Maher Mahmoud has brought his flowers to Grand River Avenue in hopes of attracting more students to daisies, carnations and venerable roses. Mahmoud moved Petra Flowers, 315 W.
Want to prove to all your fellow tailgaters just how much you hate the University of Michigan and are praying for an MSU win on Saturday?
The state House approved legislation Wednesday which could generate $1 billion to fund grants for up-and-coming industries and potentially create more jobs statewide. The money would come from selling a portion of the state's tobacco settlement, meaning the money the state gets would drop from about $280 million to $185 million. "We get a certain amount of money from tobacco companies every year, and we can sell it on Wall Street," said Matt Resch, spokesman for House Speaker Craig DeRoche, R-Novi.
This letter is in response to one from Bryan Dahl, whose letter "SN cartoon shocking, ignorant of the truth" (SN 9/19) struck a chord with me. In his letter, Mr. Dahl implied that a cartoon published in The State News was in poor taste.
The sound of the fight song reverberates through East Lansing and floats between cars, over grills, through pom-poms and into crowds of people gathered early Saturday mornings for the same thing - MSU football. It's game day and for football fans and friends, there's no better way to get ready than a tailgate. David Thurow, an international relations senior, plans to wake up at 4:30 a.m.
Movies coming out this Friday "The Greatest Game Ever Played," starring Shia LaBeouf and Josh Flitter.
I'm very appreciative of your publishing of the piece "Didn't know?" (SN 9/19). I was one of the many students arrested on April 2, and I did not know about the recent meeting that the commission held to gather feedback. Please keep the student body informed of the ongoing events related to the April 2-3 commission.
East Lansing residents said Wednesday they feel officials have shut them out of discussions involving the future of properties in the East Village area. The residents spoke at an East Lansing Planning Commission public hearing on the proposed East Village Master Plan, which calls to redevelop the area that includes the Cedar Village apartments and six fraternities, among other buildings. "It's the cart before the horse," said Randy Baker, owner of Prime Housing Group Inc., which owns several apartments in the East Village area.
Alex Nezich's naiveté about the Supreme Court nomination process ("Justice selection is about law, not politics," SN 9/20) speaks volumes to the work that needs to be done on educating our fellow Americans.
It's sad that we're excited over the small steps taken to get back to where we should already be in terms of gay rights. An Ingham County judge ruled Tuesday that public universities and governments have the option of extending health insurance to employees' same-sex domestic partners. Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk made the distinction that health care benefits for a spouse or partner were the result of employment, not marriage.
After three straight weeks on the road, the MSU men's soccer team returns to the confines of Old College Field as the Spartans host Bowling Green at 4 p.m. Bowling Green has been on an offensive streak as of late, scoring six goals in the past two games.
This letter is in response to the letter to the editor from Allison Kahrnoff titled "Izzone campout hurts sorority recruitment" (SN 9/19). Allison made a few valid points in her complaint of the scheduling of the Izzone campout.
How much more conspiracy, secrecy and controversy can Washington take? Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, along with two associates, was indicted Wednesday, on charges of conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme.
Well done MSU. You've found a way to further distance yourself from the students by allowing the sale of alcohol to those in the "power suites" and not anyone else. Drive that wedge even further.
While speakers, students and community members gathered at the Communication Arts and Sciences Building on Wednesday evening for an immigration forum, many were unaware of students protesting the event outside. Seven members of Young Americans for Freedom held signs and an American flag to protest against the forum's topics - the history of immigration as well as the demographics and consequences of immigration policies in the United States. "We are out here to distribute the facts that the people inside won't tell you," said Dennis Bentley, a political science sophomore and spokesman for Young Americans for Freedom.
Coinciding with Martin Scorsese's documentary about the dark-sunglassed songwriter, a double CD of Bob Dylan's early music helped build excitement for the PBS special that aired this week. The double CD, "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol.
University donors will see signs warning patrons they must be 21 years old to drink displayed in the new club and suite levels of Spartan Stadium on Saturday. The signs, a common sight at student house parties, are required to be visible in the stadium addition following a Michigan Liquor Control Commission decision to grant MSU a temporary permit to serve alcohol in the new addition to the stadium. Wednesday's ruling allows alcohol sales in the seventh-level suites and fourth-level club area, and prohibits alcohol in outdoor stadium seating. The decision, originally slated for Sept.
The 2K series has been the gold standard for hoops games since the original NBA 2K appeared on the Sega Dreamcast in 1999.
This is in response to the Opinion Page piece, "Resident angered by tragedy response" (SN 9/9) by a Mr. Paul Wilk. It is horrible that he has the gall to say that we (the whole university) apparently did not care about the people of New Orleans.
The process for lesbians, bisexuals, gays and transgender people to be open and honest to their family, friends and society at-large about our relationships can be exceptionally difficult and they face the possibility of physical violence. Our community is full of people who had to choose between living a lie and being disowned by their family.