For all the homesick freshmen, put yourself in Pascale Schnitzer's shoes. A no-preference freshman on the MSU women's tennis team, Schnitzer moved more than 5,000 miles away from her home in Santiago, Chile, at the beginning of this semester to play tennis.
After reading the editorial in The State News on Monday morning, I could not believe what I was reading ("Stop it" SN 2/23). It literally made me sick to my stomach.
After nearly two decades in business, one of East Lansing's popular dining spots might close before summer.The survival of Sidestreets Deli, 605 E.
While attending a National Governors Association conference Monday in Washington, D.C., Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she doesn't anticipate Michigan cities will begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples - and if they did, she wouldn't stand behind them.
What a difference a game makes. Michigan's improbable win against Wisconsin on Sunday suddenly thrust the Wolverines into the batch of Big Ten NCAA Tournament hopefuls.
It seems strange that a kid from the suburbs would become a competitive rodeo cowboy. But for Edward Harrison, it's in his blood. Harrison is following in the tradition of his grandfather Ron Gibson, a rodeo cowboy with more than 40 years of experience in steer wrestling. "My grandfather was a rodeo cowboy.
A state House committee approved a measure Tuesday that aims to amend the Michigan Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
Half of them rallied on Grand River Avenue to support President Bush. The others posted fliers across campus announcing Howard Dean's visit or in support for Massachusetts Sen.
The debate team placed third out of 140 teams from across the state at the 45th annual Owen L. Coon Memorial Debates Tournament at Northwestern University Feb.
Ralph Nader, you ignorant slut. Like the nerd at a party, he's done it once again. As announced Sunday morning, Nader is running as an independent candidate for the presidency.
Kelly Krigner wasn't expecting to be hailed by adoring fans as she passed out programs during Saturday's Spartan Stampede IPRA Rodeo at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education. "I sold four programs to this mom and she asked me to autograph them for her daughters," said Krigner.
The quaint house on the corner of Albert Avenue and Division Street used to be where Al Bay, president of the rowing team in the '70s, lived with his teammates.
The liner notes in The Elected's debut, "Me First," explain almost everything there is to know about Blake Sennett's life away from Rilo Kiley. There are thanks to Elliott Smith, who opened his studio to Sennett.
The MSU hockey team's hopes of dressing its current full roster for the next series against Michigan vanished after this past weekend. Freshman forward Drew Miller and junior forward Kevin Estrada are ineligible to compete in game one of the U-M series at 8:05 p.m.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss the necessity of all-trade inspections for rental houses and apartments in the city at its work session tonight. Under city rules, each rental home is given an all-trade inspection every ten years, no matter the condition of the house. The extensive inspections, which bring in plumbing, building, mechanical, electrical and fire inspectors to check the safety and efficiency of the house, are billed to the building's owner - often at a costly price. "Most of the houses are in good shape, and I can't personally see why we should put an expense on a landlord that has good inspections every year," Councilmember Bill Sharp said. Sharp estimated that an all-trade inspection could cost up to $3,000. With the proposed changes, all-trade inspections only would be administered under certain conditions.
The article "Affirmative action group disagrees with petition" (SN 2/20) brought some disturbing news to my attention.
The Food and Drug Administration's delay of a decision concerning a morning-after birth control pill has spurred debate across the nation over one question: Should emergency contraception be available without a prescription? The FDA was supposed to decide whether to approve the over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraception called Plan B this month, but officials delayed their ruling until May to allow for more time to seek information on the use of the pills by teenagers. Planned Parenthood affiliates and reproductive rights activists lobby for easier access to the pill, while others believe it promotes moral decay. Plan B is one of the most common forms of emergency contraception.
Local travelers hoping to hop a train bound for Canada this spring might face a longer trip. Amtrak is negotiating with the Michigan Department of Transportation to discontinue the Toronto connection of its international route - which includes stops in East Lansing and eight other cities - and restore a long-defunct line. If a deal is made with the department, the railway service - dubbed Blue Water and not used since the early 1980s - will depart from Port Huron daily beginning April 26. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said, although a contract might not be signed until the end of the month, change was prompted by declining ridership on the Toronto-to-Chicago route in recent years.
In "Kindergarten Cop," California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to know, "Who is your daddy, and what does he do?" Arnie's children can say without a trace of satire that their Austrian-born, Predator-hunting father is, in fact, the governor of the Golden State.