At the beginning of spring semester in 2001, a smart-alecky freshman chemistry student contacted the opinion editor of The State News, inquiring about an editorial columnist opening.
For mechanical engineering senior Sumedh Mokashi, the smiles he sees on the faces of three children eagerly trying out their new therapy cycle puts his major into perspective. "Look at him, he's so happy," Mokashi said.
Division I 17 and 18-year-old ice-hockey players now can enter the NHL draft and still maintain college eligibility, the NCAA announced Wednesday. NCAA rules stated players less than 19 years of age were not able to enter the draft, slated for June 26-27.
The MSU women's tennis team ended its season Thursday with a 4-1 loss to Purdue in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Championship in Evanston, Ill. The No.
Two recent residence hall robberies in the past week have left police searching for suspects and prompted campus officials to discuss the safety of students in the dorms. On Wednesday, three men were seen running from Bailey Hall after an armed robbery of two students in their dorm room.
As a recent graduate now in the real world, I just had to shake my head when I read Professor June Thomas' rebuttal ("SN Needed to Print Counterpoint to Lala" SN 4/28) to Jim Lala's opinion piece.
The column in The State News by Jim Lala, "Liberal students' silent protest doesn't need words to be whiny" (SN 4/26), had no reason to be printed.
Lansing - Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday named a task force including MSU President M. Peter McPherson to help prevent Michigan from losing any of its military facilities when the federal government considers which ones across the nation it will close.
East Lansing police have arrested and arraigned three men in connection with an April 4 assault on Grand River Avenue. In that assault, which police said started near the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, 1148 E.
If finals are bringing you down next week and the regular release of stress by way of munching out or watching movies is boring you, then check out some live local theater to revamp and revitalize your senses. • The Peppermint Creek Theatre Company will put on their last show of the 2003-04 season, "The Laramie Project," starting at 8 p.m.
Taking Zoology 489? Take it easy - the entire class received a 4.0 last term. Sitting in Economics 201?
Music, dance, sports, counseling, talking to friends, smoking - all of these are considered by some to be different types of therapy.
The MSU softball team's mental outlook all season long has been not placing any more or any less importance on one game. With that in mind, although the Spartans face intrastate rival Michigan at 6 p.m.
As a partner in a new agricultural security center, MSU will use a portion of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant to develop methods of identifying contaminated foods and preventing terrorist tampering while food is in transit.
An MSU chemistry professor has joined a group of 116 young scientists and economists who were honored as Sloan Research Fellows. Assistant Professor Aaron Odom will use the $40,000 grant for the two-year period to continue research in forming carbon nitrogen bonds. Odom, who has been at MSU for five years, leads a research group of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. "Nationwide, certainly there's a lot of people and I'm very honored to be on the list," Odom said. Odom said he's also excited for the options the extra money can provide. Department of Chemistry chairman John McCracken said the highly competitive research fellowship speaks well for the university. "These awards are given to the best young faculty and chemistry throughout the country," he said. The Sloan Research Fellowship Program awarded $4.64 million in its 49th year.
Lawmakers in the state House have proposed a method for funding local fire departments that is starkly different than an earlier proposal to raise the state liquor tax. Republican leaders in the House instead are advocating that local governments and certain school districts sell forest lands that the state claims when the property owners don't pay taxes. Under the proposal, half of the revenue would go to the local government unit and the other would go to the state. Keith Ledbetter, spokesman for Speaker of the House Rick Johnson, R-Leroy, said that the plan would produce about $28 million in revenue in its first year. According to Ledbetter, $12 million of that revenue would go to fully funding fire grants that the state provides to local fire departments for the protection of state-owned buildings.
The Get Real Campaign, which started about two months ago, is looking to get college students and the Recording Industry Association of America to discuss alternatives to illegal file sharing. Campaign director Ethan Clay said the group is looking to get information out to college campuses after a second round of lawsuits were announced Wednesday.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson sat down with several State News staff members, who asked him questions about recent university events. SN: Why the move to Grand Rapids? MPM: We have a very good medical school, but I think it's also true that with support, resources and help, we could have, academically, an extremely strong medical school.
Many athletes and fitness enthusiasts seek to improve their training abilities by taking creatine, but many still are deciding whether it is the right way to assist in muscle building and improving fitness abilities. Brett Schurig started taking creatine almost a year ago and has seen improvement in his workout routine and gained 15 to 20 pounds, most of which is water weight. "It makes you stronger, not so much bigger," said Schurig, a business management junior. As an employee at Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
The No. 9 MSU men's tennis team fought through windy conditions and an early deficit to defeat rival No.