The MSU football team bolstered its 2006 recruiting class during winter break by signing four junior college players to national letters of intent and receiving verbal commitments from a top prep school cornerback and high school athlete.
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.
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.
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.
It's the time of year to make resolutions for the coming months. But much of the activity in the city government leading up to the new year was more about a lack of resolution. If the city of East Lansing crafted its own list of goals for the new year, it might look something like this: • Approve an East Village Master Plan: The East Lansing Planning Commission wrestled with an outline for future developments in the East Village on Dec.
It had all of the elements of a wonderfully addicting guilty pleasure: hot, rugged boy from the wrong side of the tracks is adopted by wealthy, beautiful family and falls in love with glamorous girl next door.
A different take on the sports world. • Former U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller announced in an interview with 60 Minutes this week that on several occasions, he has skied drunk. And you thought it was hard just walking home from the bar. • According to several NFL sources, the Houston Texans will select Southern Cal running back Reggie Bush with the first pick in the upcoming NFL draft. When news broke that Bush would be the top choice, Al Gore immediately called for a recount. • Virginia Tech quarterback/problem child Marcus Vick was dismissed from the team this week for repeated disciplinary problems, most recently when he stomped on the leg of an opposing player during the team's bowl game. So, uh, Marcus, seeing how you still have a year of eligibility left, we were kind of, you know, wondering … can you kick? • The Detroit Pistons sold out their 100th consecutive home game on Friday. To celebrate the occasion, Ben Wallace has promised to get a nice crewcut. • So, let's get this straight.
This is a column. I thought I'd clear that up, in case there was any confusion. When I introduce myself as the State News opinion editor, I get a few generic responses: "I like your articles." "Your political cartoon was completely uncalled for." "I can't believe your letter." Occasionally, I will find a disgruntled reader who informs me the Opinion Page's content is too biased. Duh. It's obvious there is confusion on how the Opinion Page works.
A lot happened last year, from "disturbances" to the announcement of a college moving. As the new year begins, these, and many more issues, are still important. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative The MCRI is a ballot proposal that would amend the state constitution to prohibit Michigan's public universities and other state entities from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. The petition has enough signatures to be put on the ballot this November, but controversy over the proposal's wording caused the Board of State Canvassers to refuse certifying the petition, despite an order from the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Student government officials are proposing a combined IM sports facility and student events center located on campus to lower event expenses for student organizations. While the plan is in its initial stages, a survey will be sent out to students to gather public input on the matter, said Harry Wang, a finance sophomore and Eli Broad College of Business representative for ASMSU's Student Assembly ASMSU is MSU's undergraduate student government. "We have limited amounts of space to host student events," Wang said.
On Saturday morning, the train from the Blue Water line slowly pulled into the East Lansing Amtrak station, 1240 S.
Despite a high-scoring performance by freshman Katlyn Roggensack, the MSU women's gymnastics team fell a few points shy to Kentucky. The meet was the season opener for both squads, and they were encouraged by a spirited Jenison Field House crowd of about 250 fans.
To kick off 2006, The State News is implementing a few changes in order to make your reading experience more informative and enjoyable. The stories you used to find on the pages labeled Campus and Local & State will now be under a single new category: News.
"My resolution is to continue to learn about the campus … about the values and directions and do everything I can to help the campus move forward." Kim Wilcox MSU provost "Like everyone, I want to exercise more and have a healthier diet.
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.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will turn her attention to increasing the university's international competitiveness after returning from a summit in Washington, D.C., last week. Simon spent Thursday and Friday in Washington as part of the U.S.
In its previous three games against top-ranked opponents, the MSU women's basketball team suffered long lapses that led to blowout defeats.
A Lansing Community College East student and convicted felon was arraigned today on charges of kidnapping a 21-year-old MSU student early Thursday morning. Michael Castillo, 32, of Lansing abducted the woman at about 2 a.m.
Champaign, Ill — It's often asked how MSU would fare if one, or more, of "the big three" — senior guard Maurice Ager, junior guard Shannon Brown or senior center Paul Davis — didn't perform well. When that question was answered Thursday night, it was far from good. Ager, the Big Ten's leading scorer coming into the game, put up just nine points on 3-of-8 shooting as the Spartans lost, 60-50, to Illinois.