Nursing sophomore Brenna Klaft is half Polish and half Scottish — but on St. Patrick's Day, she's 100 percent Irish. Like many other students who celebrated the popular holiday Saturday, Klaft said she planned to attend a party for the occasion. Although she recognizes St.
By Julie Deardorff McClatchy Newspapers If you ordered extra Girl Scout cookies this year thinking they were trans fat-free, brace yourself. Although all 11 varieties are marketed as having "zero trans fats per ser ving," they still contain partially hydrogenated oils, or trans fatty acids. Technically, the claim doesn't breach the venerable Girl Scout Law that promises honesty.
Cultural Vogue 2007: Transcendence is set to begin at 7 p.m. today at the Auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m.
I am trotting bow-legged, my upper body cocked backward to hold my belongings against my body. I feel inefficient making numerous trips to the car from my Shaw Hall dorm room, so instead I slowly and unsteadily stumble to my steed, a silver 1993 four-door Mercedes.
Since winter break, Jenny Lerczak has been creating four ensembles she'll finally be able to show off at the Student Apparel Design Association's annual fashion show April 13 at Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre. This year's theme is "Rock 'N Vogue," in which student designers each chose a song to correspond with their collections.
The entrance to Scavenger Hunt, 321 E. Grand River Ave., showcases a mannequin with a feathery electric blue wig under a sign that reads "Rainier Beer." The entrance to Valueland on 5400 S.
Standing in a warehouse of secondhand clothes, Nicole Muster is contemplating a white Hanes T-shirt that reads in green lettering "Fortunate are they to whom gardening is a joy." It's not exactly what one would think of as a great vintage find, but then again, it's only $1.99 — fitting comfortably inside her $20 budget — and personifies Muster's self-described eclectic, chameleon style. "If something's way ugly, it could fit really well and then it's not quite as ugly as it used to be," the business administration and apparel and textile design freshman explained, as she plopped the top in her basket. Muster's quirky fashion sense worked to her advantage during this excursion to Volunteers of America Thrift Store in Lansing, as she and four other innovative students were on a mission proposed by The State News: To create complete secondhand outfits for $20 or less. Scouring the racks alongside Muster were two students who had, respectively, seldom and never been to a thrift store — Ashley Stewart, a classic-slash-trendy apparel and textile design senior, and Sonia Manjeshwar, a retailing graduate student who designed T-shirts and women's corporate wear in India before coming to MSU.
By Kayce T. Ataiyero McClatchy Newspapers Chicago (MCT) — It's a license to wear those funky paisley pumps that don't match anything else and can turn almost any look into a work of art.
It's here. The time we've all been anticipating. No more countdowns. Spring break is finally here! I'm not going to spew facts about how to pack or what to take to the secluded island, ski resort or wherever you're going to get away.
By Cynthia Hubert McClatchy Newspapers Sacramento, Calif. — Will Smith and Forest Whitaker did it on the red carpet at the SAG Awards last month.
With their bags packed, classes on hold and time off from part-time campus jobs, many MSU students are gearing up for spring break. Some students, however, are not imagining the typical hedonistic escapades of their peers.
Fashion-savvy male: Scott Dyle, international relations and political theory and constitutional democracy sophomore Where we found him: Plucked right off Grand River Avenue State News: How would you describe your style?
In the midst of all of the planning, it's easy to forget about the most important part of a road trip — your car. Before hitting the open road, make sure the car is in good shape, which mostly means getting an oil change, and checking fluid levels and tire pressure. "Eighty percent of the reasons cars break down on the road are directly related to their fluids," said Jeff Neilson, owner of Tuffy Auto Service Center, 2717 E.
As spring break draws nearer, many students will be thinking about renting cars for the vacation. But before putting the pedal to the metal, there are some things about getting behind the wheel of a rental car that drivers should know. David Nowaczyk, branch manager of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co., 2311 E.
Clawing through a sea of bubbles as techno music blasted through the air, advertising senior Sheila Orosey searched desperately for her broken sandal at a Disco Beach foam party in Acapulco, Mexico, last year. "It's just foam everywhere, and you can't see," Orosey said.
For many caffeine-wired students, the midterm rush probably has left spring break plans in limbo. While flights may be booked, that's as far as the planning has progressed.
Dear MSU students, This Friday night, I happened to catch a television special called, "Scared Stiff: Worry in America." The premise of the special was about how we as a society needlessly scare people about things that really are not that risky.
From photos and videos to minifeeds and your high school-age kid sister, Facebook.com continues to increase in features and users to the popular Web site. The newest expansion of the social networking site, announced last week and slated to begin in March, encourages users to submit videos about their personal life for a contest.
OK, I'll admit it — I'm addicted. Whenever I'm sitting at my computer, not an hour goes by without a quick Facebook.com check and a brief glance at a few (who am I kidding — everyone's) away messages on AOL Instant Messenger. I mean, that kid who used to sit next to me in my 11th-grade history class could have updated his photos — and what kind of Facebook friend would I be if I didn't look at them? And compulsive away message checking?
Fad diets stare us in the face wherever we go. Everyone's focused on the quick fix. I was, too, but not anymore. At Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurants, Weight Watchers has wormed its way into the menu with low-calorie dishes worth about three to 10 "points" and costing up to $10 per meal.