MSU students will host the Grill-Off, an MSU and Lansing community fund-raiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday for Court Appointed Special Advocates at Valley Court Field.Booths also will offer meals created on a grill.
Serious research is being conducted Monday nights in the Eustace-Cole Lounge. Recent studies have included a grandma who was a space pirate, a flower that took over Mars and a purple blob that tried to communicate with astronauts. Monday night marked the kick-off meeting of the Science Fiction Genre Evolution Project.
The amount of money invested in the university by families who purchased a state-administered prepaid tuition program has increased over the past five years, MSU officials say. The Michigan Education Trust, or MET, program was established by the state in 1988 to help ease the financial burden of rising tuition costs.
Although the East Lansing City Council has decided to propose jail time and disproportionately high fines for infractions against the city code, I would like to preface this column by assuring my readers that I am neither writing this column from jail nor writing it on my way to jail.Instead, following the onslaught of controversy surrounding the new noise violation rules imposed by the East Lansing City Council, I have just finished reading the new ordinance.
Auburn Hills - The event, which features the MSU men's basketball team hosting a different squad for the next five years at The Palace, will kick off Dec.
It might not be December, but the MSU Department of Theater has its wish list ready. At the beginning of each school year, the department files an Annual Progress and Productivity Report (APPR) to the Office of Facilities Planning in the provost's office requesting a list of items for future improvement, Interim Department Chairman Frank Rutledge said. In the past, Rutledge said, the department has made requests for an air conditioner to be placed in the Auditorium's distinct, round Arena Theatre.
"War All the Time," the latest effort by power-rockers Thursday, is simply bad all the time. Every one of the CD's 11 songs sounds identical and if any hard rock fan stops paying attention to what's going on in the album following the third track, he or she cannot be blamed. The CD is a cornucopia of crud, culminating with lead vocalist Geoff Rickly's lack of singing skill.
Switching to a new machine, Ryan Tapper checks the weights and prepares to work his arms on the butterfly at the Powerhouse Gym of East Lansing, 435 E.
Ramble on ... · I can't sleep anymore. How could I? Bennifer is no more.
Members of the Academic Council approved a proposed amendment to MSU's anti-discrimination policy at the first Academic Council meeting of the school year Tuesday.Provost and Interim President Lou Anna Simon also discussed the challenges facing a land-grant university in the 21st century.The proposal, which would add gender identity to the harassment section of the policy, now heads to MSU President M.
A clean water report card released by the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan gives Michigan a failing grade in clean water enforcement. The report, released Sunday, says, of nine states surveyed, most failed to properly enforce the Clean Water Act and Michigan is one of the worst offenders.
Michigan Audubon Society's CraneFest will be held on Oct. 11-12 at Battle Creek Kiwanis Youth Area. The nonprofit organization's free event will offer a variety of events including crane viewing, an art show and sale, book signing, guided nature walks and a nature photo workshop.
Scott M. Atkinson Special for The State News Robert "Bubba" Grundner knows he has friends who care.
This flu season, cough drops might be mistaken for Listerine Pocket Packs and a digital doctor may diagnose whether patients should make the trip to Olin Health Center. Throat lozenges in the form of wafer-thin strips and Olin's online doctor are two innovations on a centuries-old illness this year, and experts are hoping they'll have a better handle on the disease than in recent years. Chloraseptic Sore Throat Relief Strips appeared on the shelves of Walgreens, 410 E.
By title, Dan Caulkett is an MSU code compliance instructor.In reality, he's responsible for coordinating the emergency action plan that is designed to usher MSU's nearly 45,000 student population to safety, should danger show its face on campus.In more than eight years serving MSU behind the scenes by planning for the unthinkable, Caulkett, 50, has seen a transformation in safety coordination.The so-called "big three" of university security concerns - fires, tornadoes and hazardous materials - have taken a backseat to the ever-growing concerns about terrorism."In a fire, it is really simple," said Caulkett, who worked for a health care provider in Detroit and at the Ingham County Medical Center before joining MSU.
ASMSU representative Adam Raezler jumped the gun when speaking on behalf of MSU's undergraduate student government at the latest Association of Michigan Universities conference. As a representative for ASMSU, he informed AMU that ASMSU was considering disassociation from the organization.
Though Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is a democratically elected leader, there will be no peace and security for Israelis and no rise in the standard of living for Palestinians unless he is removed from the scene.
MSU students might want to lock their doors, board up their windows and take cover. No, it's not a hurricane - it's yet another computer virus attack.
Monquiz Wedlow has never been happier to hold a cheerleader's megaphone. The only problem - no one had a camera to take a picture of him and MSU head football coach John L.
You have been in classes for more than a few weeks now. The tuition, nearly $2,000 for most of you, has been paid, and your textbooks, both new and used, have cost perhaps $200 or more.