The telephone buzzes to life. From a corner of Mark Hollis' cluttered desk, the voice of a receptionist crackles through the intercom. She informs Hollis that the executive director of the Alamo Bowl is waiting on the line. "Tell him I'll call him back," he says.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced last week that all high school students will take a standardized college-entrance exam in place of the MEAP test. Starting the spring of 2007, the ACT and WorkKeys, a work skills assessment, will be implemented for all high school students. "The new testing puts all Michigan students on the path to college," Granholm's spokeswoman, Liz Boyd said.
After a close 3-2 double overtime loss to Indiana, the MSU field hockey team (7-3 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) is looking to end their two-game losing streak as they host Central Michigan this afternoon. After the loss to Indiana, head coach Michele Madison said the team didn't step their game up enough and finish strong.
I'm writing in response to police Chief Tom Wibert's column, "Police chief: Is wild partying worth it?" (SN 9/13) I'm pleased to see him writing to The State News as a way to get his point across to students.
The title of We Are Wolves' debut album implies the band sings in French, but the sparse lyrics within "Non-Stop Je Te Plie en Deux" are all in English.
I am writing in response to the article "All quiet on the student front" (SN 9/16), by Margaret Harding.
Gas stations could only raise prices one day a week if a Michigan group is successful in getting a gas control measure on the 2006 ballot and passed by voters. The People Against Uncontrolled Motor Vehicle Pricing, or PUMP, wants to restrict gas stations to raising prices only on Mondays.
I look down the bench and to my right sit Delco Rowley, Idong Ibok, Marquise Gray and Mo Ager. In front of us, Coach Izzo is spewing a fiery pep talk about being the best in the land. I must have stumbled into some parallel universe where has-been high school letter-winners get to live out their unfulfilled sports fantasies. I take a second glance at my teammates and realize I'm a good three to six inches shorter than most of these guys.
Crunchy's owner Vivian Milligan is worried that having to leave sections of her bar as nonsmoking all night might cost her money and customers. A proposed amendment to East Lansing's existing smoking ordinance would make bars and restaurants leave a section of the establishment available to nonsmokers from open to close. Right now, restaurant owners can adjust smoking and nonsmoking sections to suit customers' habits as they see fit, Milligan said.
Kites of all sizes swished and swooped through the air trying to slice each other's strings and send them spiraling out of control toward the ground on Friday.
It's that time of year again. Candidates are preparing for the East Lansing City Council elections in November.
Champaign, Ill. - There was no sign of an MSU letdown Saturday when the No. 17 Spartans rolled over Illinois in their Big Ten opener, 61-14, to stay unbeaten. With the win, MSU moved up six spots to No.
By Katie Looby Special to The State News The deafening sound of the MSU fight song echoed throughout East Lansing this weekend - despite the fact that the Spartans football team was on the road. Members of the Spartan Marching Band's drum line kept the beat with members of high school drum lines from across the state.
By Amy Oprean Special to The State News Susie D'Mello crouched in the center of the Demonstration Hall ballroom Saturday afternoon, listening for a ball that jingled as it rolled her way. Playing goal ball, a sport adapted for the visually impaired, the psychology sophomore dove like a volleyball player to block the ball before pushing it back across the small court. Goal ball was one of nine sports - including swimming, hand cycling and wheelchair basketball - that were part of the first MSU Adapted Sports Festival held by the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at Demonstration Hall and IM Sports-West on Saturday. In an attempt to block the goal, D'Mello's opponents sprawled horizontally to create a wall with their bodies, but missed the ball. "When I first started playing I was pretty bad at it," D'Mello said.
"That's part of the reason I sat out there," Susan Drabik said. "So that people like you will start thinking." People like me, who are students. Two weeks ago I went to a party.
The Big Ten season opened with a win for the MSU women's soccer team (5-2-3 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) as they shut out Ohio State 1-0 at home. MSU head coach Tom Saxton attributed the shutout to the team's continuously strong defense.
East Lansing city officials and ASMSU members met on Wednesday for dinner to converse about local issues and to improve relations.
The Gossip infuse bluesy, soulful vocals with punk rock, creating a sound better than most in the genre. The band is composed of two lesbians and a straight man and loves spreading its gay-friendly vibe while touring, said lead vocalist Beth Ditto.
I would like to first take a minute to congratulate the MSU football team for their great game last Saturday here in South Bend, Ind.
Members of the MSU and East Lansing communities will get an opportunity to meet the four candidates running for East Lansing City Council in an open discussion forum tonight. The Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, or MRULE, is hosting the event, which will be held at 7 p.m.