With a title like “Legally Blonde,” most people would expect a movie as dumb as the jokes blondes are constantly ridiculed with. But the new movie, starring Reese Witherspoon, manages to tread the fine line between pandering stupidity and comedic entertainment.
The Associated Press PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Former MSU place-kicker Paul Edinger was charged Saturday with drunken driving after he crashed into mailboxes in a residential community. The 23-year-old Chicago Bears rookie was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident after police found his vehicle in Punta Gorda Isles, a residential neighborhood. Police said he crashed into three mailboxes before striking a large rock.
I am writing in response to the recent State News editorial “Good thing,” SN 7/5.
A 1997 MSU graduate will stand trial today in Philadelphia for allegedly assaulting a police officer. But Steve Swart won’t be without support. Many friends will make the trip to stand by Swart, who was arrested last August in the city while protesting the Republican National Convention. Authorities accuse Swart of assaulting a Philadelphia police lieutenant in his police car while protesting the prison industry and police brutality.
MSU students in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine anticipated the arrival of Out of Sync, Britney Shears and Christina Posterior Angulara on Thursday afternoon at East Fee Hall.Those aren’t typos.
This is in response to the recent State News editorial (“Past its prime,” SN 7/9) and the tuition increase in general.
Many high school students spend their summers dreaming of being in college and out on their own. A few of those students are getting a taste of college life this summer at MSU.The students are members of the Minority Apprenticeship Program, a six-week program run by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, isn’t a typical tourist destination, but I had a great time visiting there last summer.
MSU graduate and basketball standout Charlie Bell didn’t share the dream of hearing his name called during the NBA Draft with fellow Spartans Jason Richardson (No.
HOLT - A Holt High School student who brought a small knife to his prom now must wait until the end of the month to hear if he will be allowed to return to school for his senior year. “I was hoping for this to be over,” said Jeremy Hix, 17. Hix was kicked out of his junior prom May 19 and suspended from school for wearing traditional Scottish bagpiper’s attire, which included a “sgian dubh” - a 3 1/2 inch ceremonial knife tucked into the right sock.
“Magic” is returning to campus. Earvin “Magic” Johnson will join his traveling All-Stars to face the men’s basketball team at Breslin Student Events Center in the season’s first exhibition game Nov.
The Moonlight Film Festival is set to kick off its sixth season at 9:30 tonight.Featuring family entertainment and a 22-pound chocolate Santa Claus, those involved hope for a good time for everyone who makes their way to Valley Court Park.
Art lovers may be able to see their ideas unfold in East Lansing. The East Lansing Arts Commission is looking for someone to fill an opening after a member resigned. The commission is looking for an East Lansing resident who has a background in art and an interest in sculpture. Lori VanOmmeren, the city’s urban designer and staff liaison to the commission, said the new member’s term would go through the end of 2003. She also said the commission is very important to promoting art in the city. “They advise city council on matters pertaining to art programs, review and request support for art programs and administer the public art program,” she said.
Students who are looking for an alternative to dorm life or other off-campus options can attend the Student Housing Corporation’s co-operative open house today.
Sophomore Rachel Miller’s First Team All-American award marks the first time an MSU rower has ever won the honor.
If you turn on your television today, you’ll find much more violence, sexual innuendo and foul language than in past years - stuff you might not want your kids to watch.
An MSU professor has had his medical license suspended for have sexual relations with a patient. Dr. George Ristow, a professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and a practicing doctor at MSU since 1977, had his license suspended June 7 for six months and one day by the Department of Consumer & Industry Services, Bureau of Health Services. The Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery reviewed the case and suspended Ristow’s license effective July 1, as well as fined him $4,000. Maura Campbell, spokeswoman for the Department of Consumer & Industry Services, said the six months and a day is a common length for suspension. “He’s gotten suspended and he’s got a fine and he has to undergo substance abuse and psychiatric evaluation,” she said. The board had also originally charged Ristow with substance abuse, but later dropped the charge.
By BILL WARD For The State News You can’t help but be impressed and distracted at the same time while watching “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.” Based on a series of successful video games, “Final Fantasy” is a science fiction fantasy adventure with a more interesting and original adaptation of a computer game than the recent “Tomb Raider.” Director Hironobu Sakaguchi comes from a gaming background and took four years to make the movie.
The Lansing Civic Players are prepared to premiere their newest musical, “Folles,” on Friday evening. The play, featuring a 12-piece orchestra, 18 performers and 27 original songs, was written by an area resident and features a number of MSU students and alumni working together on the production. “I think it will be fun for people on both sides of the stage,” said T.E.