I'm not sure how I'm going to do it. As excited as I am to graduate from MSU, the changes required - namely real world careers and responsibilities - make me want to hunker down and earn another degree.
Pie-throwing students, jeans with tails and a university president who knew every faculty member by name have all cruised across the green grass of the MSU campus in the past 50 years. Norman Abeles and Mordechai Kreinin are two professors who have been along for the ride - teaching thousands of students, grading countless exams and even witnessing three Rose Bowl victories - proving that a half decade of teaching yields more than an in-depth view into economics and psychology.
A wide variety of educational and entertainment activities will be held at the East Lansing Public Library located at 950 Abbott Road, this month. • Tuesday - summer reading programs for children, teens and adults begins.
I hurt for John Bice after reading his column "Not so good God," (SN 6/6). He is a man who thinks he has proved millions of Christians wrong.
Rescuing trapped people from buildings, extinguishing fires, applying first aid, and shutting off gas and electrical lines were just a few of the things MSU faculty and students learned alongside MSU police and the East Lansing Fire Department. The Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, training program is a way for everyday people to learn how prepare for disasters, ranging from terrorist attacks to tornadoes. "I'm one of those people who is afraid of what I don't know," said Jacque Shoppell, an MSU employee and East Lansing resident. Participating in the four-day program, along with about 70 other people, was a way for Shoppell to be better prepared in case emergencies occur anywhere. Armed with goggles, helmets, flashlights, face masks and first aid kits, in East Lansing's Fire Station 1 on Wednesday, the teams ran through a tornado scenario where they had to extinguish a fire and rescue people trapped in a building, MSU police Lt.
MSU is awaiting a decision from the Michigan Supreme Court that would rule on the university's request for leave to appeal, said Herschel P.
Food, water, shelter, safety. Basic human needs that are withheld if you get kicked out of an East Lansing bar or restaurant for being too drunk. That could soon change - a bill working its way through the state House of Representatives would, if approved, allow a bars and restaurants to stop serving alcohol to a visibly drunk person, but allow them to remain on the premises to eat, seek medical attention or arrange a ride. The bill would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998. Because people can show little or no physical signs of being legally drunk, the criteria for being issued a citation is blurry under the state's code.
Beer kegs are tapping the wallets of East Lansing partiers, with the price of a deposit on half- and quarter-barrel kegs tripling to $30. The $30 deposit fee is an attempt to ensure the return of empty beer kegs to the breweries that fill them.
Researching your next paper just got easier. MSU and 11 other universities announced Wednesday an agreement with Google Inc. to make millions of volumes from the schools' libraries available online. Instead of flipping through thousands of pages to back up your thesis, Google will do the work for you - the full text of the books will be searchable online. The 11 other schools are part of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, or CIC.
If there's one thing East Lansing has an abundance of, it's restaurants. This college town is loaded with cheap eats, perfect for Sunday night dinners — or when the novelty of cafeteria food wears off. Instead of wasting money on restaurants you might find less than delish, take the advice of seasoned college students and make your first college dining experience inexpensive and memorable. So go ahead.
In his column titled "Perceived rights," (SN 6/1), Craig Gunn makes a statement so far from the core issue of requiring identification for voting.
So you're in college and still not 21. Now you think, "What makes East Lansing better than home?" Here are a few ideas to get you started with entertainment and nightlife in your new home. HOOKAH • Blue Midnight Hookah Lounge, 330 Albert Ave. This "bar" is specifically marketed toward 18- to 20-year-old students — those legal to smoke, but not yet legal for the established drinking scene that is prevalent in downtown East Lansing. Hookah smoking is done through tall water pipes — Middle Eastern and Indian in origin — that use flavored tobacco blends.
I realize construction on campus is a necessary evil, and realize the summer incurs the least amount of traffic and, therefore, is the best time to revamp the area.
There's a new sheriff in town for the MSU football team. Gone are the run-and-gun days of John L.
Once again, the American public is made aware of what seems to be ongoing corruption taking place in Washington. This time, the attention is focused on Rep.
Living on campus? You'll want to get to know the Residence Halls Association. The association, commonly known as RHA, represents 14,000 students in 23 residence halls and financially manages 47 student organizations on campus. "We sit in that room, and we evaluate decisions that affect students' lives," RHA President Mark Dobson said.
The day I have children I will be ready to surrender any selfishness, impatience and pettiness I have in order to provide for and love them to the best of my ability.
Fulfillment is easy to come by when your stomach is grumbling and a turkey wrap and french fries from the cafeteria seem about as appealing as eating a wood chip.
Ever since I packed up and moved to college, empty-nest syndrome has been very kind to me. Despite the fact that I have a younger brother, my parents always sent out clear-cut signs they miss their older, cleaner child. My mom would call days before a weekend stay to see what Sunday meal I wanted, and after days of waxy cafeteria nachos and watered-down spaghetti noodles, I gladly accepted mouthwatering steak dinners. My dad would joyously accept my heaving laundry basket and return to me neatly folded piles of my clothes, never once commenting on a pair of beer-soaked jeans.