Dr. D., My boyfriend is planning on taking part in some stupid gallon challenge contest this Friday, where they will try to chug a gallon of milk as fast as they can. Apparently they saw it on YouTube.com and want to try and beat the record. Could you please tell him he’s an ass. —TK
These days, it seems like you can customize practically anything. Whether it’s Nike shoes, a Wii Mii or an American Apparel dress, you can tweak your style exactly how you like.
From basil to roses, MSU’s teaching greenhouses are doing plenty of growing to prepare for spring. Dan Bulkowski, greenhouses and gardens manager, has been sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings since mid-February.
They may be little, but herbs and spices can do big things. Not only can they test budding gardening skills, but they can add flair to otherwise bland kitchen fare. You can find reasonably priced plants and seeds to start or transplant into your windowsill or outdoor garden. In essence, if conditions are right and your commitment is strong, growing herbs and spices can accent your green thumb or culinary chops in no time. Here are some tips to get your hands dirty just in time for spring.
From remembering to water your plants every day to making sure they get enough sunlight, gardening can be a time consuming activity. Some students view gardening as a relaxing hobby, but for others who weren’t born with a green thumb, it can prove to be somewhat frustrating.
While much of the city was still dark Monday morning, students dressed in green, toting Irish flags and singing songs lined up outside East Lansing bars to get a head start on St. Patrick’s Day.
After CBS’ selection show, senior guard Drew Neitzel admitted he and the rest of the MSU men’s basketball team knew zilch about Temple’s offense, defense, roster and every other team characteristic.
What a difference a weekend makes. In other words, what a difference the men’s Big Ten Tournament made. Before this weekend, many basketball analysts penciled Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue and MSU all as no lower than a six seed — and some as high as a three — in the NCAA Tournament.
Anger and disappointment. Those two words sum up the morale in the Berkowitz Basketball Complex after the MSU women’s basketball team found out it would not make an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Things are looking bleak once again for ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government. Nigel Scarlett, ASMSU vice chairperson for external affairs, was arrested last week and charged with third-degree criminal sexual assault.
Imagine this. Geneva, Switzerland: Sabina and Jessica are running to catch a train. Once the girls reach the station they are bombarded by a group of eight to 10 adolescents. The boys start to harass both girls. A boy dressed in a leather coat pushes himself on top of Sabina and kisses her, but all she could do was try and push his face away. In the same instant, another kid creeps in from the side and snatches her purse. The boys start to separate the girls, making a circle around each of them, pushing and slapping them.
There is no cure for the common cold. This is universal knowledge. Yet when a “miracle cold buster” hit the shelves in 1999, Americans snatched it up. Throw in a cute story about a second-grade teacher who invented the product and an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey and you’ve got Airborne, the “effervescent dietary supplement” that made $151 million in 2006.
The rock band Anberlin will headline a concert kicking off ASMSU elections week at 8 p.m. March 31 at Breslin Center.
About $250 worth of damage was done to a white 2008 Pontiac G6 parked near East Holmes Hall sometime between 9 p.m. March 8 and 7 a.m. March 9, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Despite a proposed plan to hold a privately funded June 3 Democratic primary, many questions remain about time, technicalities and where the money to fund it would come from, political analysts said Sunday.
For the second time in 10 months, officials for MSU’s undergraduate student government are answering questions about the legal troubles of one of ASMSU’s top officials.
A boarding penalty on senior captain Bryan Lerg was all Northern Michigan needed to get going. Then, 1:54 later, it was all over.
The sound of mandolins, pianos and playground equipment filled the East Lansing MSU Child Development Laboratory on Saturday as more than 300 current and former students and staff celebrated the school’s 80th anniversary.
Social work freshman Cole Renne knows hookah tobacco smoke isn’t good for his health, but he said it’s better than smoking cigarettes.
When Charles Roman learned his video game beat competitors from 50 other colleges in a game design contest for Mountain Dew, he was shocked.