FEATURES
Unique features, local favorites add to town's appeal
Does your hometown have a Tridge? That's right, I bet you don't even know what a Tridge is.
MSU
ASMSU reps held to more rigid office hours despite low demand
ASMSU members announced they would be more strictly enforcing representatives' attendance at office hours, even though students rarely visit representatives. "People don't really know that they can talk to their representatives," said Elizabeth Lostracco, College of Arts and Letters representative for ASMSU's Academic Assembly.
NEWS
MSU study looks at possible cancer treatment
As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month began this week, MSU researchers announced they're examining a therapy to complement chemotherapy that might help women cope better in the advanced stages of the disease. The therapy, reflexology, is a specialized technique.
MSU
U.S. budget delayed, stalls appropriations talks for RIA project
Appropriations for continued research on the proposed Rare Isotope Accelerator are tied up in federal budget talks. RIA has been identified as a top priority in research funding in previous years, but recent budget woes have cast doubt on the viability of the project. MSU had been one of the main contenders for the site of the accelerator, along with Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. The federal budget was supposed to be completed by Oct.
COMMENTARY
We've got mail
Student inboxes have recently received a stream of e-mails from MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. Although corny at times, the e-mails are a refreshing attempt by the university president to stay in touch with the student body. Simon's first e-mail urged students to behave during the weekend of the U-M game.
FEATURES
Play kicks off Coming Out Day
"Moral Obligations," a fictionalized account of Matthew Shepard's story will be performed this evening. The play will be held at 6:30 p.m.
ICE HOCKEY
Expectations high for Spartans entering 2005-06 season
After compiling a 20-17-4 overall record last season with the expectations and hopes that the program had coming into the 2004-05 campaign, MSU head coach Rick Comley is determined to leave last year in the past. "It was a season obviously, we had good expectations and there was no reason to think we weren't going to do well and then it just didn't work," he said.
MICHIGAN
Area safety council to hold free CPR lessons
The Lansing Area Safety Council is offering CPR and first aid training for child caregivers from 8 a.m.
COMMENTARY
Taking names
Crime doesn't pay for identity thieves. Denita Dorsey, an MSU graduate, pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100,000 from local residents two years ago.
MSU
Communication college celebrates 50th birthday
In the middle of former MSU President John Hannah's 28-year reign, the College of Communication Arts and Sciences was just one more addition to his list of firsts. A desire for education from soldiers returning home after serving in World War II and a rapidly changing society led to the need for the college - which became the first communication school in the nation when it opened in 1955. "The change was an industry-led and community-led initiative," said Kirsten Khire, the college's communication manager.
COMMENTARY
Students should only cheer for Spartans
I find it hard to believe that any MSU student can cheer for any other college team except the Spartans.
COMMENTARY
Coach Smith should be blamed, removed
Once again, here we are. For the fourth time in four years, Michigan walks away with a win. MSU head coach John L.
MICHIGAN
Student group to hold day of volunteering
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m on Saturday, the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students is hosting "Be The Change Day," formerly known as Gandhi Day, to celebrate Indian philosopher Mahatma Gandhi.
MSU
Forum targets U.S. relations with Canada
Americans don't often think about their relationship with neighboring Canada - a relationship that has been bruised in recent years by national political disputes, former Michigan Gov.
FEATURES
National Solar Tour comes to capital city
The 10th annual National Solar Tour will be in Lansing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday. Solar-powered homes and businesses will be open for self-guided tours so the public can see how they use solar energy. East Lansing locations on the tour include 405 Grove St.
NEWS
GEU: Still struggling with new contract
A little more than five months after negotiating a new three-year contract with the university, MSU's Graduate Employees Union is still experiencing difficulties sorting out the details. "Nothing's been easy," union President Matthew Boyer said.
NEWS
Simon aims to improve MSU dialogue with e-mails, chats
Like any attentive coach, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon gave her postgame report after the big intrastate rivalry this past weekend. She outlined areas where the game plan succeeded, and the places where there is still room for improvement, with the group she refers to as "Team MSU." In a mass e-mail sent to MSU students Tuesday, Simon thanked the student body for "winning post-game behavior." It was the second message delivered in the past week from a president who has increased communication with students during her short tenure. "The e-mails are part of an overall communicating strategy," Simon said.
MICHIGAN
Local eateries donate profits for hurricane relief
Almost 430 restaurants in Michigan participated in Dine for America on Wednesday, with each restaurant donating money to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief efforts. Local restaurants joined the more than 17,000 national restaurants that participated in the event. Chris Simpson, a manager at BD's Mongolian Barbecue, 2080 W.
FEATURES
Musician to bring soul to MSU Sesquicentennial
Rufus Wainwright is a self-proclaimed "gay messiah." "I was really one of the first to start off my career out of the closet, writing about gay issues with a major label in America," he said.
NEWS
Carnival makes comeback after 36-year hiatus
Breathing life back into a tradition that disappeared from campus 36 years ago has had a way of connecting people to their pasts. Sue Carter, who had the idea to resurrect the Water Carnival when she became chairwoman of the sesquicentennial committee, can certainly attest to that. Friday, Carter will commentate from the banks of the Red Cedar River as 18 student-built floats pass by during this weekend's celebration of MSU's 150th anniversary.