MSU
ASMSU posts vacancies for new staff positions
New staff positions for ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, are currently open.
FEATURES
Fruity Stoli cocktail original creation
"The Stoli Around the World" is an original mixed drink created and exclusively sold at Woody's Oasis Bar & Grill, 211 E.
FEATURES
Picasso comes to East Lansing
Roy Saper is offering you one of the most unique experiences of a lifetime. All you have to do is walk in. The exhibit needs no tag line, fancy catch phrase or selling point.
FEATURES
Happenings this weekend
MUSIC Friday Murder By Death, Langhorne Slim, Metal Hearts The Temple Club 500 E.
MSU
Distinguished Professor dies from cancer Monday
Michael Pressley, university distinguished professor of education, died Monday from cancer. Pressley was the director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center — a center focused on promoting literacy among adolescents and children. His funeral Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m.
MICHIGAN
Mich. Walk of Fame ceremony welcomes first 12 inductees
Lansing area residents joined former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas as she kicked off the first Michigan Walk of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night at the Michigan Historical Museum, 702 W.
NEWS
Conserve money for conservation?
House Joint Resolution Z might be the most confusing initiative voters will face. It asks whether there should be constitutional protection given to funds so they are earmarked only for environmental and outdoors use.
NEWS
Make your mark on the ballot
This November, Michigan voters will decide some of the most controversial topics in the state. They'll have to contemplate whether mourning doves should be hunted, whether to limit eminent domain, if race and gender should be used in college admissions and whether conservation funds that can't be used for other purposes should be established.
COMMENTARY
Affirmative action good idea at core, needs work
Brandon Peeples' letter, "Erasing system creates damaging effects for all," (SN 5/25), claims that many largely minority schools are at a disadvantage when compared to the "white" suburbs.
MICHIGAN
Fiesta celebrates cultures
Lansing — The empty grounds of Cristo Rey Catholic Church gave little clue of the vibrant dancing and steaming food that will fill the air this weekend.
MICHIGAN
Veterans remember fallen friends
A small American flag will stand next to each veteran's grave at Deepdale Memorial Park and Cemetery on Old Lansing Road this weekend.
NEWS
Battle over property
Senate Joint Resolution E is meant to change the eminent domain laws — a city or state government's right to take private property for public or private use, such as for roads or developments. The U.S.
NEWS
Pro-civil rights or anti-affirmative action?
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, has generated heated controversy since its inception.
FEATURES
Electronic festival back in Detroit
At the beginning of every summer, the city of Detroit transforms into an electronic playground. Large tents and stages are constructed housing gigantic speakers, whirling neon lights and boisterous DJs scratching warm wax.
NEWS
Dove dilemma
Should mourning doves in Michigan be a protected bird, or fair game for hunters? The Dove Hunting Referendum asks voters whether a public act passed in 2004 that established a hunting season for mourning doves should be changed.
COMMENTARY
Former waitress goes back to roots; patrons should remember to tip well
Don't forget — he said no turnips. Extra tomatoes. Sauce on side. Cut in half. Repeat order.
COMMENTARY
Cartoonist gone too far, issue under investigation
Mike Ramsey's cartoon on May 23 went too far.
COMMENTARY
Hindus of India invented zero, Azeez misinformed
This is in response to the article written by Muslim Students' Association former President Farhan Abdul Azeez, "Professor's derogatory e-mail misses target, accidentally promotes diversity," (SN 5/22). I do not deny the role of Islamic civilization in diffusing the ideas of astronomy and mathematics to the growth of Western science.
FEATURES
'X-Men' fans gear up for film
The mutants are coming! The mutants are coming! Midnight moviegoers across the country got the first peek at the hotly anticipated comic-book adaptation "X-Men: The Last Stand" in the wee-est hours of the morning.
FEATURES
Exhibit showcases unique garments
Admirers of artistic expression who happen to meander into Kresge Art Museum anytime within the next couple of months may find themselves surrounded by the extraordinary thrust into the bizarre or engulfed in the eccentric.