As the Boston Celtics celebrated their dramatic, come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday, the Pistons slumped off the court to bask in the misery of another devastating conference finals defeat.
Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, some of its victims are still dealing with the problems the storm blew in.
When you look in the mirror, are you content with the image you see staring back at you? Everyone has their own personal standards for what they think is beautiful. Many people let the media decide those standards for them. The magazines, movies, Internet and other media can sometimes distort a person’s idea of what beauty truly is.
Lansing is making strides to become the Hollywood of the future.
Three people were injured in a motor vehicle crash, one injured critically, on U.S. 127 Monday around 4 p.m., according to Ingham County police Lt. Eric Trojanowicz.
Petr Sykora scored a power play goal in the third overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over Detroit in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final.
When Brian Stevens heard MSU was switching loan programs, he hated the thought of having to go through a ton of paperwork. “It was kind of a hassle on the students’ part, that I had to manually do it,” said Stevens, a second-year counseling graduate student.
Some engineering professors encourage their students to create projects that shoot for the stars. K. Jayaraman requires it. Jayaraman, a chemical engineering and materials science professor, has been working on what he calls a “sun harvesting” project for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or JPL, at NASA which involves creating specifically designed solar lenses for more efficient energy collection.
A $1,000 Sony Vaio laptop was stolen from the first floor of the Main Library at 4:10 p.m. Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Be sure to master that left hook: It may end up all over the Internet. Online fight videos, including a videotape that surfaced in March on YouTube.com of an attack on a teenage girl in Florida, are becoming more publicized.
After a series of public hearings on City Center II, Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council agenda includes a vote on the project’s zoning and site plan, but public officials say the council’s decision could be deferred.
The number of rabid animals in Michigan has been increasing annually, resulting in raised awareness on the potentially fatal disease. Last year Ingham County had more reported rabid animals than any other county in Michigan with 29 animals.
The temperatures are rising in Michigan and as common summer activities like barbecuing, campfires and fireworks begin to increase, so are concerns about fire safety.
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.
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.
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.
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.