Police continue to investigate a car and pedestrian crash that killed MSU student Dannielle Brandt Friday night. Brandt was on her way home from walking a show cow at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education at about 10:20 p.m.
A crowd of people at Robert Kolt's Haslett home screamed "monkey" on Sunday night — twice. It's become a tradition for the partygoers to shout the word whenever a monkey appears during the Super Bowl commercials. Because after all, it wasn't the game that mattered — just the advertisements. Kolt, an MSU instructor, and about 20 members of the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing met to grade the Super Bowl advertisements during Sunday's game.
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Why is there a sheet of cinnamon sugar glazed across my bed? That was my first response as I tore off the sheet from my Cedar Village mattress on a fall 2004 night. After running a marathon in Chicago that day, all I yearned for was a nice, soft place to sleep.
The Internet has become a vehicle to establish and reinvent one's own identity. And for many cyber-savvy folks, MySpace.com has become a popular Web site to exercise one of the human race's most prized personal tastes — music.
More than $100 million in state funding is on the line for MSU researchers, who will cram to submit letters of intent to a statewide competition this month. The letters are due by Feb.
This opinion is in regard to President Bush's State of the Union address. I was appalled to hear that in the past four years, the federal government has only funded $10 billion toward researching and creating cheaper, more efficient sources of fuel and energy. That is pocket change. This is especially hard to swallow, after Bush announced that the government has provided $85 billion to aid Louisiana and other areas affected by the recent hurricane.
It was interesting to see Kyle Bristow and Katie Wilcox, "Cartoon repulsive, wrong message sent" and "Cartoon makes light of unsafe abortion" (SN 2/1), writing from the same script of half-truths and complete fabrications — a script developed by people who want to assure that women are punished for having sex. Contrary to what Bristow might think, abortions are performed on dogs fairly regularly.
Women's basketball reporter Ethan Conley writes about how MSU should follow Illinois' example to spice up a game.
After Hamas won a landslide victory in the Palestinian Authority election late last month, the question became — what would it mean for Palestinians, Israelis and the Middle East? It also had some in East Lansing wondering what it meant for the future of MSU's study abroad program to Israel. Hamas, a Palestinian political group, is listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S.
The president missed a great opportunity Jan. 31 in his State of the Union address. Americans today have great concern over the cost of health care and higher education, but the president failed to outline a strategy for helping those Americans who need help the most. Instead, the president warned us that the government would not have enough money to support programs that help the poor and elderly get health care.
Although I will not defend the abortion cartoon (SN 1/27), I have a problem with some of the statements made by Katie Wilcox, "Cartoon makes light of unsafe abortion" (SN 2/01). She believes that because abortion is legal, it leads women to believe it is safe.
Before participating in the age-old cleansing ritual known as the mikvah, Jewish women must rid themselves of everything except for what they were born with — no makeup, no nail polish, no contact lenses. They are even encouraged to clip their fingernails. A new mikvah, a ceremonial bathing area for women of the Jewish faith to use once a month in order to reach spiritual purity, was dedicated in East Lansing on Jan.
By John Hudson For The State News Electric Six's upcoming album "Señor Smoke" allures listeners with the same contagious dance beats and droll songwriting heard on its previous release "Fire." Warner Music UK refrained from releasing "Señor Smoke" in the States despite its considerable acclaim in England.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo, in a way, has a habit of developing "themes" for practice during a given week. During winter break, it was team defense.
Local governments could lose the right to decide what type of seeds are grown in their counties if a Michigan Senate proposal passes. Senate Bill 777, introduced in November 2005, would remove a local government's power to decide whether farmers can grow genetically modified seeds or organic seeds. Genetically modified seeds are technologically manipulated to become resistant to herbicides or have more nutrients, said Sen.
"The Book of Daniel" was my favorite television show of all time. Note the keyword: was. The program involved an Episcopalian priest dealing with family dilemmas, church politics and his own pill-popping addiction.
Quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier has left the MSU football team after three seasons to take the same job with the NFL's St.
Space along Division Street in downtown East Lansing could be getting a little tighter. A local developer hopes to squeeze new retail space and rental apartments into a narrow lot between two existing buildings — a compromise after city officials rejected his original plan. The East Lansing City Council will decide whether to permit the project at its meeting tonight. The proposed building would be a four-story, 10,000-square-foot structure with retail space on the first floor, and seven two-bedroom apartments on the upper stories.
By Danielle Grodin For The State News After the party cleared out and the police officers left Appletree Apartments in the early hours of Jan.