You are not alone in your Trowbridge Road extension complaints (”Reader gets red at Trowbridge Road,” SN 8/29). I personally called the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety on Tuesday last week to complain that traffic was backed up onto southbound U.S.
Rain isn’t in the forecast for this Labor Day weekend, but Michigan’s highways will be flooded with travelers.This year’s holiday activity is expected to eclipse last year’s record numbers despite a slower summer travel season in Michigan, said Don Holecek, director of MSU’s Travel Tourism and Recreation Resource Center.
Financial aid applicants no longer have to sign, seal and deliver their forms. Seeking assistance is as simple as a click away. Students have used the Internet for several months, but for the first time, the entire system is paperless, said Keith Williams, assistant director of the Office of Financial Aid. “From the beginning to the end, students can complete the financial aid process,” he said.
The MSU football team has lost what seems like a player-a-day to injury or ineligibility, but at least its linebacker picture was cleared-up as the team concluded its second preseason scrimmage Tuesday.
The grass in Spartan Stadium will be growing green next fall, but after football season, the soil all over the rest of campus could be as hard as concrete.To prevent the demise of campus greenery, MSU officials are prohibiting parking on any grass surface north of the Red Cedar River, leaving parking areas on south campus designated for gamegoers.“Over six football games a year, and especially when it’s wet, it would continue to cause the trees to go into a decline,” said Paul Swartz, the campus arborist in charge of tree maintenance.
Beautiful CreaturesBeautiful Creatures (Warner Bros.) If you think just because Beautiful Creatures recently released it’s self-titled debut album and is touring with this years Ozzfest that it’s another alternative rock band with nothing to say, than you are mistaken. Actually, Beautiful Creatures is much more like an ’80s hair band with nothing to say. The quintet, lead by vocalist Joe LeSte, produced an album that’s so full of ’80s rock nostalgia such as sappy lyrics and screaming guitar solos that you can practically smell hairspray on the CD.
The specifics of MSU’s new offense have been kept top secret by the coaching staff, but it’s no surprise to many that changes are on the way.
Most of us have faced survival situations as harrowing as the office karaoke party or that darn mustard stain on a new T-shirt.But the “Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook” and its travel guide sequel can teach you a thing or two about surviving a riot - leave the country.Or controlling a wayward camel - don’t pull back the reigns.Or escaping killer bees - run away.Need to give an emergency tracheotomy?No problem.Get yourself a razor blade or sharp knife, grab a straw and turn to page 88.
The infiltration of Students for Economic Justice was harassment and intimidation just like during the 1960s and 1970s.
The lazy days of summer may have passed but a few days still remain for that last summer belly flop and soak in the sun.
Three months ago, Oldsmobile Park was not a very fun place to be. The Lansing Lugnuts were horrible - especially at home - and the spirits of sparse crowds that showed up were usually dampened by inclement weather, bad baseball or both. Fast forward to Tuesday night.
After a five year hiatus, East Lansing guitar-driven band Millenary returns to the local music scene with two new members, but the same powerful sound.Celebrating the release of its new album “High Energy,” they will perform tonight at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E.
There is something new about the beginning of each semester that is almost as challenging as finals are at its conclusion.
It’s unfortunate academic trouble has sidelined MSU cornerback Cedric Henry for this season, but his situation teaches an important lesson to all students involved in athletics and other activities. The merchandising management senior was ruled academically ineligible after he failed a summer class, coach Bobby Williams said this week. Henry, who holds a scholarship from the university, will have to sit out this season but could return to play a final year of athletic eligibility next year - if he can fix his academic trouble. It’s a privilege to play football - or any varsity sport - at a Big Ten university.
Vanilla Rice and Racy Lacy know what’s up with Saturday’s games The Spartans are undefeated, head coach Bobby Williams has only snapped at one reporter since school has started, and everyone’s gearing up for another exciting season.
Less than a year ago, we told each other it didn’t matter if we elected George W. Bush or Al Gore and then proceeded to make sure we’d never be able to tell who actually got elected - thus saving the trouble of having either one of them as president. Unfortunately, George W’s daddy’s friends on the Supreme Court handed him his daddy’s old job, screwing people out of the “neither of two evils” situation. Seeking to legitimize himself as the rightful heir, George W.
On Aug. 23, field hockey midfielder Sophie Rosmalen turned 18. And no, she’s no freshman. She’s a general management sophomore, playing for the second year on the now No.
AfromanThe Good Times (Universal) You may not know the name, but you’re probably familiar with Afroman’s recent single “Because I Got High.” The song has made an impression on radio stations across the United States combining a generic, albeit catchy, rhythm with lyrics that could’ve been written during fourth period of high school.
Despite selling all individual student tickets for “The Cold War” hockey game between the MSU and Michigan, students still aren’t being frozen out from attending the game. An additional 2,200 tickets in the student section for the Oct.
Representatives from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport agreed Tuesday to consider changes to its plan for handling families of plane crash victims.Directors from the National Transportation Safety Board and the airport testified in front of the state House’s Airport Review Subcommittee to discuss the emergency contacting practices.