We are writing in response to Dale Hitchcock's letter "Uniforms without names need to go" (SN 10/3). Hitchcock's notion that the university has taken the names off of the football players' uniforms to sell more programs is asinine.
Many students are intimidated by the idea of creating their own Web site. They don't know where to start, they don't think it's possible or they think they don't have the time. "Making my own site crossed my mind once or twice," psychology junior Maggie Burkhart said.
This season, the MSU football team is looking for an identity. When head coach John L. Smith first came to MSU, he noted that MSU had a lot of good football players, but not a good football team.
The annual East Lansing primary election is on the chopping block and we're hoping voters swing the hatchet.
Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council and the Ingham County Conservation District are looking for volunteers to take part in a water quality monitoring project Sunday on the Grand River.Participants involved in the biannual project will be required to enter the river and record data from a site chosen by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Hazing injuries and deaths have sparked Michigan lawmakers to consider creating anti-hazing legislation to stop behavior currently outlawed in 43 states. Spurred by an alleged hazing incident last month at the University of Michigan that left a 21-year-old male student hospitalized with kidney failure, lawmakers in Lansing are researching the issue.
As one athlete died, he took his teammate's career with him.Dan Snyder of the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers was a passenger in teammate Dany Heatley's Ferrari when Heatley spun off the road and smashed into a brick and wrought iron fence.
Deep base notes and repetitious choruses bumping from lowriders with the windows down pegs the appeal of Ludacris' new album. "Chicken -N- Beer" retains Ludacris' popular style, liked by rap enthusiasts and others at the same time - great beats and entertaining lyrics.
"Out of Time" is the kind of movie that doesn't know what it wants to be. It's a suspense movie with little prolonged tension.
When I first started to read Dale Hitchcock's letter to the editor "Uniforms without names need to go" (SN 10/3), I found it very amusing, but when I realized that he was being serious about the situation with the new uniforms, I felt sad for his na
Students for Peace and Justice will show the second film in their fall film series Wednesday night. "Incident at Oglala: Leonard Peltier Story" will begin at 8 p.m.
East Lansing residents charged with misdemeanors and civil infractions will now have to pay heightened fines as a result of state legislation.The legislation will affect district courts throughout the state, including 54-B District Court in East Lansing.
Lansing - Car horns blared and chants were issued out of a bullhorn on Michigan Avenue on Monday as Lansing residents picketed outside of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.Protesters held signs such as "Chamber Business Pimps" and "The Chamber Supports Poverty Wages," all while informing passers-by of their cause and encouraging drivers to honk in support.The protest stems from an injunction the chamber of commerce, located at 300 E.
Those interested in taking an early evening stroll around campus are invited to Kresge Art Museum today. A walking tour, led by the author of "MSU Campus: Buildings, Places, Spaces: Architecture and the Campus Park of Michigan State University," will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Skrape ups the dose with a bevy of guitars and power in its latest CD. "Up the Dose" launches with "Bleach," which starts off surprisingly mellow.
The University Activities Board lost more than $100,000 of its annual budget because of recent statewide budget cuts.
Helen Nethaway-Mindiola has seen it all. She's seen riots, war protests and students' cries for help. And she's seen it all from the writings inside a bathroom stall. Nethaway-Mindiola is a custodial worker who changes sheets of paper in the women's bathroom of the MSU Main Library.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers broke his right collarbone in practice Tuesday. Rogers, a former Spartan who won the Biletnikoff Award last year at MSU, was taken to a hospital and is still being evaluated according to Detroit Lions officials. Rogers "got tangled up" with cornerback Dre Bly in the morning practice, the statement said. The injury is not believed to be season ending, and Lions head coach Steve Mariucci said he expects the rookie receiver to be back in a matter of weeks. In his first five NFL games, the Saginaw native had recorded 22 catches for 243 yards and three touchdowns.
The National Food Safety & Toxicology Center turns 5 years old this year and is celebrating this week.To commemorate the event, the center, located in room 165 of the Food Safety and Toxicology Building, will hold several events.
The other night I had to sit in the smoking section of Applebee's because the restaurant was packed, and I didn't want to wait for a booth in the nonsmoking section to become available.