Striving to improve Americans' lifestyles, the federal government released a new set of dietary guidelines advising people to eat a variety of nutritious foods, ingest fewer calories and exercise daily. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, which comes out every five years, was released last week by the U.S.
MSU students and Lansing residents will take part in celebrations and protests of President Bush's inauguration locally and in Washington on Thursday. Members of MSU Students for Bush will travel to Washington for Bush's second-term swearing-in ceremony and speech.
The editorial, ("Stuck abroad" SN 1/13,) contained a significant number of factual errors that should be clarified and that may change the writer's perspective on the unfortunate incident of the MSU student who remained in Peru after her study abroad program concluded. All study abroad programs do have protocols for dealing with emergencies.
Former MSU field hockey standout and current volunteer assistant coach Alexandra Kyser has been selected to the U.S.
Take a look around. Seventy-five percent of MSU students are sexually active, and nearly 70 percent of them were sexually active before they came here. The numbers have university health officials and policy-makers in Lansing divided about abstinence education. "It's a political issue and it's a moralistic issue," said Dennis Martell, director of health education at Olin Health Center. So the fight over how to teach sexual education in U.S.
The MSU men's and women's tennis teams were in action over the weekend as the men went 2-0 at home against Northern Illinois and Wright State and the women lost to Virginia in Nashville, Tenn. The No.
As the MSU community begins to discuss prohibiting open alcohol on campus, university officials say a ban would align MSU with other campuses around the state and in the Big Ten. "Other institutions have decided what is appropriate for their academic communities, and we should do the same," MSU spokesman Terry Denbow said. Some of the policies have been in place for more than two decades, and all of the Big Ten universities, except MSU, forbid the open consumption of alcohol in public areas. "This is not new for us at all," said Susan Williams, assistant director of media relations at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
I was so disgusted by David Garlock's outrageous letter ("Martin Luther King Jr.
At about 4 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, no-preference freshman Laura Murthum stood stunned in a checkout line at the Student Book Store. "It was insane," Murthum said, describing the total price of her bill: $389.
Only an interim department chairman and a newly hired physician now staff the MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. Citing concerns about communication problems within the department and pressure to be too financially driven, eight staff members left the department earlier this month to open a private practice in East Lansing. "We felt there was less emphasis on the teaching that we do," said Dr. Nancy Herta, a professor who left the department.
MSU President Lou Anna Simon led the MSU Board of Trustees for the first time in her presidency during the board's first meeting of the semester on Friday. It was also the first meeting for Trustee Melanie Foster, who was elected to the board in November after serving on the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees. As part of conducting the meetings, Simon said she would like to encourage open communication and discussion. By keeping the table open to discussion, it would allow for members of the MSU community to communicate issues they are working on to the entire board, Simon said. "I think that there's a way to have dialogue that is transparent, but at the same time be reflective of the institution," she said. Foster said returning to the board will allow her to contribute to the university's issues, such as the reorganization of the liberal arts college, which was discussed at the meeting. "I believe I had some good input," Foster said.
MSU athletes' cases move to higher court The cases of two MSU football players charged with felonies for attempting to rob fellow students will now be sent to the Ingham County 30th Judicial Circuit Court for trial. Freshman wide receiver Miles Williams, 18, and freshman linebacker Hugh D'Imperio, 19, waived their preliminary examinations in East Lansing's 54-B District Court last week.
The MSU men's track and field team sprung into action over the weekend at the Kentucky Invitational, led by a strong showing by the pole vaulters.
Usually, you expect films like "In Good Company" to gather an audience similar to typical "chick flicks," a stereotype that includes women and the reluctant men that are dragged there. The Friday afternoon screening of this movie, however, contained a diverse group of men and women, both young and old - a testament to the applicability of this film.
Some students and student government leaders say banning open alcohol on campus - as proposed by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday - would not solve problems related to drinking and could restrict tailgating festivities. An ordinance proposed by the board would eliminate alcohol use in outdoor public areas on campus, such as outside residence halls or along the sidewalk. The proposal would grant exceptions for tailgating areas on football game days and other planned special occasions, MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap said.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MSU community members organized new student-driven events to foster discussion and active participation in community service.
Kalamazoo - Despite a hat trick by sophomore forward Drew Miller and outshooting the opponent 50 to 25, the MSU hockey team fell 5-4 in front of a ruthless pro-Western Michigan crowd Friday.
Madison, Wis. - Up by eight points with 2:49 to play, the No. 15 MSU men's basketball team was unable to hold on as Wisconsin went on an 11-0 run to end the game and pick up its 38th straight home win, 62-59, Sunday at Kohl Center.
In a do-or-die contest Saturday at Munn Ice Arena, the MSU hockey team was able to squeak past Western Michigan, 3-1, earning the weekend split behind the game-winning goal of senior forward Mike Lalonde.