Last week, a local politician made some politically incorrect statements, but his apology — or lack thereof — is gaining an equal amount of attention.
The Alice B. Cowles House, formerly known as Faculty Row House Number 7, sits on the south side of West Circle Drive and has since 1857. The exterior is surrounded by shrubbery and vines, no cars sit in the lengthy driveway and the door remains closed. It is speculated to be the oldest building on MSU’s campus, but many students do not know who lives there or what occurs daily.
The No. 9 men’s basketball team enters tonight’s game at Illinois a half game out of first place in the Big Ten.
Two Michigan Indian tribes accused Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero of making racist attacks toward them Monday, as the debate to build a casino in downtown Lansing grows more heated and the likelihood of the project ever coming to fruition appears slim, some experts said.
A man affiliated with the New Year’s Eve 1999 arson at Agriculture Hall was sentenced to six months in prison Friday in the U.S.
Since supposed spirits appeared in her photographs and she was overcome with psychic premonitions during her childhood, MSU alumna Samantha Harris has been hooked on the paranormal. Harris is the founder and director of the Michigan Paranormal Research Association, MPRA, which held a lecture at the East Lansing Public Library on Monday night to share their best evidence, experiences and theories to prove paranormal activities and spirits exist.
Students tired of suffering through the morning after a night of drinking might find relief in Drinkwel — a recent vitamin supplement created to counteract some negative effects of drinking — but doctors and professionals still say healthy habits are the easiest way to feel best in drinking’s aftermath.
Updating your closet can be an expensive and stressful task. Instead of buying a new piece of clothing, new looks can be made within that old closest of yours — or your boyfriend’s.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, more than 5.2 million people identified themselves as part of the American Indian and Alaska Native category, whether alone or in combination with other races — a 27 percent growth from the 2000 Census.
The Lansing and East Lansing metropolitan area has been ranked top in the country among 100 metropolitan areas for job creation in manufacturing, goods producing and transportation and utilities, according to data from The Urban Institute released last week.
The kooky characters and supernatural scenarios of a creepy American classic have come together once again to tell the tale of an unusual family. The musical comedy “The Addams Family,” which focuses on the life of the family many remember from Charles Addams’ cartoons and the classic TV show, opens Tuesday night and will run until Sunday in Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
This year’s freshmen are working harder and playing less compared to previous years, according to a national survey. The 2011 Cooperative Institutional Research Program, or CIRP, Freshman Survey shows first-year college students are entering college showing attitudes reflecting higher study priorities, less desire to party and more behaviors leading toward better academic success, said Linda DeAngelo, assistant director for research at CIRP. The survey polled more than 200,000 students nationwide and was administered by CIRP — the research arm of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.
RHA Director of Movie Offices Justin Love said at last week’s RHA meeting, despite looking into fixing the problem, only Akers Hall remains open for rental.
When junior Mallory Londeck first got involved with MSU’s student radio program Impact (89FM) as a freshman, she never expected it would lead her into a future in broadcast journalism.
This time last year, Shanthi Teike had the world in front of her. Then a sophomore on the MSU gymnastics team, Teike was a rising star in the Spartan ranks coming off a freshman season, which made people take notice. As a sophomore, Teike competed as an all-around gymnast in seven of the team’s 12 matches and finished with three first-place, five second-place and three third-place honors leading into the NCAA Corvallis Regional.
With the MSU women’s basketball team (13-9 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) sliding from first to sixth in the conference after losing four straight games, head coach Suzy Merchant said her team needed a game to turn the tides.
For the second game in a row, the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team likely will be without the services Travis Trice. The freshman guard sustained a groin injury in a loss to Michigan on Jan. 17.
The column by Craig Pearson (“Empathy, passion make us human,” SN 1/17) about empathy is enlightening.
A few weeks ago, millions of concerned citizens gathered to topple a great injustice in their government. However, this gathering did not occur in Cairo, New York, or any other city around the world for that matter — it happened in cyberspace.
Athletics Director Mark Hollis is making improvements to Spartan Stadium and the MSU football program, but the program’s gain could be fans’ financial loss.