"The Frog Prince" A children's musical about a frog who is really a prince and a curse that can only be broken by the kiss of a princess. Who: Riverwalk Theatre When: Friday-Sunday, Dec.
Before the MSU football team even started its season, head coach John L. Smith made mention about how much he disliked the idea of having to play at Hawaii for the final game of the season.
A local coffee shop chain is expanding into other parts of the state and country, opening in three southeastern states after operating in the Midwest for nearly a decade. Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, founded in East Lansing in 1995, is opening three locations in Mobile, Ala., Charleston, S.C., and Dacula, Ga., near Atlanta, said Michael McFall, president of the company. "The markets we're going into, like Mobile, Alabama, and Charleston, are really underserviced from the gourmet coffee perspective," McFall said.
Melissa Sanchez Special for The State News Students are wearing it right now, on their sweat pants, baseball caps, mittens or T-shirts - in both green and white - the MSU logo. Long before hitting the shelves of Steve & Barry's University Sportswear or Meijer, that apparel was made by someone, somewhere - possibly by a factory worker in a Third World country. Although MSU has anti-sweatshop policies, a student group argues administrators are not doing enough to ensure apparel bearing the school logo is made in fair labor conditions. One group in particular, Students for Economic Justice (SEJ), has unsuccessfully lobbied MSU President M.
Digital is taking over. Not only is there digital cellular phone service, digital television cable and digital music recording possibilities to enhance our listening and watching experiences, but there is have digital radio, and it's available in the East Lansing area. WDBM Impact (88.9 FM) became the first college radio station in the United States to begin broadcasting digitally in HD radio last week.
In response to Jonathan Rappa's letter (SN 11/23) advising Spartans not to accept the "mediocrity" displayed by our football team this year, without anyone presenting ways for us to help make our team better in the future - this is just foolish.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security named Lansing's Fire Department as one of 15 Michigan fire departments included in a $776,500 grant.
Entering the second week of Michigan's firearm hunting season, state officials and insurance companies continue to caution motorists about deer on the road. The number of monthly deer-car crashes commonly begins to increase during fall months and peaks in November, but deer can present problems for motorists into early December, said Jim Rink, a spokesman for insurance company AAA Michigan. "Fall is mating season for the deer so they're generally more active
Several services will be adjusting their hours for the holiday weekend. MSU's Capital Area Transportation Authority bus service will end at 11:30 p.m.
This semester, The State News has had the unfortunate responsibility of reporting on an unusually high number of reported sexual assaults.
Tuesday's Academic Council meeting centered around liberal arts reorganization and the creation of a new residential college. Committee on College Reorganization Chairman Stephen Esquith presented the report on reorganization of the liberal arts and programs.
In his speech last Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. pointed out that in a free market economy, businesses must absorb their costs.
The MSU volleyball team won't be daunted in its final matches of the regular season and possibly the year, as the Spartans face No.
President-designate Lou Anna Simon admits she has a bias. Whether she was garnering support for college reorganization or worrying about why research refrigerators had some unwanted mold in them, she has been consciously focused on academic issues as provost. When Simon becomes president Jan.
I think I'm getting spoiled. There are too many excellent first-person shooters available today and they've ruined me. Example: When I use a sniper rifle in a game, I look for certain elements that I wouldn't have even understood a year or so ago.
After seeing "Christmas with the Kranks" and being slightly disappointed with it, I decided to read the book that served as its inspiration - "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham. I discovered that the two work well in combination, like a thick Russian classic and its accompanying reading guide.
During the Pacers-Pistons game this past weekend, the basketbrawl of the century broke loose. Several fans were injured and nine basketball players suffered harsh penalties as a result of their actions. Ron Artest was hit with a season suspension, one of the most severe penalties ever in the history of basketball. That said, my aim is not to justify who's wrong or right between the fans and basketball players.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo was looking for better defense from his No. 10 Spartans on Tuesday night, after giving up 72 points in their first game. Izzo got some defense and a lot of offense, in a 104-46 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay (1-1) at Breslin Center, while doing well in the three aspects he has been focusing on since the start of practices. "It is encouraging that we went into the game with three objectives: to do a better job with our turnovers, do a better job with our rebounding and do a better job with our defense," Izzo said.
Music downloading services for college campuses are nice. Maybe, in some small way, they'd help curb some illegal downloading.
Members of the MSU Summer University Program: Excellence Required presented MSU President M. Peter McPherson with a plaque to commemorate his involvement. The SUPER program was founded in 1988 to help students transition from high school to life at MSU.