“Experience,” wrote Benjamin Disraeli, “is the child of Thought, and Thought is the child of Action.
I am writing about the grading policies at MSU, or lack thereof. There is a misconception that a student’s grades reflect the student, while realistically, students grades lay a great deal in the hands of their professors.
After House Republicans failed to secure enough votes to increase the cigarette tax Wednesday, House Democrats seized the opportunity to push their budget plan forward. The plan would raise $352 million by consolidating departments, freezing the single business tax, and taking money from the state lottery and “rainy day” fund. “It’s time to stop using smoke and mirrors to fix this budget crisis and start taking our jobs seriously,” said House Minority Leader Samuel “Buzz” Thomas, D-Detroit.
A dead crow found in Mason earlier this month tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Ingham County Health Department said.The virus, which is transmitted to humans, birds, horses and other animals by infected mosquitoes, can cause a flu-like illness.
Thirteen-year-old Lee Kreutziger had his own ideas about police. But, a few East Lansing police officers spent the last two weeks changing his mind.Kreutziger and about 20 other students entering high school in the fall spent time with the officers as part of Camp ELPD, a joint effort of the police department and East Lansing school district to target a group of new high-schoolers.“I used to think cops were freaky dudes,” Kreutziger said.
Mason - East Lansing school board candidates Randy Bell and William Donohue entered the Ingham County Courthouse as equals Friday.
Lansing - After winning their first two games of the season’s second half, the Lugnuts have dropped two straight. Lansing (2-2 second half, 39-34 overall) lost 8-2 to the Michigan Battle Cats Sunday afternoon at Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
MSU students have pulled bicycles, trash cans, radios and manhole covers from the Red Cedar river in an attempt to clean up the campus landmark.But fisheries and wildlife graduate student Jo Latimore was looking for something else in the water Thursday - fish.Latimore hopes she can determine the condition of the river by measuring its fish population.
I personally loved the recently published column by Andrew Goetz, “World Cup competition worth staying up for, U.S.
The three state Senate candidates for the 23rd District will be involved in an environmental issues debate tonight. The debate, sponsored by the Central Michigan Group of the Sierra Club, begins at 7 p.m.
An East Lansing landlord has landed in hot water with the city for what some officials say is a blatant attempt to take away her renters’ rights. Members of the East Lansing Housing Commission spent more than an hour Thursday chastising Betty Feintuch for what they said were unfair leasing practices and threats of eviction to her tenants if they reported code violations to the city. Feintuch, who owns seven rental properties in East Lansing, was found guilty in February of coercive conduct for an August incident.
A slow-paced Saturday night at Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave., was not going to stop Gordon Bennett from giving the audience a good show.An artist in true form accepts his or her environment and makes it something better within its own limitations.
The East Lansing City Council is set to vote at its Tuesday work session on a land-share agreement with Meridian Township. The proposed deal, known as a 425 agreement, would share tax revenue on 101 acres of Meridian Township land between the township and the city.
Our Lady Peace is one of those greatly overlooked bands you just can’t help but love. Hailing from good ol‘ Canada, OLP has always put out memorable rock songs with fluctuating vocals that soar over the music. On its fifth album, “Gravity,” which comes only a year after its previous release, OLP continues to create quality records. Combined with a new guitarist, Steve Mazur from Detroit, and the services of Metallica producer Bob Rock, OLP has created a straightforward, aggressive sound that captures the essence of its live shows. The opening track, “All for You,” compiles various elements into one finely tuned package.
The students charged in connection to the case of Eric Blair, the 18-year-old Bay City resident who drowned in October in the Red Cedar River, have served their purpose - at least, as far as the county prosecutor’s office is concerned. Seeking to make a quick impact on irresponsible drinking, prosecutors used five MSU students as scapegoats, giving the public somebody to point a finger at in connection with Blair’s death.
The U.S. Copyright Office decided Thursday that webcasters would be charged for online music.Webcasters are ordered to pay 70 cents per song, per 1,000 listeners.MSU’s WDBM (88.9-FM) had discontinued its online webcasts at The Fix.org while awaiting Congress’ decision.
The Michigan Public Service Commission met Friday, but commissioners have yet to decide whether to allow a controversial gasoline pipeline project to begin later this year.Wolverine Pipe Line Co. executives want a $40-million, 26-mile pipeline laid alongside Interstate 96, but they need permission from state departments, several area townships and the city of Lansing before the project can begin.
An effort to require clergy to report people suspected of child abuse is working its way through the state Senate after unanimously passing the House on Wednesday.The bill would add clergy and other members of religious hierarchy to the list of professions required by law to report such abuse to the Family Independence Agency.
Michigan has the 11th highest state tax on cigarettes in the country. If the proposed 50 cent addition was to be passed, that would place Michigan first.