Virtually no line exists in the East Lansing Post Office after lunch Monday. A few customers generally are able to walk right to the service counter.
Half the fun of going to holiday parties is primping — unless, that is, you go into pre-party panic mode and don't know what to wear.
It's the night before a final and you've given yourself the entire night to study for the exam.
Though the dreaded week of finals is only six days away, there's no need to delve into the depths of despair — at least not yet.
Here is a complied list of the top five places to study on or near campus: Main Library There shouldn't be a problem trying to find a place to study in this nice and cozy, four-story building.
By Jon Van Chicago Tribune Your mother's advice to sit up straight in your chair could be a prescription for lower back pain. Scottish researchers said Monday in Chicago that a look at the spine with new imaging technology reveals how sitting upright with a straight back and thighs parallel to the floor increases the strain on lumbar discs in the lower back. In fact, it's better to lean back a bit, even if it looks like slouching. "Really the best position is what you get in a La-Z-Boy, although that wouldn't work well for someone using a computer," said Dr. Waseem Amir Bashir, who led the study conducted in Aberdeen, Scotland. Bashir's findings confirm what ergonomics experts have believed.
Maitri Shah's designs have never been showcased at Olympus Fashion Week in New York — at least not yet.
You know you've seen them. Maybe not every day or every week, but you've seen them. You could be at a residence hall floor meeting, taking a walk in the park or having a cram session at the Main Library — and someone pulls out their yarn and needles. Of course, MSU students who knit have heard the old-lady lines — a lot. "I get grandma jokes all the time," psychology and German sophomore Claudia Molter said. Molter has been knitting since her grandmother taught her at around age 9, and she said it's a crafty way to give gifts and make items to donate. "My friends — probably because they do it, too — they all like it," she said.
This season, creating stylish outfits is a cinch — as long as you have a waist-defining belt. WOMEN For a trendy and effortless look, buckle a belt over a jacket, cardigan, dress, sweater, billowy blouse or tunic. These wide belts create a glamorous hourglass silhouette and are the perfect accessory for just about any occasion.
Spirituality and meditation are constant themes in Kate Lewis' artwork. Sitting in the Kresge Art Center's ceramics room last Tuesday, she worked on her fourth installation piece — this one is centered around leaves. The leaves created by the English and studio art senior look real, as if it's possible to hear the breeze blow through them on a crisp fall day.
By Stacy Downs McClatchy Newspapers Kansas City, Mo. (MCT) — Apartments are easy targets for burglars. "You have a lot of people coming and going, and you also have a lot of residences close together," said Sgt.
A battle ax, a massage chair, a piece of rice with a name engraved on it — no one can deny the impressive selection of gifts at the mall. Pre-law senior Danielle Dunn has one specific mall gift in mind. "If my boyfriend doesn't give me a Build-A-Bear this Christmas, I'll be mad," she said.
I've seen things get ugly on Black Friday. I've seen mothers, with the fluffy faux fur of their winter jackets cascading behind them, break into a sprint and leap over the weak — all in the name of a discounted product. I've seen disgruntled employees get in shouting matches when the last stereo system was given to a persistent customer, even though it was being held for another. I've seen children tell their mothers, while waiting in line, that they don't care if Santa comes anymore as long as they can leave Best Buy.
Traveling for Thanksgiving? Don't sacrifice style for comfort while sitting in a plane or car. Greet your family and friends looking fresh and fashionable with the following tips. Ensemble ideas: A basic style rule for traveling is to dress classic and simple.
More than most holidays, Thanksgiving is centered around one activity — eating. For this reason, it can be particularly difficult not to stuff yourself until it hurts to breathe.
Congrats, MSU students. According to CollegeHumor.com we attend the school that has "the maximum amount of fun, while putting in the least amount of effort." MSU has achieved the No.
By Betsy Mason Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek, Calif. (MCT) — You are not just what you eat, but what your mother and your grandmother ate as well. A study at Children's Hospital Oakland (Calif.) Research Institute found that a pregnant mouse's diet can affect the health of her grandchildren. "Things like this probably go on in humans, too," said molecular geneticist Kenneth Beckman of the institute, an author of the study. Previously, scientists thought parents passed their genes on to their offspring — and no further. But recent studies have suggested that environmental influences on those genes can also be inherited. The new study, led by Beckman and molecular geneticist David Martin of the institute, is the first to show that those environmental influences can be passed on to grandchildren. "The implications for public health are enormous," said nutritional epigeneticist Robert Waterland of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, who is doing similar research.
By Jordan Lite New York Daily News New York (MCT) — Black women wait longer than any other women to get diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, according to a new study that helps explain why blacks die more of the disease than whites, even though they get it less. Breast cancer diagnoses among African American women are delayed by a median of 29 days, and their treatment is delayed by a median of 20 days compared with other women, says the study in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine. More than one-fifth wait more than two months between the time they see a doctor and get a diagnosis, and nearly one-third wait a month or more before their treatment begins. "There are differences, and they are rather astounding.
By Teresa McUsic McClatchy Newspapers Fort Worth, Texas (MCT) — On your mark, get set, turn on your computer monitors. Retailers predict that one in four holiday purchases will be made on the Internet this year, according to a survey released this week by the National Retail Federation. Jupiter Research forecasts $32 billion in holiday sales, up 18 percent from last year, with 114 million consumers using the Web for at least part of their holiday shopping. And why not? Online shopping can be done in your pajamas at night or during a break at work.
According to an October study, college professors have a tendency to be more secular than people in other professions. The study surveyed 1,471 professors, asking them about their political and religious views. Data was collected by Neil Gross of Harvard University and Solon Simmons of George Mason University and is published on the Internet. Those surveyed taught at both religious and secular community colleges, universities and elite doctoral schools. Among the different institutions, elite doctoral schools had the greatest percentage of atheists and agnostics, at 36.6 percent.