Punk rock meets and befriends pop in an unusually attractive way on The Butchies' latest release, "Make Yr Life." The trio from Durham, N.D., will bring their unique and catchy music to Lansing on Saturday as the headlining act at the Michigan Pride Festival 2004.
Lansing - The state House approved a $1.7 billion higher education budget Wednesday that would grant Michigan's 15 public universities the ability to raise their tuition rates by an average 4.2 percent. That allowance reverses the Capitol's cry to keep tuition rates at or less than the rate of inflation.
The state Capitol steps have been the site of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride events for more than 15 years, but Pride Weekend organizers anticipate this year's festivities will be extra special. Michigan Pride spokeswoman Sarah Mieras expects at least 15,000 people - a 50-percent jump from last year - to attend a rally and commitment ceremony on Saturday, in addition to other events this weekend.
Of all the places in the world, of all the grass masters of the universe, the 2004 Olympic Games chose MSU professors and graduate students to grow their turf in Athens, Greece. MSU has once again stepped up to the plate to bat out another beautiful grass stadium.
In response to the article 'Student Housing Might Be Limited,' (SN 6/7) one quote stirred my old East Lansing student renter anger.
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a decision made by the state Appeals Court, calling for approval from the six cities between Jackson and Lansing, that would have been involved a proposed 26-mile gasoline pipeline. Lansing officials brought the case to the Appeals Court three years ago claiming they were against having a pipeline, which would have been built by Wolverine Pipeline Company and traveled alongside Interstate-96.
Marriage is up for grabs in our country, and only hard work and determination by rationalists can save it.
East Lansing city officials say they are hoping to redevelop property near the former Greyhound Bus Station on West Grand River Avenue, by adding condominiums and retail space. Council members refereed to the city's planning commission, at Tuesday's City Council work session, an ordinance to rezone the properties into what city officials are calling the "West Village." Plans to renovate part of the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, and resurface Burcham Road between Timberlane and Hagadorn Roads were also discussed at the session. The "West Village" property covers what is now the Greyhound Bus Station, the Sunshine Restaurant and a few rental houses to the west. Jerome Abood, of Signature Associates, said he plans to turn the run-down bus station into owner-occupied housing because of the city's request. "The plan is to do a mixed use development with commercial stores, condos and some townhouses," Abood said. Jim van Ravensway, East Lansing's director of planning and community development, said the city wanted to make sure Abood's plans did not include adding more rentals into the East Lansing area. "He knew that it was the city's preference that the area be owner-occupied," van Ravensway said.
Who are we to decide what form of government will be best for the Iraqi people once the June 30 transfer of power comes and goes? Today, that question is rhetoric.
Former Spartan hockey defender, Andrew Hutchinson, won the Calder Cup with the Milwaukee Admirals, completing a four game sweep against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Calder Cup is the minor league equivalent to the Stanley Cup for the American Hockey League.
MSU is one of 53 competitors in the running for a share of $24 million in funding from the state. The funds are made available by the Michigan Technology Tri-Corridor in order to promote research, commercialization and job creation in the sciences, auto manufacturing and homeland security industries. A panel from the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences reviewed 131 proposals from universities, nonprofit organizations and private research facilities on how to develop the three industries.
In response to Adam Arbogast's disgust of the abortionno.org "Choice" campaign's bloody trucks on campus ("Gory statement bad for visiting youth," SN 6/8), I agree with you.
Lansing - Michigan public universities that use preferential treatment such as race as a factor in admissions will no longer receive state funding if a state House amendment becomes law. The move, an amendment to the $1.7 billion higher education budget that passed through the state House on Wednesday, 55-48, is likely targeted at schools such as the University of Michigan that consider race during the admissions process. The debate over affirmative action sparked a tussle between state Rep.
An international science collaboration involving 11 MSU scientists has refined the mass measurement of an important subatomic particle. DZero, a group of university scientists and students from 18 nations, found a more accurate determination of the top quark particle may verify the Standard Model - a theory that explains how subatomic interactions occur - and would allow scientists to more completely understand the nature of the world and what holds it together.
Citing an overwhelming amount of information to review, a district court judge approved two counselors' request for an extension in the pretrial and preliminary examination in the trial of an MSU alumna and former Melrose Apartments employee charged with 27 felonies in an alleged $100,00 identity-theft operation. East Lansing District Court Judge David Jordon rescheduled May graduate Denita Dorsey's pretrial and preliminary examination from Wednesday and Friday to July 14 and 16, respectively. Dorsey appeared in East Lansing District Court 54-B on Wednesday before Jordon in accordance with her latest charges, 19 felony counts, which she received on May 28. "There's a lot to go through," said George Betts, Dorsey's Lansing-based attorney. Betts said he believed he only received some of the 1,000 pages of police reports in the case, claiming he wasn't faxed everything and some pages were out of order. "It's a big mess," Betts said. Betts and Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Angela Lloyd agreed to reschedule the trial, which was granted by Jordon. "It's a substantial stack of paper," Lloyd said. As counsel addressed the bench, Dorsey sat quietly in front of her mother, Annette Dorsey.
It begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing. Organized by volunteers from the Ingham County Family Independence Agency, registration fees are $15 prior to the run and $20 the day of the event.
Michael Moore, you magnificent s.o.b. There are three groups of people who enjoy Michael Moore and his films.
A record number of Lansing Lugnuts have been selected for the Midwest League All-Star Game. Wednesday, eight Lansing players were named to the team, the most for any team in the league and a new franchise record. Four position players were chosen including three named as starters.