Generally, if you're a true entertainment enthusiast, it may be difficult to wake up on Saturday mornings. The breakfast hours of Saturday could prove to be especially tough because Friday night at Mac's Bar, 2700 E.
The Cruisin' the Gut Car Show will be held Saturday in downtown Lansing. The event starts at 3 p.m.
If the closest you've gotten to nature in East Lansing is a run-in with carpenter ants in your bathroom, don't fear — the area is chock-full of outdoor opportunities.
Crop damage due to plant diseases could be minimized after MSU researchers discovered how one disease attacks crops. MSU researchers have been studying a bacterial disease that has been affecting tomato crops across the country and has caused serious crop loss in recent years. The researchers discovered how the disease destroys the plants and compared it to the way a disease attacks a human. "Through our research, we have discovered that the pathogen is actually attacking the plant's defense mechanism," said Sheng Yang He, an MSU professor of plant biology, plant pathology and microbiology and molecular genetics and head researcher in the study.
Dietetics senior Jenny Heringhausen said she's made the dean's list every semester since she began classes at MSU, yet rarely stresses over getting good grades. "I guess when you think about grades, the only time when I was nervous was the very first semester," she said.
As fall comes around, college students can expect to pay more in tuition. The MSU Board of Trustees announced on Monday that tuition will increase by 5.9 percent for in-state undergraduate students and by 6.9 percent for out-of-state undergraduate students.
I was shocked to open up The State News and find Daniel Piedra's startlingly narrow-minded and offensive letter, "United States supports Israel with good reason," (SN 7/17). I can understand why he may find Hezbollah's actions in kidnapping two soldiers wrong — I agree, that wasn't right — but to stereotype the entire Muslim population and call them "hate-mongering" is absurd.
The Bush administration needed four years and a Supreme Court ruling to forcefully accept that, yes, captives in the war on terror are covered by the Geneva Conventions, which call for humane treatment. Despite disturbing reports that the United States has used extreme interrogation techniques — pouring phosphoric liquid on detainees, beating them unconscious and simulating drowning with "waterboarding" — President Bush has steadfastly maintained that torture has never been used on prisoners to extract information.
Cases for 10 MSU students charged in connection with a mid-March MSU Federal Credit Union scam have been transferred to a lower court, according to court records at the 54-B District Court in East Lansing. The records also show the defendants will appear before district court Judge Richard Ball on Aug.
I am responding to Jason Michael Chapman's column "Globalism, 'World Tax Fund,' can help to eliminate dire poverty," (SN 7/18). Essentially, he is advocating for worldwide communism.
As the parents of one of the nine students who participated in the MSU Study Abroad program in Israel this summer, we wanted to present a different perspective on the cancellation of the study abroad program in Israel than the views expressed in the article that appeared in The State News, "Students return from Israel as Middle Eastern conflict escalates," (SN 7/17). We applaud MSU's decision to cancel the study abroad program in Israel and to bring the students safely home.
The city of East Lansing filed an appeal Wednesday to overturn an Ingham County Circuit Court decision allowing DTN Management Co. to build apartments along the 700 block of Burcham Drive. The city is pursuing the matter because many officials think the project, which covers 767 through 775 Burcham Drive, doesn't fit with the surrounding neighborhood, East Lansing City Council member Mark Meadows said. "We decided to appeal the decisions of the circuit judge because she didn't apply the right law," he said.
Rare Combination, an Irish/Celtic group, will be giving a free performance at 7 p.m. Friday at Lake Lansing Park-South, located at the corner of Pike Street and Marsh Road in Haslett. The band, which formed in spring 2004, garnered its name from the unlikely members in the group.
Sam Moreno slowly scooted away from the large dairy cow he had just finished milking. The 8-year-old Lansing resident is not used to being around livestock but said he enjoyed the experience of milking a cow Wednesday at the Great Dairy Adventure during the 10th annual Michigan Dairy Expo. "It was fun," Sam said.
Two Republicans want the chance to challenge Michigan incumbent Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the November election.
Many main computer services will be unavailable due to electrical upgrades taking place on Friday from 6-11 p.m.
There must be something in the water. If anyone has an idea of what it is, it's Matt Wisniewski.
It can start with losing your wallet, throwing away an old utility bill, buying products from the Internet or simply paying with your credit card at a restaurant.
A memorial will be held for former director of the MSU Instructional Media Center Somnath Chatterjee, 64, who died July 13. The ceremony will be held at 1 p.m.