The NCAA is asking Division I schools to reign in sports spending, according to a report issued by the organization on Monday. NCAA President Myles Brand encouraged schools to keep an eye on the money flow but said there was no fiscal crisis in the NCAA behind the recommendations.
Psychology junior Josh Droog was in the basement of Mayo Hall the moment when nearly half of campus lost power last spring. "The second (the lights) shut off, the entire hall got freezing cold, and for no reason this cold breeze just picked up, and it felt like someone was there," said Droog, who was delivering a pizza at the time.
U.S. News & World Report writer Jeffery Sheler will sign and discuss his book, "Believers: A Journey into Evangelical America," at 7:30 p.m.
A few blocks down the road from Busch Stadium, a few hours after most St. Louisians' initial ecstasy simmered to an afterglow and in the same hotel where the Tigers dwelled on the last leg of their unsuccessful quest, a small pack of State News staff members let out a triumphant roar on Saturday.
Construction on a Louis Street apartment building that will house 96 people could begin by June, giving students more housing options close to campus. Joe Goodsir, president of Community Resource Management Co., said he hopes this project mirrors the success of an apartment building he opened in 2001 on Louis Street. "That has been a very successful building for us," Goodsir said. The plans for the new apartment building will go before the East Lansing City Council at its Nov.
After scoring on an 80-yard drive to start Saturday's game against Indiana, MSU's offense got the ball back with a chance to jump out to an early 14-3 lead.
For the 13th consecutive year, hospitalized patients in Michigan and Pennsylvania will receive blood from the MSU-Penn State Blood Challenge. Students at MSU and Penn State University will have the opportunity to help their respective schools win the challenge by donating blood until Nov.
The MSU Career Services Network will provide a creative arts forum for students interested in learning more about careers in writing, publishing graphic design, advertising, curation and art management and freelancing.
In Jessica Byrom's piece, "Casualties of war mourned, not those killed by abortion," (SN 10/26), she posits that Planned Parenthood, responsible for approximately 255,000 abortions a year, is the "No.
Ironic isn't it, that exactly what many politicians predicted would happen, happened, and their own predicted reactions to these happenings have not been fulfilled?
The haunted house industry isn't for the weak of heart. Halloween aficionados looking to profit from their love for the day invest thousands of dollars and spend months preparing for the haunting season, all while working full-time jobs. Jerry and Jamie Browne, a married couple in their late 20s, live in a subdivision in Perry, Mich., with their high-energy 3-year-old triplets: Mazzy, Gavin and Chloe.
Lydia Weiss plans to vote for Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Nov. 7, but it's not because the candidate is a woman. "She's the pro-choice candidate.
Off a shin pad. Off a three-way deflection. Banked in off a pad from behind the net. No, it's not a parody of the popular Michael Jordan and Larry Bird basketball commercials from the mid-'90s.
I am writing to clarify the inaccuracies written in Matt Schumann's letter, "Vote yes on proposal to end affirmative action" (SN 10/30). I agree with his arguments, and I believe that affirmative action should not be strictly restricted to skin color but also include an element of socioeconomic status.
An MSU researcher is planning a survey to study the racial distribution, climate and attitudes in residence halls. Jessica Mills, a sociology doctoral student, will compose the survey and compile the results, with support from the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, as part of her dissertation and possibly for the university's use. "She is interested in where students are placed to live in residence halls," said Martina Egerer, Holden Hall's RHA representative. The survey will examine students' beliefs about why they are placed in dorms, she said.
Some say God is a crutch. But I say it works both ways. Is atheism an emotional crutch? Something people conjure up to escape the frightening reality of God's existence? The question of purpose is a human query, one I was surprised to see John Bice deny in his column, "Religious beliefs don't justify outlawing stem cell research" (SN 10/24). The argument Bice presented asserted that Christianity holds a slew of moral ideals based on a faith conjured up by humans so they feel better about the afterlife. Bice wrote, "The foundational basis for religious faith isn't evidence or rational thinking; instead, it stems from fear of death, an emotional craving for an optimistic future and a desire for 'meaning.'" I read it and was puzzled.
Margaret Harding, a 20-year-old journalist, waited in a graveyard at midnight for an escaped cop killer.
By Sarah Harbison, Elizabeth Swanson and Yvette Lanier The State News The Halloween party weekend might be over, but the holiday isn't.
MSU is going to update the campus' master plan, which will detail building and construction plans for the next five years. Campus planner Stephen Troost said the department of Campus Planning and Administration has brainstormed ideas for the plan since the beginning of the year.