As Gretchen Birbeck visits the homes of her patients in the African nation of Zambia, the truck she uses to travel between the homes becomes increasingly crowded — with livestock.
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt will set a dorm room on fire to make sure students know what to do in case of an emergency.
Adrien Vlach can remember when most of the businesses in the Lansing area were locally owned — almost a decade ago.
The NFL season officially kicks off tonight with the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts taking on the 2006 Cinderella New Orleans Saints, and the answer to “Are you ready for some football?” is probably a sarcastic “duh” for many fans. As you countdown to tonight’s kickoff here are some predictions for the 2007 season.
It was a good weekend for MSU field hockey — especially for sophomore back Jeamie Deacon. Starting off with a dominating 5-1 win over Miami (Ohio) last Friday and keeping the momentum going with a 3-0 victory over Boston University the following Sunday, the team upped their record to an unbeaten 4-0.
The State News recently caught up with field hockey sophomore goalkeeper Elissa Unger. The Spartans are 4-0 and ranked No. 7 nationally.
Still glowing from last season’s Big Ten Championship win, the MSU women’s golf team is gearing up for what they hope to be an even more successful season — starting with the Mary Fossum Invitational at Forest Akers West Golf Course.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has proposed an enormous increase in the cost of liquor by raising the state’s markup on the product to 75 percent. Even though the state government does not produce, store, distribute or sell liquor, it already collects more than $250 million each year in liquor taxes and markup fees.
Nate Sherman’s article, Abortion Trumps Animal Cruelty (SN 8/29) compares the obvious cruelty of dog fighting with the supposed cruelty of abortion.
The new and improved Snyder-Phillips Hall proves MSU can retain all the charming characteristics of a historic campus while also offering modern amenities to students.
It seems one cannot go anywhere these days without hearing about the war with Iraq in various media outlets. As Americans, we tend to get our news through headlines online or by skimming through a newspaper. Most of us really don’t read into the actual story.
I am surprised, intrigued and offended by Daniel Moran’s letter to the editor titled MSU Flag Corps needs to have more fun during performances (SN 8/30).
Tamara Gibbs remembers her cousin Dixie Durr always encouraging her dance students, or “little birds,” to soar.
For some students, like applied engineering sciences sophomore Steven Moyers, it’s a benefit to have his car insurance registered in his hometown of Ludington, Mich., instead of in MSU’s Commuter Lot.
Possible land development and patriotism were among the topics featured at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road. The Council’s next gathering will be a work session Sept. 11 at City Hall. Here are four highlights from the meeting…
When Claude McCollum was convicted of the 2005 murder of a Lansing Community College professor, his family steadfastly maintained his innocence. Now, with the suspect in a series of Lansing murders possibly dating back to 2004 under arrest, McCollum’s family wants his case reopened.
Wind chimes made of shells and carved pieces of wood, baskets woven from pine needles and coasters made with recycled tea bags adorn fair trade store Kirabo, 215 Ann St.
Pets can make even the loneliest college years a little brighter. Here is everything you need to keep your pet happy and healthy.
For more than 10 years, Steve McCornack, 44, and Kelly Morrison, 42, have joined forces to teach COM 225, An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication, together.