Roly Poly, the Georgia-based sandwich shop specializing in rolled sandwiches, opened its doors in East Lansing on Tuesday. Yonni Hanson, the store's general manager, said the grand opening yielded a steady crowd and hopes it is a sign of more to come. "We're excited to see students and faculty," he said.
Presidents of Michigan's 15 public universities will begin their quest to fight proposed state budget cuts they say will result in higher tuition today in Lansing."Tuition increases are a response to state funding decisions and I will show that," said Michael Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council.
Capital Area Transportation Authority officials say though they are keeping watch over rising gas prices, they don't anticipate increased costs for their riders. "We are keeping a close eye on gas prices since it's such a big part of our budget," said Pat Gilbert, CATA director of marketing. Although CATA ridership has been "booming," there has never been a "proven correlation between high gas prices and increased bus riders," Gilbert said. "It's amazing what people will pay to stay in their cars," she said. She said there are no plans to raise prices or change routes in the area. But despite consistent prices, English junior Emily Laskowsky said she is hoping the spring weather will soon bloom in East Lansing, so she can toss aside her car keys and avoid budget-busting gas prices. "I'm definitely looking forward to the warm weather," she said.
Dewitt - When a Lansing youth group dropped its donation off at the Child and Family Services of Lansing, it immediately decided it wanted to do more. When the members of the Youth Action Committee of the Capital Region Community Foundation brought a money donation to the center, 4287 Five Oaks Drive in Lansing, they noticed the organization had a sparse amount of donated clothing. "I made up a video, posted posters for the schools and got our junior high school involved," said Hillary Pasch, action committee co-chair and a DeWitt High School senior.
It's one thing when a mom-and-pop store goes down on Grand River Avenue, but when titans like Big Boy are falling dead, some questions are raised. The Big Boy at 101 E.
In a collapsing economy that's leaving no federal, state or city agency untouched in its unpredictable path, one campus organization was able to keep its budget within just $35 of the previous year's. That organization is... ASMSU? MSU's undergraduate student government that loves to try to jack up our taxes by $3 to provide us with "free" 50-cent blue books has suddenly reached a plateau of financial stability in a shaky economic climate.
MSU launched a Web site to help people prepare for terrorism, natural disasters or other emergencies today. "With the general increasing concern of terrorism post 9-11, we started looking at ways we could consolidate safety information in one Web site," MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap said. The site, www.beprepared.msu.edu shows the current threat level, as decided by the Homeland Security Advisory System and explains what each degree of threat means.
Being a permanent fixture on a corner is sometimes a challenge. Thick gloves and a black ski hat are just a small line of defense against the elements Jai Cortland has to contend with every day on the corner of Grand River Avenue and Charles Street.
To kick-off Asian Pacific American heritage month, the Asian Pacific American Student Organization will host a talent show, "Cultural Vogue," displaying some of the innovative waves of talent on campus and to educate students."Cultural Vogue," which includes about 150 performers, is held bi-annually, and about 500 people attended when it was held in the Auditorium's Fairchild Theatre in 2001.Bindi Patel, co-coordinator for the event, said the idea began 11 years ago in the McDonel Hall Kiva to allow Asian-American students to display themselves in a nonacademic venue."Since then, it's continued and gotten bigger to educate the masses at Michigan State," she said.The theme of this year's show, "The Best of Both Worlds," blends the traditional aspects of Asian cultures with the modern angles of Asian-American cultures."If you grow up in Asia, there is a different culture there than in America, and we want to show the difference between Asian and Asian-American cultures," co-coordinator for "Cultural Vogue" Ryan Abenes said.
Vagina. OK, let's be honest. That's hard to write, difficult to read and embarrassing to say.
I am upset and disappointed by The State News' decision to run ads placed by campustruth.org. Campustruth.org is a group which purports to tell the "truth" and acknowledges in its ads that there are "two sides" to every story.
Security measures in MSU's residence halls, home to 15,500 students, could be reshaped when a report is released next week. The campus community began scrutinizing hall safety in January when two Case Hall students were threatened at knifepoint in their dorm room.
The MSU women's hockey club added another impressive mark to its case for becoming a varsity sport, when it captured the American College Hockey Association championship on Saturday. The Spartans edged Wisconsin 2-1 in a hard-fought contest in Muskegon.
MSU's Department of History is presenting its 2003 Lecture Series, "September 11 Historical Frameworks: Secularism, Nationalism, Islamism." Political science Professor Mark Tessler and Samuel J.
With the possibility of war and recent racially motivated incidents on campus, some students are taking an active approach to get their voices heard - and the Department of Student Life wants to help."What Every Activist Should Know" is a new pamphlet created by the department in February to educate people who choose to voice their opinions.
Users of MSU's Pilot e-mail system have a new option for checking their messages - they just don't know it. A new Web site, mail.msu.edu, will replace the 10-year-old Pilot system.
I would like to applaud the actions and words of Kevin Hardy regarding the ads from campustruth.org.
I've come to the conclusion that life would be a lot easier if things were in fact just like Hollywood fantasies portrayed them to be. We certainly would never need to devote much thought or energy into deciphering who is good and evil in the world - the good guys would all wear white cowboy hats and the bad guys would sport black ones.
A forum at noon today will address the importance of health care for the uninsured. The forum, held in Room A-133 Life Sciences Building, is part of a series of events recognizing national Cover the Uninsured Week through Friday.