"Just Friends" won't change your life or surprise you with any plot twists, but it will make you laugh. The film does what is aims to do: Create as many hysterical moments as possible.
I was giddy when I heard that Jonathan Larson's Broadway musical "Rent" was being made into a film.
Brace yourself — winter is here. Sure, the snow might be a nice change of scenery, but with the cold comes the increased heating bill.
There has been a lot of whining on and around the MSU campus recently about a number of issues and, frankly, I'm tired of it. Permanent residents complain about the behavior of many students and, to be honest, their arguments that MSU students often display a lack of respect and civility are not completely invalid. However, some of the ordinances passed by the East Lansing City Council in recent years have been a bit excessive.
MSU was one of the top universities in the nation at commercializing research in 2004. But as major patents expire, MSU is likely to drop down the list in the coming years, said Ian Gray, vice president for research and graduate studies. MSU's licensing income was seventh in the country last year, bringing in more than $36 million.
The images are disturbing. Cars afire, buildings reduced to rubble, police and rioters on the streets — it's madness. I, for one, am shocked.
As the winter winds blow into campus and the first snows cover the ground, MSU students racing and weaving across campus face new challenges to make it to class on time. Bikers brave the icy streets and pedestrians test their luck in front of approaching traffic.
Fraternities have always received a lot of negative publicity in the media. I am always glad to see The State News reports all of the great things that the greek system does for the community and university. If you look in The State News archives, you will see more good news than bad news on MSU's greek system. That being said, I thought Jon Gunnells' column, "Acronyms now replace English words, people everywhere use them" (SN 11/17) attacked fraternities for no valid reason: "It's universally known that acronyms are only suitable in three situations.
The Chinese philosopher Confucius once said "Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it." The film version of the Broadway musical "Rent" is corny, predictable and rather boring to sit through.
As an avid reader of The State News online, I am continually fascinated by the banter in response to Mike Ramsey's Veterans Day cartoon (SN 11/11). It has been over two weeks since this cartoon was published and still, people are writing their hate-mail.
I would like to know why Jon Gunnells, "Acronyms now replace English words, people everywhere use them" (SN 11/17), found it necessary to deride the greek community with his cheap shot relating fraternities with drugs and STDs. There is a great majority of people in the greek community who do not fit this stereotype. If Gunnells' idea of journalism is simply offending people and taking cheap shots, then I suggest he find another course of study and you find a new columnist. Erik Hakala physics senior
The Brothers Grimm don't want you to know every embarrassing detail about Prince Charming. In the brothers' new careers in their public relations firm, they edit fairy tales to show the prince in the best light in the original children's production "Sleeping Beauty" at Riverwalk Theatre, which opened this weekend. The combination play and musical is a comical adaptation of the traditional fairy tale.
I am writing to commend the work of SN reporters Melissa Domsic and Travis Haughton in their "Miraculous journey" (SN 11/15). My brother's Sept.
Lansing's mayor-elect Virg Bernero has decided to keep Lansing police Chief Mark Alley and Lansing fire Chief Greg Martin on staff during his term, he announced in a press conference on Tuesday. "They are ready to embrace change," Bernero said.
• Pro golfer Fred Funk got tons of publicity this weekend for wearing a pink flowered skirt for the third hole of the Skins Game, his penalty for being outdriven by Annika Sorenstam. Meanwhile, John Daly is upset about the lack of coverage he got for appearing at his local putt-putt golf course wearing nothing but a thong. • The Pistons are continuing their strong start, knocking off Milwaukee on Saturday to improve to an NBA-best 10-2. How good are things going for the 'Stones?
With his teammates struggling to get their legs back after a four-game trip to Hawaii, Paul Davis carried the No.
Jared Parko's letter "Cartoon too harsh, inappropriate for day" (SN 11/16) criticizing Mike Ramsey is wrong in so many ways that one hardly knows where to begin rebutting it. Far from impugning older veterans as "weak liberators" (whatever that means), Ramsey's cartoon juxtaposed the greatest generation's reverence for human rights with the well-documented violation of those rights by today's military. The obvious gist was that soldiers in the war on terror are not living up to the high ideals set by their predecessors. Ramsey making this point so emphatically is commendable, not deplorable.
Fewer than half of the medical residency programs in Michigan provide formal training in end-of-life care, according to a recent MSU study. The results showed 46 percent of the residency programs in the state provided formal training in end-of-life care, and 19 percent required training in patient care.
Sunday marked the beginning of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas that the Rev. Mark Inglot calls a "time warp" for those in the Catholic community. "It's a celebration of the fact that Jesus has come, does come to each of us and will come again," said Inglot, pastor at St.
In response to the article "Detroit ranked No.