Beer has become an intricate part of Ron Jeffries' life. Some days Jeffries spends up to 12 hours making beer at his microbrewery, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales in Dexter, about an hour away from campus. Jeffries, who opened the microbrewery two years ago, does everything from his own brewing to bottling and labeling the finished product at Jolly Pumpkin.
For the past few weeks, I wanted to write a column about the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI, and affirmative action, but lacked the time.
Soccer players might soon be able to see million-dollar renovations to the East Lansing Soccer Complex from the East Lansing Planning Commission's proposals, which include improved lighting for the fields. The commission annually releases a list of suggestions to the East Lansing City Council on how to improve the city in the Capital Improvements Program. The council uses the Capital Improvements Program to help plan the budget, ultimately deciding whether to approve the funding. The $1.4-million soccer renovations, as well as road maintenance on Abbott and Chandler roads for $2 million, are some of the proposals in the program. Some of these ideas, however, might not come to light due to lack of funding to finance the entire list, said City Manager Ted Staton. "There's no way all these things will happen," Staton said.
The MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to raise housing rates for fall 2006, in what has become a springtime tradition at the university. The change means students will have to pay about $300 more next year for a room and basic meal plan.
Lansing — Chris Hickey knew very well that time wasn't exactly on his side. Walking into Lansing's U.S.
Some people dig March Madness while others live for the NFL and NBA playoffs. And a large percentage of the United States is fascinated with the MLB playoffs (which seem to last deeper into October each year). Not to say I don't enjoy watching those events, but the NHL playoffs are my sports Christmas, and, to my delight, are soon to be back. There are so many things to watch for come playoff time.
MSU's College of Human Medicine should have contracts inked with Grand Rapids hospitals within weeks to launch its new medical school, university officials say. The college plans to create a second four-year campus in Grand Rapids by 2010. On Thursday, the MSU Board of Trustees made those plans official, authorizing MSU President Lou Anna K.
By Erik Adams For The State News As an avid viewer of the late VH1 show "Pop-Up Video," I know that LL Cool J is an acronym for "Ladies Love Cool James." As someone who has heard LL's new album "Todd Smith," I now feel that moniker may be truer in reverse. Over the course of "Todd Smith," LL finds himself making legit claims of female admiration while also begging for in-club hookups and forgiveness from ex-girlfriends.
Bradley Wilson's 4/13 letter, "ASMSU benefits its members, not MSU" takes a narrow view about who does and does not benefit from ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government.
I would like to expand on what J.C. Kibbey started to address in his editorial about students acting and not just complaining, "Students should act, not just complain" (SN 4/6). The fact is that no one cares about what is happening to this country, and no one is taking the time to educate others about it.
When young Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn) escapes from her overwhelming schedule full of public interviews and meetings while on a royal tour in Rome, she unknowingly meets an American reporter named Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) as he tries to get the inside scoop on the princess who has gone AWOL.
MSU's apparel and textile design program could find a more permanent home in the College of Arts & Letters beginning next fall. A proposal in the Academic Governance system would move apparel and textile design from its present location in the College of Human Ecology, but officials are not sure yet if Arts & Letters would be a good fit for the program. "This could be a wonderful match, but how the major fits in — we don't know yet," said June Youatt, dean of undergraduate studies and acting dean of the College of Human Ecology.
By Justin Kroll For The State News Film noir, witty dialogue and plenty of sex and violence are the perfect ingredients for Paul McGuigan's newest thriller "Lucky Number Slevin," a film about mistaken identity.
Tom Slanda, "Fixing schools will best help minorities" (SN 4/07), and Matt Maiuri, "Giving advantages won't mean success" (SN 4/06), would like readers to believe that affirmative action is nothing more than a handout to the undeserving.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new album is sassy, raw, arrogant and has a twist of naiveté. "Show Your Bones" establishes the indie rock trio as a force to be recognized in the trendy New York music scene and in every iPod rocking the suburbs.
The MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday to raise housing rates for the next school year. Rates have increased by at least 4 percent each of the past six years. Next year's students will have to pay about $300 more next year for a room and a basic meal plan in the residence halls.
Passover services and Seder dinner will be provided tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St., and at 9:30 p.m.
A group of American Nazis might sue the city of Lansing for holding a diversity rally the day of its white supremacist rally later this month, a group spokesman said. The group, dedicated to the preservation of the Aryan race and the establishment of a socialist state in America, is also angry that a fence and metal detectors might be used for security at the National Socialist Movement's rally April 22 at the state Capitol Building. Spokesman Bill White said the diversity rally violates First Amendment rights because it's not neutral, and added that a lawsuit is very probable. "They're doing this to target us and to infringe our exercising of our rights," White said of the diversity rally.
Frank Zappa once said, "I'm not black, but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white." I can't say I disagree with him. As a white female, I obviously cannot even begin to understand the perspective of a minority, but I can still blatantly see the dangers that exist within America's racial reality. Racial tension might not be at an all-time high, but it definitely isn't lacking in our culture and society.
Grand Ledge — It was just a birthday gift for a day of beauty treatments at a local salon, but for Sheila Laing, something clicked. Laing, who had worked as an MSU secretary for 14 years and had been an MSU student for more than two years, quit her job and began to chase her long-time dream of starting her own salon business. "I told my husband this is what I wanted to do," Laing said.