Deborah Messing's vibrant red curls could send hundreds of people to the salon. Kate Hudson's golden locks might convince even those with black hair to make the switch. But don't be fooled — what flatters one person could look horrible on the next.
My world was rocked the other day when I checked my e-mail. As I scanned through my inbox, I came across some disturbing news that frustrated and embittered my Spartan soul to the innermost core. The line read, "Worst of the Big Ten: Michigan State University." Say, what? A beautiful campus, increasingly difficult requirements for admittance, one of the best study abroad programs in the nation and the kind of fans that stand in the rain for four hours only to go home with a loss.
Lansing Community College sophomore Jasmine O'Jibway can't depend on her tips to pay for gas when she delivers food in her van. "I pretty much have to pay for my own gas because students tip so poorly," O'Jibway said. So, O'Jibway takes several steps to improve her gas mileage and save money. She keeps up on car maintenance, doesn't use her heater or air conditioner and keeps her windows shut. "I keep my route as tight as possible; I've figured out what parts of campus are horrible at which times of day," she said. Avoiding traffic is her top priority. "If I have to drive slower, that's fine, as long as I don't get stuck at a lot of lights." Rob Jenkins, owner of Okemos Auto Service, 2360 E.
Freshly washed, the orange and blue paint on the 2000 SE Ford Focus gleamed on Saturday afternoon. The brick of East Akers Hall reflected off the glistening 17-inch American Racing Rims. The attention to details didn't go unnoticed. A blonde, 20-something woman walked in front of the car and pulled out her camera phone. Click. Strangers taking photos of her car is nothing new to Maggie Peña, a theater senior.
If scrubbing your face raw doesn't keep pimples away, don't scrub harder. Instead, re-evaluate your skin care regimen, as some methods thought to banish blemishes might actually be the culprits. From fried foods to chocolate, there are many theories on what causes breakouts, said Abby Clemons, a skin care specialist and nurse at Doctor's Approach Dermatology & Laser Center.
It can sneak up in the midst of blurring numbers and piles of study guides. Suddenly, you're breathing faster, feeling panicked or flat-out wanting to quit school. Spanish senior Amanda Gorman knows stress can add uneasiness and anxiety to a night of studying. "I stay awake all night, I get overwhelmed.
My dream of marrying Paul Walker has flown out the window. I mean, Hollywood marriages end faster than you can say "I do." So, I decided to have a little fun and find out what I could learn from celebrity divorces.
By Kate Santich The Orlando Sentinel Surely every American old enough to place a Happy Meal order knows there's an obesity epidemic in this country. Despite this — and despite piles of research on the evils of diets high in saturated fat and sodium and low in fiber — American fast-food chains continue to roll out bigger, fatter, more decadent fare. Consider this summer's debut of Burger King's BK Stackers, which include a Quad Stacker option of four slabs of beef, four slices of cheese and up to eight slices of bacon — "smothered," as the company puts it, in a creamy sauce. "This burger might better be called the quadruple-bypass special," said Jeff Novick, director of nutrition for the Pritikin Longevity Center in Florida.
I have faced the fact that I am an extremely impulsive shopper. Maybe this is you, too. Do you spend hours trying on outfits in the morning, all of which end up in a huge heap on the floor as you race to get to class on time?
Although the word scarf might elicit thoughts of winter, snow and ice, head to Europe and it seems more like a fashion statement than an item of necessity.
Many students are thousands of dollars in the hole because they lack budgets and debt-repayment structure, finance professionals say. There are several ways students can structure the repayment of credit cards and loans.
A magazine label can potentially destroy your identity, experts say. The label is seemingly harmless but means a lot to an identity thief, said Sandra Hoffman, director of the Identity Theft Program in MSU's School of Criminal Justice. "A lot of magazines have customers' numbers or member numbers on them," Hoffman said.
Bad credit has a foggy definition to many college students — not that anyone can blame them. As they spend time learning organic chemistry and dealing with the rage of wallet-draining parking violations, a "minimum amount due" VISA payment is sometimes all that can be squeezed out at the end of the day. But having good credit is more important and easier to achieve than many students might realize. "We all know someone is paying attention to our credit history, but people don't worry about (their credit score) until they want to buy a house," said Carol Hogan, an economics professor at the University of Michigan and mortgage loan officer for Castle Mortgage Corp.
Little girls shaking their pigtails, grandmothers shaking their tail feathers and everyone bobbing their heads and tapping their feet. This was the scene at the 2006 Old Town BluesFest on Friday. The free two-day festival was filled with plenty of music, food and blues fans. The annual event attracted about 10,000 people, many of them traveling from out of state, on Friday and Saturday nights, said Terry Terry, a founder of the blues festival and member of the nonprofit Old Town Business & Art Development Association. "It's just a great atmosphere," he said.
If it's true that trends begin in Europe and cross over to the United States, we might be seeing the beginning of the end of skinny models. Madrid's fashion week recently banned sickly thin models from strutting their (nonexistent) stuff on the catwalk, CNN.com reported.
There are a lot of things I don't need in my life. I don't need a teacher who thinks I'm only taking one class.
By Pamela Yip The Dallas Morning News Dallas (MCT) — "Give me my money back or I'll sue!" Nearly everyone, at some time, has at least thought about trotting out that trump card in a dispute with a merchant, neighbor or former friend. And it's good to know that small-claims courts are there to handle such disputes, even if most people never follow through with the threat. But how do small-claims courts work?
Pat Belbeck has seen her employer through more than 24 years of changes. On Saturday, the Perry resident was once again on hand to see Macy's open its doors at Meridian Mall with a burst of confetti and hundreds of eager customers waiting outside. Belbeck was one of five longtime employees of the department store, which was originally Hudson's, then Marshall Field's and now Macy's.
As a college student, I have strict principles concerning what is worth spending money on. Take, for example, Splenda packets. I could buy a box, or I could snatch free packets at restaurants to bulk up my artificial sweetener collection.
There's big news in the e-world, and my life has taken a drastic turn for the better. For the poor souls who don't already know, Facebook.com has implemented a news feed, which informs students about events their friends are attending, notifies them when friends post on each others' walls and even lists those who've added new photos. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end for only a few moments, until I realized how badly I needed this feature in my life. I've awoken many nights with beads of sweat pouring down my trembling brow, wondering if my fifth-grade choir partner is still in an open relationship.