I used to have this theory that everything in life was always better when it was improvised. When you didn't plan beforehand — when you were put on the spot — was when you were at your best. This is why I chose not to spend even one minute preparing for the first important interview I ever had: The State News.
Turn on the TV and chances are, you'll come across a sporting event while channel surfing. Although sports used to be aired on select days, channels such as ESPN now provide constant coverage. The proliferation of sports in the media has made it an appealing career choice for students. "We hear all these folks saying they're interested in sports," said Kelley Bishop, executive director of MSU's Career Services and Placement.
Patrick Lombardi says the fight against AIDS is long from over. "We're here today to raise money to support programs and services that are designed for people living with AIDS," Lombardi said Sunday to about 500 people who gathered at Valley Court Park to participate in the Lansing Area AIDS Network's 15th annual AIDS Walk.
After back-to-back 1-0 home losses against Indiana and Purdue over the weekend, the MSU women's soccer team dropped to 0-3 in Big Ten play.
College students who use vitamins as sources of nutrients often do so because their hectic schedules can force them to eat foods high in convenience but unsavory for their health. But vitamins can't replace a healthy diet and should only be used as a backup for healthy food choices, experts say. Peggy Apostolos, an Ingham Regional Medical Center dietitian, said one misconception about vitamins and supplements is that they can replace foods that have the same nutrients. "People might think that they don't have to eat a healthy diet, and will think, 'If I don't have any protein, I'll just take a multi-vitamin,'" Apostolos said. That assumption is false because nutrients in vitamins aren't as easily absorbed into the body as the same nutrients in food, she said. Nutrients in vitamins could pass through the body while nutrients from food would be absorbed. Also, vitamins do not contain essential protein, fat or carbohydrate, and won't give you the energy that food will, she said. Eating nutritious food should always come before taking vitamins, with the exception being people who are allergic or intolerant to certain foods, said Ronda Bokram, registered dietitian and health educator at Olin Health Center. Since the body can store a limited amount of each nutrient, excess amounts of nutrients don't necessarily lead to any improvements, Apostolos said.
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos will square off in three live, televised debates starting at 8 p.m.
Coaching is more than a simple task of motivating a group of 18- to 22-year-olds to play hard on Saturdays.
Michigan legislation that will gradually raise the minimum wage in the next three years went into effect Sunday with a 35 percent increase in hourly pay. The increase, signed by Gov.
Aug. 10, 2006, was the most defining day of my life. That was the day one of my best friends, my mom, passed away from uterine cancer that spread from her uterus to her lungs.
It was a game that wasn't supposed to be close. MSU was expected to put up big offensive numbers against Illinois Saturday, answering any questions about the lingering effects of the Notre Dame collapse. But after a disappointing 23-20 loss, the Spartans failed to respond to that question and raised many more about an offense that put up just 259 total yards. "We should be able to put up 40 points on Illinois," senior center Kyle Cook said.
The State News editorial "Board needs more transparency," (SN 9/21), infers that the Sept.
The city of East Lansing is grateful for the wonderful example of community pride put forward by the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, following the Sept.
As the ball rolled into the goal, several MSU men's soccer players fell to the ground, stunned at how the game had just ended in front of them.
By Matt Benjamin For The State News It was Homecoming on Saturday, and the celebration was on at the Charles McCaffree Pool in IM Sports-West, where the 51st annual Alumni Swim Meet was held.
The author of "God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It" got something right when he spoke Thursday night at The Peoples Church, 200 W.
Three-year-old Ellie Yonker, of Lansing, watched the parade procession from the arms of her father, Jeff Yonker, as he pointed out this year's grand marshal riding past on Friday evening. Ellie and her family were a few of many who came out to see Kermit the Frog Friday in the MSU Homecoming parade. MSU alumni, students and East Lansing-area residents gathered downtown and on campus to watch the famous frog in what was called one of MSU's largest Homecoming parades. The parade began at the Hannah Community Center and ended on campus at IM Sports-Circle.
Saturday was an embarrassing day for MSU as a whole. As if the debacle on the football field was not bad enough, what was going on in the student section was just as bad, if not worse. At any point during the game, you could see a couple of Illini fans in the student section, but no one was sitting within six rows of them because MSU students were throwing so much trash at them. While I'm sure these students from Illinois expected a little bit of harassment, what was going on was completely uncalled-for.
Lansing — Muppet legend Kermit the Frog helped Lansing-area students figure out who stole the cookies from the cookie jar Friday morning. The eyes of some Lansing schoolchildren lit up as Kermit, MSU President Lou Anna K.
We all come up with excuses. We skip class because we're "sick" or because it's a large lecture hall that doesn't take attendance.