The light-blue walls and strings of holiday lights created an upbeat atmosphere as I entered the roomy dining area of the India Palace in search of a host to seat my friends and I.
I'd like to thank the academy - no seriously, thanks a lot. Thanks for another year of firework stage shows, Britney and Justin after-party gossip and a post and pre-show red carpet walk with that hot babe, Kurt Loder. Thanks for recognizing those "artists" who bring in millions for their record companies, then disappear from the planet three years later. But before I throw popcorn at the television and complain about who won and who should have won, we've gotta look at the nominees and make the best of it. What would the Grammies be without him?
After loaning out the Big Ten Championship trophy for a season, the Spartans will face tough tests in their quest to bring the prize back to MSU for a fifth time in six seasons. From the top to bottom of the conference, there isn't a clear cut championship favorite.
MSU trustees will decide at Friday's meeting whether they can elect their next leader. Under a proposal by Trustee David Porteous, board members would elect a trustee to serve a two-year term as chairperson.
Small pox was declared eradicated from the planet in 1980. Why then has it come into question if Americans should be vaccinated against the disease? There is a potential danger of contracting small pox and dying, but this is less than one in 100.
In her first Cabinet retreat Tuesday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm intended to tackle the state's biggest crisis - the budget - and still emerge with new programs. By the end of the daylong retreat, Granholm hoped to emerge with 10 ideas from her 79-page plan that she could implement without making the budget crisis worse. Before her election, Granholm and running mate John Cherry drafted the document, entitled "Securing Michigan's Future," detailing their plan. "Our main goal is to identify low-cost or no-cost programs," Granholm spokeswoman Mary Dettloff said.
I would like to thank Salim Bhabhrawala for his brave and honest opinion of Mason's decision on MSU's new football coach ("Mason should have waited for big name," SN 1/6). Isn't freedom of speech just wonderful.
Amid the nasal sounds of cows voicing an occasional "moo" and herdsman coaxing preoccupied heifers into the milking parlor, Mina struggled through a difficult, nearly four-hour labor, finally giving birth to a baby boy - or male calf - at MSU's Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center.
Like a typical first day of class in a new semester, the first session of the Michigan Legislature will include lawmakers getting acquainted and picking out their seats for the rest of the term. And while many of those legislators bring years of experience to the Capitol today, members of the House will be seeing several new faces - including some who are in their 20s. At 22, state Rep.
Two area law schools are expanding west. Lansing-based Thomas M. Cooley Law School will offer classes at Western Michigan University's downtown Grand Rapids Graduate Center beginning in May. In addition, MSU-Detroit College of Law is offering a third-year advanced securities regulation course at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. Both schools also plan to develop more classes in the future. "Grand Rapids has been a steady supplier of students in the Lansing area since we have opened," said Don LeDuc, Cooley president and dean. Until recently, LeDuc said he didn't think Grand Rapids had a large enough population to support a Cooley program.
It's that magical time of year. It's the Big Ten basketball season once again. No.
Given his status as one of Hollywood's greatest icons, Jack Nicholson has been picky as to what roles he commits to.
Fall bills have been mailed out for the new semester, and students are once again forced to take on the burden of loans as they seek higher education.
Otherwise Gallery opened its new exhibit, "Waking the Slumber: Otherwise Originals," last weekend for a reception and an awards presentation."We had a really good showing; we had over 75 people here and the place was packed," said Alison Alfredson, program director for the gallery, 1207 Turner St.
MSU's Residence Halls Association wants students' attention. The association is toying with the idea of distributing flyers, placing more ads and creating events that will draw the public and also benefit charities.
Plagued by inconsistency much of the season, MSU finally came together as a team Monday night, shocking No.
As Army Reserve units ready to dispatch to the Middle East, peace activists on the home front are gearing up for an anti-war conference this weekend in Ann Arbor. "It's going to be powerful to see the hundreds of people who oppose the war in one room," said former MSU student Mike Medow, who helped organize the conference. The weekend discussion at the University of Michigan precedes a national march in Washington, D.C., on Jan.
Can you really fall in love with your soul mate in six weeks? I guess anything is possible, but let's be realistic.
With a snowy winter looming, some question if roads connecting the Northern Tier to campus will be able to withstand their first winter season under heavy traffic pressure. To address concerns, roads streaming through the newly developed area are among the first to be plowed by the city when snow falls, East Lansing police Capt.