FEATURES
Dorm story
Since the time of MSU’s first dormitory, Saints’ Rest, the Department of Residence Life has expanded to provide a home-cooked meal and a warm bed to countless Spartans.
FEATURES
Saints resurrected
The winter break of 1876 on the campus of the State Agricultural College was very much a similar scene as one today. Classes were suspended, students had traveled off campus, and the everyday grind had given way to a calming respite. The college was continuing to flourish in a post-Civil War United States led by a group of talented students studying new advances in agricultural science.
FEATURES
Hello, my name is Jeff Monroe
Jeff Monroe is on the sidelines of every MSU football game and practice, but his time to shine doesn’t come until someone else’s light starts to flicker.
FEATURES
Student draws from '300' film to depict Spartans in battle
When Austin Kerndt, a human biology senior, sat down to write his application for medical school this past summer, he never anticipated a creative diversion would become a Spartan spirit sensation.
FEATURES
Keeping heating bills low
With cold weather comes another seasonal depressant — costly electric bills. As fall sets in and jackets become essential, many people crank up the heat to stay warm in their homes.
SOCCER
Thompson, Austin lead No. 19 MSU
Freshman midfielder Spencer Thompson woke up last Monday as an MSU freshman midfielder with no goals to his name.
MSU
Wharton expansion looks to fulfill facility needs
When university officials announced renovations for the Wharton Center, audience members listened to the list of projects with quiet excitement.
SOCCER
MSU has sights on tournament despite winless start in Big Ten
Heading into the 2007 season, the MSU women’s soccer team was convinced it was not only good enough to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament but also that it could contend to win the tournament.
MICHIGAN
$50M plan for housing, retail in Lansing to attract grads
An East Lansing development group unveiled a plan Tuesday to add housing, shops and commercial space that officials hope will attract MSU graduates to downtown Lansing.
MSU
Awards honor exceptional bosses
Karen Plaut was presented with an Outstanding Supervisor Award in honor of National Boss Day on Tuesday. The awards, given by MSU’s Family Resource Center, started seven years ago at the university to honor bosses who are well-liked by their employees.
MICHIGAN
Crosswalk safety
Whether she’s tardy for class or trying to get somewhere fast, zoology junior Marilyn Smith has been known to throw caution to the wind when traversing campus crosswalks.
COMMENTARY
Bice a necessary columnist, examines society religiously
For years, I have appreciated the columns of John Bice who examines an important feature of today’s world — the role of religion in society. He not only identifies the sources for his opinions but develops his conclusions from them in a most reasoned way.
COMMENTARY
Tougher DUI punishments necessary, proactive
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives made the right decision when they voted in favor of three bills cracking down on drunken driving. The bills, which passed with heavy bipartisan support, aim at punishing repeat offenders and heavily intoxicated motorists.
COMMENTARY
Female portrayal in local calendar appalling, belittling
While buying milk in my local Quality Dairy, I happened upon a copy of the “Girls of MSU Calendar,” and as a female member of the MSU student body, I represent one of the many female students who are extremely upset and offended by this enterprise.
COMMENTARY
Please donate bone marrow
As other 16-year-olds got their driver’s licenses, extended their curfews and got ready for dances, my world quickly transformed into one of adulthood, as I found out my dad was diagnosed with cancer.
MICHIGAN
City unveils plans for new housing, retail development in downtown Lansing
An East Lansing development group unveiled a plan Tuesday to add housing and retail space that officials hope will attract MSU graduates to downtown Lansing.
NEWS
Union of faiths
Naomi Mendelsohn wears a pentacle around her neck. Its encircled upright five-pointed star represents earth, air, fire, water and spirit — the elements of her Pagan beliefs. Because she wears a symbol of a religion that is commonly misunderstood, Mendelsohn said she and Pagan friends have received ridicule and challenges to their beliefs in the past from people who didn’t understand them.
NEWS
Business leaders seek to repeal tax expansion
Business leaders and some Michigan Republicans are looking to repeal the sales tax expansion that was passed by the state Oct. 1 during the night of Michigan’s brief government shutdown.
NEWS
Police Briefs 10/16/07
A Kalamazoo woman in town for a horse show had her shoulder bag containing about $700 in personal property stolen from the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
Rally for mental health
She jumped straight out of the comic strip and onto the streets. Standing in the corner of Wells Hall surrounded by signs proclaiming “anxiety,” “depression,” “culture shock,” and “stress” was Lucy Van Pelt, of “Peanuts” fame, ready to offer her brand of psychiatric advice.