Hearing voices in your head used to mean trouble. Now it means you're techno-fabulous. Remember that crazy shoe phone in the old TV show "Get Smart"? Well, its 21st-century cousin has just been born in the form of a new gizmo developed by Nike and Apple Computer, Inc. that allows your lower digits to go digital. Mind-body connection?
A proposal to give school districts, community colleges and universities annual funding that keeps pace with inflation could appear on the November ballot. The K-16 Coalition for Michigan's Future, a collection of state educational advocacy groups, had 279,429 signatures certified by Michigan's Board of State Canvassers on Monday.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is presenting a bill to Congress today that will help independent gas stations add facilities to support ethanol.
MSU must keep up with new technology and be at the forefront of research to thrive, MSU President Lou Anna K.
You don't have to go far to find a conspiracy theory concerning U.S. politics. From the Marines in Haditha to Valerie Plame, it seems as if everything dealing with the latest presidency is a little too blurry.
Sophomore guard Maggie Dwyer is transferring to Missouri State after 60 games and nine starts with the women's basketball team. She totaled 117 points, 138 rebounds and 34 assists in her two-year career at MSU. MSU Assistant Sports Information Director Benjamin Phlegar said Dwyer declined to comment on the decision. MSU head coach Joanne P.
Donivan Wells decided to become a nurse for job security — something he has never had to worry about in the ten years of his career. With nurses in high demand, Wells, a certified nurse who works at Sparrow Hospital, 1215 E.
Court proceedings for Michael Lee Castillo — charged with drunken driving and kidnapping MSU student Amanda Lynn Brandel — will be postponed to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Castillo, a 32-year-old Lansing Community College East student, will undergo psychiatric testing June 15 to determine his competency and his state of mind when an East Lansing police stopped him on Jan.
Caitlin Scuderi's column on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, "United States swarming with ADD, falsely diagnosed Adderall addicts," (SN 6/1), and Candace R.
East Lansing residents discarded bicycles and loaded scrapped lumber into containers Saturday in an effort to make the city more environmentally friendly. Volunteers at the 12th annual Project Pride spent the day collecting everything from scrap metal to cardboard boxes at Abbott Center, 1400-1500 Abbott Road.
Prospective students and their parents will soon be able to check out faculty and student profiles, video clips and interactive quizzes to get a better feel for MSU courtesy of a new Web site. The Office of Admissions and Scholarships plans to launch an updated version of its site in early July, said Pam Horne, Director of Admissions. "We still find that prospective students want to access quick facts and information," Horne said.
Lansing — The riverfront buzzed with energy Friday night as the Lansing Board of Water and Light held its annual Chili Cook-Off. The cook-off, now in its 11th year, hosted 39 booths, with 1,500 gallons of chili served, said John Strickler, spokesman for the Lansing Board of Water and Light. Greeted by a warm and sunny day, visitors tasted chili, salsa and other foods at booths that wound along the downtown River Trail between Michigan Avenue and Shiawassee Street.
I really have no credibility to be compensated, but the following admission will definitely guarantee my exile from any sort of "cool circle" for a long time: I'm looking forward to the next episode of MTV's "The Hills." I know, I'm disgusting, but I have my reasons.
While waiting in line to see the latest edition of the X-Men series, I began to survey the other people in line to get an idea of what type of crowd was coming to see the film.
Scientific rationality is commonly proposed as justification for a materialist and naturalist world view.
I read, with dismay, Caitlin Scuderi's "United States swarming with ADD, falsely diagnosed Adderall addicts," (SN 6/1). The column, although possibly well-intentioned, was based on rumor and anecdote.
"The Break-Up" is funny — nothing more, nothing less. If you're going into this film with the same mind-set as watching an episode of "Dr. Phil," you'll be disappointed.
Something beautiful happened this weekend. Rare photography spawned by crisp camera angles hung delicately on walls, luscious tapestries created in wondrous colors ravished white space and beautiful crystals shimmered elegantly through sparkling sunlight.
A green cast covered Barry's right leg Saturday afternoon. The teddy bear also wore protective plastic sunglasses for her lazy eye and a colorful Band-Aid covered one of her wounds. Sarai Garcia's stuffed animal went through a lot at the MSU/Mid-Michigan Children's Initiative, or MSU/MMCI's, Second Annual Teddy Bear Picnic, which took place off of Service Road, across from the Clinical Center. "She had a broken leg," the 8-year-old Lansing resident said.