The Women's Resource Center will host several spring-break safety fairs in the next two weeks. MSU Department of Police and Public Safety, Olin Health Education Services, the American Cancer Society at MSU, Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education and Self Defense for Women also will pass out information on safety at the fairs.
Wearing a traditional West African shirt called a "buba," eighth-grader Garrion Lang looked out solemnly at the audience gathered in the Auditorium on Sunday night.
Following a lengthy development period, Hot 'N Now Burgers is expected to open its East Lansing store some time in May. Building permits for the East Lansing Hot 'N Now, 403 E.
Just less than a week after Provost Lou Anna Simon revealed her vision for the future of MSU's liberal arts programs, some community members said the final report doesn't represent its entire target body. In November, Simon appointed Marcellette Williams to head the process that involved meetings with administrators, faculty and students.
Three weeks into the spring semester, ASMSU's Programming Board ran out of money. With several more groups still looking for event funding, ASMSU's Student Assembly passed a bill at its Thursday's meeting that adds $10,000 to the programming budget. Several representatives from minority and progressive student groups attended the meeting to support the bill.
Think back to the last presidential campaign. What a difference four years make, don't they? Remember how, back then, it seemed more like a competition to be the most boring, inoffensive candidate possible?
I would like to thank the Division of Housing and Food Services for the coupon it placed in my mailbox for a free meal.
At Wednesday's Residence Halls Association meeting, a bill was passed by a 26-1 vote to amend the organization's bylaws regarding rental equipment. The item most affected by the changes is RHA's karaoke machine.
As a nation, are we bored? I am beginning to doubt that the national pastime is actually baseball. I think we should finally admit that picking on every nonwhite, non-heterosexual, non-Christian, non-middle- or upper-class, non-able-bodied person we can find is really what we crave. As a nation, we are willing to bomb, destroy and terrorize other countries in the name of freedom, but at home we are unwilling to grant the freedom of love to anyone who is not heterosexual.
MSU has a unit whose name is the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages. It will presumably become part of the new College of Communication, Arts, Languages and Media.
Go home, Ralph Nader. This might sound blunt, it might be mean, but it's exactly what most Democrats were thinking Sunday morning when environmental activist and consumer advocate Nader announced he was running for president as an independent.
The Upper Peninsula is like another world compared to the rest of Michigan. It's really cold, there's plenty of places without electricity or a Meijer and there's rarely a traffic jam. And Yoopers are their own breed of people, musically.
The situation at University of Colorado is beginning to resemble Enron in its scandalousness. Between the allegations of sex and alcohol being used to recruit players and the recent accusations of women being raped by team players, things are not looking good for head football coach Gary Barnett or the Colorado football program. So far, six alleged rape victims have come forward, with one of the most recent being former Colorado kicker Katie Hnida.
The Lansing Civic Players showcase backseat driving at its best. "Driving Miss Daisy," which opened at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, last weekend, is the frequently adapted story of a growing friendship between two polar opposites, breaking down prejudices.
Bothe wee and olde assembled at noonday on Sunday to partake in medieval ribaldries at the East Lansing Public Library. The 11th annual Dragon's Faire brought more than 400 people to the event, which combined medieval sword-fighting exhibitions and dancing with children's crafts and bright green "dragon punch." Wide-eyed children stared and cheered as swords clashed in metallic exuberance as The Ring of Steel, a theatrical combat troupe, exhibited various types of fighting. The Dexter-based team, equipped with weaponry of all shapes and sizes, spoke to the audience about violence, chivalry and sword safety. In one segment of the exhibition, troupe Executive Director Chris Barbeau explained some of the tricks that moviemakers use to convey reality without putting any of the actors in harm's way. Barbeau has worked with many actors, training them to sword fight, including Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman for "Hook" and Bruce Campbell for "Army of Darkness." "Facial scars do nothing for our acting careers, let alone our chances with the ladies," he said.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposal to raise Michigan's cigarette tax by 75 cents per pack could spur smokers to buy their smokes from other states or countries in increasing amounts.Web sites like www.yesmoke.ch, a Swiss company, offer cartons of "premium brand" cigarettes for as little as $15, a large discount on the price tag of about $35 that Michigan smokers pay for the same brands.Purchasing several packs of cigarettes at Campbell's Smoke Shop, 207 Mac Ave., on Monday, recent Lansing Community College graduate Rose Schepis said the idea of getting cigarettes at about $1.50 per pack doesn't sound bad when faced with a $2 tax per pack in Michigan."Why do they have to pick on us?" Schepis said of the proposed increase.
The Spartans were glad to have a productive Alan Anderson back. "I was really happy for Alan Anderson, coming back off his worst game as a Spartan to maybe one of his best, if you look at his total line," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said. Coming off a zero-point, four-foul, two-turnover, one-assist performance in 10 minutes against Purdue, the junior swingman scored 12 points, dished out six assists and had two steals, leading the Spartans to a 66-56 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. The win keeps MSU (15-9 overall, 10-3 Big Ten) in sole possession of first place in the conference, a half-game ahead of Illinois (18-5, 9-3). After shooting 40.9 percent against Purdue, the Spartans regained their stroke, shooting 54 percent (27 for 50) against Northwestern.
Like an aging boxer short on money, the MSU basketball team refused to give up. And as the Big Ten season winds down to its final rounds, the Spartans are proving the beatings they took only made them stronger. After MSU's first Big Ten game, a loss to Wisconsin, the team was two games under 500 - its worst start since the 1987-88 season - and had lost each of its marquee nonconference matchups.
West Lafayette, Ind. - Two straight games against Top 10 opponents started off on the wrong foot for the No.
With a satisfied look on his face, head coach Rick Comley stood on the ice, clapping as his players acknowledged the crowd following their 5-0 shutout over Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday night. After struggling since the beginning of the season to string together back-to-back wins, the MSU hockey team finally completed its first home sweep of the season.