FEATURES
Academy teaches street smarts
Elise Murphy is not one to mess with when it comes to defending herself on the street.
COMMENTARY
City's construction plans disregard students
Construction. It’s a driver’s worst nightmare. For residents near Virginia Avenue and Abbot Road, it’s a nightmare that won’t end for quite sometime.
COMMENTARY
UGG boots ugly, but winter gear should be functional
State News columnist Thea Neal dedicated quite a bit of energy into thinking about (and possibly obsessing over) where UGG boots fit into the world, especially the world of fashion, in No excuses for sporting ugly UGG boots (SN 1/29).
COMMENTARY
TAs need your support for new contract negotiations
As has been reported in these pages, MSU and the Graduate Employees Union are currently engaged in contract negotiations that will determine the contract for the more than 1,300 teaching assistants — myself included.
COMMENTARY
Campaigns use superficial spin to gain votes
Picking a candidate is kind of like buying a used car. If the prices were the same, what would you buy: The attractive-looking sports car with transmission trouble or the beat-up clunker that runs great?
NEWS
Final formal address for Bush
President Bush’s eighth and final State of the Union address Monday was reminiscent of his previous addresses to some students and experts in the greater MSU community.
NEWS
Manure extracts used to produce energy
MSU researchers are turning poop into power. The university is researching how to utilize the methane in animal waste as a form of energy, which would be used to power generators and peoples’ homes, said Steve Safferman, associate professor of biosystems and agricultural engineering.
NEWS
Police Brief 01/29/08
A key and student ID were stolen from an 18-year-old female student sometime between 1:30 a.m. Jan. 20 and 2 p.m. Jan. 21 in West Holden Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Endowment funds for scholarship, future use
As state funding dwindles and tuition increases, many students don’t understand why the $1.2 billion MSU has locked away in an endowment isn’t offsetting their costs.
FEATURES
Be green-friendly while grocery shopping
For the environmentally minded shopper, walking down the supermarket aisle can seem morally conflicting or confusing. But with a few guidelines and suggestions, you can make the best grocery shopping decisions for yourself, your wallet and the earth.
FEATURES
Explanations of why people go vegan vary
Eating based on your ideals isn’t always easy. According to Vegan.org, a vegan is a person who “chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs.” Because of this, vegans have to avoid items vegetarians normally wouldn’t, including many baked goods.
FEATURES
Vegetarian contemplates changing diet
I’m not a vegan. I never have been, save for the weeks I can’t afford eggs or butter. That’s not to say I wouldn’t make the switch.
FEATURES
Fitness regime combines dance, exercise
When learning the Nia Technique, no pain is gain. The technique blends mind, body and spiritual expressions with dance fitness. It’s a new class offered through Hannah Community Center.
FEATURES
No excuses for sporting ugly UGG boots
Like many college women, I am obsessed with fashion. I read the blogs, I buy the magazines. I recently even had a “The Devil Wears Prada” moment, making Lifestyle reporter Maggie Lillis exchange her frumpy brown shoes for a pair of my brown patent 3-inch heeled Mary Janes.
FEATURES
Sizing up potential first ladies
They’ve been standing by their men from primaries to (they hope) presidencies. With the exception of Bill Clinton, these fierce potential first ladies aren’t only analyzed by their speeches, but also their physical presentation.
FEATURES
Feeling 'fat' may signal stress in life
This very question has resulted in numerous conversations between us about life, liberty and the pursuit of a common language in which to talk about a positive body image. Although she will always be perfect in my eyes, the problem is I don’t see her through her eyes. And, as I know now, it’s rare that her view is really about how she looks.
FEATURES
Vegan tales
Camie Heleski loves animals. As a professor of animal behavior and welfare, Heleski also is an owner of cats, dogs and horses, showing she treasures living creatures at both her workplace and home. Except when it comes to her clothes.
MSU
Proposed contract change could put TAs on shorter notice of hire
Teaching assistants could have less time to plan and prepare for teaching courses if the university’s proposed changes to its contract with the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, are approved.
MICHIGAN
Lottery winners get free tuition
The Michigan Lottery’s new instant ticket, which awards eight prizes of a four-year college tuition, won’t be available to college students, Michigan Lottery spokeswoman Andi Brancato said.