Lansing - In a 15-inning war, a costly Lugnut error allowed Peoria Chiefs to snatch a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. Chief first baseman John Santor cranked out his 16th double of the season with two outs in the top of the 15th.
Most of us know who Jim Morrison is, and well, you're no Jim Morrison. But why should that stop you from throwing back a few shots of whiskey and belting out "L.A.
Ingham County Circuit Court will hear the cases of students charged in the March 28-30 disturbances after the students waived their right to district court preliminary examinations.
Empty seats in ASMSU's conference room will be a theme at the start of the fall, despite the reinstatement of 10 representatives to MSU's undergraduate student government. The All-University Elections Committee announced May 15 that they rejected the appeal of about 28 other ASMSU candidates after they were disqualified for being endorsed by political organizations in the March election.
Lansing - The distinct aroma of beer and chalk lingered in the air throughout the crowd of art enthusiasts as they sifted through hundreds of nude portraits. The Center for the Arts hosted "Bare Minimum," a fund-raising exhibit for the Lansing Art Gallery Tuesday night.
Though some could argue with me, I believe Kevin Smith is one of the greatest writers and directors of our time.
Members of the East Lansing community feel hazing is an important enough issue to hold a forum to address local concerns.
MSU and Kentucky basketball fans should circle Dec. 13 on their calendars - "The BasketBowl" is officially coming to Detroit.The MSU men's basketball team will play a non-conference game against Kentucky on that day at Detroit's Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
The MSU men's basketball team wants to play one game for the record books for the most in attendance at a college basketball game. It was confirmed Wednesday that MSU will play Kentucky on December 13 at Ford Field in Detroit.
The legal battle over affirmative action is unlikely to go away. A divided U.S. Supreme Court will not speak so strongly as to prevent future lawsuits as universities try to tweak their programs in one direction or another.
The 35th annual Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop will be held from June 8 to July 19 at Van Hoosen Hall. The workshop is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters. It will host six nationally recognized science fiction and fantasy authors including: • Howard Waldrop • Nalo Hopkinson • Richard Russo • Kelly Link • Scott Edelman • Maureen McHugh • James Kelly Editors from SCI FI and Science Fiction Weekly also will be on hand for the Writers-in-Residence workshop. For more information go to www.msu.edu/~clarion. Stephanie Korneffel
East Lansing is joining up with residents to help clean up the city. The city's recycling program, Project Pride, annually helps residents clear out their homes, garages and yards by setting up drop-off points for donated household items and recyclables. One hundred volunteers will help collect recyclables from 8 a.m.
When Jack Liu travels to China, he is fighting to save the country's depleting forests and wildlife. As an associate professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Liu has conducted more than two years of research on the problems plaguing the nature reserves in China.
The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center will open its doors on Saturday, weather permitting. In past summers about 800 to 900 residents and guests have splashed around in the 375,000-gallon pool each day, East Lansing recreation coordinator Ken Elwert said. The Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbott Road, is open 11 a.m.
Imagine a team of scientists working on a cure for cancer. They find something, but they need 100 test subjects before sending their findings to the Food and Drug Administration.
While carrying signs featuring images of dogs and cats, about 50 community members waited to speak at a forum on animal research Wednesday night.
Lansing - A late-game three-run explosion Tuesday night at Oldsmobile Park had the Lugnuts staring down the barrel of a 4-1 loss to Peoria.The Lugnuts (28-19) exploded for eight hits off Chief starter Donovan Graves, but left 10 runners on the bases, unable to capitalize after the first inning."Today, unfortunately we hit balls pretty hard with men in scoring position but nothing came of it," Lansing manager Julio Garcia said.The lone run for the Lugnuts came in the bottom of the first inning when second baseman Ryan Theriot scored on designated hitter Donny Hood's double to shallow right field.Peoria (27-23) evened up the game in the fifth, collecting all of its hits off Lansing starter Jae Kuk Ryu they would get a chance to gather.
Jonathan Malavolti made some good points in his critique of Jayson Blair's not-so-recent exploits at The New York Times ("Plagiarizing, pathetic Blair should be forgotten like old news," SN 5/22). Malavolti's assertion that we should just forget Blair is incorrect, however.
Senior diver Stephanie Anisko and senior rower Amy Slider were both named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-American District IV University Division Women's At-Large First Team, initializing their eligibility for Academic All-American team consideration.As part of the women's swimming and diving team, Anisko won 13 diving events for MSU this season on the one- and three- meter boards, and holds a 4.0 grade-point average.She was awarded the Michigan State Student Athlete Support Services' President's Award, an annual award to the student-athlete with the highest GPA.