Candidates are emerging to fill the seat of state Sen. Virg Bernero, D-Lansing, as talks of holding a special election are still up in the air. Bernero was elected mayor of Lansing and will officially be sworn in after the first of the year.
He shot a man in Reno — just to watch him die — and director James Mangold has shot a piece of Johnny Cash's life on film. "Walk the Line" captures a slice of the legendary country singer's saga.
Coming off a surprise trip to the Final Four, the MSU men's basketball team returns four of its starting five this season.
The MSU men's swimming and diving team was defeated by No. 4 Michigan Friday night in Ann Arbor, 152-83.
With less than a minute remaining, MSU scores a tie-breaking goal. Fans cheer and players celebrate. But wait — the referees have to review the play. Munn Ice Arena goes dead silent. The ref turns around and gives a signal.
I am writing to offer my support to the "man on trial" Mike Ramsey, the infamous State News cartoonist. I was appalled as I strolled down Grand River Avenue last week to see students gathered outside the State News building toting magic-marker-written signs stating "Fire Ramsey" and handing out yellow ribbons as well as copies of Ramsey's cartoon along with a statement declaring it as "anti-American" and asking for an apology. I believe Ramsey to be right-on in acknowledging the abuse prisoners in Abu Ghraib face(d) and as clear evidence of the exploitive cruelties of some American soldiers we saw in the disgusting photographs shown on the CBS "60 Minutes" special. And for those who didn't see the American soldiers walking prisoners on leashes, threatening them with vicious dogs, and standing behind naked, masked, bloody prisoners giving the thumbs up sign — wicked grins spread across their faces — I suggest you use your resources and seek out that information for it will disgust you and forever alter your idea of America's fair and humane facilities.
The women's basketball team started hot on Sunday and never cooled off, cruising to an 86-61 home victory over Western Carolina.
By Holly Klaft Special to The State News The dance began slowly — partners moved gracefully around each other — but it soon became combative as the performers avoided mock blows, each pseudo-strike inching closer to their partners' bodies. "It is a lot more than what you see," said Jose Dantas, a 41-year-old Brazilian native who led the performance on Saturday at the International Center.
Burning couches and dispersed tear-gas canisters will forever remain engraved in the memory of former East Lansing City Councilmember Bill Sharp. "The on-going unrest between the students and townsfolk really bothers me," he said.
The American Red Cross is asking Michigan residents to give blood during the holiday season. According to a press release from the Red Cross, eligible blood donors can help save the lives of up to three people and help stop the decrease in blood collections that occurs around the holidays. Okemos Community Church, 4734 Okemos Road, will host a blood drive from 8 a.m.
Representatives from MSU, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. broke ground on a $10 million automotive and energy research facility on campus Friday. The 29,000-square-foot Energy & Automotive Research Laboratories, where students and faculty will research more efficient engines and fuel sources, will be located at the corner of Service Road and Bogue Street. Vance Zanardelli, chief engineer for Ford's hydrogen internal combustion engine, was one of 10 people who donned hard hats to officially break the ground for the new facility, which is set to be completed next summer. Ford, GM, Consumers Energy, the MSU provost's office, the College of Engineering and individual donors helped fund the facility. The lab will include two indoor testing rooms that will allow researchers to examine how engines and vehicles function with outdoor road conditions, said Harold Schock, a mechanical engineering professor and director of the existing Automotive Research Experiment Station, located at 3361 Hulett Road in Okemos. The experiment station will move to the new on-campus facility. "The idea is to develop and improve technology that will be implemented in automobiles and trucks," Schock said.
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was exceptional and to criticize it is just nitpicking.
Cramps? What cramps? The No. 12 MSU men's basketball team shook the leg cramps that plagued it in its season opener and used a strong second half to defeat Chaminade, 89-67, in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational on Monday. Just two days after being manhandled by unranked Hawaii, the Spartans (1-1) came out sluggish again against the Silverswords, trailing by a point with 4:27 left in the first half. But a late surge put MSU up by six at halftime, and a 10-0 run early in the second half widened the Spartans' lead.
Downtown Lansing was a blur of festive lights Friday night as "Silver Bells in the City" embarked upon its 21st year.
The lights dimmed down as the last lyrics played in the Boyz II Men song "End of the Road," but the applause for Drag King Rebellion kept going. Five members of Drag King Rebellion, or DKR, a group that calls itself a gender performance troupe, bowed as they finished their "Greatest Hits" show Friday night at Club 505, 505 E.
MSU's College of Human Medicine will expand its presence in Grand Rapids, but a number of question marks remain in the proposed plan. Stakeholders in the project announced their intention to create a four-year medical school in west Michigan on Wednesday — a plan that would roughly double the size of the college, move the dean's office to Grand Rapids and necessitate the construction of a new building to house the school. Exactly where that building would be located has yet to be announced.
MSU's College of Human Medicine will expand its presence in Grand Rapids, but a number of question marks remain in the proposed plan. On Wednesday, stakeholders in the project announced their intention to create a four-year medical school in west Michigan — a plan that would roughly double the size of the college, move the dean's office to Grand Rapids and necessitate the construction of a new building to house the school. Exactly where that building will be located has yet to be announced.
All the Spartans could do was watch as the final seconds ticked away in Saturday's 31-22 loss while No.
Despite losing its past three games, the No. 13 Spartans hockey team remains focused and upbeat about its chances to get back into the CCHA race as it prepares to meet last-place Western Michigan in a home-and-home series this weekend.
Bill Sharp is finally gone! He has been the plague of the city of East Lansing since his election in 1993.