By Adam Lark The State News Correction: This article incorrectly states that after skimming through a practice booklet, law student Jered Leo barely passed his LSAT exam.
The Dresden Dolls' new album is like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich — predictable, yet digestible. Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione make up the playtime duo still marching to the "cabaret-punk" beat with songs about gender changes, orgasms and alcohol.
It was with great disappointment that I read your editorial "Bundle of protests" (SN 4/12) regarding anti-Nazi protesters.
MSU and State News alumni Beth McCoy and Steve Eder were both among a handful of journalists who received Pulitzer Prize recognition Monday afternoon. McCoy, a 2003 MSU graduate, is a designer at The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, La., which received Pulitzer Prizes for Public Service and Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Eder, a 2004 MSU graduate, was part of a six-person team from The Blade in Toledo, Ohio, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
MSU has been a wide receiver factory in the last few years, routinely pumping out some of the best split ends and flankers in the country.
A state bursting at the seams with new farms and a booming industrial sector was the vision laid out by top state officials today on campus. Gov.
The robin is not Michigan's state bird. According to a state legislator, Michigan doesn't officially have one at all. Everything you've been taught in school is wrong.
Writing opinion columns from a godless perspective in a country brimming with religious beliefs predictably results in misunderstandings. Since this is my last semester writing a regular column for The State News (I can almost hear the collective sighs of relief), I'll address the most common misconception.
I'd like to offer a fresh perspective on all of the recent happenings and concerns about ethnic and sexual hate. It is so often claimed that we, as a tolerant society, should learn to accept people of all walks of life, all colors, all persuasions, etc.
It still doesn't enjoy the attention, press or television coverage of baseball, football and basketball, but don't get the 2005-06 NHL season wrong — it was a terrific season for hockey, from a business and fan aspect.
By Justin Kroll For The State News Every so often, Hollywood will release two or three films with similar ideas or themes within a year's span.
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's girlfriend faces a reprimand after she had a pit-road confrontation with driver Kurt Busch's fiancee last week. Race officials wouldn't disclose the exact nature of the argument, but did say it involved a bumper sticker and Calvin peeing on something. Ohio State fans are uniformly upset about proposed changes to the school's football uniforms. The main point of contention: The buckeye stickers that are attached to a player's helmet for good play are reportedly being replaced by scratch-and-sniff smiley face stickers. The St.
When Lansing resident Mike Salim needed help with contracts for his small business he sought the advice of the MSU Small Business & Nonprofit Law Clinic. Salim, the owner of three stores, has sought legal advice from the clinic regarding contracts and claims for his businesses on three occasions. "They have wonderful services and have always guided me to the right directions," said Salim, who owns Gold Touch, 5330 W.
Something fishy is going on around MSU lately, and it's not just the salmon the MSU Board of Trustees enjoyed Wednesday night. Last week the board shut out the public from its dinner inside Cowles House — again. This is happening despite the fact that some First Amendment lawyers have questioned the board's reasoning for closing its meetings. And the official incident report of a February assault in Hubbard Hall is apparently not a matter for the public either.
As a kid, I remember having to spit out a piece of bread I absentmindedly sampled at the grocery store.
East Lansing's City Council will seek student input on proposed changes to the city's noise ordinance during a public hearing Tuesday on campus. The revised ordinance would eliminate jail time as a penalty for loud parties. The proposal would add drinking games to a list of indicators police use to write party noise tickets. Tuesday's council meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.
Take Back the Night was amazing. It was moving, empowering and exciting. I was so proud of everyone who was involved and of all the people who came and shared their stories.
When international relations senior Jaime Chao applied to MSU, she had to choose the race with which she identified, she said.