The MSU Board of Trustees will meet today to decide policy concerns and more than $5 million worth of funding proposals — but it won't be the first time they discuss them. Most months, the publicly elected board meets in closed work sessions the day before its formal Friday meetings.
It is just a wall in the Arizona desert, but it divides two very different viewpoints on what to do at the border between the United States and Mexico. In the hot July weather, Michigan Peace Team member Sayrah Namaste ventured out into the Sonoma desert to work with No More Deaths, a volunteer humanitarian organization that finds and aids Mexican migrants in dire need of water or medical help. About 270 migrants died in two sectors which make up the majority of the Arizona border between Oct.
Mike McNeely doesn't plan on keeping his Lansing bar open any later, despite a new law that allows Michigan bars to stay open after 2 a.m. "What would be the reason to stay open?" said McNeely, a co-owner of Trippers, 354 Frandor Ave.
Provost Kim Wilcox and other university administrators and faculty members will travel to Thailand on Saturday to increase MSU's international ties and further research opportunities in the southeastern Asian country. "For every student that comes to Michigan State, we have the responsibility to open the world to them," Wilcox said.
They've combined for 14 goals and 25 total points this season. They combined for two huge goals in the 3-3 CCHA-opening tie at Michigan, and they've all been drafted by various NHL clubs. But the greatest part about the trio of Justin Abdelkader, Tim Kennedy and Tim Crowder is that they're all just freshmen. "They have good chemistry; they seem to mesh really well," MSU head coach Rick Comley said of the line.
WOMEN'S Ohio State (11-2, 2-1) at Michigan (6-10, 0-3) There's a good chance that Michigan won't be welcoming No.
Penny Gardner, center, of Lansing, cheers during the women's basketball game against Penn State on Thursday.
Almost two years ago, the news that human stem cells had been cloned sent reverberations around the world.
Music blasted from the speakers as the DJ spun hip-hop records on the turntable. The crowd was alive and the heat was on.
Today is the final day to apply for the fifth annual The Black History Month Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame Case Competition, "Passing the Torch of Justice." The competition is sponsored by the Eli Broad College of Business and Multicultural Business Programs. In the competition, groups made up of at least three MSU undergraduate students must explain, within 10 minutes, why they believe their individual hero deserves a place in the Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame. The application must be completed, along with a 250-word essay and a summary of the reason for competing by 5 p.m. The competition will take place Feb.
This coming Monday represents a unique opportunity for all Americans to remember a man whose dreams of change and promise provoked a cry for justice throughout our nation and forever altered the destiny of our great country.
The 21st annual luncheon honoring Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at the Lansing Center on Monday at 11 a.m.
Ashley Parker Angel was first introduced to America as a teenage pop star, thanks to the MTV-manufactured band, O-Town, whose first season aired on ABC.
Dear Paul Davis, Thank you for your performance against Indiana Wednesday night. Your presence was missed last weekend — please don't do that again. Thanks. Sincerely, Every Spartans basketball fan Up until his 23-point return this week, there was a moment when I was starting to worry — what happened to Davis? Twelve, 16, 26, 18, 30, 22, 23, 18, 20, 24, 18, 25, 10, 16, 12— he was on a roll with total game points.
Former CIA agent Jim Marcinkowski launched his bid this week for the Democratic nomination in the 8th Congressional District to run against GOP incumbent Mike Rogers, R-Brighton.
JEFF LERG Freshman goaltender Livonia Last weekend against Wayne State, Lerg stopped 42 of 44 shots in 3-1, and 5-1 wins, respectively.
When the Big Ten was down, it was down. But now, the conference has risen back near the top of the college basketball world with five teams ranked in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll with two more teams receiving votes. The Big Ten season has already become a dog fight and the league should produce some classic games before the season is over as each team will look to prove its worth over one another in a push for higher seeding in the NCAA Tournament. ILLINOIS Location: Champaign, Ill. Last season: L 81-68 This season: L 60-50, March 4 What to watch for: Guard Dee Brown, the Big Ten's preseason player of the year has not disappointed too much.
Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre will be hosting two free jazz performances this Sunday to pay tribute to the life of Rosa Parks and commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Tickets are free for both the 3 p.m.
Lansing — "I want to be an auto racer but you never see black people auto racing unless there's a police car behind it," joked Kevin Bozeman, a black comedian from Wisconsin.
Lansing — With a "Lansing, Michigan" pin tacked to the lapel of her navy blue blazer, Melissa Sue Robinson waited patiently in the doorway of a local business. The self-described "experienced door-knocker" is planning on personally introducing herself to as many Lansing area residents and businesses as possible so they can become more familiar with her. "I plan on going door to door so people can meet me face to face and know who I am," the state Senate candidate said.