On the cover art of American Hi-Fi's latest studio album, "Hearts On Parade," the four band members wear leather jackets, striking tough-guy poses behind a graffiti font bearing the group's name.
Right now John Fournier is a political theory and constitutional democracy junior at MSU. He goes to class, works at WDBM (88.9-FM), also known as the Impact, and is the president of the MSU College Democrats.
For someone who normally enjoys being a nomad, Mid-Michigan might not seem like the ideal place to live - and it's a far cry from the lifestyle Army Staff Sgt.
The CCHA is in the process of revising the league's playoff system, which will shorten the regular season by one week and extend the postseason from two to three rounds. The new playoff system will give the top four teams in the regular season first-round byes, and the remaining eight teams would play a best-of-three series with their corresponding seeds. The winners of the eight-team first round will then advance to face the top four teams in the division that were awarded the first-round byes.
When she first met her future husband, she was impressed by his speed and his strength. He always was a natural athlete, she said, but he'd often get into fights with other men. "I thought he'd protect me," said the MSU graduate student who's name has been withheld for her safety.
Derek Wallbank, College of Communication Arts & Sciences representative for ASMSU, believes there are options other than alcohol for students during the Welcome Week celebrations at the beginning of each school year. Welcome Week is the first few days before classes begin, when freshmen have the opportunity to become used to the college lifestyle. "Some people have weird ideas of what happens in college," Wallbank said.
It's Tuesday and you know what that means - brand new albums. There are plenty of goodies coming out today, including debuts by new artists and fresh material by old favorites.
The Lansing Area Safety Council, 3315 S. Pennsylvania Ave. in Lansing, is offering the National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course from 6 p.m.
So I've been opinion editor for almost an entire semester now, and the experience has been incredible, mind-blowing, superb.
Juan Ibanes was searching for subleasing opportunities last week on the message board www.allMSU.com, a free online forum for MSU students to share housing options, professor ratings and other information. Sifting through hundreds of postings with ambiguous titles such as "CHEAP SUBLEASE!!!" and "cute house for the summer!," Ibanes said he became increasingly frustrated. "There was about 40 every hour that keep getting added on all the time," the telecommunication, information studies and media junior said.
Take a drive north on Abbott Road. In about 10 minutes, you will arrive at the Chandler Crossings apartments, home to gated communities that provide hotel-like living experiences for students.
Walled Lake native Randy Huntington has joined the MSU men's track and field coaching staff as an assistant, coaching the throwers, jumpers and multi-event competitors. Huntington will bring almost three decades of experience coaching professional and amateur athletes to East Lansing, including eight Olympians and seven World Championship members. "Bringing Randy in gives us a better understanding of the scientific part of coaching," MSU head coach Darroll Gatson said in a statement.
A 33-year-old MSU College of Law alumnus died in a car accident Sunday morning at the intersection of Pavilion Drive and Forest Road, police said. Matthew Jon Rockey-Hawley, a Mason resident and East Lansing tax law attorney, was found dead in his vehicle at about 8 a.m., MSU police Sgt.
The third provost candidate to visit campus might soon be able to sing the MSU fight song - in five different languages. Uday Sukhatme, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo, can speak Italian, French, two Indian languages and English.
Student leaders and university officials say they support the idea of an independent commission to review the April 2-3 disturbances - and they have some recommendations for how it should be run.
The days left in the semester are winding down and most students are focused on getting their last-minute projects, assignments and exams done.
Let's face it. People who don't vote come up with a million excuses when they are asked why.
East Lansing's Youth Action Team and Prime Time Seniors' Program are hosting the Vegetable Soup Variety Show from 6 p.m.
Watching director Sydney Pollack's latest film, "The Interpreter," is like walking down a street where you hear a dozen languages, and not one of them your native tongue. It's this notion of incomprehension, lost translation, and mystique that propels Pollack's film, but also leaves it feeling slightly rough around the edges. Nicole Kidman is African-born U.N.
The 36th Annual WalkAmerica event will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Louis F. Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. The walk is held by the Lansing Division of the March of Dimes and is intended to raise money for babies who are born premature. Opportunities at the event include a canine competition, in which dogs are judged as walkers cross the finish line, a spirit station with refreshments and a family fun area. To register or for more information, visit www.walkamerica.org or call (800) 525-WALK.