Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a new anti-torture bill after a loophole in the law prevented Huron County prosecutors from correctly charging a Pigeon man who continually tortured his disabled wife. Granholm signed the bill, which creates harsher penalties for people convicted of torture on Jan.
A good response to those who rush to defend President Bush's secret spying on American citizens is the president's own words. In April 2004, at an event promoting the USA Patriot Act, Bush said, "a wiretap requires a court order.
A 21-year-old MSU student escaped after being forced into a convicted felon's car Thursday when police pulled it over for dark tinted windows and noticed the student making gestures for help. Michael Lee Castillo, a 32-year-old Lansing Community College East student, was arraigned Friday on charges of kidnapping the student early Thursday morning. Kidnapping is a felony with punishment of up to life in prison.
The Spartans have good reason to feel optimistic heading back into CCHA play this weekend. Not only were they able to sweep Wayne State in a two-game series at Munn Ice Arena, but they found ease in the fact that they were able to do something that hasn't always come easy this season — score goals. "You want them to leave and feel like they've accomplished something and maybe they're building on something," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
MSU is one of six institutions in the nation — and the first in Michigan — to receive accreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs Inc. The university earned "qualified accreditation" status in 2005 for all research done involving human participants.
After returning from a summit on international education last week, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said the university will reinvest in programs to stay globally competitive. Simon spent Thursday and Friday in Washington, D.C., as part of the U.S.
After three electrical fires in 2002, the former Ramada Inn has cleaned up the ashes with a new contemporary look and a new name —the Howard Johnson Inn.
It may look like winter out there, but spring semester is upon us. Even if you're not so excited about spending money on books and waking up early again, you have no reason to cry yourself to sleep.
As the clock ticked down and 2005 ended, many Americans brought in the new year with resolutions to shrink their waistlines in 2006. But only 8 percent will fulfill them, according to a 2005 survey by Stephen Shapiro, a Boston-based author and former management education consultant. "This is the prime season to lose weight because of the new year and new beginnings," said Scott Schell, owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
Get the lowdown on the recruiting class that's coming to MSU. Isaiah Dahlman Shooting guard/small forward 6 foot 6, 175 pounds Braham Area High School (Braham, Minn.) Isaiah Dahlman helped Braham extend its conference record to 3-0 by scoring 39 points in a 92-62 victory against East Central on Thursday, according the St.
Gentlemen, start your forge ovens. Horseshoes, known as good luck charms and often pitched at company picnics, went back to their roots Saturday as Michigan's best horseshoers competed in a timed 30-minute shoeing contest at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.
Madison, Wis. — Tom Izzo thinks MSU should be considered 2-0 in the Big Ten right now. Oh sure, the standings will show Illinois and Wisconsin each recently recorded a victory over the Spartans.
After working for the last three years to bring "Cool Cities" to the state, former Lansing Mayor David Hollister will now bring some cool ideas home to the region. Hollister will give up his post as the state's director of Labor and Economic Growth to head up a nonprofit organization first envisioned by MSU President Lou Anna K.
If the puffy clouds of springtime made music together, it would sound something like The Pantones' latest CD — "Sleepless Nights, Silent Mornings." There's a dream-like feeling to the six-piece's tunes, grounded in reality with bittersweet lyrics.
When I made the decision last April to attend MSU College of Law, I was immediately bombarded with flyers, brochures and pamphlets advertising both on- and off-campus living arrangements. The official MSU brochures mainly featured Owen Graduate Hall, and highlighted the fact that Owen Graduate Hall is catered to the needs of law students and other graduate students.
The East Lansing Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy starts Wednesday. The free class meets Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. For more details, call Sgt.
I was disappointed to learn that ASMSU, the campus student government, voted to oppose the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. It is beyond question that affirmative action is in serious need of repair.
The road has not been kind to the No. 11 MSU women's basketball team this season. The Green and White have been perfect at Breslin Center, winning all nine of their home games, but are only batting .500 in the six games they've played outside of East Lansing. The Spartans (12-3 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) will have to improve in that respect if they are to stay at the top of the Big Ten Conference standings.
In the battle for her boyfriend's attention, Lindsay Cosens fears only one foe. It's not other girls or his friends, but one many other girlfriends are facing — video games. First-person shooter games — Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 for Xbox, the Microsoft game console — are commanding the attention of many boyfriends while other girls have lost their men to the online computer game World of Warcraft. Cosens, a graduate student, first came into contact with Halo when her boyfriend, who she says has been "obsessed with video games forever," became determined to beat it. The couple has been together for more than six years, but the game did cause a few problems, Cosens said. "We've gotten into little spats where maybe I want to watch TV and he's using it, but we solved that by getting a second TV," she said. Cosens isn't alone in her struggle against video games.