As I watched Tuesday’s inauguration coverage from my desk, I was reminded of how the tides of news change over the course of any major event. Throughout the morning, the chatter shifted from the oath taken by President Barack Obama to the drama of the words being botched by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Area bikers had reason to celebrate Sunday. The Giant Motorcycle Swap Meet took a stop at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, to offer everything one could ever imagine needing for a bike.
For procrastinators such as myself, there’s no sport in searching for housing early in the apartment hunting season of October. The fun lies within the pursuit of rummaging through pamphlets, finding the complex that seems to be perfect for you only to find there are no vacancies.
Living in your own apartment is a milestone. While living in the dorms is a fun experience, it marks being let loose, whereas moving into an apartment marks being truly independent. Even if Mom and Dad are helping pay the expenses, apartments come with monthly bills.
For the past three years, I have lived my life in complete, utter filth. Overflowing cans of garbage splatter the hallways, poorly plumbed toilets mar the bathrooms and the stench of skunked beer whips me like a belt every time I step foot outside my room.
So your work hours have been cut back and you simply can’t dish out money for your meals as you have before. Or maybe you just want to start saving a few bucks. Either way, knowing about your food options before moving into a new pad is essential. Look no further for your guide on pricing and living options.
In making the transition from the sometimes-cramped quarters of a dorm to the wild new world of an apartment or house, students can rest assured they’re taking another step toward adulthood.
The new semester is taking root. Homework is pushed off as TV takes precedence and sleeping students begin to emerge in class. While some things remain the same each year, others, like housing, do not.
Graduate student Shannon Proctor has seen it happen every year. As the temperature gets lower and lower, the utility bills keep increasing.
Wednesday’s editorial column E-card insufficient warning to sex partners (SN 1/22) has confirmed an observation I have made regarding how the MSU community deals with the problem of sexually transmitted infections. It seems we have found the solution. Well, at least a temporary one: Just don’t talk about it.
It seems that every incoming president speaks of “cleaning up Washington,” getting rid of “politics as usual,” and “reaching across the aisle” to move the nation forward. However, these promises tend to be limited to words and speeches, not sustained effort and actions.
It can sometimes be difficult to feel safe on a 5,200-acre campus with 46,045 students. With the potential to be surrounded by a number of strangers at any given point in time, there should always be cause for alertness.
Columbus, Ohio — Sophomore guard Durrell Summers scored a career-high 26 points and sophomore guard Kalin Lucas scored all 20 of his points in the second half as the No. 7 MSU basketball team defeated Ohio State 78-67 in a come-from-behind win at Value City Arena.
Ann Arbor — For the fifth straight time this season, No. 8 Michigan got the better of the MSU hockey team – beating the Spartans 5-3 at Yost Ice Arena on Saturday.
Detroit — For the third time this season, No. 8 Michigan handed the MSU hockey team a loss by four or more goals. In Friday’s 6-2 loss at Joe Louis Arena, the Wolverines extended their four game winning streak this season against MSU.
MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources received a $400,000 award Friday from Coca-Cola to develop a Center for Packaging Innovation and Sustainability. The center “will serve as a think tank for packaging innovation” and focus on new ways to reduce packaging’s impact on the environment.
When three college students gathered Thursday outside the office of Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., they were hoping to speak with Levin about his support of Israel. Instead, they were arrested.
Dozens of pages with hastily scribbled notes are crammed into a leather-covered binder on a table in Nancy Cotter’s house. Inside are records of every phone call, every inquiry, every plea she has made to answer the question that has devastated her for more than a year: How did her daughter, Rylan, die on Jan. 7, 2008?
It’s once again that time to guess the outcome of this weekend’s games with the State News prognosticators.
The last time the MSU hockey team played No. 8 Michigan at Joe Louis Arena, the Wolverines dominated the Spartans 5-1. And the last time the two teams battled at Yost Ice Arena, U-M stole a similar result, defeating the Spartans 6-1.