With the economy slowing down, the number of job offers for graduating seniors (even in engineering) is limited, which means money will not be as plentiful as when times are better.
With rising tuition, bus fare, housing and pop prices, students now have another price increase to contend with - pay phones. SBC Communication Inc., the parent company of Ameritech, announced it would be raising pay phone prices from 35 cents to 50 cents. Denise Koenig, an Ameritech spokeswoman, said the increase, which will be implemented across Michigan by September, was because of a number of reasons. “The change is due to increased operating costs and decreased usage,” she said.
The Calling Camino Palmero (RCA) Rock bands these days have a considerable uphill battle to win.
An MSU associate professor of mechanical engineering was killed July 1 at his home in DeWitt.Dinesh Balagangadhar died from a stab wound to the upper chest area, which penetrated his heart and lungs, DeWitt police Chief Douglas Rogers said.
I am ashamed to hear a member of my fraternity (especially a former president) make comments like “we were unfairly treated because of our location” (“Sigma Chi’s future in limbo,” SN 7/5). I am a Sigma Chi and a 1993 MSU graduate who can’t understand what the heck is happening at 729 E.
Students and residents won’t have to live on a farm to get fresh produce. The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will allow people to purchase fresh products when it holds its grand opening celebration Thursday. The farmer’s market, which is in its seventh year, will be moving from its location under the Charles Street parking structure to a new location on the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street, just east of the Marriott hotel at University Place, 300 M.A.C.
I completed my undergraduate studies here at MSU and enjoyed it so much that I chose the institution for my graduate program.
Walking down Grand River Avenue with her freshly purchased organic chemistry book, Janna Wittenberg has taught herself not to think about the cost of education.“I’m going to medical school after this,” the psychology junior said.
An envelope arrives in the mail and tells you that you have to make time in your busy schedule for jury duty.
Lansing firefighters and police officers have routinely rolled up their sleeves and fought it out during the past two weeks. Despite the bloodshed, both forces seem pleased with the outcome. That’s because the two services were competing to raise blood for the American Red Cross.
The warning didn’t go unfounded.Less than a week after MSU President M. Peter McPherson strongly hinted the tuition guarantee was in trouble, the Board of Trustees called for a hefty 8.9 percent tuition increase Monday.The hike, approved 6-2, is the largest increase since rates rose 9.9 percent for the 1993-94 school year.The rate boost comes after it has become evident MSU will likely receive only an expected 1.5 percent funding increase from the state Legislature.
As a movie critic, there are few choices as to the movies that must be reviewed. If there were a choice, “Scary Movie 2” would be avoided. If it were showing on Sarah Michelle Gellar’s naked body, I still wouldn’t watch it again. If there were exotic concubines waiting to feed me popcorn while I laid on a soft bed of silk pillows, I still would not go. There’s never been a bigger waste of time or money than Keenen Ivory Wayans’ new comedy venture.
It’s a sunny Wednesday afternoon, your children are on summer break, and you’re not quite sure what to do with them.You could do what hundreds of area families did Tuesday, and visit the MSU Ag Expo.The three-day event opened Tuesday at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education to a large crowd of farm enthusiasts.
When Shakespeare wrote, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” in “Henry VI,” he may have been alluding to a dislike for their tactics. Lawyers have been criticized for years for lacking professionalism. This criticism has spurred Lansing’s Cooley Law School to form an advisory group to address the issue of professionalism.
I am writing in response to Andrew Banyai’s column regarding abortion (“Latest administrative action provokes anger,” SN 7/9). I must strongly disagree with Mr. Banyai’s implied contention that our laws and government should be morally neutral.
Safety should be paramount for school administrators these days, but like anything else, they need to use discretion and common sense in most cases.The case-in-point is Jeremy Hix, who just finished his junior year at Holt High School.
Mushroomhead XX (Eclipse Records) There are a lot of heavy metal bands out there today, but Cleveland-based Mushroomhead does its best to separate itself from the rest. “XX” is the band’s national debut, and fourth album overall.
OKEMOS - Shoppers at Meridian Mall will soon be able to read a book before they head to another wing to try rock climbing. The mall, 1982 W.
Football recruit Andre Chattams has narrowed his choice to three colleges and MSU is near the top of the list. The 5-foot-11 wide receiver from Dayton Chaminade-Julienne High in Dayton, Ohio, told The State News that Purdue, Georgia Tech and MSU are his top three choices. But Chattams is in no rush to make a decision - he said he doesn’t intend to make one in the near future.