The rock face rises in the distance as you look up. You try to find a handhold to continue your ascent. Suddenly your foot slips and before you know it you’re falling — until your safety rope goes taut and swings you in the air.
Back in my hometown of Midland, there’s a playground with a tall fireman pole. When I was about 11 years old, I realized I was quite skilled at climbing up the pole — rather shocking for a girl who played only soccer and had practically zero upper-body strength.
Just because you aren’t an extra in “Flashdance” doesn’t mean you can’t partake in this season’s most functional accessory — leg warmers.
In the 1970s, Larry Carr worked on sound production for rock bands in Lansing, and after a 30-some-year break, he’s back at it — but this time with new digital technology in his own recording space.
Most kids save their money to buy new toys, but Aaron and Kate Davis would rather give it to a cause that really needs it — like the birds in the Small Animal Hospital’s wildlife ward at MSU.
Aikido is a way of life for human biology sophomore Julianne Nakamura. She has been practicing this ancient, noncompetitive Japanese martial art form for 12 years and is currently the student leader of MSU’s Aikido Club.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with two of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.
Lying on a wooden “mechanics creeper,” Ken Lovell rolled himself up close to a massive car wheel with a grease pump in hand. It sounds like a typical garage scene — except that today’s cars don’t have grease fittings, and the vehicle he was working on is a 1932 Reo hearse/ambulance at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum, 240 Museum Drive, in Lansing.
I don’t think most new students have a real understanding as to the level of commitment it takes to manage the life transitions of attending a large university.
My first sushi experience was the result of a dare. I was dining with my family, and my cousin challenged me to eat a single piece of sushi.
With so many sushi restaurants in East Lansing, deciding where to grab a maki roll for dinner can be daunting. So The State News set out to find the best sushi joint in town.
With monstrous purses taking over East Lansing faster than fake Louis Vuittons are being sold by New York City vendors, back injuries are overwhelming students across campus.
Now that you’ve mastered the basics of sushi etiquette, test your ordering chops with the Japanese translations of popular raw fish and additions.
I hate sushi. I’ve always hated sushi. I will probably always hate sushi.
In the world of raw fish, it doesn’t take much to get hooked. The East Lansing sushi scene is ripe for both seasoned consumers looking to tempt the taste buds and beginners ready to get on a roll but scared to test the waters.
Some people loaded up on food during the holiday season, but economic hardships meant others had to skimp at the dinner table to afford heat and medicine.
Here in East Lansing, rolling into McDonald’s at 3 a.m. is like an intoxicated scene from “300.”
Staring down the barrel of a new semester in the dead of winter can rob you of the ambition to look put-together for anything — especially class.
For environmentally conscious people on the go, Cecilia Garcia, co-owner of Mama Bear’s café, 1224 Turner St., in Lansing’s Old Town, wanted to offer a quick and healthy alternative to traditional fast food — right down to the coffee cups and eating utensils.
Sara Miller is the person to meet when you're sweating about that 15-page research paper. As an instruction and reference librarian at MSU for two years, Miller shows students where to find accurate information from a variety of resources.