The ostriches at Potter Park Zoo have seen better days, at least in terms of appearances. The birds have patches of feathers covering their bodies, they look mangy and beat up. They aren’t unhealthy and it’s not that they aren’t taken care of — the birds pluck themselves and each other.
When people want to go somewhere warm for winter break, most people would think about California or Florida, not Ghana. But Elaine Brantley will be going to the country with Unite for Sight Inc. in January to help prevent blindness in local citizens.
Entomology senior Joe Flood first went fishing with his dad when he was 5. Now he is the president of the MSU Sportfishing Club.
The city of East Lansing is partnering with local stores to provide energy efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs, or CFLs, at a reduced rate.
Former MSU football player Tony Mandarich has admitted to using steroids and cheating on a steroid test administered in conjunction with the 1988 Rose Bowl, which the Spartans won.
The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions’ Hubbard Hall staff will hold an “If I were President” program at 7 p.m. tonight in 132 Hubbard Hall.
Business students broke out their best interview clothes Tuesday, dusted off their résumés and headed over to the Business College Complex for the second annual Women in Business Students’ Association Mock Career Fair.
Students who find coal in their stockings might be considered lucky this winter, as heating costs for natural gas are expected to increase by as much as 21 percent.
East Lansing residents and students who would like to see more development on Michigan Avenue can attend a community workshop Thursday to discuss ways to revitalize the corridor.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and his perspective on his new frontier.
When sophomore outside hitter Jenilee Rathje fell to the ground holding her knee early in the fourth set against Ohio State last Friday, the team was left to scramble for answers.
It’s time to pay the piper. Yes, once again we — or at least I — have reached that week in the semester where suddenly every class is a test and assignments are due left and right.
The MSU hockey team was voted No. 5 in the CCHA coaches poll and No. 3 in the media poll released Tuesday at CCHA Media Day at Van Andel Arena.
Thanks in large part to the success of senior running back Javon Ringer, the Spartans’ passing game has been almost nonexistent this season.
If you aren’t scared, you’re not paying attention. Monday, a $700 billion deal to bail out Wall Street and attempt to solve the United States’ current financial crisis failed in a Congressional vote.
The 2008 presidential debates need to be opened up to more candidates than just from the two major parties. If this happened, Americans would be able to vote for a candidate who really represented their beliefs, not just the one who loosely stood for something they believe in.
Eifert Road has been transformed from a quiet neighborhood street to a loud, crowded construction site — with the addition of floodlights, camera crews and spectators cheering on construction workers to boot.
A parking permit was stolen from a student’s vehicle on Cherry Lane, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
For the next two days, Brenda Cole will live life without the assistance of electricity. Cole is taking part in a stricter form of the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashana. The practice, Yontif, is performed as a way to understand Rosh Hashana.
The U.S. House of Representatives’ rejection Monday of the $700 billion financial market bailout proposal means more nail-biting and lingering questions for students concerned about their economic future. After the bailout was voted down in a 228-205 decision, Wall Street experienced another day of plunges, including a record drop of 777 points for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.