High school students participating in a German Summer Camp this week are submerging themselves into the culture - right at MSU. The free camp, which meets 2-5 p.m., Monday-Friday this week in C-311 Wells Hall, is geared toward creating a better understanding of German culture.
Take a journey back in time, to an age when flower power was a way of life and "groovy" was considered trendy slang, with Grand Ledge's 27th annual Yankee Doodle Days. Get down to "Sounds of the Sixties," performed by Mudge's Follies at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday in the Grand Ledge High School auditorium, 820 Springs St.
At the age of 5, Tyler McClure was selling lemonade at the end of his driveway. Seventeen years later, McClure is trading in lemonade for sex appeal. Three years ago, the East Lansing resident wrote a business plan to create and sell a calendar featuring girls from the Lansing area clad in scandalous getups.
How do you feel when you encounter a Muslim for the first time? Do you ever find yourself wondering why and how they got to the U.S.? What mental picture occurs in the back of your mind?
The East Lansing Soccer Complex soon will have a new team building, two new press boxes and a covered admissions booth, after the East Lansing City Council voted to grant a contract to D.L.
The Oakland County Fair Board has reinstated animal science junior Kate Mills as the 4-H queen, according to reports from The Associated Press. Mills' title had been taken after charges were filed against her and her family for animal cruelty and torture at their Imlay Township family farm.
As a parent of a child who is nearly recovered from autism, I was appalled by Kristin Horner's letter, "Professional journals aid scientific understanding" (SN 6/19), which includes scathing criticism of Dr. David Ayoub, and his hard work and dedication to families affected by autism. I am left to wonder what would motivate a graduate student studying anthropology to pen a letter about a subject in which she has no apparent expertise. The evidence linking the mercury-based vaccine preservative Thimerosal to autism is extensive. All one has to do is read the Material Safety Data Sheet, or MSDS, for Thimerosal to understand it is a dangerous neurotoxin, capable of causing "severe mental retardation and moderate to severe motor coordination impairment." My own child, who was exposed to amounts of ethylmercury in the form of Thimerosal that exceeded Environmental Protection Agency safe-exposure guidelines by many hundreds of times, has been confirmed mercury toxic, via urinary porphyrin analysis.
The Entertainment Express trolleys connecting Lansing and East Lansing nightlife could receive $2,500 from the East Lansing City Council if its members vote to continue sponsorship. Ridership has steadily grown from the 188 riders the trolley service had when it began in October 2006.
In David Ayoub's letter, "Vaccination programs not always beneficial" (SN 6/18), he would like the reader to believe he is an unbiased doctor protesting the "one-sided propaganda" surrounding the debate about the safety of vaccines.
MSU graduate Rick Kunzi has something to look forward to in the Big Apple. The theater graduate wrote and co-produced the rock-musical "BRUNCH," which hits the New York City stage in September 2008. "BRUNCH" is a musical about a 20-something struggling actor in New York City.
In response to "Beyond parenting" (SN 6/15), thanks for the unbiased, male viewpoint of why women have children.
The energy drink market is one of the fastest growing in the beverage industry and shows no sign of losing its wings. Energy drinks have become the newest fuel for a caffeine-crazed society, and that makes some medical experts nervous. People are downing them casually and indiscriminately as a power smack in a can - drinkers will chug one before a workout, mix in liquor for a stiff energy cocktail and crack them open for all-nighters. But what is behind the buzz? An affliction for addiction A late night behind her, an exam later in the day and homework deadlines pressing, Erika Huerta sought the refuge of a green Monster Energy to get her going for her early-morning library crunch session. The medical technology senior downs the energy drink daily, usually one in the morning and maybe a couple more at night if she needs a boost while studying. "I have built up a tolerance," Huerta said.
The East Lansing Summer Concert Series will kick off at 7:30-9 p.m. June 22 at Fountain Square on the corner of M.A.C.
"It's a great moment for me, I can't believe it," Angel Cabrera said in a press conference late Sunday afternoon.
The Lansing City Market will host an Open House on Friday and Saturday. The market offers a variety of products including seasonal produce, farm fresh chicken and eggs, cheese, smoked fish and jerky, seasonal plants and flowers, and gifts. The market will open from 10 a.m.
The 2007 East Lansing Centennial Birthday Bash will take place downtown from 5-8 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. Topping the order of events will be a Guinness World Record attempt of the world's tallest cupcake tower.
Correction: The poll was conducted June 10-13. Gov. Jennifer Granholm's approval rating dropped to a low Monday, with 66 percent of voters disapproving of her performance, a new poll shows.
A lot of presuppositions exist regarding lawyers. There are countless jokes and jabs portraying them as liars and cheats, meant to be taken as half-jokes. Michael Nifong, the prosecuting attorney in the case against former members of Duke University lacrosse team, is making it harder to think of these assumptions as jokes. With almost 29 years of prosecuting experience, the Durham County, N.C., district attorney was found guilty Saturday of ethical violations and disbarred.
An art exhibition in Owosso features art created by Brett Xavier, a 2007 fine arts graduate. Aldrich Art & Supply, 116 N.