Baby it's cold outside - still - but for The Boss, things are just getting warmed up. The Boss went an impressive 4-0 last week, moving his season record to 14-9 on the season.
We all wonder what actually goes on backstage at a show. Whether the actors are nervously pacing the ground before going on stage, or busy flirting or bickering with each other, there's always something going on the audience doesn't see. For the next two weekends, Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive in Lansing, presents "Noises Off" in an attempt to share the thespian world with the audience. "Noises Off" is a British sex farce following an acting troupe through the process of putting on a show.
MSU ecologist Erin Dreelin has only lived in Michigan for a few months, but she said she's ready to make her mark in the state. She is part of a growing community of people who attended the Smart Growth for Clean Water Conference 2005 on Thursday at the Kellogg Center and are trying to change the ecology of cities, she said. "Coming from the ecological point of view, I've been seeing the effects of urbanization on streams and aquatic systems," Dreelin said.
Computer science junior Rayshawn Holbrook's academic life at MSU hasn't been the same since his freshman year - when his family of four children first began. "Life happens," Holbrook said.
Aaron Foley's column in Wednesday's The State News entitled "Hackers create headaches, celebrity break-ins" (2/23) was the most hateful piece of juvenile trash I have ever read in The State News.
A bill introduced in the state Senate would give public universities, schools and community colleges an annual funding increase equal to the inflation rate, or 5 percent, depending on which is lower. Senate Minority Leader Robert Emerson, D-Flint, introduced the bill and said it's time for politicians to stop talking about increasing funding and act on it.
A 36-year-old man was arraigned Thursday on one count of open murder in connection with the death of a 12-year-old Lansing girl whose body was found in DeWitt Township, police officials said. The body is believed to be that of Samantha Detzler, missing since Saturday night from her grandmother's house in north Lansing, Lansing police Lt.
The No. 20 MSU wrestling team faces off against No. 7 Oklahoma tonight, in a dual that will feature two marquee matchups, which could give fans a sneak preview of two late NCAA championship matches. At 125 pounds, No.
On a championship team you need a number of different parts or pieces. The No. 6 MSU women's basketball team had them all - which is why they are the 2005 Big Ten Champions. A veteran point guard, senior Kristin Haynie, has the experience and the savvy to know when to push the ball and when to control the pace of the game.
A layoff at the end of the season could be just what the No. 6 MSU women's championship team needs, MSU head coach Joanne P.
It's hard to imagine the MSU men's basketball team had any losing streaks associated with its 20-4 record. The two streaks that have lingered over the team for two years were seemingly erased from the current scouting report and filed into the history books Thursday as the No.
In the quest for more clout while bargaining for a new contract, the Graduate Employees Union protested outside the Union and on the bridge between Wells Hall and the Administration Building on Thursday. "The more voices we can get and the more support from the MSU community we have, the more power we have at the bargaining table," GEU member Mat Bartkowiak said. Bartkowiak shouted, "MSU is losing in the Big Ten," to draw attention to scoreboards.
What an excellent article ("Learning mother" SN 2/22). As I read it, the only thing I could say is "wow." It's about time a single mother's voice was printed in The State News, instead of the usual football, basketball or tailgating "dilemmas." I am also a single mother, full-time student and part-time employee at a bookstore.
The "Where do we put our trash?" dilemma faced by U.S. states and Canadian provinces is a game where the outcome is always undesirable for someone.
The Indonesian Student Association will be launching their "Adopt-A-School" program, to aid areas affected by the Dec.
Five MSU seniors will participate in the NFL Combine currently going on until Tuesday, trying to improve their positioning for the 2005 NFL Draft, which will take place April 23-24. Running back DeAndra Cobb, defensive end Clifford Dukes, free safety Jason Harmon, place-kicker Dave Rayner and defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson all will be down in Indianapolis to prove themselves at various skill and speed drills. The number of Spartans at the combine matches the number of players representing defending national champions Southern Cal. Cobb ranks third all-time at MSU for kickoff return yards with 1,632. Dukes, who dealt with an injury to his quadreceps muscle throughout his senior year, earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and ranks sixth of MSU's all-time sack list. Leading the Spartans in interceptions in 2004 was Harmon, who also finished third in tackles with 105.
Your "The face of poker" article (SN 2/23) just cost us our life savings.
It's not often that a three-year starter is asked to come off the bench for his senior year. That was the case this year for MSU senior guard Kelvin Torbert, as he was asked to come off the bench by MSU head coach Tom Izzo and has now made the transition into the sixth-man role. "I've adjusted well," Torbert said.
A 27-year-old Lansing resident was sprayed with mace and his backpack was stolen about noon Thursday in the 1100 block of East Grand River Avenue, East Lansing police Capt.
To bring faculty members up to speed on important university issues from last spring, MSU is convening a session of Academic Senate today. Last April, about 700 faculty convened for the first time in eight years to address faculty members' concerns that their input was not being received by MSU administrators on major issues. Today, faculty will be updated on issues pertaining to MSU President Lou Anna K.