The Garden Project, sponsored by the Greater Lansing Food Bank, allows area residents to have their own garden and grow any kind of annual produce, from tomatoes to watermelons. “The idea came out of the 1982 recession when all the GM workers were out of work,” said Bob Kirkby, a coordinator for The Garden Project.
A possible decline in health coverage for MSU faculty has caused some members to consider forming a union to protect their health benefits. A group of more than 20 faculty members met with organizers from the Michigan Education Association this week to discuss the possible unionization of MSU’s more than 2,700 ranked faculty members. Health care could cost the university up to 20 percent more this year, which would raise premiums for faculty members. University faculty members have considered forming a union twice in the last 30 years.
Wrestling The No. 18 wrestling team host Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. today at Jenison Field House. MSU (4-8 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) holds a 23-14-1 edge over the Wildcats (7-10, 0-5) all-time. The Spartans then travel to Penn State (5-9, 2-3) for a 1 p.m.
Maybe five times I have said something positive about the University of Michigan. Like with many rivalries, sporting events elicited this bias, which was eventually directed against the university’s students, its academic quality, and even the school as a whole. Soon the 6th Circuit Court will issue a ruling on affirmative action at U-M, a ruling with broad implications on the admissions policies of all public universities. The ruling may break from the Supreme Court’s precedent in University of California v.
President Bush is making the rounds around the country trying to convince everyone his multitrillion-dollar budget is a good idea.
Last fall, MSU finished wiring students on campus to Ethernet. This spring, students at Western Michigan University went wire-free. Phase one of the Wireless Western project was completed last week, giving the university’s core campus in Kalamazoo Internet access from anywhere. The new system will serve as a supplement to the standard Internet cable connection in most buildings about Western’s campus.
Day after day, I pick up a copy of The State News hoping to read interesting opinions in my favorite section, “Your Voice.” I really wonder why the publication staff thinks all of us want to hear the same people complaining about abortion, Nate Allen and the detainees in Cuba.
The sweet smell of success has been wafting through the halls of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center. The community center, 819 Abbott Road, has been experiencing a good deal of foot traffic from tours, parties and business conferences. But soon a major piece of the center’s recreational equipment will be finished. At the end of the month a big attraction, the center’s pool, will open.
The Ron vs. Red era could fade into history this weekend as fifth-ranked MSU tangles with archrival No.
Some kids say they want to be astronauts, ballerinas or professional race car drivers when they grow up.
Brooklyn-based duo Bitch and Animal will perform tonight at Common Grounds Coffeehouse in Akers Hall basement. This is a rare opportunity to see this duo, since they primarily perform on the East and West coasts, said Kyeorda Kemp, program coordinator for Common Grounds.
State College, Pa. - Nearly everything went wrong in the MSU women’s basketball team’s 62-59 loss against Penn State on Thursday night.
Detroit - If you need healing, forget the hospital. Mary J. Blige’s “No More Drama” tour has the cure.
MSU’s 2020 Vision is not complete so long as it doesn’t specify for the construction of a free-standing multicultural center building. On Wednesday, representatives from the Council of Racial Ethnic Students met with the MSU Board of Trustees to push for the center’s inclusion in the 2020 plan. The 2020 Vision is the university’s master plan for campus building projects for the next 18 years.
This weekend enjoy “Elsinore Follies,” at Creole Gallery, located at 1218 Turner St., in Lansing. Performed by Lansing-based theater company Icarus Falling, the show looks at the happenings in Elsinore castle told from the gravedigger’s perspective.
Instead of choosing some art house or independent flick as my best bet for this weekend, I’m going to take the really, really low road.
There are some towns off the beaten path. Towns where rusted pickup trucks and hot-rodded Mustangs own the dirt roads.
Olympic officials have awarded the Canadian figure skating duo a gold medal, just days after the Russian team claimed top-prize in a heavily disputed decision. The International Skating Union suggested Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier be awarded a gold prize, and the decision was finalized Friday just hours before the case was slated to be heard by an international arbitration panel. Meanwhile, Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze will keep their gold medal - giving the event two winning teams. The French judge, who reportedly said she was pressured to cast her vote for the Russians, has been suspended.
The MSU football program could receive another commitment for the 2002 recruiting class. But unlike the 19 players who have already given MSU football head coach Bobby Williams the nod, Derrick Pope, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound sophomore linebacker from Garden City Community College in Kansas, would add some hits to the offensively heavy class.
Once upon a time, I was in love. During that relationship, that special girl and I spent our Valentine’s Day making googly eyes at each other and forcing people who didn’t have anyone to feel like crap, as they were forced to deal with our exquisite happiness. But now, I too have joined the ranks of those who are single on this special and depressing day.