Campus cafeterias lack protein options for vegetarian students
Before I even start, let me say this: I am not one of those vegetarians who lectures everybody they know about how eating meat is a cruel, inhumane and barbarous practice.
Many freebies exist locally for students
For most college kids, extra cash is hard to come by. Between textbooks, computer-repair fees, parking tickets and late-night pizza runs, it's pretty easy to get behind when it comes to money. Thankfully, area businesses and organizations recognize that the prevalent stereotype of broke college student often rings as true as church bells on Sunday morning. To help stay afloat this semester, The State News has amassed a list of services and products students can obtain for no cost on and off campus.
Commission results inconclusive, ASMSU representative says
After nearly three months of meetings, the independent commission reviewing the April 2-3 disturbances has not reached a conclusion as to what happened that night. The direction the group is heading is unclear, some members said.
Lansing open-mic night provides for accomplishment, entertainment
If you're not afraid to leave the cozy confines of the fraternity parties, overly anxious police officers and "ralphing" Brody complex residents that make up Welcome Week, Dagwoods Tavern & Grill, 2803 E.
Poker craze sweeps the nation, appeals to diverse crowds
If sitcoms on television have taught viewers one thing, it's that everyone knows how to play poker. The stereotypes of who's sitting at the table are all there.
Modern preaching
Riverview Church pator Noel Heikkinen delivers his sermon during a Saturday evening service in front of a projected Scipture passage.
No excuse for music, concert scene to be less than excellent
Here at The State News, we have a long history of trashing the local music scene. Whether it's the nonexistence of an underage venue near campus, the sub-par quality of downtown bar bookings or the slow traffic of big-name acts stopping through town, we've taken potshots from the peanut gallery at every empty stage or empty seat within the city limits. And in many instances, rightfully so.
Punt returns, field goals could give team victory
Special teams might not be the first priority of any team, but the MSU football team knows it can make all the difference between winning and losing. "One thing special teams is going to have to do this year is pick it up a lot and squeeze out a few more games," junior punter Brandon Fields said at MSU Football Media Day on Aug.
MSU officials extend time for tailgating
A new tailgating schedule extends the time tailgate lots will remain open after students, faculty, alumni and fans were unsatisfied with last fall's seven-hour restriction. Tailgating for the upcoming season is scheduled to correspond with the kickoff times, making the total time at least one hour longer. The "7-9-1" approach is a guide for fans to estimate the time tailgate lots will open.
Student vies for E.L. City Council
Four names - including one MSU student - will appear on the November ballot for East Lansing City Council candidates. Political theory and constitutional democracy senior John Fournier and former Planning Commission Chairman Kevin E.
Senior says goodbye MSU, hello incoming students
Dear hipsters, preppies, nerds, athletes, potheads, alcoholics, greeks and all the rest of you who fall under the Spartan umbrella - welcome to the land of green and white.
Starting early
Paris-Lapazelle Moore is like many other incoming MSU freshmen trying to savor the summer by going to the movies. But Moore can't drive to the theater by herself or even purchase her own ticket for some movies because, unlike her other classmates, she's only 14 years old. Moore will begin classes this fall as one of the youngest students ever admitted to MSU.
Summer review: Melee update
What started as an early morning venture to buy a Slurpee from a local 7-Eleven turned into what Cortney Woycik said was one of the worst events of her life. After being arrested for acting with disorderly conduct and obstructing and hindering an officer during the April 2-3 disturbances, the psychology junior said she will never be the same. And although Woycik said her arrest was unprovoked - her Breathalyzer test recorded a blood-alcohol level of 0.0 - East Lansing police said it was most likely justified. Woycik was one of 43 people arrested that night. As clouds of tear gas drifted through Cedar Village and the downtown area, a police-estimated crowd of about 3,000 people wandered the city, causing $5,775 in property damages.
Teams set goals for improved season
Both the Spartans men and women's golf teams are looking forward to exciting seasons, despite the increasing competition from the Big Ten. The men's team's first tournament is the Topy Cup, held in Tokyo, Japan. "This is a rare opportunity," coach Mark Hankins said.
2 restaurants bring new taste to downtown
Hungry students wandering Albert Avenue for something to eat will have a new option. Menna's Joint opened a second location next to Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave., on Aug.
MSU grows new Lugnuts turf
When Mark Collins watches an MSU football game, he pays attention to something many others might give little thought to - the grass. Collins, farm manager at MSU's Hancock Turfgrass Research Center, was involved in growing the grass that now sits in Spartan Stadium and said the results give him a sense of pride in his work. "I expect this will be the same way," he said in August while standing in the 4-acre plot of grass that will become the new home turf of the Lansing Lugnuts this September. The field, planted last September, is being grown by MSU employees at the turfgrass center, a 56-acre site south of the main campus. The new field to be located in Oldsmobile Park is part of a long-term arrangement by both the Lugnuts organization and the city of Lansing, which owns the ballpark.
New home spurs old memories
Never again will I have to say it. "We're on the third floor. In the Student Services Building.
Weeknight partying isn't worth failing early classes
I'm a failure. No, I didn't flunk out of school last year, but I came pretty close. As a freshman, who enjoyed working and clubbing a little too much, I ignored my classwork and slept through my early morning classes.
ESPN 2, Fox News added to TV lineup
When Jeff Burdick and his friends found themselves without tickets to the MSU vs. University of Michigan football game two years ago, they decided to stay in and watch the action on TV. As they searched for the channel it was expected to be on - ESPN 2 - Burdick, a recent graduate, said it was nowhere to be found on the campus cable lineup. "We had to completely miss the game," he said. Responses like Burdick's helped University Housing in the decision to add two new channels, ESPN 2 and Fox News, to the "U Tube" cable television system.