Something is wrong when tuition goes up but the power goes down. Students don't expect all the comforts of home when they move into a residence hall, but with tuition rates as high as they are now, they should expect the basic necessities. The August blackout caused widespread problems across the northeastern United States, but it was déjá vu for many students living in Case and Yakeley halls.
The variety of shops, restaurants and bars which have sprung up in downtown East Lansing brings pride to all community residents - but the city landscape could always use some more diversity.
With the first test of the fantasy football season now in the books, it's time to regroup, reflect and rethink what went well - and what didn't - in Week One. Sure, there were disappointments. Top-flight running backs Marshall Faulk of the Rams, LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers and Corey Dillon of the Bengals ran like mere impostors of their typical selves, combining for 96 yards on the ground and no touchdowns. And there were sweet surprises. Rookie Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin reset the record books for a debut receiver, with 10 catches for 217 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The MSU Alumni Club of Minnesota kicked off a Spartan cookbook fund-raiser yesterday, asking members of the MSU community to submit recipes, cookbook orders and photos of "The Spartan," or Sparty, statue near Demonstration Hall.
Greek Week 2003, which started this week, will continue until Friday across campus as the National Pan-Hellenic Council hosts events each day.A Greek Symposium will be held today at 8 p.m.
A $9 million research grant will enable a team of five MSU researchers to study the role veins play in high blood pressure.The grant was awarded Monday to MSU by the National Institutes of Health, a subsidiary of the U.S.
The Lansing Lugnuts will play in game one of the 2003 Midwest League Championship Series at 6:05 tonight at Oldsmobile Park.It is the second straight year the Lugnuts will play in the championship series.
Additional changes to the city's parking regulations will be discussed at the East Lansing City Council work session today.The council approved changing the no-parking ordinance on city streets to 2-6 a.m.
Spartan Travel is now supplemented by a discount travel Web site for MSU employees and their families that launched yesterday.
It's only the third week of the season, but the injuries have already started to mount for the MSU football team. Junior tight end Eric Knott and junior defensive tackle Brandon McKinney are listed as out for Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech, although head coach John L.
By Steve Eder, Sarah McEvilly and Janet Harp The State News Hosts of four weekend parties are facing three days in jail and $500 fines after being cited by the East Lansing police for violating the city's new misdemeanor party noise ordinance. East Lansing police on Monday wouldn't release the names of the people who were cited pending their arraignments. Police cited another six people under a new ordinance for party noise civil infractions, a fine of $1,000.
Traditionally, Christianity and conservatism hold similar values; Republicans can always depend on right-wing Christians as a reliable voting base.
I could not believe my eyes when I read journalism freshman Jennifer Passage's comment in response to the NAACP's racism complaint, "Students' reactions vary on NAACP racism complaint" (SN 9/8). I, for one, believe that the complaint is valid.
Computer engineering freshmen Brandon Turner and Eric Puidokas found themselves in the dark and worried about missing early classes when Case Hall lost power early Monday morning - twice."We sat in the hallway with our mentor just talking about stuff until about 1:15," Turner said.
John O'Connor's recent column on the Palestinian conflict, "Road map politics further violence," (SN 9/5) ended with a cute comment suggesting that if Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas can't control extremists on his side, perhaps Israeli military action can do a better job. It reminds me of two jokes.
In 8th grade I had a teacher from hell. She wore her hair in a short fashion, her lips were constantly in a straight, serious line and one thing was for certain - you followed the rules when she was in sight.
As soon as Amelia Zukowski and Heidi Schanhals found out they'd be roommates at MSU, the pair pushed their apprehensions aside and met in Lansing for a day of shopping before classes began.Three weeks into the school year, the freshmen said going in blind was a good decision.
After an embezzlement scandal rocked the Capital Area United Way last year, Deborah Proudfoot is concerned about donating money to the nonprofit organization."Most everyone pledged money, but I know there's a few people who decided not to give," said Proudfoot, who handles personnel and invoicing for Spartan Oil Corp., 419 Spring St.
MSU Students for Dean will hold its first general members meeting of the year at 7:30 p.m. today in the Northwestern Room of the Union.
After watching "The Order," filmgoers may do just that - order their money back. A suspense film that doesn't deliver, the movie boasted a colorful cast who only serve as window dressing for a poor script. Heath Ledger stars as Alex Bernier, a member of the mystic order of priests called the Carolingians.