Michigan Food Bank.
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Cleverly composed
Who decided it’s not ok to wear white after Labor Day? Does it matter if your shoes don’t match your belt? These questions, along with many others, are challenged by the fashionably savvy every season — and this fall is no exception. Stores such as Forever 21 and H&M are making runway styles more accessible to the everyday fashion enthusiast and helping students stay stylish while on a college budget, said Amanda Briglio, president of MSU’s Student Apparel Design Association.
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SN style: Dormmates bend rules to create unique space
The State News caught up with English junior Liza Polaskey and anthropology senior Jennifer Savage, roommates in Landon Hall who like to break all the rules. The roomies painted the walls in their dorm room and wrote on them with Sharpie markers. They also incorporated African decorations and thrift-store style for a look unlike anyone else’s abode.
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Home teeth whitening effective, can cause pain
For Leah Miller, it was about accentuating her favorite feature. Regardless of the reason, many students find themselves taking measures to ensure their pearly whites are just that. Miller, a general management freshman, said she has been using Crest Whitestrips every four months for more than a year to keep her smile bright. “I feel better when my teeth look nice,” she said. “It’s the one thing I really like about myself.”
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Achieve sexual satisfaction with communication
I sometimes think people assume sexual response is as easy as turning on a faucet, expecting it to come out hot. If you’re not sure which tap is which, you could end up with cold when you wanted hot.
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SN Style: Cute roomies complement one another
Interior design seniors and roommates Danni Olson and Mo McCluskey use their keen eye for interior decorating as an influence on their style.
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Freshman fifteen Q's
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 her perspective on her new frontier.
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Presidential living
Tucked away behind the Union and across the street from Landon Hall is a house many students don’t even know exists. The brick house, surrounded by landscaping and magnolia trees, is easy for students to pass by as they shuffle through their days running from class to work to the library.
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Hello, my name is Amanda Burchfield
Finance senior Amanda Burchfield first joined a pompom team in seventh grade and continued her passion for pom through college by joining the MSU Pompon team.
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Iraqi official visits MSU to aid homeland
Sami al-Araji’s eyes were playing tricks on him. The Iraqi deputy minister of industry and minerals has seen plenty of changes during his life in Iraq.
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MSU student founds center in Sri Lanka
When chemistry doctoral student Ajith Karunarathne was growing up in rural Sri Lanka, a picture of Thomas Edison in his village inspired him to become a scientist.
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MSU club uses martial arts for health benefits
MSU iMPACT, or Integrated Martial Arts Protection and Coordination Training, is working to change the way college students stay in shape.
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SN decor: Musician transforms room into inspirational mecca
Filled with instruments and album covers, Ian Garlock’s room in his house on Beal Street is a music-inspired trip. The telecommunication, information studies and media junior let The State News into his eccentric and eclectic bedroom, which doubles as his office, to tell us how important it is to follow your own rules when decorating your room.
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Students hit catwalk at ICONZ show
MSU students didn’t have to travel to Paris, New York or London to see cool fashion and hot models during homecoming weekend. They just needed to go to IM Sports-West.
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Local Web sites offer alternative for restaurant delivery
In addition to improving communication between friends, family and associates, technology also has managed to improve relations between students and their favorite local restaurants.
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The cutting edge
Cell phones may have made communication easier, but likemost gadgets, there’s a time and place. Here are some helpful tips for cell phone etiquette:
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Love in the time of texting
Technology ruined a first date for Jake Emling. The biochemistry freshman went on a date with a girl who, instead of striking up conversation and attempting to have a good time, was text messaging the entire night, he said. “Everybody wants to know what everyone is doing at that given time,” Emling said. “The focus should be on the person you’re with — not the fact that this person is doing this right now, we should go see them, or so-and-so is having a party over there.”
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Word on the Street
Why do you think it’s important Barack Obama came to speak on MSU’s campus?