COMMENTARY
Campaign 'U'
Four years ago, then-presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush made MSU a priority stop on their respective campaign trails.
COMMENTARY
Enjoy summer, stop shaving your chest, bra
Ramble on … • The world's a pretty tense place right now. The terror alert has gone from Roy to G to Biv without much insight into why, how or what the hell each code level really indicates as it fluctuates here and there for no publicly known reason.
NEWS
Mono causes sudden death of student
An 18-year-old MSU student died Friday from complications of mononucleosis. Nearly one week after her sudden death, doctors and family members of chemical engineering sophomore Meghan Beedle are straining to learn what went wrong. "We were very shocked.
MICHIGAN
Neighbors build bond on annual 'Night Out'
Neighbors met in driveways and cul-de-sacs Tuesday night, chatting, being introduced to unfamiliar faces, watching children and pets play and sometimes sharing ice cream.
NEWS
Trustees mum at annual retreat
Petoskey - Less than 15 minutes after the MSU Board of Trustees left the conference room of the Bay Harbor Yacht Club in this northern Michigan resort town on Wednesday, wait staff had cleared dirty dishes, straightened chairs and attached a large, yellow padlock around the handles of the double wooden doors. "They requested it for their documents," club manager Lisa Speehare said.
MICHIGAN
Bush to visit Saginaw today
When President Bush stops his "Heart and Soul of America" tour in Saginaw today, it will be his 19th trip to the Great Lakes State since his bid for the presidency in 2000. The Republican has visited Michigan more than any other president in U.S.
NEWS
Replay trial has Big Ten optimistic
Chicago - The Big Ten decision to establish instant replay takes effect this season, making it the first conference in college football history to have games played with replay available.
COMMENTARY
Bush's godspeak dangerous to country
In past columns, I have written about President Bush and his rather bizarre relationship with God. Reports of Bush claiming to receive his instructions directly from the Almighty are distressingly easy to find.
NEWS
Few voters expected at today's primaries
In the midst of a pending presidential election, most registered voters lose sight of local primaries, say state officials who project only one-fifth of Michigan's voting population to cast their ballots in today's state primary election. Out of about 7 million registered voters, the Secretary of State estimates 1.4 million, or 20 percent, will head to the polls today.
BASEBALL
Dopirak breaking records, making a name for himself
As many record-breaking home runs that Lansing Lugnuts first baseman Brian Dopirak has hit this season, it's his first home run that will always stand out in his memory. That first home run at 12 years old was what made Brian Dopirak decide that a Major League Baseball career would be in his plans. "When we had to do little career things in school, I always put down baseball player," Dopirak said.
MICHIGAN
Primary elections focus on race for state representative
Though many politicians continue campaigning until November, the race will end for one Democratic candidate in Michigan's 8th Congressional District with today's primary. Democrats Bob Alexander and Matt Ferguson are fighting for the chance to unseat U.S.
COMMENTARY
Up and atom
Scientists at MSU say they have discovered a new atom at the Cyclotron on campus, thusly proving for once and for all that the Cyclotron is not an amusement ride for students and run by a carny.
FEATURES
Local band rocks 'U' scene
The Rock and Roll Bass Guitar is very obviously an East Lansing-based band. Anybody who has ever driven on MSU's campus can completely relate to the seventh song on their debut album, frankly titled, "F--k you MSU parking motherf--ker." The lyrics to the 44 second-long track are just two lines: "F--k you MSU parking patrol/$25 can't stop rock 'n' roll." And the rest of "Co-Enzymes, You Bitch!" seldom disappoints. The Rock and Roll Bass Guitar is comprised of three MSU students, a bass guitar and some drums.
MSU
Study: Americans' poor diets lead to osteoporosis
College students sitting down to eat in the cafeteria or going out to dinner at a restaurant on Grand River Avenue have several beverage choices, from soft drinks to milk. What many fail to realize is how that simple decision could make all the difference in avoiding developing osteoporosis, local and campus health officials say.
MICHIGAN
Workers deliver fairs, fun
Mason - They are the nameless carnival faces who cry at you to buy their sweet candy apples, fresh-squeezed lemonade and play their seemingly impossible skill games.
MICHIGAN
Coalition to address primary voters
In response to a petition created by the anti-same-sex marriage organization, Citizens for the Protection of Marriage, the Coalition for a Fair Michigan plans to address voters today at primary polls all over the state. Coalition volunteers said they want to educate voters on the proposed Michigan Marriage Protection Amendment's wording, which will possibly be on the November ballot, and the effects of the amendment on residents if it were passed. "The amendment goes really far beyond marriage," said Wendy Howell, campaign manager for the Coalition for a Fair Michigan.
NEWS
Med students upset with lack of move details
Back in one of the corners of the MSU Main Library's Cyber Café, a pair of second-year medical students are deep in conversation, laptops open and papers scattered over the small table. As the two prepare to leave MSU in several weeks to start hospital rounds, Mahdi Farhat and Ryan Felix say they are concerned with the lack of information provided to themselves and peers about the proposed move of their medical school to Grand Rapids. "They don't tell us anything," Felix said.
NEWS
Democrats infiltrate Mich. GOP stronghold; 20,000 show support
Grand Rapids - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry sharply criticized the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq, the economy and health care as he focused his campaign efforts in a fiery address on Monday to the West Michigan crowd. Speaking for more than 30 minutes to an estimated 20,000 supporters at Calder Plaza, Kerry directed his attack at the administration's recent motto of "We've turned the corner," which President Bush repeatedly used during his most recent rally here in the Republican stronghold on Friday. "Just the other day we heard the administration say 'The economy has turned the corner,'" Kerry said.
MICHIGAN
Meningitis survivor stresses awareness
Back in October of 1999, then-sophomore marching band member Adam Busuttil skipped the MSU versus University of Michigan football game because he thought he had the flu.
COMMENTARY
Primary colors
As long as there are open polls, there will be flimsy excuses for not visiting them. The lines are too long.