Lansing - The Lansing Lugnuts tossed away the game Thursday night, committing five errors and throwing four wild pitches in a 9-1 loss to the Fort Wayne Wizards at Oldsmobile Park."Tonight was just one of those nights where everything that could go wrong, did," Lansing manager Julio Garcia said.Lansing (17-30) let the game get sloppy by committee.
Staring out at MSU's practice field with bloodshot eyes, panting and swatting flies from his sweaty head, junior defensive tackle Brandon McKinney survived the Spartans' first full day of football practice Wednesday under new head coach John L.
A 22-year-old male was stabbed in the throat with a broken beer bottle inside Rick's American Café over the weekend. The attacker fled from the nightclub, 224 Abbott Road, with two other men after the fight early Saturday morning. The man who was stabbed was taken to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, East Lansing police Capt.
The University of Michigan is still making headlines this summer. With the Chris Webber case over with and the affirmative action policy lawsuits out of the way, there is now a "traditional family organization" that wants to get rid of one of the university's offered courses. The course is an English class titled "How to Be Gay: Homosexuality and Initiation," and the American Family Association of Michigan wants the class banned because, to organization President Gary Glenn, the class admits homosexuality is a learned behavior. The class is supposed to help homosexuals identify with themselves, said David Halperin, the class instructor.
This letter is regarding the article "Gay course at U-M scrutinized by group" (SN 8/6). I would like to know if there are any ex-gay classes taught at MSU?
Folk festivals often conjure the same image - a person on an acoustic guitar singing about politics, environmental issues and various things blowin' in the wind. The annual Great Lakes Folk Festival aims to change that perception, said Lora Helou, information officer for the MSU Museum.
Folk festivals often conjure the same image - a person on an acoustic guitar singing about politics, environmental issues and various things blowin' in the wind. The annual Great Lakes Folk Festival aims to change that perception, said Lora Helou, information officer for the MSU Museum.
Three of last season's four football captains were benched, suspended or jailed. The 2002 captains - quarterback Jeff Smoker, center Brian Ottney, safety Thomas Wright and running back Dawan Moss - are a stark contrast to the humble disposition displayed by this year's group, a bunch of linemen and a linebacker. "Last year the guys didn't follow through," senior captain Paul Harker said.
Recently, I was having a conversation with another college student about the regular stuff: Partying, weekend plans, road trips, etc. After a few minutes, our little talk took a turn to more "boring" topics.
MSU computer experts say students shouldn't worry about their school account being hacked into, despite an University of Michigan student recently being charged with hacking into student and faculty member accounts. U-M graduate student Ning Ma hacked into the accounts to obtain credit card numbers, final exams and send phony e-mails, some with the intent of receiving sexual favors from students.
Habitat for Humanity Lansing has received an $80,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis' Affordable Housing Program for aiding construction of homes in Greater Lansing. The grant money will go toward building materials and other expenses for eight Habitat Lansing homes, as well as helping to pave the way for three other homes not yet under construction. Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Denise Paquette said in a written statement that the funding will help to move 10 families out of substandard living conditions and into reasonably priced housing. In order to secure the grant money, Habitat for Humanity Lansing joined the National City Bank to apply to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo and the rest of Team USA faced its second loss at the 2003 Pan American Games on Tuesday, forcing the Americans to move to the bronze medal game. Team USA (2-2) lost to Brazil 92-80 in the last five minutes of the semifinal game.
Investigators are searching the computers and personal belongings of two MSU students who have been missing for nearly two weeks in an attempt to piece together the couple's mysterious disappearance. Michigan State Police emptied a self-storage locker in Lansing shared by the pair, discovering computer diskettes, CDs, audio and video tapes, letters and missing student Justin Gouveia's personal journal.
When MSU President M. Peter McPherson's term began in 1994, one of his six major goals for the university was to increase diversity.
Parking enforcement student supervisor Ron Kalich wrote in his letter "Bike impoundment service necessary" (SN 7/30) that campus police removes "unwanted bicycles and improves the appearance of the university." The problem, he stated, is that students don't take the responsibility to register bikes, keep them in working condition, and lock them to bike racks.
Herman King, a retired MSU administrator and alumnus died Sunday at the age of 88. "He liked everything about MSU," his wife, Alice King, remembered.
Craig Gunn's column "Health insurance, though far off, deserves students' thoughts" (SN 8/4), brings up the very important and pertinent issue of health care and I commend him for approaching the topic with students, who have a tendency to ignore the necessity and importance of health insurance.
Has anyone seen Wharton Center's Web site (www.whartoncenter.com) lately?
When the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services released a list of nursing school scholarship recipients last week, one of the state's largest programs was left out - MSU. Institutions across the state, including Lansing Community College, received a total of $50,000 under a program established in 2000 to combat the state's nursing shortage dilemma.