MSU police and East Lansing police say that students coming to campus should take precautionary measures to increase their personal safety - especially in an unfamiliar area and if they will be drinking. MSU police Sgt.
Jen Spilotro just got a laptop. And instead of studying in her home two blocks from downtown East Lansing, the nutritional sciences and dietetics senior can take her computer to the streets. "The environment's a lot more comfortable," Spilotro said, lounging on a chair inside Espresso Royale Caffe, 527 E.
Welcome to MSU, my fellow Spartan. You have a lot to look forward to in these next four (or five or six) years here on this beautiful campus.
Although the dorm cafeterias do offer lots of choices, there are plenty of times when they are closed, or students are aching for some "real" pizza and burgers.
Wait, wait ... we can get credit for this stuff? And in college? Oh, the golden perks of MSU's course catalog.
Monday's article on bike commuting ("High gas prices encourage alternatives to cars" SN 6/6) was a great boost to the local bicycling scene.
Don't forget to unpack your running shoes as the fall months bring cool temperatures and colorful scenery to East Lansing. Before all you high school cross-country runners go into retirement and others wanting to shed off the "freshman 15" get caught in indoor gyms, discover the running world of Mid-Michigan.
If you're a lover of live music, new Spartans, then you're in luck: The East Lansing area is the perfect place to get your groove on, no matter what kind of tunes move you.
With temperatures expected to approach the 90s, people are looking to escape the sweltering heat and overbearing rays of the sun.
I am responding to the letter by Herb Parlato entitled ("Bush's reasons for war 'discredited'" SN 5/26). I warn that the following information could be unsuitable for some readers.
The Southside Community Kitchen will hold a music fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the University United Methodist Church, 1120 S.
Welcome to Spartan Country, freshmen. Women, men, 8 a.m. classes, beer, parties and strange roommates.
People can be pretty good at sweeping their personal problems under the rug. Is your woman or man seeing somebody else?
East Lansing might not be New York City or Chicago, but for theater buffs there are plenty of venues to choose from and many ways to get involved in local productions.
Even though most MSU freshmen live on campus, the East Lansing City Council has a lot of power locally, even for dorm dwellers.
Lou Anna K. Simon MSU president Her advice to incoming freshmen: "Michigan State provides a wealth of opportunity if one opens your mind and actively engages with the campus community.
For new students interested in being politically active, there are several clubs and groups to join at MSU.
One of the great traditions for students attending a Big Ten university is the opportunity to attend the various sporting events played on campus.
When the popular home redecoration show "Trading Spaces" arrived to shoot in Traverse City, all of the trademark ingredients were present: two designers, two teams of two, one carpenter and one bubbly host. But unique to the mix was an MSU student: construction management senior Adriano Vozza. Vozza and his brother, Julio, participated as a team in the show against their childhood friends, Jennifer Buell and Dan Brady.
Students who study abroad for long periods of time might come to a shocking realization when they return to the states and home no longer feels like home. Accounting junior Matt Karr studied abroad in Budapest, Hungary, from January 4 to May 31 and said it is a hard adjustment to live in his hometown of Livonia, Mich., again. "It's been surreal being thrown back," he said.