Ransom films need a new look.When was the last time you saw a kidnapper snap and shoot the kid, the wife or whoever was unfortunate enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?
A fund-raising barbecue will be held by the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing and Jerk Me Ribs on Oct.
The BoarsHead Theater, 425 S. Grand Ave. in Lansing, kicks off its 2002-03 season with the Joan Vail Thorne comedy “The Exact Center of the Universe.” The five-person cast is headed by BoarsHead veteran Carmen Decker as Vada Love Powell, an elderly Southern belle whose son, 35-year-old Appleton, is the center of her universe.
Nobel Prize winner Roald Hoffmann spoke about the relationship between science and ethics Thursday night to a crowd of several hundred at Wharton Center’s Great Hall.The Cornell University chemistry professor’s speech is the first in the McPherson Professorship for the Understanding of Science lecture series.
Ordinarily, the most popular sport during the fall is football. But for some members of the East Lansing City Council, the favorite sport is, as the State News editorial “Blame game” (SN 9/26) points out, blaming MSU students for practically everything except the arrival of winter. Lost in the furor, however, is the power MSU students have - if they wish to exercise it.
Playboy, the prestigious adult entertainment magazine, chose MSU as one of the “Top 25 Party Schools” in the nation. MSU is listed as the No.
Have you ever been so ashamed to be something in your life? I have, and you’d be surprised to know what that is.
MSU’s School of Social Work is honoring Michigan Indian Day today with an educational forum.A panel will foster discussion on what social workers need to know when providing services to Native American families.“The School of Social Work wanted to celebrate the Michigan Indian Day,” said Suzanne Cross, who joined the school last year as an associate professor and organized the event.The free event will take place from 10 a.m.
East Lansing’s Pushing 33 has been playing its heart out in the local scene the last four years. Formerly called Under Construction, the band has changed its lineup a few times, altered its name and revamped its tunes into catchy acoustic rock that reminds listeners of the soul of Dave Matthews Band and the appealing image of John Mayer. Its sophomore album, “The View From Here,” never ceases to amaze as it overflows with memorable tunes that don’t just sound good, but also sound really, really good.
I can say without a moment’s hesitation that I have the best beat at this whole paper. For months I feared that everyone else knew this too, that every person would want to see three to four shows a week, that the secret was out.
Two years after Brandon D’Annunzio was assaulted outside of an East Lansing bar, the number of fights reported to police has increased 45 percent. D’Annunzio was 24 years old when he came to East Lansing from Livonia on Oct.
Outside, there’s mounds of dirt and hardly any grass. Inside, white, powdery dust from the new walls can be seen on the stairs.
Michigan chapters of the Red Hat Society will hold its annual “Fun Fest” convention Oct.
For the third time in her cross-country career at MSU, junior Michelle Carson was dubbed the Big Ten Cross Country Female Athlete of the Week. “It was very surprising to be named again,” said Carson, a three-time honoree.
Taking pictures while studying abroad could prove worthwhile for more than just sentimental purposes.The MSU Global Focus 2002 international photography competition is taking applications until Oct.
A female employee, 47, reported her 1997 Chrysler Eagle Vision damaged in Lot 75 on Kalamazoo Street near Harrison Avenue on Monday, MSU police Sgt.
After a series of lab items were reported stolen from the new Biomedical and Physical Science Building last week, MSU police say they aren’t responsible for conducting employee background checks before handing out building access cards. Instead, the responsibility rests with each department head to verify the credibility of their employees, said MSU police Inspector Bill Wardwell, who is in charge of the operations division.
The Flying Rhino Cycling Club will present its fall “Back 40 Challenge” bicycle tour on Oct.
A proposal that would grant state employees the power to collectively bargain for better benefits has drawn attention from both major parties.Republicans and Democrats have pitted themselves against each other, debating what impact the proposal could have on the state.