Big plans are in store for a new eatery in East Lansing.The Big Ten Delicatessen, 101 E. Grand River Ave., is opening on the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Ave.
Flint Northern senior Matt Trannon has a decision to make about where he will go to school next fall. But his decision circles around two sports he has shown the same compassion for throughout high school - basketball and football.
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.
There is something new about the beginning of each semester that is almost as challenging as finals are at its conclusion.
Mad Cow disease is expected to take a toll on blood donations this year, and the American Red Cross is asking for students’ help.Following the outbreaks of the disease in Europe, a blood shortage is expected because of precautions to prevent the disease from spreading into the United States.“We will lose between six-to-eight percent this year because people who have traveled to the UK could have come in contact with the Mad Cow disease and not know it,” said Carol Lovelady, a donor recruitment representative for MSU with the American Red Cross, 1800 E.
MSU police are planning to buckle down on drivers who don’t buckle up. Just in time for Labor Day travel, the Department of Police and Public Safety is participating in the statewide Click it or Ticket campaign, putting more emphasis on safety belt wearing. “We do it all the time, but we’ll be giving it special attention,” said MSU police Sgt.
The recall of more than 530,000 pounds of possible E. coli-tainted beef by the American Foods Group on Monday may worry some Lansing residents, but there are many precautions they can take to ensure infected meat is not eaten.The recalled beef, which was found to have E.
But when you attach the name of a superstar like, oh, say Madonna to that 2,739 square-foot colonial-style house, the price suddenly skyrockets.The blonde bad girl’s childhood home has been listed on the Internet auction site eBay.com.
Another day in the West Bank ends amid tank shelling and the crackle of rifle fire. Having seen the destruction and strife plaguing the Middle East firsthand, Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers has decided the United States needs to take a larger role in peace negotiations. As a respected up-and-coming GOP lawmaker, Rogers, of Brighton, needs to use the influence he’s gaining to prod the Bush administration to take a more active role in the Middle East conflict.
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.