Last week was my first trip to Las Vegas. Of course I had some idea what to expect — you'd have to be living under a rock to not know about the city of neon dreams.
The way you used to carve pumpkins as a kid — triangles for eyes and a zig-zag for a mouth — is a bit outdated, no?
A while back, there was a piece in this paper called "The real freshman 15," where we pointed out some of the common fashion mistakes freshmen make. OK, we gotta admit — freshmen are easy targets.
Timed perfectly for the spooky season, Riverwalk Theatre's production of "Dark of the Moon" offers its audience a supernatural love story, set in the Smoky Mountains. From the moment you enter the theater, you notice how the set creates a ghostly mood.
Sanawon's strength is in singer Jenny Choi. She has a hauntingly pretty voice. The band is only made up of two members — Choi and drummer Philip Stone — but it's clear who Sanawon's star is.
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Looking to start a band, but you're low on cash? Want to lead a sing-a-long in your dorm room, but your wallet's looking thin?
If you want to know the right way to turn a game into a movie, ask the production team of "Doom" and make sure you add a little of what The Rock is cooking.
J.L. King, the author of "On the Down Low: A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men who Sleep with Men" will be paying a visit to campus tonight. "On the Down Low" digs into the underground phenomenon of men who cheat on their significant others with other men, but do not consider themselves to be gay or bisexual.
George Clooney captures the second wave of the "Red Scare" in high contrast black-and-white film. "Good Night, and Good Luck" documents the years between 1953 and 1958 when celebrity journalist and television personality Edward R.
"Don't Dress for Dinner" is a fast-paced hilarious night of secret lovers, extramarital affairs and a cook.
"North Country" could make a lumberjack without tear ducts cry. It could quite possibly compel a straight-faced poker player to giggle and provoke a hardened criminal to clap his hands. The film is solid across the board — plot, dialogue, cinematography, soundtrack, acting and direction.
There needs to be some sort of permit or training class before people are allowed to have cell phones. In the same way that there are good drivers, some people can handle their cell phones fine.
Editor's note: This is a re-review of the Lansing eatery House of Kabobs. A review of the restaurant appeared in The State News' Sept.
LL Cool J once said "Don't call it a comeback/ I been here for years/ Rockin' my peers and putting suckas in fear." But Kurt Russell's new movie "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" is definitively a comeback tale. The film was released nationally today and chronicles the fall and rise of a racing horse.
If the racial tension in "Crash" and the musical humor in "Little Shop of Horrors" would have ever become intimate, they would've produced the film baby "Hairspray." The hair is big — hence the name — and the teenagers are rebellious in this salute to teen dance TV shows.
MtvU's Tailgate Tour 2005 is making a stop at Delta Chi Fraternity from 2-6 p.m. today. Games will take place, with prize giveaways to those who attend. "We figure it'd be good exposure to the house and Michigan State," said Daniel Guest, corresponding secretary to alumni for Delta Chi Fraternity. "It sounded like too good of an idea to pass up." The fraternity is also grilling about 500 hot dogs and hamburgers for the event, Guest said.
In an effort to increase public awareness, Gov. Jennifer Granholm has declared October Arts and Humanities Month, although budget cuts continue to decrease funding for the arts. Scott Hirko, spokesman for the Michigan Humanities Council, said arts and humanities play a bigger role than most people realize.
Every Saturday night, somewhere in East Lansing, there are red plastic cups half full of beer set up on long tables, waiting for a sober college student to begin a night of throwing ping pong balls and getting wasted. On Sunday, The New York Times had a front-page article on the popularity of beer pong and similar college drinking games, which investigated why students play these games and what effects they can have.
Tracy Turnblad is a hair hopper. This girl spends way too much time on her oversized bouffant, way too much money on hairspray and way too much time thinking about dancing on "The Corny Collins Show." She doesn't care that she's a few pounds overweight or that her family is barely middle class.