As dust cleared from the corner of M.A.C. and Grand River Avenues, forgotten advertisements were unveiled sparking memories in the minds of East Lansing residents.Ads for Vernors ginger ale, Curious Book Shop, Michigan State College Supply and The Ink Pot were discovered on the side of the building that now houses the Curious Book Shop, 307 E.
Roland Talifarro is quite nervous.When the 13-year-old walks into East Lansing High School this fall, he will be a new face in town - just like his dad, who’s the new face at the East Lansing Fire Department.Roland’s father, Randy Talifarro, was inducted into his new post as East Lansing’s fire chief this week, following 17 years of service with the Flint Fire Department.“I’m the only one in my family that’s nervous,” Roland said.
With the temperature beginning to rise and the sun finally making an appearance in the sky, there are a few things that are certain.
The university should be complimented for its decision to award varsity letters to former female student-athletes. MSU’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday it will award varsity “S” letters to female student-athletes who competed before 1980. MSU began recognizing women for participation in varsity athletics in 1975, three years after the NCAA passed Title IX.
ometimes, unfinished projects will sit on shelves for years, forgotten. Other times, they’re just waiting until the time is right. That was the case with Michigan native Matt Perry, who left his short film “Heartbeat” incomplete when he moved to Sacramento, Calif., in 1995. “I was thinking of a short film I wanted to do - I was listening to the radio and heard something about heart transplants - what a perfect drama,” Perry said.
Sometimes the old saying is true - good things come in small packages.Robert Maleczka, an MSU professor of chemistry, has spent five years working on a project that could have a large impact for the future of cancer treatment and research.An all-natural compound was discovered by Jun’ichi Kobayashi, a professor at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, which could have far-reaching medicinal effects.
CBS TV analysts reported in Gonzaga’s second-round NCAA Tournament game that center Casey Calvary can bench press more than 400 pounds.
Despite the fact only one other CCHA team made this year’s NCAA Tournament, the top-ranked Spartans have had adequate experience against the 12-team field. MSU - the No.
This weekend, a number of directors will be coming from across the nation to follow their babies to the East Lansing Film Festival and talk about them with audiences. “The goal of the film festival is to bring in quality films and quality people that have something to share,” festival Director Jennifer White said. Molly Lynch and Eva Sollberger used to be best friends.
The State NewsStudents, faculty and staff at MSU who want to learn more about computers can clear up their confusion with access to more than 700 free online courses.MSU is just one of Michigan’s educational institutions that can utilize the Information Technology Training Initiative - a state-funded program intended to make computer training more widely available.Gov.
I interrupt this paper’s sports glorification coverage with a real issue: How to improve the life quality of the many amongst us who work, but still dwell in poverty. Those whose hearts throb only for in-the-paint action and in-the-bar debauchery, don’t even call me a spoilsport.
LANSING - Water, tea and fruit drinks will be the newest items included in Michigan’s 10-cent deposit law if new legislation is approved.State Rep.
Led by Casey Calvary’s charge, Gonzaga has outgrown the beloved Cinderella tag.No longer wearing the glass slipper, the Bulldogs are preparing for their third-straight Sweet Sixteen appearance against No.
I am writing in response to Jessica Meyers’ column, “Religion should stay within house of worship” (SN 3/15). I have never been a fanatical Christian who walks up to people on the street to share my faith to an unwelcome audience.
Clarence Nicodemus said he has plenty of things to teach the students in a microbiology class at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.But Nicodemus isn’t the professor.At 57, he is a first-year medical student.
Political science freshman Kristin Paulding has played the part of a lawyer to perfection, and now she wants to be on the other side of the bench.
Anyone walking down the first floor A-side of Armstrong Hall might wonder about the dozens of handmade signs.
The ASMSU Student Assembly will be considering a measure Thursday calling on the Capital Area Transportation Authority to not raise the cost of bus rides for MSU students.
As the competition heats up for the MSU hockey and basketball teams over the next couple of weeks, there might be another competition to observe when the football team opens spring practice today.
While the increase in the price of parking tickets will most likely not deter students from parking illegally, it may encourage students to explore other transportation options.The All-University Traffic Committee recently finished a proposal that recommends higher fines for parking violations on campus.The committee’s report stated there were 117,637 parking violations, including cars parked illegally in leased spots and at expired meters in 2000.The proposal would add $5 to current fees.