Filling up with turkey on Thanksgiving left many with the energy to go into combat the next morning - in the battlefields of shopping malls.The Friday after Thanksgiving, known to retailers as the busiest shopping day of the year, offers a time for the public to start its holiday shopping.
While most of the country was relaxing this holiday weekend, the Spartan ice hockey team was busy defending its No.
I am writing on behalf of many MSU students regarding an issue that we believe needs to be addressed.
In response to Ben Hartnell’s letter (“Bush is winner in lengthy series,” SN 11/20), I have to say I hope to expect more out of my future children’s history teachers than what Hartnell displayed in his very inaccurate and entirely negative portrayal of the U.S.
Don’t be surprised if you hear people across the country, from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast, crying foul during the next week or so.It’s time for the annual “we deserve it more than they do” rhetoric that goes hand-in-hand with college football’s Bowl Championship Series selections.
A major farm union halted its boycott of California table grapes Tuesday, ending 16 years of protests that saw students smashing the fruit on MSU President M.
I was watching the news and saw yet another student complaining about how she had to go to several different places before she figured out where she could vote.
Vice President Al Gore should concede despite the narrow margin of his defeat. Both Gore and Texas Gov.
Traffic enforcement officers in mid-Michigan can breathe a short sigh of relief before cracking down on Christmas and New Year’s travelers.The weekend surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday has traditionally been one of the most-traveled weekends of the year, making it a top safety concern, according to Michigan State Police.Four hundred agencies across the state took part in Operation Click It or Ticket, part of the Michigan mobilization effort of Buckle Up America and Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children, two nationwide safety campaigns.The Ingham County Sheriff’s Department had at least two officers on the road each day to look for drivers violating Michigan traffic laws, such as speeding and failure to wear safety belts, and as many as six Friday, Ingham County Sheriff’s Department Sgt.
More than 350 years ago, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by pilgrims at the Plymouth colony in present-day Massachusetts.
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks.And for many, the day after is a time to be thankful for holiday sales.With the holiday season fast approaching, the stores on Grand River Avenue are prepared for the rush of sales, shoppers and snow.“In our store, we put up a ton of lights around windows, and that draws attention when people are walking or driving by,” said Melissa Smith, the advertising coordinator for Ned’s Book Store, 135 E.
Comedian Charlie Hill’s top 10 list of things white people always say to Indians still stands out in Mike Wigle’s mind.“Oh, he was funny,” said Wigle, a specialist and Webmaster at MSU’s Native American Institute.
The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday night that manual recounts may continue in Florida’s contested presidential election until Sunday or Monday, when a final statewide vote must be certified. The 42-page ruling was a setback for George W.
It’s nearly Thanksgiving and most students are packing up and heading home for a few happy days of turkey gluttony, ignored cranberry sauce, apple pie and football marathons.But for those staying in East Lansing for the kick off to a pleasantly fattening holiday season, there are options for a Thanksgiving dinner.Most restaurants close, giving employees a holiday break, but some will remain open.
More than 400 law enforcement agencies across the state, many in mid-Michigan, are stepping up traffic patrol during the Thanksgiving holiday as part of “Operation Click It or Ticket.”Operation Click it or Ticket is the Michigan mobilization effort of Buckle Up America and Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children, two nationwide safety campaigns.The campaign, sponsored by the Office of Highway Safety Planning, will publicize Michigan’s new mandatory safety belt law, which passed in March.
’Twas the night before Christmas, and what did I do, but sit around wondering what I was going to do the next day.
The newly-elected greek council held its first joint meeting Monday where they began planning their priorities for the upcoming year.The greek system elected their executive council Nov.
MSU volleyball will spend Thanksgiving weekend honoring its seniors during the final matches of the regular season.The Spartans (16-11, 9-9 Big Ten) play Northwestern (4-22, 1-15 Big Ten) on Friday and No.
As MSU joins the ranks of universities that are paving the way in African American studies, the journey will now be made a little easier.The university is slated to share a $600,000 grant from the Ford Foundation - an organization committed to providing grants and loans to projects that advance human achievement - with four other universities that are part of the Midwest Consortium for Black Studies.The consortium consists of a group of research and teaching faculty at MSU, the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.MSU will use its share of the grant to develop undergraduate- and graduate-level African American studies programs.“African American studies is a growing dynamic field of academic inquiry,” said Curtis Stokes, a James Madison College professor.Stokes is one of the project directors who will be overseeing the use of the grant.