Lansing -Two employees in a tiny Michigan government office work each day to bring millions of film-industry dollars to cities and towns across the state. Director Janet Lockwood and her student assistant, MSU film studies senior Mike Forest, have spent time working with cast and crew from blockbuster movies such as "8 Mile," "Road to Perdition" and other independent projects.
A "clever, nasty little" virus has been infecting MSU Webmail accounts, MSU officials said. The MyDoom virus is a variant of an existing worm that sends out e-mails with different subject lines and addresses that look like authentic messages about mail problems, said Rich Wiggins, senior information technologist for Academic Computing & Network Services. "This is spreading all over the world," Wiggins said.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo's phone has been ringing off the hook lately. On the other end, has been coaches from around the country asking how his team is faring down the stretch. Izzo had the perfect solution. "Everybody wants to know how long you're practicing, how fatigued your players are," he said.
The teaching assistants and graduate assistants here at MSU are unionized in order to ensure fair working conditions and wages.
I am writing in response to Amy Davis' piece on Chicano History Month ("Students combine cultures, embrace Mexican heritage" SN 2/15). I feel that just by interviewing someone who does not identify as Chicano, she is doing an injustice to the month.
What the heck is wrong with the press and coaches who vote in the women's polls? When I heard that the MSU women's basketball team had not moved up in the polls this week, after destroying then-No.
NAMI Lansing, a local affiliate of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, will present a seminar on Caregiving Challenges and Opportunities at 6 p.m.
Peter van Stolk, president and founder of Jones Soda Co., discussed his company's unorthodox approach to business and marketing strategy Thursday at the Business College Complex. About 125 students came to see van Stolk speak at the "Meet a Pop Star" event organized by human resource management freshman Adam Finkel. Finkel began planning at the beginning of the year, when his proposal to have van Stolk speak originally was rejected by Jones. "A lot of schools have programs where they bring in speakers talk to students, and I thought we should have a similar program, with unique entrepreneurs," Finkel said. With help from the Lear Career Service Center, which provides career planning for business students, Finkel was able to complete his project. In his speech, van Stolk discussed his story - a professional skier who decided to start a beverage distributor instead of going to college.
The No. 19 Spartans wrestling team will wrap up its Big Ten season in grand fashion this weekend, as a full crowd is expected to welcome No.
Some Michigan senators want people who order wine at restaurants to be allowed to take the unfinished bottles home with them.
ASMSU members decided this week to put money from its $600,000 risk management account to use. The undergraduate student government passed a bill to give IM Sports-West up to $50,000 to help pay for new exercise equipment.
For the second consecutive game against Minnesota, MSU struggled with turnovers. This time, the Spartans handed the ball back to the Golden Gophers 18 times.
What would happen if MSU didn't provide adequate information for students to earn a degree and obtain a respectable job? There would be a lot of angry and undereducated students.
With a doubleheader against Toledo (3-2) and Cleveland State (6-4) Sunday, the MSU women's tennis team hopes to keep its home winning streak alive. The Spartans, with a 5-2 record overall and a perfect home record of 5-0, have only allowed their opponents to win three sets when hosting.
The No. 25 gymnastics team will host No. 27 Illinois at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jenison Field House. The team will be led by junior captain Sarah Alexander, ranked No.
A week after the MSU Board of Trustees approved a ban on open alcohol on campus, some students say they are questioning how effective the ban will be. Landscape architecture sophomore Alex Kretschmer said he hadn't seen many people carrying open alcohol before the ban was implemented. "I don't really see a difference," Kretschmer said.
The Youth Development Corporation, 806 N. Capitol Ave., in Lansing is offering employment counseling for 16 to 21 year olds.
At about 4 p.m. Wednesday a small oven in a basement lab of the Chemistry Building exploded, setting off the fire alarm.
A "clever, nasty, little" virus has been infecting MSU Web mail accounts, said Rich Wiggins, senior information technologist for Academic Computing & Network Services. The MyDoom virus is a variant of an existing worm that sends out e-mails with different subject lines and addresses that look like authentic messages about mail problems, Wiggins said. "This is spreading all over the world," Wiggins said.