This letter is in response to "Sugar bust" (SN 1/14). I'm not sure if the editorial staff is familiar with the childhood obesity statistics in the United States, but since 1980, obesity has tripled and juvenile diabetes is more prevalent than ever before.
Grand Rapids - Democratic presidential hopeful Dick Gephardt presented himself Wednesday as the only candidate whose plans would benefit all Americans. The congressman from Missouri spoke of his plans for a national health-care program he said will save citizens $2,200 a year more than President Bush's tax cuts and create 750,000 new jobs. "Health care is not just an economic issue or just a jobs issue," Gephardt told an audience of about 200 people gathered in an auditorium at Teamsters Local 406.
A fine departure from the typical East Lansing restaurant and bar scene, Woody's Oasis Bar & Grill, 211 E.
This is in reference to a letter to the editor regarding the "unlaughable degradation" of midnight screams on our campus ("Midnight scream no longer laughable" SN 1/13). Midnight screams are a release, a chance to be a bit crazy for a few fleeting moments before heading back to the books for another long study session.
An East Lansing Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night was met with controversy after a number of residents voiced concerns about a request for a new downtown liquor license. Harry Saites, owner of adjacent restaurants Lou & Harry's Five Star Deli and LH Grille Room, addressed the commission in hopes of receiving a recommendation for a special-use permit.
First of all, let me define faith for you: confident belief in the truth, value or trustworthiness of a person, idea or thing. Everyone has faith.
On Jan. 31, the fifth annual Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference will welcome established keynote speakers and several different presenters to Michigan small farmers.
MSU researchers and faculty partnered with MSU Extension staff members will hold a Fruit School Jan.
MSU's study abroad program is making changes to increase student attentiveness while they hit the books overseas. Starting this summer, credits earned in co-sponsored study abroad programs will appear on student transcripts with the course name and grade.
The music created by Grand Rapids group Potato Moon is a lot like its name - one of a kind. But if a label must be given, Ben Stancil, the band's guitarist and vocalist, would call it Americana. "We're basically folk music with a little bit of bluegrass and little bit of blues," Stancil said.
A revised university policy will ensure students deciding where to live next year make up their minds quickly. For the first time, University Housing has revised the rules for breaking a housing contract.
Michigan's political leaders gathered on the Capitol's glass floor Wednesday afternoon to officially ring in the 125th anniversary of the state's Capitol building.
The Spartans wanted to defend their case as a contender for the Big Ten title. Wednesday night against Penn State, they did it with defense. MSU smothered the Nittany Lions all night en route to a 76-58 victory in front of a jubilant Breslin Center crowd. "I think we got back to our old selves," MSU head coach Tom Izzo said.
This evening, Fifth Third Bank will host a "vault warming" party to celebrate the opening of its Jolly Road Banking Center, 2112 Jolly Road in Okemos. Tickets to the 5:30-7:30 p.m.
National media attention to NASA's rover landing on Mars is attracting a crowd of starry-eyed gazers on campus.Presidential talks of moon walks and celestial rocks from the Red Planet have rekindled the once-dying interest in matters out of this world to a new space-age generation.So soak up the space hype, grab a telescope and unravel the mysteries of space.
National media attention to NASA's rover landing on Mars is attracting a crowd of starry-eyed gazers on campus. Presidential talks of moon walks and celestial rocks from the Red Planet have rekindled the once-dying interest in matters out of this world to a new space-age generation. So soak up the space hype, grab a telescope and unravel the mysteries of space.
The East Lansing City Council continued to work on strategies for a traffic study on the intersection of Abbott and Chandler roads at a Tuesday work session. Two separate traffic studies are being conducted on Abbott Road.
Because of a Michigan statute that kept all non-U.S. citizens from receiving his or her law certification, Melanie Capobianco, a Canadian citizen and MSU-DCL College of Law student, might not have been able to enter the Michigan bar last May. The statute required a student to possess a green card or documentation proving they were permanent resident aliens.
From still-life pieces, unique architectural landscapes and detailed portraits, MSU's Kresge Art Museum is one of only four museums in Michigan to feature the traveling collection from the Detroit Institute of Art's largest on-loan art assortment.
Ah, theater. The actors, the lights, the stage, the set. It's all so, so ? new to me. Before covering my first show ever last weekend, I had only been to see The Nutcracker once and had viewed a few Flint Youth Theatre shows I knew people in.