A historical voice in the black power movement of the 1960s and 1970s will be speaking twice today on campus. Kathleen Cleaver, a Yale Law School professor and former member of the Black Panther Party, will be featured at this year’s Black Power Rally, which begins at 7 p.m.
Mothers may want their children to eat at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop and with a new location, mom may get what she wants.The sandwich shop is adding its third location, 143 N.
The last time Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El visited East Lansing, he lost consciousness and forgot who and where he was.
Nothing can really compare to last weekend’s sporting events, especially MSU’s 26-24 upset over Michigan and ex-Detroit Tiger Luis Gonzalez’s game-winning hit in game seven of the World Series. But with plenty of college football left on the schedule and the Spartans rolling, there should still be plenty of excitement.
A group of MSU professionals gathered around a wooden table Friday to discuss the current economy and its effects on college students when looking into employment possibilities.The main focus of the discussion, which took place in Career Services & Placement, revolved around what students need to do to get ahead in today’s economy and what group members thought was happening with the economy.“From 1997 to even before Sept.
Everyone has them. Those naughty little pleasures. Cravings and indulgences you can’t seem to get enough of.
Current car rebates and incentives are being offered to help the economy rebound, and that may be a good reason for students to buy a new car.
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education offered proof that some recent graduates aren’t paying back their student loans after finding jobs. The department announced last week it had collected $153 million in defaulted loans since April 1. The number of graduates who are not repaying their loans was calculated using the U.S.
OK, can’t figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life? Trust me, it’s not the end of the world.
Sometimes being safe requires being patient - that will soon be the case at the intersection of Farm Lane and Auditorium Road.The pedestrian walk lights were reassessed earlier this year and an authorization to automatically put on the lights and make the “walk” light last two seconds longer was sent to the Lansing Board of Water and Light on Monday.
Students caught on video during football tailgates don’t need to worry about prosecution, MSU police officials say, but it would be nice if they would continue to clean up their trash.MSU police Chief Bruce Benson said police use videotape to document some arrests, to record problems with large groups for the protection of individuals and officers and to analyze ways different groups act while tailgating, from set up through clean up.The video could reveal why the flood plain area by the rock on Farm Lane has so few tailgating troubles, while areas such as the tennis courts near Wilson Road are fight-laden and trash-filled, Benson said.“It was grossly misunderstood by some people,” Benson said.
The petition to annex the Four Winds Golf Course into East Lansing was on the city’s ballot for Tuesday’s election - it was too late to have it removed after the city and Meridian Township decided the issue last month. But when all the ballots from the city of East Lansing’s election had been counted, the agreement was bolstered by a 78-percent voter approval rating. “I’m not surprised,” East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows said.
The transition from school to the workplace may be made smoother by joining one of MSU’s student organizations. Employers look for students who have ambition by measuring their student organization and community service involvement, said Linda Gross, Career Development Center assistant director.
I will turn 24 on Monday, and, as with any birthday, this one is being preceded by an assessment of the years already past. Accuracy and self-respect demand that I admit I have done nothing of any real worth since the day I was born.
For mathematics junior John Kuchinski, hearing a voice when he crosses the street on campus doesn’t disturb him - it reassures him.“I think they are good sometimes,” said Kuchinski, who is blind.
The eight seniors on MSU men’s soccer team may only have one game left.If they want to continue to play after today, they’ll have to earn the extra games - with wins.The Spartans will have to beat Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament today in Madison, Wis.The team shutout Ohio State in their only contest this season, winning 3-0 but is expecting better competition from the Buckeyes in the tournament.“There’s no doubt we have the talent to beat them, but they’re a very good team and to beat them twice in one year will be very difficult,” head coach Joe Baum said.If MSU bests Ohio State, the second round holds the winner of the Penn State vs.
About 49 MSU students hopped on a bus headed for Philadelphia on Wednesday to practice ridding the world of its problems. MSU’s International Relations Organization will participate in the 35th-annual University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference, representing four countries - including Afghanistan. “We’re trying to do what the U.N.
MSU cross country coach Jim Stintzi was named the women’s Big Ten Cross Country Coach of the Year on Oct.
First of all, congratulations to the MSU football team for its awesome win over the Wolverines. Speaking of them, it’s too bad they are such poor losers who feel the need to verbally attack two innocent Spartan fans. While walking back from the game, three Michigan fans eavesdropped on a conversation I was having with a friend and proceeded to degrade our intelligence.
In the latest effort to resolve a $500 million state deficit, an executive order by Gov. John Engler could leave 590 Michigan residents without a job.On Tuesday, legislators approved the order, which includes cutting about $320 million from the state budget and transferring $180 million from state accounts toward fixing the deficit.Notably absent from Engler’s order, a delay in the single business and income tax cuts.