MSU Professor Gregg Howe knows there’s a lot more going on in plants than meets the eye. Howe, an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, is researching a project to use plants’ own defense mechanisms as pesticides. “We study plant defense systems,” Howe said.
The Dingees The Crucial Conspiracy (Tooth and Nail Records) Attention punk rockers - not punk rock posers - the real punk rockers: Shell out some hard-earned cash and pick up the latest piece of punk rock perfection by The Dingees. The Orange County ska-punk rockers, who grew out of a summer side project in 1996 with some members of The Supertones, have turned into one of the best true ska-punk rock bands out there. The album opens with the high-strung Clash-influenced “Spray Paint (We Won’t Carry Over)” and takes the listener on a journey of many different artistic influences including Rancid, Operation Ivy and Green Day - with a touch of the Ramones, Black Flag and The Specials. The political content is found in virtually every song including “Middleman:” “Some Pharisee elitist got you mocking monkey see, your heart ain’t out in person seems it’ll probably never be, you missed the point pretty close to perfect, when you’re backbiting me.” “Summer” is a classic feel-good rock song with a generous array of horns similar to something The Supertones would kick out, while “Dear Sister, Dear Brother” and “We Rot The Voodoo” both scream Bob Marley. “Christina Fight Back” is an anthem about young women fighting against eating disorders and “Ronnie Raygun” is an intense and quick-driven angry song that sounds like it was recorded on a regular tape deck in someone’s garage.
Gov. John Engler is expected to outline a plan to appoint additional members to the supervising boards at three Michigan universities, including MSU, during his 11th annual State of the State address tonight. The half-hour address - which took about a month to brainstorm and write - will begin at 7 p.m. The proposal would allow Michigan’s governor to appoint seven members to the boards that supervise MSU, University of Michigan, Wayne State University and the Michigan Department of Education. “The idea behind this is to let more of the people with outstanding credentials who otherwise would have subjected themselves to the rigors of the election process to serve on the board,” Engler spokeswoman Susan Shafer said.
Despite a draining 4-3 overtime loss to arch-rival Michigan last weekend, the Spartan hockey team retained its No.
The article on skiing in Friday’s entertainment section (“Skiing Michigan”) left out a few important ski hills close to East Lansing.
ANN ARBOR -Jason Richardson reached deep into his bag of tricks for his old rival LaVell Blanchard. Highlighting the MSU’s 91-64 win over Michigan, Richardson displayed three-point jumpers, dunks, alley-oop passes and textbook defense. “It was a great matchup,” sophomore guard Richardson said.
When discussing student voter turnout in recent ASMSU elections, Nimri Niemchak has only one statement.“It sucks,” the ASMSU chief of staff said.Niemchak, along with other members of the university’s undergraduate student government, are beginning an initiative to improve upon the 2.2 percent, just under 1,000 undergraduates, that voted in last year’s student government election.
I’ve been writing this column for a year now. Admittedly, I occasionally have an opinion on something, but most of the time, I try to make you laugh. Judging from the letters I’ve gotten, I’ve been successful in doing that.
A 21-year-old female student told police an unknown man fondled her and knocked her to the ground while she was running near Wells Hall.The student had been running along the Red Cedar River at about 11:45 p.m.
There’s an old adage in sports that says no matter how many championships are won, none will ever be as special as winning that first championship.
Miss out on MTV’s “Wanna Be A VJ?” Still longing for public notoriety? MSU can help.The Student Alumni Foundation is looking for applicants who want to be Sparty, MSU’s mascot.“(The experience) was incredible, one of the best in my life,” MSU graduate Jeff Miller said of his time as Sparty.
This is in response to two letters that have been printed in The State News last week: “Christ deserves day off like MLK” (SN 1/22) and “Christ’s beliefs not felt by all” (SN 1/23). The first letter, by Eric Bjornstad, argued that our university should recognize Jesus Christ as a public servant in a way similar to the events that took place on Martin Luther King Jr.
Although I’ve always proclaimed to be a genuine all-around sports fan, I must admit at one time basketball didn’t suit my fancy.
The addition of new Integrative Studies in Arts & Humanities classes is long overdue at MSU.Undergraduate students are required to take two IAH courses unless they are enrolled in the Honors College, James Madison or placed out of the requirement.
The plane crash that killed 10 people Saturday, including two Oklahoma State basketball players, has sent a wave of emotion throughout the area.“I think they said it right on TV, where when you do coach, all the players become sons for the period of time they are here,” MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said.
Just one week after the MSU football team lost a coach to resignation, head coach Bobby Williams has hired a replacement.Williams, on Monday, named Kevin Ramsey the replacement to fill the defensive secondary coach vacancy left last week by Mark Dantonio, who also served as the team’s associate head coach.Ramsey, the former defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Georgia, has a “wealth of experience and he’s been successful in major conferences,” Williams said in a prepared statement.
I realized something important this weekend. I forgot how to be a college student.Well, OK, that’s a lie.
No matter how plentiful it is, chances are you think your sex life is good.And it’s even quite possible you think it’s great.Adam and Eve, a North Carolina-based company that sells adult sexual items, recently released a survey in which 29 percent of participants rated their sexual experiences as “great.”“It is significant that so many people are finding pleasure in their sex lives,” said Katy Zvolerin, a spokeswoman for Adam and Eve.
When the Spartans take the ice tonight, their opponents won’t check as hard as No. 7 Michigan did on Saturday.In fact, they won’t check at all.The nation’s No.
LANSING - Mayor David Hollister boldly emphasized his support of a $388.5 million Lansing School District bond Monday during his eighth State of the City address.Students, educators, residents and elected officials attended the 45-minute speech at Pattengill Middle School, 1017 Jerome St., in Lansing.Hollister chose to deliver his speech from the aging 79-year-old middle school to show support for the bond proposal.“The physical condition of our city’s schools is absolutely unacceptable,” Hollister said.