When she was young, graduate student Emily Reetz and her family would enjoy dinner in the dark on the last night of Hanukkah amid only the soft glow of 45 candles."When I was little, I remember my family and I lighting five menorahs during Hanukkah," she said.
Michigan dairy producers will receive a ballot in the mail next week to vote on whether to continue a statewide marketing and educational program promoting milk.Public Act 232, which must be renewed every year, provides funding toward advertising dairy products and nutrition education in schools and throughout the state.
Two years ago, I decided I never wanted to graduate from college. It wasn't because I hated classes; I generally like them.
MSU field hockey head coach Michele Madison was named West Region Coach of the Year on Thursday for her accomplishments this season. With Madison on the sidelines, the No.
If you are watching movies this weekend, you must either be ready for finals or you've already failed the class.
After 300 miles in the white wagon, 2,850 minutes of film and $150 in ticket stubs and even more in free passes, this film reporter is prepared to give a few parting shots to the industry that gave him so little and took so much. In fact, the entire entertainment industry is on the hook. And through 30 films, I was reduced to a pawn in the entertainment world.
Riding the momentum of Wednesday night's 82-75 defeat of No. 22 Virginia, the MSU men's basketball team is looking forward to a challenging road schedule over the holiday break.The Spartans (3-2) will host Cleveland State on Sunday at Breslin Center before being tested on the road by two perennial basketball powerhouses.The team rolls into Lexington, Ky., on Dec.
Ducks Unlimited has migrated to MSU. The MSU chapter's mission is to conserve wetlands and waterfalls and to support research by raising money to purchase the acreage, club officials said.
Two bees stood at the front of the room and sang Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out."Except the words were changed."Who let the bombs drop?
Winners of 2002 Spartan of the Year • Sparty - It might be a little cheesey to name "The Spartan"Spartan of the Year, but the (believed-to-be) largest free-standing ceramic statue in the world has had a rough life.
It's the most exciting time of the year for the MSU volleyball team, and it has nothing to do with the fact that there is one week left in the fall semester. The Spartans (19-11) are gearing up for a run at the volleyball national championship beginning with a contest against George Mason (22-7) at 4 p.m.
University engineer Bob Nestle said the MSU Board of Trustees plans to name an architect for the construction of luxury suites, club seats and a club to Spartan Stadium at its Friday meeting.HNTB would not start the renovations until further studies assessing the feasibility and costs of making the additions are completed.
An MSU-sponsored survey says 72 percent of Michigan residents favor charter schools, with people from the Upper Peninsula being the only group that opposes them. Republicans and independents are more likely to support charter schools, the survey said.
The buddy system is in the process of being redefined after an increase in sexual crimes on campus last year, MSU police officials say.
After returning from the Great Alaska Shootout with a fifth-place finish, men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo wasn't happy. So he called on the Izzone to give the Spartans an extra boost against Virginia in a mass e-mail. "I am asking each and every member of the Izzone to take a personal interest in the outcome of this game by rocking Breslin Center like it has never been rocked before," the e-mail read. MSU's student section didn't disappoint.
Friday • The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave. in Lansing, presents Jazz Prodigies during Live Jazz Happy Hour from 5-9 p.m.
As the holidays creep steadily nearer, area artists and venues are gearing up for annual holiday shows and new Christmas comedies to fill each chilly December weekend."I think people love tradition at Christmas," said Josh Rafsky, an MSU-Detroit College of Law first-year student, as he carried his coffee to a table at Espresso Royale Caffe, 527 E.
But Agrawal, who was born in Lansing, says his parents are a little old-fashioned in a few ways. "They're not coming from an American background, they're coming from an Indian background," Agrawal said.
So the holidays have finally arrived. I think it is highly probable that some Christmas zealots have been foaming at the mouth and dreaming about this wondrous time for months.'Tis the season for overpriced items, maddening mobs packing shopping outlets, lots of food, mistletoe, wrapping paper and so on and so forth.
The 46 college athletes who were secretly videotaped in locker rooms in 1995, including some from MSU, will receive a $506 million settlement, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. One of the athletes who is affiliated with MSU and captured on the tapes awaits to hear from his lawyers if he will receive a share of the settlement money.