As a way to promote appreciation and conservation of Michigan’s outdoors, the Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, is hosting the state’s annual summer Free Fishing Weekend Saturday and Sunday. The DNR has held two separate free fishing weekends every year since 1986, the second being in February, said Lynne Thoma, departmental technician with the DNR.
While warm temperatures are drawing more people outside this time of year, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land is reminding Michigan residents to step up their safety in her “Be Safe, Be Seen” campaign.
Golfer Sara Brown ruled the links at MSU for four seasons. Now, the MSU graduate is getting all sorts of recognition for her excellence. Brown was named to the National Golf Coaches Association’s 2008 Women’s Golf All-American team on May 23.
Tuning in to the American media nowadays is a bit like opening a time capsule to 2002. The propagandists seem to have reached into their file cabinets and pulled out the exact scripts they used during the run-up to the Iraq war.
Last Friday’s State News editorial titled Bill leaves too many questions unanswered (SN 5/30) displayed the editor’s poor understanding of economics and who is responsible for the woes of the nation. The best way to raise the standard of living is to create new wealth, not wastefully and inefficiently, not to mention amorally, attempting to redistribute existing wealth.
The rising cost of gas is not only forcing people to veer away from the norm but making businesses look for new ways to help employees cut back. Some businesses are offering their employees the option of a four-day work week to cut back on commuting and energy costs.
Democratic Party leaders decided Michigan and Florida delegates will be allowed half a vote each at this summer’s Democratic convention — a decision an MSU political expert said the states should have expected.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm asked Michigan legislators Friday to approve about $163 million in federal funding to improve Michigan airports, including $4.75 million for Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport.
Thanks to low-cost transportation and additional sponsors, thousands of families went exploring on Saturday, laughing and enjoying themselves in the sunshine. The families weren’t at Cedar Point or anywhere out of state. They were right in their hometown.
When the MSU rowing team finished sixth in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, they were overjoyed. But Sunday, when the team finished with the same results in the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Rancho Cordova, Calif., a different feeling overtook the team.
Local educators and students say that the quality of education at East Lansing High School has been impacted by the school’s proximity and relationship with MSU.
The Abbott Center’s parking lot was filled with what many think of as trash on Saturday, and for organizers of East Lansing’s Project Pride, that was a sign of another successful year. Project Pride, held at 1400-1500 Abbot Road, is an annual cleanup event where residents bring their household items to be recycled or reused. Some of the items accepted included usable furniture, scrap metal and cardboard.
When international relations sophomore Brad Dennis starts his second year at MSU, he will have more on his plate than 12 credit hours — he’ll be campaigning for Ingham County’s Board of Commissioners.
The East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, will begin its summer renovation project Monday.
When the MSU women’s rowing team finished sixth in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, they were overjoyed.
After months of fighting, the issue of Michigan’s Democratic primary and its delegates has finally been settled. Given everything that came before, it’s perfectly fitting that the solution is just as much of a mess as the road that brought us here.
I opened The State News the other day and read yet another article about the steps the university is taking to reduce its environmental footprint (Campus conservation, SN 5/30). I applaud their efforts to go green, but again question why the MSU police department isn’t on board.
Whatever happened to the idea of “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil?” Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has released a tell-all book that could mean the demise of President George W. Bush and his administration.
Yet another Spartan icer has decided to leave MSU early to pursue a professional hockey career. On Sunday, MSU head coach Rick Comley announced that junior forward Tim Kennedy will leave MSU after signing a deal with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.
A 64-year-old male with no university affiliation had his vehicle damaged by a fork lift in the MSU Surplus Store parking lot on Tuesday around 1 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.