MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon isn't a good career planner. She never pictured becoming the university's first female president, sitting atop the Administration Building in her fourth-floor office.
Senior brothers Nick and Andy Simmons will wrestle in their final dual meet tonight when the No. 22 MSU wrestling team takes on No.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Dionicio Valdés came to MSU to fulfill his dream of creating a Chicano and Latino studies program.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon isn't a very good career planner. She never pictured becoming the university's first female president, sitting atop the Administration Building in her fourth-floor office.
Mark your calendars now. Ben Folds, Matt Wertz and OK Go are coming to campus in the next few months. The artists are coming to campus after being invited by RHA. RHA Director of Special Events Grant Lyman said the spring lineup of artists was one of the best possible that RHA could bring to campus to satisfy the diverse interests of students with the budget he has to work with. This semester, Special Events receives $92,500 of RHA's $252,217.76 budgeted funds. "We feel that it's a great lineup," Lyman said.
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.