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.
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.
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.
Sparty arrived on campus but was homeless for more than a week. Only days away from the original completion deadline, the Kalamazoo Street, Red Cedar Road and Chestnut Road intersection was still dug up, unpaved and without the bronze Sparty statue, which arrived Aug.
Frustrating waits at campus railroad crossings will soon be alleviated by $16.8 million in state funding to build an underpass on Farm Lane. Congress passed a $286 billion highway and mass transit spending bill at the end of July allowing the state to allocate money to build underpasses where railroads cross Farm Lane between Trowbridge and Mt.
The Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing Township is the perfect setting to tantalize the senses - especially smell and taste.
Welcome Week is arguably the scariest week for any entering student who spent most of their life living in a suburban bubble.
Alison Barber has been appointed as the new secretary of the MSU Board of Trustees. Barber was senior associate dean in the Eli Broad College of Business.
Calling all closet musicians: It's time to make those dreams of superstardom come true. OK, so you might not have the time, talent or moolah to move to a big city and get signed right away.
On Friday night, the only thing Pete Dayrell had for dinner was a small container of plain white rice.
A good time. It's all that matters. Gay, straight, transgender - as long as people are at gay bars and clubs in the Lansing area for the purpose of having a good time, then all are welcome. There are four gay bars in the Lansing area, but they are not strictly gay.
Led by captains senior Eric Smith and junior Clifton Ryan, the MSU defense is out to shock and surprise critics this season. The MSU defense lost six players from last season and has been speculated by the media as the weaker side of the Spartans. "When people don't expect that much from you, it's usually a sneak attack," Ryan said. Last year the defense was able to shut down great running attacks, such as against Minnesota and Wisconsin, but was not able to consistently perform or shut down the big play, Ryan said.
On a hazy Saturday afternoon, Heather Boyer opens the door to her Potterville home with gusto, smiling and sweeping a hand toward her living room in a welcoming gesture.