Hoisting bicycles up on T-shaped bike stands as if they were cars on mechanic lifts, the MSU Bike Project and the MSU Cycling Club joined forces Wednesday evening to teach students how to fix their wheels. Set up in the Demonstration Hall Ballroom, the public bicycle clinic was created to help students and community members learn how to maintain their bikes.
Fans are encouraged to attend a pre-game rally for the MSU hockey team Saturday at 11 a.m. at The BOB, 20 Monroe Ave.
With the NCAA Tournament under way, consumer advocates are advising students to be wary customers when purchasing tickets. "College students are very budget-conscious, and they want to find the best deals.
The NFL Draft is exactly one month away, but that didn't stop a handful of Spartans from smiling inside Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center on Tuesday afternoon. It was NFL Pro Day and Detroit Lions head coach Steve Mariucci and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Sherman, along with numerous coordinators and scouts, were on hand to watch MSU players display their talents in hopes of being drafted. Senior quarterback Jeff Smoker, senior linebacker Mike Labinjo, senior defensive end Greg Taplin, senior guard Paul Harker, senior tackle Joe Tate and junior defensive tackle Matthias Askew were the bigger names that worked out on Tuesday.
Jun Yang Special for The State News In February's State of the University address, MSU President M.
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, a research-based summer study abroad program will be free of charge to undergraduate students for the next three years.
The MSU wrestling season came to an end last week as redshirt freshman Andy Simmons, sophomore Darren McKnight and senior Nate Mesyn were eliminated from the NCAA Championships. In the consolation round, Mesyn faced Ohio State's Blake Kaplan, but came up short, losing, 3-0.
In the past year, fewer Americans have dreamt of driving off into the sunset with the top of their convertible down, a recent survey by the leading provider of auto statistics showed. A national survey, conducted by Southfield-based R.L.
The Lansing Dietetic Association will sponsor a "Food & Fitness 5K" run and walk to raise money for area food banks Saturday. The event, which will take place at Hawk Island County Park in Lansing, also will include a children's run, face-painting, a clown and a milk-mustache photo booth.
Meetings concerning the College of Human Medicine's possible move or expansion to Grand Rapids have progressed to discussions between university consultants and the local consulting firm hired by community leaders, university spokesman Terry Denbow said. In January, officials from both MSU and Grand Rapids said they were having discussions about the school's possible expansion or relocation into that area. MSU President M.
Breslin Center was oozing romance and peaceful tunes at the seams Tuesday night. About 7,700 people showed up for a concert featuring pop-rock heartthrob John Mayer with an opening act of East Coast indie rockers Guster. I'll be the first to admit I know nothing about John Mayer or Guster.
This letter is in response to Evan Rondeau's concerns about people not working ("Work ethic replaced with longer lunch breaks, leaving early" SN 3/19). As far as his observations go, he is not in error.
Hey, kids! Want to rent a movie? "101 Dalmatians?" "Breakfast at Tiffany's?" "Rebel Without a Cause?" "Chicago?" "Holes?" Okay, you can have them all.
Owen Weber ("LBGT bulletin boards offensive to some" SN 3/18) clearly has no understanding of what it means not to "have a problem with gay people," a claim he makes for himself.
The City of East Lansing made a business deal almost four years ago, and now one downtown restaurant owner has come to collect. Phagwan Chaudhary, the owner of India Palace, 340 Albert St., applied for the last of East Lansing's 31 liquor licenses.
Katy Stokes' life changed and progressed during her first few weeks at MSU like most freshmen's lives do.
People do strange things when they're behind the wheel. They eat dinner, apply makeup, buy and sell stocks, fix family problems, take notes on a conversation, sort CDs and sometimes - not often, but sometimes - they breast-feed their children. Such was the case in June for a 29-year-old woman who was sentenced to three months of house arrest after being pulled over by police for breast-feeding her baby - while traveling 65 mph down an Ohio highway. People who do things such as this cause accidents, and apparently, they also cause laws. The Michigan Legislature is considering a package of bills to amend the state's vehicle code to prohibit drivers from breast-feeding their children or holding animals on their laps while driving. Senate Bill No.
Before the column gets under way, I'll need to dismount this 14-foot-tall horse, slide down this pedestal and then descend an ivory tower. There we are.
The MSU Freethinker Alliance will be on the north side of Wells Hall from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. today, raising money for MSU Relay for Life. The alliance is hosting an event called "Berate, Debate, or Hug an Atheist," offering members of the public a chance to do any of the three things for a small fee. Berating, which lasts 30 seconds, costs $1.