When Elizabeth Spaeth walked into the women's locker room Monday at IM Sports-West she expected to change clothes and prepare to teach a judo class.
1. "In Da Club," 50 Cent, G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath. (1) 2. "All I Have," Jennifer Lopez feat.
The Great Lakes water usage controversy will continue to be an issue for Michigan farmers as they enter the 2003 growing season.
Small-town theaters don't have the advantages of Broadway productions.They can't often get famous actors such as Tom Wopat of "Dukes of Hazard" fame in "42nd Street," and they don't get the glamour of pyrotechnic laden musicals like "The Phantom of the Opera."What they do offer is artistic creativity, the excitement of live performance and an educational and cultural experience to even the smallest corners of Michigan.But with budget cuts coming down from the state, many people are worried about the future of local theater.And with good reason.Gov.
The U.S. Attorney's office charged a former MSU student and researcher Tuesday with staging the theft of a nonexistent pig bacteria to cover up fake research and misusing more than $400,000 in federal grant money. Howell resident Scott Matthew Doree, a 28-year-old microbiology graduate student, will face a federal district judge for making false statements to federal authorities, mail fraud and misapplication of federal funds obtained by fraud, Assistant U.S.
Rusty Haight has been in more than 700 car wrecks.On Wednesday, the crash test driver prepared a Pontiac Aztek for one more."I would be lying to you if I said I didn't get nervous," he said, as he helped remove the driver's side door from the Aztek.The car crash - No.
After a few years of diligently reading newspaper editorial pages, I have discovered one universal truth: In every newspaper, no matter how liberal or conservative the editorial board, someone will regularly write a letter to the editor decrying a "liberal bias" in the media.
According to the Constitution and its chief interpreters, all opinions - even those that are ignorant or unpopular - have a place to be heard in the United States. In late February, The State News entered into an advertising contract with campustruth.org and the One Truth organization.
Wednesday, 3/19 7:30 p.m. Tribute to Mike Lobell with film clips, onstage interview and audience Q&A.
Lansing - Infuriated by proposed spending cuts that would reduce the Michigan Merit Award scholarship to $500, Republican lawmakers voiced their objections during a House subcommittee meeting Wednesday. Originally slated at $2,500, Gov.
For everyone who is a kid at heart, the East Lansing Children's Film Festival is a dream come true.
State funding cuts have snuck up on the Dinosaurs towering over visitors the MSU Museum and are dancing with the MSU Museum Folk Festival and the East Lansing Art Festival, both known for bringing in thousands to East Lansing each summer. Arts programs are facing a possible 50-percent cut to the $22.6 million grants given out by the Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs which is proposed to be eliminated with Gov.
I'm glad to see The State News decided to run Michael Perez's column, "Running ads could incite violence, perpetuate discrimination" (SN 3/10) on the same day as said inflammatory ad.
This week, we say farewell to our friends at Big Boy, where we once bought a meal for $4.71. We'll miss you and your cheap eats. But just because finding a filling, affordable meal for less than $5 is now a little more difficult doesn't mean it's impossible. We've managed to do it again this week at Lou & Harry's Five Star Deli in downtown East Lansing. The food: A small Italian hoagie made to order ($3.50) and a small (16-ounce) Nestea raspberry iced tea ($0.90) Total with tax: $4.66 Place: Lou & Harry's Five Star Deli, 245 Ann St.
There is a green tint to the blue-liners on this year's All-CCHA First Team.MSU seniors John-Michael Liles and Brad Fast were voted the two best defensemen in the CCHA by the 12 league coaches, and sophomore center Jim Slater joined them on the all-conference first team, which was released Wednesday night.It's the first time since 1984-85, when former Spartans Gary Haight and Don McSween were honored, that both first-team defensemen have hailed from the same school."Fast and I play very well together and he has helped me bring my game to another level," Liles said in a statement.
Negotiations between Amtrak officials and Michigan Department of Transportation representatives remain at a standstill after nearly a month, but renewed discussions continue today, officials announced Wednesday.Amtrak officials will meet with transportation officials and representatives from Gov.
Stacked with talent, this year's Big Ten conference could send up to six women's basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament. Penn State (24-8) nabbed the regular-season conference championship - which all but guarantees them a tournament bid - while Purdue (26-5) earned its bid by taking the Big Ten tournament title.
1. "Come Away With Me," Norah Jones, Blue Note. (Last week: 3) 2. "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'," 50 Cent, Shady/Aftermath.
Lansing - Just in time for March Madness, a new exhibit in downtown Lansing is showing off Michigan's basketball heritage. "Hometown Hoops," at the Michigan Historical Museum, contains more than 100 items of basketball memorabilia from state high schools - schools where many MSU stars began their rise to the top. "This project took about two years to put together," museum Director Phil Kwiatkowski said.
For a few hours, users of MSU's Pilot e-mail system had a new option for checking their messages. A new Web site that will replace the 10-year-old Pilot system was unofficially launched Wednesday afternoon.