FEATURES
Car sculptor contest deadline on Monday
If you've ever looked at a new car in a dealership showroom and thought, "I could do better than that," here's your chance.
MICHIGAN
Online ballots continue to amplify voter participation
Although there are almost three weeks left until Michigan's Democratic caucus, officials already are predicting that voter participation might be the largest in recent years. As of Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party had processed about 23,000 applications to vote by mail or online, according to Mark Brewer, executive chair of the party. Brewer said the number of applications already has exceeded the total amount of votes in three of the past five Democratic caucuses.
MICHIGAN
Boxing bills debated
Some Michigan legislators are trying to make Michigan a contender for professional boxing matches.
COMMENTARY
Men can't decide what hurts women
I've read some interesting letters in The State News lately. On Jan. 20 ("Ned's ad merely a joke, not offensive"), Marc Stemmer wrote that the Ned's ads were "harmless humor" and "clearly a joke." On Jan.
COMMENTARY
Moore's movie packed with lies about American gun culture
If you listen to anti-gun crusaders such as Rosie O'Donnell, you no doubt believe "Bowling for Columbine" was the single greatest accomplishment that mankind has ever produced.
NEWS
LBGT reps seek policy additions
The issue of amending MSU's anti-discrimination policy to include gender identity might be on the university's back burner, but that doesn't mean the issue isn't still simmering.
NEWS
Group strives to continue late professor's research
More than two months after the death of MSU Professor Ruth Simms Hamilton, colleagues are focusing on preparing her research and continuing her legacy. Hamilton, 66, was found dead in her Meridian Township home on Nov.
SPORTS
Spartans begin Big Ten road tests
The Spartans handled their business with back-to-back home wins last week, thrusting them into a tie for the conference lead. Now the hard part starts.
MICHIGAN
Officials, owner disagree about cause of E.L. fire
Fire officials determined that the furnace was to blame in an East Lansing house fire that left four MSU students homeless early Thursday morning. But the owner of the house at 142 Milford St., Evert Kramer, disagrees.
COMMENTARY
Reader annoyed by the overuse of 'U'
Last semester, I tallied the amo'u'nt of times The State News 'u'sed the 'U' in a headline.
MSU
'U' examines safe, recyclable packaging materials
Paul Singh keeps up to date on the popular peanuts and popcorn craved by the masses - for their mailing packages. Singh, a professor in the MSU School of Packaging, conducts research and testing of the best loose-fill materials stuffed in boxes to protect gifts and fragile items. "When companies want their products tested, they send them to Michigan State," said Singh, also director for the Consortium of Distribution Packaging Research. After the environmental movement in the late '80s, Singh performed a large-scale comparison research project among loose-fill packaging items ranging from starch- and paper-based packaging peanuts to expanded polystyrene, a Styrofoam-like material.
SPORTS
No. 24 grapplers fall twice to top teams
The No. 24 MSU wrestling team fell to No. 5 Missouri, 29-3, on Saturday. The matchup was the opening round of the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals, a double-elimination event featuring the top 16 teams in the nation.
COMMENTARY
Smokin'
It was a banner year at the Bender household when troubled high-schooler John Bender received his Christmas gift from his father: a carton of cigarettes. "Smoke up, Johnny!" the elder Bender said, as told in John Hughes' seminal 1985 work "The Breakfast Club." If legislation introduced by Michigan state Sen.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Clark Jr. visits 'U,' promotes father
Wesley Clark Jr. talked to about 50 students and community members in Agriculture Hall today about his father, Gen.
COMMENTARY
MSU Council picks wrong book battle
The current situation with the MSU Women's Council is ridiculous.The commercial in question is a goofy local advertisement involving women fawning over a gorilla.
FEATURES
Frandor is more than a strip mall
During my freshman year, I remember overhearing people talk about the small mall off of Michigan Avenue. When I first visited it, I thought, "This is it?
FEATURES
'Polly' came along with old story line, predictable Stiller
Ben Stiller might have pigeonholed himself. In film after film, the comedian plays a likable loser with a streak of bad luck as horrible situations bombard his attempts to win over a love interest. Such is "Along Came Polly" where Stiller plays Reuben, a risk analyst for an insurance agency who is dumped on his honeymoon and vies for the affection of Polly (Jennifer Aniston). Polly is the polar opposite of Reuben's high-strung, risk-free character - she's spontaneous, she's flaky (see also: inexplicably stupid) and she's fun.
COMMENTARY
Bush isn't going to help middle class
George Bush is out of touch with middle-class America and reality. Over 3 million jobs have been lost, and he is doing little to rectify the problem.
MSU
Movie offices open on time
Though the Residence Halls Association Movie Offices have experienced difficulty in the past, this semester, they opened on time. The five offices, located in Brody, Phillips, Holden, Akers and Gilchrist halls, opened Tuesday for the semester.
SPORTS
Perfect stride: Sisters share middle-distance identity
Shannon Radermacher tears down the back stretch, zipping past her competitors. She picks up her pace, prepared to leave everything she's got out there on the track as she veers into the final turn of the two-lap, 800-meter run.