With Lansing's new environmental initiative, the state capital will save green by going green. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero introduced the "Go Green, Go Lansing" energy initiative earlier this month.
For many MSU students, Wednesday was the start of a 40-day period of reflection, fasting and charity. Bethany Peerbolte, a member of the Lutheran Student Organization, said sacrificing something for 40 days isn't too much to ask compared with everything Jesus has done for her.
OK, I'll admit it — I'm addicted. Whenever I'm sitting at my computer, not an hour goes by without a quick Facebook.com check and a brief glance at a few (who am I kidding — everyone's) away messages on AOL Instant Messenger. I mean, that kid who used to sit next to me in my 11th-grade history class could have updated his photos — and what kind of Facebook friend would I be if I didn't look at them? And compulsive away message checking?
Shortly after President Bush announced an increase of troops in Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair made an equally surprising statement. On Wednesday he announced he is going to start pulling troops out. And he's not alone. The "Coalition of the Willing" that the United States put together in 2003 is slowly beginning to fall apart.
I'm writing in response to T.E. Klunzinger's letter "Giuliani showed superb leadership on Sept.
Lansing — More than a year since a student's green 1998 Chevrolet Malibu was carjacked on campus, a Detroit man in his 20s is on trial for the theft. Deandre Smith pleaded not guilty to the carjacking in March 2006 and now is on trial at Lansing's 30th Judicial Circuit Court under Judge Paula Manderfield. Smith's attorney, George Betts, said the arrest was a case of mistaken identity and that Smith has never been on campus.
From photos and videos to minifeeds and your high school-age kid sister, Facebook.com continues to increase in features and users to the popular Web site. The newest expansion of the social networking site, announced last week and slated to begin in March, encourages users to submit videos about their personal life for a contest.
The minor in possession, or MIP, epidemic in East Lansing is spiraling out of control, and John Hudson's column "Law enforcement policies about underage drinking too stringent" (SN 2/16), is a step in the right direction. Like hundreds around campus, I've had plenty of personal experience. Halloween weekend, after a typical Gunson Street party, I called my sober roommate to give me a ride home.
Michigan's struggle to emerge from its looming budget deficit might be eased by new developments being made in its capital city. "One of the key pieces of the governor's plan to revitalize Michigan is to ensure that we have vibrant cities, including Lansing," said Michelle Begnoche, a spokeswoman for Gov.
Lansing — An inmate of one of the men charged with the 1973 murder of Martin V. Brown refused to testify Thursday in the trial of Gary Mason, saying that doing so would endanger his life. Michael Vincent Emerson told the court he would not answer any questions because he felt it would compromise his safety while incarcerated. Emerson currently is serving a four-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud. Kumbi Salim, formerly known as Stanley Price, 55, will go on trial for Brown's murder in April.
When MSU and Illinois last met Feb. 4, the Spartans were still stinging from two previous road losses. Since then, the MSU women's basketball team has gone on a tear, knocking off two top 15 teams in Purdue and Ohio State. Illinois has gone the other way, losing four of its last five games. That begs the question: Which MSU team will show up?
When MSU Trustee George Perles coached the MSU football team in the 1980s, the Duffy Daugherty Football Building was brand new. But time has taken its toll on the nearly 30-year-old building.
Picture it: A warm summer day in Michigan. You and your pet alligator (work with me here) are in the mood for some ice cream, so you grab your gator's leash and walk over to the local Dairy Queen. When you arrive, you see a sign that reads "no alligators allowed." Being a law-abiding citizen, you look for somewhere to park your gator and the only thing in sight is a fire hydrant and you go for it. Big mistake — you've just broken one of Michigan's odd laws.
In response to "Intellectual property law should not be applied to music, movies" (SN 2/20): What other ways does Chris Cuyar suggest to protect ideas, and how can he possibly dismiss innovation as something people would do for personal use anyway?
It seems like a lifetime ago that George W. Bush was installed as president by a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling, but only a little more than six short years have passed since that fateful decision. In just six years, Bush turned a record budget surplus into a record deficit. He took our national reputation from an unprecedented high after the Sept.
An all-night Relay for Life to benefit cancer research. An interracial dating themed play. A professionally choreographed dance session.
In his letter "Argument is insulting to atheists, has no validity" (SN 2/14), Mark Adler rather unkindly suggests that Matt Cowan's religious analogy in "Christianity doesn't need column to incite reaction" (2/7), is among "the most ridiculous … that (he has) ever heard," and that "the argument is completely without substance." I confess I am inclined to agree with him, in part.
The College of Engineering's "Admit When Ready" policy and the Academic Scholars Program — two programs that have been running on a trial basis — now have permanent statuses within MSU. Approved unanimously by Academic Council at Tuesday's meeting, both programs will remain unchanged.
Corner Blitz, best known for its T-shirts and the guy who sits near the back dressed like Jesus, may be disappearing — at least as it is currently known. And the proposed changes couldn't be better. For years, Corner Blitz has been the specialty student section of Spartans football; a kind of lower-rent, football Izzone.