Detroit — The Detroit Institute of Arts beckons Super Bowl visitors and Detroit natives alike with its spectacular permanent collections and Camille Claudel and Rodin exhibits, but the cultural mecca's lackluster "Super Bowl Show" is certainly not its quarterback.
With more than 100,000 visitors expected in Detroit, traffic conditions will likely be congested. On-street parking and parking garages will be limited and alternative modes of transportation are recommended. • Park and Ride a carpooling program offered in Detroit, should be the easiest way to travel around Detroit during Super Bowl weekend.
All eyes might be on Detroit this Sunday, but many MSU students will have their bodies firmly planted in East Lansing.
President Bush spoke for about 50 minutes on terrorism, Iran, developing new forms of energy and Social Security during his annual State of the Union speech Tuesday — but the president did not address assistance for Michigan's struggling economy. In addition, a comparison to last year's speech shows much of it was similar to remarks the president has made in the past. "By and large there was a feeling that he didn't say as much about manufacturing and its troubles as he should have, with respect to Michigan," said Bill Ballenger, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics. Ballenger said the most significant point for the auto industry was the president's focus on new forms of energy, but added alternative fuels won't help ease the immediate economic problems. However, some state Republicans said it's not the president's responsibility to focus on Michigan specifically.
Chicano History Month began Wednesday and will be recognized throughout February with a number of events, members of Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan said. There will be a Chicano unity dinner at 7 p.m.
Even though we couldn't have the Detroit Lions play with homefield advantage for the Super Bowl, we can still enjoy watching the Steelers and Seahawks bash helmets. The Super Bowl started as a football game, but unofficial National Snack Food Day is taking over.
By Brittany Ghiroli For The State News At some point, most little girls dream of riding or even owning their own horse.
For the past nine years, Robert Kolt has hosted a Super Bowl party in his Haslett home. But it's only when the advertisements appear that the TV volume increases and conversations go quiet, with eyes intently focused on the screen. Kolt, an MSU instructor, and about 15 other faculty members in the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing gather not to watch the game — but to grade the Super Bowl advertisements, which usually earns them national recognition in the media. "I think we were the first ones to do it, and we continue to do it," Kolt said. "The professors at Michigan State are pretty good, tough critics." But during this Sunday's game, MSU's professors won't be the only ones judging. Now advertising professionals, university professors and students worldwide can rate the advertisements themselves through an interactive Web site called MSU Ad Pulse. Richard Cole, executive vice president and chief administrative officer with the Detroit Medical Center, came up with the idea for the Web site as a way to extend the rating of the advertisements to a broader base of people. "It's just like anything — you don't know exactly what the outcome will be, but many more ideas will keep flowing," he said. Cole takes office at MSU on March 1 as the new chairman for the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing. The site — a project between MSU and Collaboration LLC, a marketing firm based in Pleasant Ridge, Mich.
On Sunday, the crossroads of pop culture, professional athletics and raucous tailgating will collide some 90 miles southeast of campus.
Hours after Paula Cunningham resigned as president of Lansing Community College on Wednesday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm named her the new director of the state's Department of Labor & Economic Growth. Cunningham, an MSU alumna, served as president of the college since 2000 after working there for more than 20 years. Before serving as president, Cunningham was a vice president of Planning and College Relations Division, the executive director of Marketing, Community and Board relations and served as director of professional development. She will replace David Hollister, who announced his decision to leave the office in January to head up a nonprofit organization focused on boosting Mid-Michigan's economy. Calls made to Cunningham's home Wednesday were not returned. MSU President Lou Anna K.
David Garlock's arguments, "Historical man not worth vast attention", (SN 1/19), are without merit and look to me to be a product of personal bias rather than rational criticism. His argument is that the "forced" holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Black History Month began Wednesday, and Latanya Simpson, president of MSU's Black Student Alliance, said there are a number of events planned in honor of the month. A film series will begin tonight with the showing of "Sankofa" at 7 p.m.
Although he stands between the pipes at a less than intimidating 5-foot-6, freshman goaltender Jeff Lerg has given college hockey teams plenty of reason to fear him. "That's kind of what my point is to everyone when I get on the ice," Lerg said.
Detroit — I was born and raised in Detroit, and downtown has always been my favorite thing about my hometown.
They photographed everything from scum in Lake Tahoe to Chicano teenagers in El Paso, from mountain sheep in Alaska to black lung victims in Alabama.
Dr. D., I have heard rumors about a new vaccination for human papillomavirus, or HPV, which could prevent cervical cancer.
The Oreos on display don't twist or crumble, and you definitely can't bite into them. The popular cookies are just a sampling of the smorgasbord of art in the victual-themed "Feast Your Eyes" exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace, 303 Abbott Road.
Beginning last week The State News asked for interested students, faculty, staff and community members to join us Tuesday night for the State of the Union and offer their reactions to it. Concerns about the war in Iraq and the war on terror dominated panel discussion after Tuesday's State of the Union speech. Five of the six people acknowledged before the speech that they disapproved of the president. Phil Bellfy, associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American culture, said the president continued his track record of deceiving the American people that began when he lied to citizens to get the country into war.
Living in the dorms requires a lot of trust. Students share a room and sometimes a bathroom with people they barely know.
In a small shop around the corner from campus, Woven Art is filled with quiet conversation about recent art projects and the weather. Surrounded by a swirl of colorful dyed mohair, wool and tweed yarns, owner Nancy McRay said the shop, located at 325 Grove St., is part of a dream finally realized. McRay said she wove and sold clothing when in high school. "I fell in love with the process," she said.