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It was near the final kilometer of the race that I imagined my intestine being twisted and squeezed. Differing degrees of pain had dug in throughout my body like knives.
I feel that Mara Deutch's column, "Government should stay out of marriage, let religion handle it," (SN 6/09), means well and does touch on key factors in the current marriage debate.
As new students move into their homes away from homes, they will be receiving some enhanced services from the Residence Halls Association, or RHA — the on-campus student government — and University Housing. Here are some of the changes in store for this school year: • You'll hear the stories about how horrible the drinking water looks and tastes in the dorms, but students in Wonders, Wilson and Holden halls will not have to worry.
Unlike most college towns, East Lansing's bars are not minor-friendly, often sending freshmen to Lansing to go out.
Mary Boudreau and her partner Susan Grettenberger have four children. All of the Lansing residents' children are teenagers, and this weekend they celebrated Antonio Grettenberger's — who at 18 is the oldest — graduation from high school. Boudreau said she and her partner were lucky to find a judge who approved both of them to be legal parents of the children. For members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, adopting children can be a struggle, she said. Many fear it's going to become even tougher with the introduction of several bills into the state House of Representatives. The bills, both sitting in the House Family and Children Services Committee, would allow agencies that place children in adoptive homes to refuse to place them if the situation violates the agency's written religious or moral convictions.
Every morning, Laura DeJune would hear the quacks from her pet duck. But when the Battle Creek resident woke up to silence a month ago, she knew something was wrong.
With increased reports of student plagiarism and cheating, MSU professors are using various techniques to prevent these acts from happening. Plagiarism, which is taking someone else's work and passing it off as one's own, goes against MSU's policy regarding academic integrity, along with cheating on exams, homework assignments and essays. "Faculty members are reporting incidents of cheating more frequently then they have in the past," MSU's Ombudsman Stan Soffin said.
"There's a stench from our polyester that's probably poisoning you," said Dan Miller, guitarist/vocalist for Detroit country band Blanche, during the band's set at Saturday's Sonic Day Festival at Mac's Bar, 2700 E.
The preliminary examinations for two men arrested in connection with the alleged Feb. 23 Hubbard Hall assault are adjourned until June 23. A preliminary examination determines if there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial.
MSU student Jason William Trew, accused of stealing at least 35 data projectors, waived his preliminary examination Friday at the 54-B District Court.
The world has become a giant classroom now that MSU sends students to all seven continents, including Antarctica, for study abroad. Last year about 2,400 MSU students left East Lansing to study in a foreign country, said Cheryl Benner, the communications manager at the Office of Study Abroad. The most popular destinations were English-speaking countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom, Benner said. However, some students have misconceptions about study abroad and skip out on the foreign experience altogether. There are three myths about study abroad — finances, fear and fit, said Inge Steglitz, assistant director at the Office of Study Abroad.
Movies: NCG Eastwood Cinemas 2500 Showtime Drive in the Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing Student tickets are $6.50. www.ncgmovies.com Celebration Cinema 200 E.
In the search for alternative energy sources, MSU researchers have discovered switchgrass as a valuable resource in producing other forms of fuel. At the MSU Extension in Presque Isle County, researchers are studying how to make fuel pellets out of switchgrass, which is a variety of prairie grass that grows quickly and can survive harsh weather conditions.
With more than 45,000 students milling around campus, seeking a sense of community may seem like finding a needle in a haystack.
John Sturk is a quarter Mohawk and an officer in the North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO.
"I wish I had known that what you do your freshman year determines your future at Michigan State.
MSU can seem like an overwhelmingly large place for new students, and it can be easy to get lost in the crowd.
Whenever I go home for a weekend, one thing is always the same. My parents and I sit around on Sunday morning, sucking down cheap gas station cappuccinos and coffee while thumbing through stores' weekly ads and reading two or three local newspapers.
Mason — Local pilots gave children from around the area the opportunity to experience their first plane ride Saturday on Young Eagles Aviation Day. The event which was held at the Mason Jewett Field Airport, was started in 1992 to promote aviation education among children.