Dressed in jeans, a button-down shirt and red suspenders, Cliff Welsch grabbed two heaping handfuls of apples, which would be pressed into fresh cider Saturday at the Student Organic Farm Harvest Fest. Welsch guided people through the cider-making process using a wooden press he and his wife, Margaret, bought 30 years ago.
Ann Arbor — It was all guts and no glory for the MSU men's soccer team (6-4-2 overall, 0-2-2 Big Ten) on Sunday, as the Spartans walked away from their game against Michigan with a 1-1 tie. The high stakes of the intrastate rivalry motivated players on both teams through an extra 20 minutes of play, but neither team was able to net the game winner. "I was afraid the minutes were going to haunt us and maybe they'd sneak one with fresher legs," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
By Amy Wilson McClatchy Newspapers What's a woman to do? Bombarded by commercials that urge her and everyone around her to "tell someone," she pays attention to the news that a vaccine has been engineered — and approved — that will protect women against the human papillomavirus, which causes 75 percent of all cervical cancer. Furthermore, studies have found the vaccine to be almost 100 percent effective in preventing precancers of the cervix, vulva and vagina and genital warts. But should she vaccinate her daughters? The virus, also known as HPV, can be fatal.
Five committees were created to help resolve major issues after MSU faculty members said they wanted more input on decisions made within the university. The committees, called the Faculty Voice Task Forces, were created in September 2005 and worked throughout the spring.
There's no shortage of reasons for MSU's 31-13 loss to Michigan on Saturday. A lack of discipline is one.
With the Nov. 7 elections approaching, Hubbard Hall's Black Caucus registered voters from 4-8 p.m.
Ricky Williams suffered a gash on his left heel last week when a locker room door slammed shut behind him. Team doctors said Williams is in stable condition but strangely is still asking for medicinal marijuana. NBA commissioner David Stern received a proposal last week to expand the league to Europe in the near future. The sticking point: How would Dwyane Wade's 30 free throws a game translate into euros? The Miami Dolphins started former Detroit Lion Joey Harrington at quarterback Sunday in place of the struggling Daunte Culpepper. Not to be outdone, the Lions pulled their starting quarterback and replaced him with Scott Mitchell. New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball caught his 51st career touchdown pass Saturday, breaking Jerry Rice's NCAA Division I-AA record. Still safe: Marcus Vick's NCAA career arrests record. The Detroit Tigers wrapped up an American League Divisional Series victory on Saturday — their first playoff series win since 1984. In a touching tribute, Tigers closer Todd Jones was wearing the same pair of underwear he had on the last time Detroit won a playoff series. After that loss, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner wants manager Joe Torre fired, according to media reports. The leading candidate for Steinbrenner to replace Torre with: A big bag of money.
Although the job history of a company working on the East Village project wasn't made explicitly clear to some of the area's property owners, the business will continue doing preliminary studies for the project. Representatives from The Pierce Company of San Diego, Calif., didn't mention in some meetings with East Village property owners and city officials that they weren't working on a similar redevelopment project at San Diego State University.
Fat. Whore. Ugly. Nerd. Stupid. Slut. Geek. Snob. Which sounds most familiar to you? Chances are, at one time or another, someone called you one of these names.
By Erik Adams The State News Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy wasn't feeling very talkative at his band's gig Friday night. He told the audience at the Auditorium as much, but that was kind of a moot point, given the fact that the first words he said in between songs were, "I haven't been very talkative tonight." But when the audience failed to give a proper response to the calls in the band's new song "Is That the Thanks I Get," Tweedy was moved to speak up.
Ann Arbor - Drew Stanton was one of the first Spartans to walk off the field Saturday.
As a senior, I've now seen the Spartans lose to the Wolverines four straight times. And although I've seen it before, this one was the hardest to watch.
The Human Relations Commission of the city of East Lansing strongly condemns the Young Americans for Freedom group's intent to hold "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" at MSU. Founded to promote positive relations among racial and cultural groups in the city, the HRC was created to help protect the rights of all MSU students and visitors.
After a subpar performance in Tuesday's Green and White intrasquad scrimmage, the message from MSU head coach Rick Comley to the junior forward line of Jim McKenzie, Bryan Lerg and Chris Mueller was loud and clear. "He obviously wasn't happy with how we played," Lerg said.
Nobody thought it would happen. The New York Yankees were the immovable object, the $200 million monster that was supposed to gobble up teams like the Detroit Tigers without even chewing. The Tigers were the overachieving underdogs, the team still just three years removed from one of the worst records in baseball history. And yet, there they were at Comerica Park on Saturday night — the Tigers dancing around the field spraying champagne like college kids, the Yankees staring out blankly from their dugout like they weren't invited to the party.
I'm not surprised by the wave of letters on the Opinion Page of The State News criticizing John L.
Michigan legislators might need to make more budget cuts than expected come November. Although the state budget for this fiscal year started in October, it might have a big hole after midterm elections — to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. It all depends on whether or not voters pass Proposal 5, which would increase public education funding by about $565 million and require Michigan to provide funding increases that are equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, community colleges and universities. Ken MacGregor, spokesman for the K-16 Coalition for Michigan's Future, a group that supports the proposal, said it would take pressure off universities to increase tuition. MSU's tuition increased by 5.9 percent for in-state undergraduates and 6.9 percent for out-of-state students this fall. "There's no better way to secure our economy's future," he said.
After sweeping Illinois on Friday, the MSU volleyball team ended on a sour note by losing to Northwestern in five sets Saturday at Jenison Field House. After starting the season 10-1, MSU (11-5 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) has dropped four of its last six matches. Behind a spirited home crowd, the Spartans won the first and third games Saturday, but lost the second, fourth and fifth games to drop their third five-game match of the season. MSU head coach Cathy George and the Spartans were visibly upset when they emerged from the locker room following the loss.
Quarterback Keith Nichol, an MSU commitment from the class of 2007, went 12-of-13 passing for 262 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-13 Homecoming win for Lowell High School on Friday, The Grand Rapids Press reported. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Nichol also scored two touchdowns on runs of 6 and 10 yards. "We're not surprised by Nichol's performance," Lowell head coach Noel Dean told the Press.
About 150 GOP supporters are each out $250 after attending a Republican fundraiser on Thursday in Bath Township. The guest of honor and speaker, Vice President Dick Cheney, warned guests that the safety of America is in danger because of the approaching November midterm elections. As crumbling Republicans struggle to keep afloat, Cheney's remarks are nothing new.