With all of the talk that has been flying around over the last week or so about ASMSU, I feel that I need to clarify a few facts about the organization.
The secret's out of the hive. A long-researched and previously elusive chemical in bees that makes them stay around the hive instead of venturing into the outside world was recently discovered. Zachary Huang, an associate professor in the Department of Entomology, published research 12 years ago that said some bees stay in the hive and others go out to collect nectar and defend the hive, but Huang never knew why. His discovery of what's called the primer pheromone in bees explains the behavior.
A physics and astronomy professor, brought to MSU to work on the Rare Isotope Accelerator project, has earned a prestigious award that could help the university's chances to land the nearly $1 billion enterprise. MSU physicist Stanley Schriber was selected as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE.
Gerard Boychuk will give his lecture "The Politics of Health Care in Canada: Territorial Integration and the Development of Public Health Care," at 4 p.m.
There needs to be some clarification on what ASMSU's risk management account is and what ASMSU is doing with that $600,000.
Sept. 6 was a particularly dark day for "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings. He only won $10,001.
People were welcomed back to East Lansing after Thanksgiving weekend with a fresh layer of snow, decorated Christmas trees and heart-warming music on the radio.
A fairly new art gallery is hosting an exhibit with fairly new artists. (SCENE) Metrospace, 303 Abbott Road, is hosting the exhibit Emerge, a display running until Dec.
Everything Amanda Hantouli does from now on is in preparation for her first season with the MSU volleyball team. The Nebraska native signed a National Letter of Intent for the 2005 season with the Spartans last month.
In response to the editorial "Burn one down" (SN 11/30), I think there is a huge misconception presented here.
The Michigan chapter of the Professional Golfers' Association of America is moving to the East Lansing area, which could help raise the prestige of local courses.
Snow enthusiasts might find less of the white powder than usual this winter, experts say. Winter temperatures are expected to be fairly typical, but snowfall is projected to be lighter this season, local and national meteorologists said. Throughout the winter weather season - defined by meteorologists as December through February - a weak El Niño system in the Pacific near the equator is going to lead to drier-than-usual conditions, said David Beachler, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids center. "We're pretty confident that the pattern we've forecasted for this winter is going to pan out," said Beachler, adding that even with the service's projections, nature can still be unpredictable.
Michigan Rep. Ken Bradstreet, R-Gaylord, is calling for outright discrimination by moving to exclude domestic partner benefits from state employee contracts. Unfortunately, Proposal 2 passed in Michigan, but the exact language of the amendment is vague, leaving individual interpretations to determine if domestic partner benefits get thrown on the chopping block. A piece of legislation this vague might not have been the best thing to pass.
While observing the sold-out theater for "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," it was difficult to determine the film's target audience.
Internet service at MSU was down for almost two hours Wednesday, said Richard Wiggins, MSU senior information technologist.
A 34-year-old woman was killed by a police cruiser as she walked in the middle of an U.S. 127 ramp on Tuesday night, Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said. Tina Marie Potter, who has no known address but has parents living in Ludington, was determined dead on the scene. Deputy Robert McElmurray was on his way to a call in Webberville, and as he exited northbound U.S.
I am writing in response to Brandon Sethi's letter (SN 12/1) calling for ASMSU to use some of their extra funds for some student groups on campus.
For 180 hours in October, three students argued entertainment law, preparing themselves to defend MSU's national title. Third-year law students William Cook, Jeffrey Formanczyk and Aaron Vorce traveled to Malibu, Calif., where they took first place for the second year in a row at the Annual National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition on Nov.
The MSU football team left for Hawaii on Wednesday but, before leaving, the team needed to prepare for the climate, the flight and the game. "We've all been going to about it our own way, getting used to the time change and trying to stay up, but once we get out there, it won't be a big deal," sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton said. In practice the last two weeks, MSU has turned up the furnace and the mist machines in the Duffy Daugherty Building to create moisture in the air.