Four punk bands and four country/twang bands playing together might appear a little odd, but to Aaron Bales it seemed like a perfect combination. Bales created a catchy name, Punks vs.
MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie was selected as one of five people to be inducted into the Maine Sports Legends Hall of Honors on Oct.
No place on earth is completely safe for students to travel. The MSU Office of Study Abroad provides students the opportunity to go to many locations, but a lot of things could go wrong - problems travelers just don't expect.
A drunken stumble into the wrong house could land someone 6 feet underground if legislation focusing on the use of lethal force is passed by state lawmakers, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said. "Several times a year we have intoxicated people who walk into the wrong house," he said.
Music 1. Friday: Punks vs 'Pokes, 8 p.m. at The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing.
The Automotive Research Experiment Station will upgrade its facilities from a 9,000-square-foot laboratory located about five miles from campus to a state-of-the-art site on south campus. The new 30,000-square-foot location will be off Bogue Street and Service Road, south of the existing research Complex. The project's contractor was appointed by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.
A pair of bills introduced into the Michigan House of Representatives could allow the use of deadly force for self defense by someone who feels their life is threatened, without later facing criminal charges. "What this specifically does is codify and statue what has been case law in Michigan," said Rep.
City officials unanimously voted Tuesday evening against recommendations from T-Mobile and Cingular Wireless to construct two separate cell phone towers on East Grand River Avenue and Trowbridge Road. East Lansing City Council members felt that not enough information was provided to make a decision and asked for different locations to be considered.
An identity theft workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today in the third-floor conference room at the Nisbet Building, 1407 S.
Saturday, Oct. 1 is slated as the first test of a new policy permitting the sale of alcohol inside premium seating areas of Spartan Stadium, a practice that is becoming more common in schools around the Big Ten Conference. Nine of the 11 universities in the Big Ten, including MSU, now allow some sort of drinking in sections of their stadiums. The policy, approved by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday, permits patrons with tickets to the stadium's newly added luxury suites and club seating to purchase beer and wine by the glass starting two hours before the game.
It's a beautiful thing when you can't stop laughing about a play well after the curtain has closed. "King O' the Moon," performed by BoarsHead Theatre, hit the mark that distinguishes truly great theater from the ordinary. The play is set in July 1969 and the Pazinski children, who are growing into adults, are feeling national and international events in their own lives - the first man on the moon, the Vietnam War and changing moral standards. "King O' the Moon" is the follow-up play to "Over The Tavern," which was performed by the theater last September and again in May.
Aspiring MSU comedians gathered in the Union's Ohio State Room on Tuesday night, hoping to extract a chorus of belly laughs from a University Activities Board judging panel. The comedians were auditioning for a slot in the upcoming "Last Spartan Standing" competition, the MSU version of the "Last Comic Standing" NBC television series.
Construction workers drilling on Dormitory Road near Snyder and Phillips halls hit a gas line at about noon on Tuesday, causing a gas leak that kept running for roughly five hours. "It just shoots out because it's forced gas," said Lt.
From Dairy Queen manager to "America's Next Top Model" might not seem like a stroll down the catwalk.
On Tuesday, MSU's campus was the backdrop for a Sundance Channel series featuring the life of an MSU student. T.J.
University of Memphis philosophy Professor Bill Lawson will speak at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Room C-106 of Holmes Hall. The presentation is part of a Lyman Briggs School speaker series about environmental inequity.
Golf course designer Jerry Matthews will speak about environmentally friendly designs at the next meeting of the Red Cedar Chapter of Wild Ones Native Gardeners. The meeting is at 7 p.m.
The League of Women Voters of the Lansing area is holding a forum for the two candidates for Lansing mayor.
Interested students are invited to a Teach For America information session, to be held at 7 p.m. today and Thursday in Room 101 of North Kedzie Hall.
ASMSU's Academic Assembly has grown sizably in the last two weeks - 10 out of 11 student group spots have been filled and the total number of college representatives has doubled. Although the group had to add more tables to fit all the new members during its Tuesday meeting, about half of its college representative seats remain empty. Despite the open seats, Academic Assembly Chairperson Robert Murphy said he is happy with the group's progress. "I'm really pleased with what we've done so far," Murphy said.