Way to go, BCS. You finally got it right. The four major bowls have teams where they belong, and this year there is only one team that has a reason to complain about anything. Sorry Oregon, but an Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup in the Fiesta Bowl is a lot more intriguing than you against either one of those teams.
Several Detroit-area interested parties said they're optimistic about the benefits a proposed expansion of MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine could have on health care in the region. "Education's probably one of the most important aspects at keeping us competitive," said John Carroll Jr., senior vice president of business development at the Detroit Regional Chamber. The College of Osteopathic Medicine plans to start a four-year branch campus in the Detroit area that could be established by 2007. The college already has expanded its class size to 205 students in the past three years, said William Strampel, the school's dean. Without specific details about how many jobs would be created and how much the expansion would cost, it's hard to predict the impact the project could have on the Detroit economy, Carroll said. But he added that he'd welcome any new development, and that the region's medical industry has room to grow. "It is an industry that is struggling from recruitment issues," said Ceeon Quiett, a spokeswoman for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. City hospitals have had to look outside the area, and even outside the state, to fill vacant positions, she said. "We should be able to look right here," Quiett said. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has a history of retaining students.
FarmHouse Fraternity received financial support from at least one East Lansing business owner and several chapter alumni in the past few weeks in a campaign called "Save FarmHouse Fraternity" — an effort to garner public opposition to current East Village redevelopment plans. The fraternity, 151 Bogue St., started a yard-sign blitz last week, planting about 100 "Save FarmHouse Fraternity" signs on Prime Housing Group Inc. B/A Florist, 1424 E.
Patrick Wellever said his desire to create global awareness is why he wants to be a journalist. A 2004 research trip to China with 10 other students and an adviser resulted in an article on the social impacts of environmental protection initiatives. "Part of my story was to show the side that isn't told," said Wellever, an anthropology and journalism junior.
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday its luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brands will no longer advertise in gay publications, but the nation's second-largest automaker denied that it made the decision under pressure from conservative Christian groups. "The decision, with regard to advertising, was a business decision," Ford spokesman Mike Moran said.
I am appalled at the shoddy and irresponsible journalism printed as an editorial, "Way too easy" (SN 12/02), calling for Raye Grill, my friend, to be jailed. Who benefits by sending her to jail?
Give him a fair chance. People who are calling for head coach John L. Smith to be fired need to slow down.
The MSU women's basketball team will hit the Breslin Center floor tonight having played only one game in the last 10 days. After a disappointing two-loss performance in the Paradise Jam, followed by an eight-day layoff before Sunday's 82-64 win over Pepperdine, the Spartans finally get back on a regular schedule with a 7 p.m.
Since 2000, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., has been given $4,000 in contributions tied to Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a legislator from California who was charged with accepting political bribes. According to the Federal Election Commission's records, the Friends of Duke Cunningham gave Rogers $3,000 and the American Prosperity Political Action Committee gave him $1,000. Cunningham pleaded guilty to accepting nearly $2.4 million in bribes on Monday.
TruWisdom is holding an event to showcase women's programs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the Holiday Inn West Lansing Conference Center, 7501 W.
From "The Cosby Show" to "Will & Grace" and "Grey's Anatomy," television has come a long way to reflect more of the country's racial and ethnic diversity. But much more progress could be made, according to a report released Thursday.
Celebrity gossip was rampant this year, with so many breakups, hookups, pregnancies and scandals you had to look out for whiplash — especially if you're Lindsay Lohan and you actually risk whiplash by crashing into paparazzi. Since this is college, here's what we can learn from the top five celeb scandals that disprove the old saying, "any publicity is good publicity:" 1.
The number of hate crimes reported in Michigan rose during 2004, making the state the third worst offender in the nation, a report released by the FBI concluded. Crimes related to race and sexual orientation topped the list, followed by incidents involving religion, ethnicity and ability.
The East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, will host a remembrance of Pearl Harbor on Dec.
Lansing's mayor-elect Virg Bernero headed off to mayor school last week and learned the ABC's of city management. He joined 18 other newly-elected mayors from the nation to attend the Seminar on Transition and Leadership for Newly Elected Mayors at Harvard University.
Patrick Patterson occasionally cleans up sewage, takes care of bed lice problems and handles outbreaks of tuberculosis.
I read in The State News, "Student: Trustees 'dodge' questions at meeting" (SN 12/01) and "Deaf ears" (SN 12/02), that members of the MSU Board of Trustees had not taken the time to read the report of the independent commission regarding last spring's disturbances.
For college students, winter break is a great time to finally do some laundry, hang out with the family and read something that isn't a textbook.
Ian McNabb is not alone in near accidents with MSU police vehicles blatantly violating the laws they so tyrannically impose, "Police should practice laws, give right of way" (SN 12/2). Early this semester, I was nearly broadsided at the Shaw-Bogue traffic circle.