A Spartan Village resident could face prison time for racking up more than $3,000 in purchases on stolen credit cards. Sadia Zoe Tabue-Bogne was arrested Nov.
How to best hire the board of administrators at a public university like MSU? Some say allowing the state's governor to appoint board members would infuse too many partisan politics with higher education, and that it would result in a partisan-stacked board room.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., was elected by Democratic senators to be their caucus secretary.
I would like to respond to University of Wisconsin-Madison student Shayna Hetzel's letter "Spartan fans gave poor 'U' portrayal," (SN 11/16). I have been to other stadiums wearing the opposite team's colors.
They're 5,773, 5,487, 5,428, 4,946, 5,217, 5,906, and 5,534 - the reported attendance for each hockey game at Munn Ice Arena this season.
Welcome back to "Rock your body," The State News fitness and nutrition column. Each week, we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass their wisdom on to you. But before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'll be giving you advice. Tom Ostrander: Tom is the owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
When head coach John L. Smith arrived at MSU, he wasn't exactly impressed with senior right tackle Sean Poole's physique. Poole took it upon himself to improve his build and has become a better offensive lineman.
The MSU men's soccer team will have to get out its cowboy boots and hats as the Spartans will be heading to Oklahoma to face Tulsa in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. "We thought we had a chance to host," MSU head coach Joe Baum said.
As President Bush's cabinet members played another round of musical chairs Monday, a former Spartan found himself out of work.
MSU staff and students have the opportunity to learn about the issues affecting adoption during their lunch hour at a Domestic & International Adoption seminar on Wednesday.
By Art Bukowski Special for The State News Grand Ledge - Rows of clean cars sit gleaming in the sunlight, a balloon tied to each for additional appeal.
City officials hope to bulk up their financial toolbox for redevelopment by redesignating a section of the city as "blighted," but not before East Lansing residents weigh in on the matter. Citizens will have the chance to share their views on designating East Village as a blighted zone at the East Lansing City Council meeting today at 7:30 p.m.
Jackson - Travis DeMars said he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The 18-year-old student said that on a school night last winter, he was working on a snowmobile and slipped a pocketknife into the pocket of his coat.
It took four years to get The State News to cover our philanthropy event, and after the way it was portrayed ("'Miss Greek' pageant held for charity," SN 11/11), I wish it would have been longer. The greek community at MSU must constantly face, and attempt to overcome, the negative images and stereotypes which we are given.
Men's ice hockey sophomore goaltender Dominic Vicari was named the CCHA Defensive Player of the Week, the second time he has earned the honor in his short career. "He certainly looks very focused right now," MSU head coach Rick Comley said after Sunday's 2-0 win over Cornell. Vicari stopped 52 of the 53 shots he faced in the team's weekend series against then-No.
Cheery music with sleigh bells and synthesized orchestras is jangling through store and parking lot speakers.
On Nov. 2, more than 8 million votes were cast as citizens from across the state weighed in on who would be elected to the two open seats on the MSU Board of Trustees. Although the board enacts policies and ordinances that directly effect the more than 40,000 students on campus, trustees on the eight-member board are put there by voters who might have never set foot on MSU's campus. On Election Day, Michiganians selected two board members to each of the state's three major research universities - MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. The difference between elected and appointed boards is an aged question, said Tom Ingram, president of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. "This is a very old issue for many people," Ingram said.
Each morning, hundreds of Lansing-area homeless people wake up preparing to face another day of searching for a way out of their situation. As they leave their temporary shelters, they face social stereotypes and other factors that make it difficult to improve themselves. And 28-year-old Ezra Nelson has had to do just that. Nelson came from California to Michigan in 2001 after meeting a woman on the Internet.