The dairy industry is in trouble again for another ludicrous advertisement. Its latest "Got Milk?" television ad depicts a baseball player getting pulled from a game "after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance." In the next scene, a coach pulls a carton of milk from the slugger's locker.
With all precincts reporting, Vic Loomis and Kevin Beard took the two open spots on the East Lansing City Council. There was a 14 percent voter turnout with 3,805 total ballots casted. The votes are as follows: Vic Loomis - 1,941 votes; 29.01 percent of the votes Kevin Beard - 1,884 votes; 28.16 percent of the votes John Fournier - 1,481 votes; 22.14 percent of the votes Bill Sharp - 1,360 votes; 20.33 percent of the votes
One might wonder what Bozeman, Mont., has to offer. But for Ross Emmett, the town, placed at the "doorstep to Yellowstone," has more than good bike-riding terrain, the James Madison College associate professor said. Bozeman is the headquarters of the Property and Environment Research Center, or PERC, a national institute known for its size and age that focuses on economic solutions to environmental issues. This summer, Emmett received the Julian Simon Fellowship from PERC and spent three months diving into the work of economist Thomas Robert Malthus. "I am quite interested in market-based solutions to environmental problems," he said.
After MSU's 28-21 loss at Purdue this past weekend, the last thing on head coach John L. Smith's mind was becoming eligible for a bowl berth following a victory. "It just bothers me when I hear us going out the door to play the game, to walk on the field, to, 'Let's go get a bowl game,'" Smith said.
The permanent residents in East Lansing who complain about student noise should stop whining. Let's look at this realistically. You are a potential home buyer and are considering purchasing a home in an area highly populated by students.
What was supposed to be a small feature story in a college newspaper has escalated into an internal police investigation about photographers' rights and officer actions. Two photographers from CM Life, Central Michigan University's student newspaper, had their cameras taken and later returned by Meridian Township police Thursday night after they photographed a protest at the Victoria's Secret store in Meridian Mall. The store manager told the photographers they had to erase the photos of the protest, and when they refused, the police were called, CM Life Editor in Chief Chad Livengood said. The photographers were told by police to delete the images themselves, which they refused to do, or turn over the cameras and head to the police station, Livengood said. "It was a cop saying, 'Give me the cameras,' and two upstanding citizens not wanting to defy the cop anymore," Livengood said.
Seven games into the season, the No. 6 MSU hockey team has shown that it is going to be a team that will be there until the end. The Spartans (5-1-1 overall, 2-0-1 CCHA) are riding on a three-game streak and will look to extend it starting 7:35 p.m.
When my roommates asked what I thought of Chris Barsotti's "Sox success irks Cubs fan" (SN 10/25), I sat down to read it. All four of us are avid sports fans and — between two of us — hold three sports column awards from the Michigan Press Association in the last three years.
The MSU women's soccer team will face Bowling Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 5 p.m.
Former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson IV, a critic of the Bush administration's prewar intelligence and husband of former covert CIA operative Valerie Plame, will speak at 7 p.m.
In the past week, the U.S. Congress has been identifying ways to reduce the federal budget deficit, and student aid is one item that could end up on the chopping block. Last Thursday, the U.S.
Actress Julie Andrews, most famous for her roles in "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music," made her Broadway debut as a 19-year-old actress in 1954 in "The Boy Friend." Tonight, Andrews will be in East Lansing to direct the same production, which opens at the Wharton Center and runs through Sunday. "She directs from the inside of a person out," said Michael Price, executive director of Goodspeed Musicals based in Connecticut.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon served as the presiding officer of a panel discussion today in Detroit at an annual session on the state of public universities. The discussion, held at Cobo Hall and sponsored by the Detroit Economic Club, featured University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, as well as business and government leaders. As presiding officer, Simon introduced the panelists and handled the question-and-answer session. The program focused on the role of universities in helping promote growth in the state's economy. Other panelists included state Lt.
Promoting a film can be tough work. Just ask actor/director Peter Riegert, who is busy plugging the DVD for his 2004 feature film directorial debut "King of the Corner," a deadpan comedy about a middle-aged man named Leo (played by Riegert) and the day-to-day chaos that surrounds his life. On Saturday, he left his home in New York City to promote the film in Tucson, Ariz.
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The MSU men's basketball team got just the warm-up head coach Tom Izzo was looking for Monday night when it topped Lake Superior State, 107-73, in the exhibition opener. "It was a good game for us," Izzo said.
Amid an ongoing war in Iraq, post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction and many scandals in government, we seem to be forgetting something. Oh yeah, Afghanistan. As the United States passes its fourth year with military presence in Afghanistan, we have spent $1.3 billion on the country's reconstruction. Fighting in Iraq, we have spent more than $212 billion.
After a nine-day visit to Romania to exchange city government ideas, East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton said the country is a young democracy learning to grow and develop. The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU sponsored Staton's trip to Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Staton, who went because of a partnership with the city, said the visit strengthened the relationship between East Lansing and Cluj-Napoca. "I was there in part to share our best practices," Staton said.