The results from Tuesday's revenue conference was expected to give Gov. Jennifer Granholm an idea of the budget cuts she'd have to make in the next fiscal year -- instead she learned she'll have to deal with this year's deficit first.
The blustery winds and slippery sidewalks of a Michigan winter might have some wishing spring break would arrive a little quicker.But the bitter temperatures and snow can also mean excitement for those who crave winter sports.Lansing resident Robin Harris, 22, often enjoys sledding at Quinton Park in Lansing."I'll get a few friends together, maybe five or six people and go in the evening," he said.
The MSU men's basketball team may have fallen from the national rankings following Saturday's 68-64 loss to Iowa, but head coach Tom Izzo said he's far from alarmed."We don't think we're in any panic mode," Izzo said.
MSU head coach Rick Comley has endured plenty of surprises in his first year at the Spartans' helm.From shocking losses to player desertions to an unimproved offense, Comley's initial season hasn't exactly followed the script.But one of MSU's most pleasant surprises has been freshman left wing David Booth.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., met with police and firefighters in Marquette Monday to address their concerns regarding homeland security. Stabenow spokesman Dave Lemmon said the round-table discussion was her sixth such visit to Michigan municipalities.
Local punk rock powerhouse The Stooges releases an exciting import today entitled "Head On."The 1970s is represented with releases from Earth, Wind & Fire's "Live in Rio," Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Re-Works," and The Moody Blues' "Say it with Love." Marvin Gaye has two today.
MSU students and faculty are invited to meet several authors and discuss their work for free on campus.
Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 108th Congress. Rogers' subcommittee assignments will be announced in the next few weeks. The committee, which was formed in 1795, provides principal legislative oversight related to telecommunications, consumer protection and food and drug safety. The committee also oversees public health, air quality and environmental health and the supply and delivery of energy, as well as interstate and foreign commerce.
With Michigan's top three budget experts meeting today to estimate Michigan's tax revenue, Gov.
Jon Markel didn't know how well he had it. It was only after the geography senior studied at the University of Havana in Cuba last summer that he realized how fortunate he is to be an American student.
ASMSU will decide whether to condemn a federal policy prohibiting students convicted of drug crimes from receiving student loans. Student assembly representatives will vote Thursday to join 75 other student governments, who agree drug crimes shouldn't be a determining factor in awarding financial aid.
I forgot how liberalized MSU has become, and it's sickening. I'm by no means part of the right wing, but for people in the bubble that is college life to criticize our efforts abroad is very arrogant ("War abroad ignores problems at home," SN 1/13). Let's ignore Iraq.
MSU Residence Halls Association will distribute cancer self-exam cards in on-campus resident mailboxes Jan.
When education freshman Amanda McNutt decided to be a teacher, her thoughts were not about how much money she would make after graduation, but instead of her love for children and helping others. "I don't need to have the top car and biggest house," McNutt said.
I'm not a meteorologist. I'm not studying weather in college. Call me a little nerdy, but I did a little study.
Any Spartan would delight in the idea of finding an extra $6 million laying around when economic times turn tough.
I was quite disappointed to read Geoffrey Woliner's insinuation that Spartan basketball fans should be calling for Tom Izzo's head after early-season troubles ("Izzo needs to bring back elite program," SN 1/10). I hope there aren't too many people out there like Woliner, who, in his complaint about Izzo's recruiting strategies, seems to have forgotten the last four winners of Michigan's Mr. Basketball award have decided to wear the green and white. When fans complain about Spartan turnovers, they need to be reminded our backcourt is comprised entirely of sophomores and freshmen.
Possibly the funniest movie ever made, "The Jerk" stands as the granddaddy of dumb-ass humor.
Two-thirds of Americans wouldn't back a war with Iraq without the support of the United Nations and allies, according to a national news poll released Sunday. With war debates brewing in the United States, MSU students are analyzing the issues - and rapidly taking sides. Declaring war on Iraq isn't something the country should do alone, no-preference freshman Alex Cochrane said.