One day I hope to work at the New York Times, wait, let me rephrase that. One day I hope to write for the New York Times, hold on, allow me to add something else. One day I hope to present the news through my writing in a newsworthy and factual matter. I wonder where Jayson Blair falls in the above statements. Blair used to work for the New York Times.
When you attend class at an institution of higher education, you go to learn. But society puts too much pressure on students, telling them a high grade-point average is everything.
At the count down East Lansing High School students sat poised and ready to put their school's name in the Guinness Book of World Records - but it wasn't for the most push-ups or the longest basketball game.The students at 509 E.
Not everyone at MSU shares The State News' sentiment about President McPherson's departure ("McPherson's appointment in Iraq is great for our president, but we hate to see him leave," SN 4/18). The McPherson administration at MSU is the triumph of self-promotion over good governance.
East Lansing residents might be belted with tickets during the next two weeks if they don't buckle up. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning kicked off its "Buckle Up or Pay Up" campaign on Monday to raise public awareness about wearing safety belts. Extra officers will be placed on the streets in designated zones around the Lansing area to find drivers not wearing safety belts.
It's yellow, it's orange. Maybe a soft coral or an off-white. Thanks to Tom Ridge, secretary of the new Department of Homeland Security and creator of the five-level, color-coded terrorism warning system, we are now at the orange level, the second highest level, which means there is a high risk of terrorist attacks. This system can give people a feeling of infancy.
This is in response to the letter to the editor titled "Women belong in kitchen, not PGA," (SN 5/21). What on earth could have been going through Shaun Reed's head when he decided to write this piece?
I am an MSU alumnus and a Vietnam veteran. I certainly hope MSU students and faculty members have expressed their opinion about President M.
Kelley Hart watched friends do mock court competitions in the MSU-Detroit College of Law moot court room, but on Tuesday she was the one in front of the judge. Hart and eight other MSU-Detroit College of Law graduates were sworn into the State Bar of Michigan by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Steven Markman. "Usually when I go to the courtroom people are at each others throats," Markman said.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Thursday the relaunching of Mentor Michigan spearheaded by her husband, the newly appointed chairman for the Michigan Community Service Commission.First gentleman Daniel Mulhern will lead the state agency, which funds, promotes and supports volunteer programs throughout the state.Mulhern will replace former Chairman Russ Mawby, a position Mawby held since 2000.The announcement was made at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
Medical school officials breathed a sigh of relief after preliminary results were released which show applications are on the rise - bringing an end to a sagging number of students since 1997.
In response to Natosha Diggs' rant about summer construction ("
The Movement Festival, formerly known as the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, will take to the streets of Detroit Saturday through Monday.Now in its fourth year, the massive festival aims to bring the best in electronic music to Detroit, the city credited with spawning the genre.
Vijay Singh was 100 percent correct with his statements regarding Annika Sorenstam playing in the upcoming Colonial tournament in Texas.
In 1855, the Michigan Legislature started a tradition. MSU was established as the nation's first land-grant university, and with that tradition comes a responsibility of keeping education affordable for all Michigan residents. With a new loan system, the university aims to do just that.
According to a new study, high school seniors are slacking on homework time but still pulling off high grades - a sign grade inflation might be taking over. The study, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute, showed a 26.5 percent increase in the number of high school seniors who earned 'A' averages.
It's time for change. Most states in America still have constitutions filled with male pronouns, proclaiming 'he' should do this and 'he' should do that. But now is the time to take the hammer to the glass ceiling. Our state constitution should reflect Gov.
Pamela Beemer will become the new assistant vice president for human resources in MSU's Office of Human Resources.Beemer has worked as MSU's director of benefits since 1999 after serving a 20-year tenure in other areas of human resources.Beemer earned her bachelor's degree in employment relations and psychology and her master's degree in labor relations and human resources from MSUShe gained valuable human resource experience while working for Oakland University in Rochester, in the private sector and at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital as director of compensation and benefits.Beemer will be in charge of supervising development, implementation and administration of various human resource initiatives on campus, as well as advise on human resource strategy with the offices of the president, vice president for finance and operations and the provost.She replaces Keith Groty who rejoined the faculty in the School of Labor and Industrial Relations after serving 30 years in the position.
Michigan gas prices rose eight cents last week, and with the Memorial Day weekend approaching, East Lansing residents will soon feel the direct effect of the increase.AAA Michigan spokesman Jim Rink said the increase in gas prices is a result of increased travel during the holiday."Historically, prices will rise just prior to the holiday weekend due to heavier demand for fuel and higher traffic volumes," Rink said.