Many MSU students, faculty and staff will have yet another password to remember this fall. On June 14, Academic Computing & Networking Services, or ACNS, sent out the first in a series of e-mails to active MSU Webmail accounts informing users that they will have to update their passwords before Sept.
Tall or Grande. Latte or Americano. Chai or Yerba. It's all part of a vocabulary that's become as American as the term "supersize." Although the American coffee craze is nothing new, the specialty coffee industry has exploded in the last decade, and the Lansing area is no exception as people of all ages, especially students, flock to the same hangout: the local coffee shop. MSU graduate student Jiyoung Hwang typically gets a regular cup of coffee when she studies at Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, 270 W.
Without any edge or uniqueness, local band Ellsworth goes through the motions of creating another white suburban "rock" album. The debut five-track CD, "Axioms Aren't The Only Lonely," vaguely tackles mundane issues such as driving cars, watching television, writing letters and wondering why there isn't a choice to be born.
Buying a used car on a limited college budget can be tough. But here are a few guidelines to help you purchase a used car. After you find the ideal car from a dealer or private seller and set up a time to evaluate the car, proceed with skepticism.
In its first 24 hours "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" sold more than 6.9 million copies in the United States alone, roughly 4,790 books per minute. In fact, J.K.
The front door to Allison Oswald's apartment was fully closed, but the hallway outside echoed with her guests' clapping and peals of laughter on Thursday night. Inside, about 10 of Oswald's close friends and coworkers sat in her living room in a semicircle, munching on home-baked finger foods such as brownies and chip dip.
Each season four captains are named for the MSU football team - this year's group is junior defensive end Clifton Ryan, junior quarterback Drew Stanton, senior center Chris Morris and senior safety Eric Smith. "I like the mix, and I like those kids and what they've done," MSU head coach John L.
It took MSU athletic director Ron Mason four weeks to find the next MSU head baseball coach, but on July 13 at the Kellogg Center, he announced David Grewe will take over that position.
Tonya Mertins, a 20-year-old Lansing resident, has no health insurance. So when an ear infection caused a loss of hearing and throbbing headaches, Mertins didn't have many affordable options for treatment.
A 19-year-old Marshall, Mich., man was sentenced on Wednesday in the Ingham County Circuit Court to serve eight to 20 years in prison for the murder of an Okemos man. Alexander Hamil, who came to East Lansing to celebrate St.
I know next to nothing about art; I'm not an artist, I don't frequent art museums and I couldn't tell the difference between a masterpiece and a piece of crap.
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he (or she) was looking for some laughs. Whereas East Lansing is lacking in comedy venues, and improv groups are rare - if not nonexistent - neighbors in Lansing continue to bring in the big names. Lansing is not the big city, but big-city acts do make their way here.
Other than the muffled music emanating from its small storefront after dark, there isn't much that makes Magdalena's Tea House stand out from the other shops and boutiques lining Michigan Avenue near Clemens Street in Lansing.
The early-morning sun barely peeks above the Earth when Melissa Robbins begins her workday. After arriving at 5 a.m.
The gods of rock have heard our prayers and have answered them with "The Ugliest Band in the World" - The Muggs. Simply put, The Muggs is a rock 'n' roll band.
Head coach: John L. Smith 1. Wide receiver No. 6 Matt Trannon 6-6 227 Sr. 2.
In the spring of 1970, former President Richard Nixon had escalated the war in Vietnam with a bombing campaign in Cambodia, four students were slain by National Guardsmen at Kent State University - and at MSU, striking students were pleading their case against the war and against authorities for weeks. The anti-war sentiment energized thousands of MSU students against involvement in Vietnam during the late 1960s.
After a recent revision to the NCAA's drug-testing program, athletes that tested positive for using banned substances will no longer find NCAA competition a venue to escape their suspensions. In the past, athletes serving suspensions under the World Anti-Doping Agency have been cleared to compete in NCAA sports, but the change, which became effective Aug.
For many students on campus, sports is life - whether they choose to watch or play - and MSU offers several intramural and club activities to keep sports fans interested. Although only a select few are able to participate in varsity sports, several options are available to everyone else.
On a gray afternoon, seven patrons shuffle into Oz - a local shop that specializes in glass pipes. They know what they want, and one guy asks a man behind the counter about a glass bong he'd heard was retailing for about $30. The clerk nods and reaches for an ornate blue bong, or "water pipe." "I told you this place is the best," a girl in the party tells her companions.