FEATURES
Is there something wrong with my thong?
"Let me see that tho-ooo-ong." Those were the famous words in the chorus of Sisq
COMMENTARY
Letter wrong in praising GOP Bush
In the letter to the editor "Bush continues to help Americans" (SN 9/24), Tim Phelps asks Americans to remember all Bush has done for them.
MICHIGAN
AAA offers free winter car care inspections
AAA Michigan and Northwest Tire & Service will offer free winter car care inspections throughout October.The inspections are available at all AAA Approved Auto Repair facilities and will check motor oil, fluid levels, belts, hoses, battery terminals, air filters, wiper blades, lights and tire pressure.This is the 24th year AAA has offered the program.Dirk VanderHart
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: 'U' crime down 65 percent since 1987
MSU crime has decreased by 38 percent since 1987 and felony crime has dropped by 65 percent, according to the university's annual crime statistics released today.During the past three years, figures show a decline in the number of liquor law and drug violations, as well as aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft.Not all the news was positive, though.
MICHIGAN
Irish singer to perform at community center
The Irish-American Club of Mid-Michigan will host a concert featuring folk singer Pat Woods at 7:30 p.m.
COMMENTARY
Students cited for noise got off easy
After seeing details about the parties cited under the new East Lansing ordinance, I think those involved should be thankful about how easy they got off (multiple kegs, hundreds of people and a party attendee found unconscious with a closed head injury). You are going to have a hard time getting any sympathy about softening the ordinance when that is the sort of behavior that is being targeted.
MSU
Noontime meeting to address refugee crisis
The coordinator of the Refugee Development Center in Lansing will hold a discussion today about "The Refugee Crisis: Global Problem, Local Solutions." The discussion is part of MSU's noontime conversations.The facilitator, Vincent Delgado, will speak at 12:10 p.m.
MICHIGAN
Center auctions art, tickets for Eve's House
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, will host the annual Eve's House silent and live auction from 7 to 9 p.m.
NEWS
Friends say hard worker keeps sense of humor
To some, MSU Provost Lou Anna Simon is a determined, headstrong worker who deals with pertinent issues facing the university.
COMMENTARY
Way to waste time
Here we go again. For the third time in the past two decades, Republicans are wasting the limited time and money of the state government with an attempt to abolish abortion and a woman's right to choose. Michigan failed in both 1996 and 1999 to have a ban placed on abortion procedures. The Republican-controlled state senate passed a bill on Tuesday with a 25-11 vote that could create the "Legal Birth Definition Act." This legislation would define birth as the point at which any part of the fetus is expelled from a woman's body. Further considerations tied to the bill include: The classification of a fetus as alive when there is a detectable heartbeat, evidence of breathing, spontaneous movement or a pulsating umbilical cord.
COMMENTARY
California recall isn't a circus at all
I live in Anaheim, Calif. - squeaky conservative, 50 percent Hispanic population, Disneyland and the World Champion Angels - your typical California "circus," I guess.
NEWS
McPherson, Simon team longest duo in Big Ten
The longest-standing provost-president duo in the Big Ten say teamwork is the secret to their success.After 10 years as MSU's president and provost, M.
MICHIGAN
Residents want greener Lansing
As Lansing resident Steve Costello scanned the vast lot before him, he hoped for the day when the hundreds of cars and shuttle buses that fill the space daily will disappear and the rough gravel will be replaced with the grass that once flourished. The lot, which is located directly behind Costello's home on Clemens Avenue in Lansing, was acquired by Sparrow Hospital from the Michigan Army National Guard late last year as a temporary parking facility during the construction of a new parking structure. But with the new structure, 1215 E.
NEWS
City hopes hard-line sentencing curbs riots
Six months ago, clouds of tear gas settled the storm of revelers that littered campus and East Lansing streets when MSU lost to Texas in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.Police unleashed about 135 canisters of eye-burning chemicals to dispel vandals as they set fires, overturned cars and tarnished the university's reputation on March 30, officials say.And while the sting of the tear gas has worn off, officials are hopeful the city's hard-line approach in sentencing revelers won't be quickly forgotten.When the clouds cleared, police arrested more than 30 people for their participation in the riot and the disturbance in Cedar Village two days earlier.
SOCCER
Robinson 'cool' in Spartans' net
MSU fifth-year senior goalkeeper Mike "Mikey" Robinson is cool.Well, that's what junior sweeper Kellen Kalso - Robinson's longtime friend and playing partner going back to Vardar Soccer Club in Metro Detroit - will tell you.
COMMENTARY
GOP administration hurts U.S. economy
The policies and agenda of the President Bush White House carry the brunt force of a train wreck on America and its citizens.
NEWS
MIDDAY UPDATE: Hospital parking structure to open Monday
Lansing - Lansing resident Steve Costello eagerly anticipates the day when the cars and shuttle buses that daily fill the lot behind his Lansing house will not reside there.The lot was created by Sparrow Hospital late last year as a temporary parking facility while the hospital built a new parking structure.But the new structure, located at 1215 E.
FOOTBALL
Captain McKinney looks for return against Indiana; rushing defense continues to shine
With its captain on the sidelines in street clothes, the MSU defensive line has made a name for itself this season.It has rotated in 10 different players and stands second in the nation in rushing defense behind Ohio State, giving up just 54.4 yards per game.
COMMENTARY
Sober up
Mixing alcohol and driving is always a bad cocktail. The state of Michigan is recognizing this by lowering the legal blood-alcohol content, or BAC, from .10 to .08, starting Wednesday.
NEWS
Attorneys debate affirmative action
The future of affirmative action will revolve around academic freedom, said speakers at an MSU-DCL College of Law forum Monday night.MSU-DCL professor Kevin Saunders and attorney Richard McLellan, a member of the Dykema Gosset PLLC law firm, said the Supreme Court's decisions on affirmative action will have many effects.