Deep into the NHL season, only one word that can sum up my fantasy hockey team so far — sucky. Fifth out of 12 teams isn't bad, but considering that I had the first overall pick in the draft and tons of expectations to meet when questioned about my abilities to draft a fantasy winner, I'm disappointed. A huge reason for inconsistences is injuries.
The MSU football team added four new recruits this week to help bump MSU to the No. 28 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com. Ervin Baldwin Defensive end, 6 foot 3, 260 pounds Reedley Community College Baldwin, the No.
Parked at the end of the Lansing Capital City Airport's runway, Shane McClure coached Tim Bowman one last time before preparing for takeoff on Saturday. McClure, a 27-year-old communication senior at MSU, is one of 13 instructors at Lansing Community College's Aviation Flight Program located at the airport, 4100 Capital City Blvd.
East Lansing officials have settled on a series of recommendations for preventing a repeat of last April's disturbances, including better methods for identifying police officers and communicating with MSU and the community. On Tuesday, Deputy City Manager Jean Golden and police Chief Tom Wibert presented the East Lansing City Council with their reactions to 29 recommendations made by an independent review commission formed to investigate the incident.
The continuing struggle of Michigan's economy will be the focus of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's State of the State address tonight in Lansing. Education and health care will also be on the agenda when Granholm gives her address from the House of Representatives Chamber. "She (Granholm) knows our state is hurting, and she will detail the next phase of her comprehensive plan to create jobs and boost the state's economy," said Granholm spokeswoman Heidi Watson. The current economic slump is an issue both Democrats and Republicans can agree on. "The issue that most of the people of Michigan are concerned about is the continued exodus of jobs from this state," said Nate Bailey, a spokesman for the Michigan Republican Party. Bailey attributed the struggling economy to a lack of a clear economic plan from the governor.
When students sign up beginning this week to live on campus next fall, they will have two new meal plan options from which to choose.
Cozetta Shannon looked at other graduate education programs before she chose MSU's rehabilitation counseling program.
By Trey Scroggin Special for The State News Emerging out of the former Soviet Union, Moldova, a small country located northeast of Romania, has had a rough time as a republic.
The last thing a coach wants to face in a tied hockey game midway through the final period is a five-on-three power play. And that obstacle is exactly what the No.
Name: Dr. Ken Rosenman, adjunct professor Department: Medicine Type of research: Occupational lung disease, including work-related asthma, scarring in the lungs and connective tissue diseases. Date of research: Rosenman started his research in 1988, and his projects have been ongoing since that time. Basics of the project: "We're looking at the causes of lung disease and how exposures at work might contribute to it," Rosenman said. He has about seven projects underway, looking at different causes of occupational lung disease. Asthma — one of the aspects of Rosenman's research — is one of the more common work-related diseases, and about 15 percent of people with asthma develop it from their work environment, he said. People can develop asthma in the workplace by interacting with a certain animal or product on a daily basis, depending on their occupation, Rosenman said.
Dr. D., Why don't doctors ever listen? Last spring, right before finals, I came down with what I thought was tonsillitis.
Flying and I don't usually mix. It's not that I mind heights; it's the fact that I have absolutely no control. When traveling by plane, I spend my time gripping the armrests and closing my eyes in panic every time the engines make a funny noise or the plane hits turbulence. The few times I've ever flown, I was in big, sturdy commercial airlines.
Maybe it's just the way I was raised. American history was always big in my family. A typical family summer vacation was trekking to some Civil War battle field in sweltering heat so my father could point out the different battles and monuments. We've toured Gettysburg at least twice and climbed to the peak of Little Round Top.
By Caitlin Scuderi Special for The State News Being from a small town hasn't stopped Ian Mattoon from setting big goals. From high school debate to joining MSU College Republicans, Mattoon keeps setting his political goals higher.
He's not going to start singing "Hail to the Victors" anytime soon, but head coach Tom Izzo says he's not the same coach who let his hatred for Michigan "gnaw" at him earlier in his career. "I don't like Michigan — who's kidding who?" Izzo said.
Two different languages from opposite ends of the world share something in common. Dr. H.C. Tien decoded the Chinese and English language and discovered a link between them — that there are similar pen motions to form the letters in the two languages. Tien said that there are only 10 strokes that a person makes with a pen to write the letters in both languages. Tien's alphabet simplifies the Chinese language in his book, "Little Dot," so it is easier to teach children how to write Chinese characters.
Local police and FBI agents are investigating to see if the man who robbed an Okemos bank Friday is the "Michael Moore bandit." An armed man drove away in a gray 1990s BMW after robbing National City Bank, 2260 Jolly Oak Road, at about 1 p.m.
A new four-university alliance will provide summer study and undergraduate research opportunities to increase the role minority students play in Michigan's engineering and science fields. The schools — including MSU, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University — announced the formation of a Michigan-based Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program at a press conference Monday in Detroit. To achieve its goal, the alliance will make new opportunities available for students before their first year of college, said Levi Thompson, a chemical engineering professor at U-M. The universities will hold summer pre-first-year programs for students enrolled in the alliance.