By Rachel Wilkerson For The State News Some MSU graduates try to get as far away from East Lansing as possible after receiving their diplomas.
I read The State News everyday, and I've been struck by the reactions to the columns by John Bice.
The most anticipated movie this summer isn't "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" or "X-men: The Last Stand." It's a small action film, not due out until August.
Tucked away in the stuffed critter-ridden halls of the MSU Museum, zoology instructor Jim Harding rescues animal amateurs and horrified homeowners from the creatures that creep into their yards. Almost five years ago, Harding began the Wildlife and Natural History Q-Line and thus dubbed himself the "Critterguy." He became MSU's go-to man for questions about wild animals including how to keep raccoons out of the trash, deer out of gardens, moles out of yards and woodpeckers off houses. "You know the old movie 'Field of Dreams' and the saying, 'If you build it, they will come?'" Harding said.
The Wal-Mart in Okemos is trying to expand into a Super Wal-Mart, but many residents in Meridian Township are worried an even bigger version of the retailer will push out smaller businesses in the area and add traffic to an already congested area. Wal-Mart employee Roxanne Launstein, 22, hopes the store will be able to expand. Wal-Mart has requested a permit from Meridian Township to allow the store to expand by nearly 49,500 square feet, stay open 24 hours a day and also add a drive-through pharmacy to the store.
A recommendation to raise faculty salaries by 4.7 percent for the 2006-07 school year would help MSU stay competitive with other Big Ten institutions, university officials said. The proposed salary increase was calculated to make up from last year and overcome anticipated salary hikes at other universities, said Ross Emmett, chairperson of the University Committee on Faculty Affairs, which proposed the salary increase. "The Big Ten essentially represents our competitive pool of similar universities," Emmett said.
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Bikes, play structures and bus stops used to dot the areas between sycamore trees and brick apartments.
The MSU Bike Project has added additional workshop hours from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays to combat the increased need for bikes and bike repairs. The Bike Project is a group composed of volunteers dedicated to promoting bicycling on campus. It offers one-year leases for bikes and provides bike repair services to the MSU community for donations.
1 "Match Point," a drama about fidelity, passion and luck, is released on DVD today.
The U.S. government has created a new and extensive plan to combat global terrorism. The plan, which has been approved by Defense Secretary Donald H.
It can be easy to feel like the war America is currently involved in is far away. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to gain a better understanding of the conflict. For most of us, the war in Iraq doesn't drastically affect our daily lives.
After the first five minutes of "The Sentinel," audiences might think they are watching an ultra-creative art film about the night terrors of Secret Service men.
The film "Dreamworlds II" will be screened on campus today at Olds Hall in room 11. The movie shows the impact of pop culture on young people in regard to their sexuality and gender, using more than 200 images from music videos to illustrate the point. Free pizza will be served at 12:30 p.m., with the film starting at 1:00 p.m.
Anyone who drives a car and lives in East Lansing knows how difficult it can be to find a place to park in this city. Especially in the neighborhoods. A colleague of mine recently reminded me of how hard parking can be and how the city often makes it a lot harder. He had a friend staying over at his house and wanted to call the East Lansing Police Department to have his friend's license plate number put on a list so he could park his car in the street and not get a ticket. It was something he had done before and was surprised to find out that he couldn't. I called East Lansing police Capt.
A four-story building approved last week by the East Lansing City Council, to be constructed between 500 Albert Ave.
"Dead Man" makes "Tombstone" look like a leftover pizza without any cheese. Director and writer Jim Jarmusch's 1995 black-and-white Western is almost too good for words, but I'll type on since we don't print pantomime, and I'm a writer. Johnny Depp, the king of cool, plays the lead role of William Blake — a bookish type from Cleveland looking for an accounting job in the ruthlessly rugged West. Things become violent, as they should, and Blake flees to the woods as an outlaw after a night of passion with the lovely Thel Russell — played by Mili Avital.
MSU's Pre-Veterinary Medical Association has set up a memorial fund for a 19-year-old MSU student who died in February after she was hit by a car in south campus. The Dannielle Brandt Memorial Fund was founded to honor Dannielle Brandt, a veterinary medicine sophomore who was involved with the club and passionate about animals, association President Aaron Wilkinson said. Brandt, of South Boardman, Mich., was struck by a car at about 10:20 p.m.