LANSING - Guy Stockard says he knows what it’s like to be targeted because of the color of his skin.“I feel like I’m an expert on this thing - I’ve been dealing with it for 20 years,” the Lansing resident said.
I am writing in response to a State News article (“Proposed bill suggests new keg regulations,” SN 10/18). I’m glad that our elected officials have nothing better to do than try and regulate the weekend activities of college students.
In the last three weeks, the MSU volleyball team has lost three starters to injury and four of its last six matches. The recent skid has the No.
ANN ARBOR - MSU’s losing ways continued Saturday, as the Spartans lost their fourth straight game - this time to its intrastate rival, No.
Years of effort in tackling campus drinking has finally paid off for MSU. The state officially recognized the university Thursday for its innovative approach to educating students about the effects of alcohol.State Rep.
The passage of Proposal 1 would be the beginning of a downward spiral in the fate of public schools.Voters should soundly reject it.Proposal 1 would repeal a 1970 constitutional amendment outlawing public funding of religious schools.
If you bleed green in true Spartan fashion during rivalry week, there’s nothing more poisonous than a little maize and blue.And if you hail to the victors, your skin crawls this week at the sight of the Red Cedar River - not just because of high E.
Respondents strutted in donning sunglasses and the petitioners danced out to the Caribbean beat of “Who Let the Dogs Out” by the Baha Men.The first annual MSU-Detroit College of Law Professor Moot Court Competition - The Rumble in the Jungle - proved to be oh-so-different from what law students are used to.The sold-out event, sponsored by The National Black Law Student Association, was held Wednesday night in the MSU-DCL Moot Court room.
Mateen Cleaves only scored three points on Thursday night, but that didn’t dampen the spirit of Spartan fans eager to welcome their favorite son back to town.Cleaves and Antonio Smith, another former Spartan, returned to the Breslin Student Events Center to start for their new team, the Detroit Pistons, during an NBA exhibition game against the Utah Jazz.Forward Jerome Williams nailed four free throws in the final minute as the Pistons held on to win 98-94 after blowing an 18-point fourth-quarter lead.Right from the opening tip, Cleaves and Smith were faced with the formidable challenge of matching up against two of the league’s premier players.
On paper, Michigan’s offense reads as deadly as any in the country. Through the air, quarterback Drew Henson has great options wherever he turns.
Lansing’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority received a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to identify contaminated properties in the city.The money will help the agency find contaminated sites within the city that can be developed with some environmental improvements, said Tracy Carney-Miller, a development specialist with the Economic Development Corporation.
Holden Hall government and SYNERGY, a community service group, began collecting bottles and cans by the hundreds Thursday night to raise funds for the Capital Area United Way. The event is one of several efforts to increase MSU’s contribution to this year’s United Way campaign throughout campus.MSU has pledged to raise 10 percent of the campaign’s $6.9 million goal, which will benefit service-providing agencies in the Lansing area.A challenge among the residence halls to raise the most funds will continue through October.
When you get a bouquet of flowers, it probably elicits a sense of tranquility and peace of mind. All perfectly arranged and settled into place, it’s hard to imagine the chaotic process that brought it all together.Laura Robertson helps that process bloom.“It can be stressful,” says Robertson, a floral designer and manager at B/A Florist, 1424 E.
The editorial cartoon that appeared in The State News on Oct. 10 was appalling to me. The Christian crucifix is a sacred and traditional symbol of Christian believers.
I sometimes laugh at how many times I tried to do things just to be “cool” in grade school.
The East Lansing City Council discussed more than just plans for the city Tuesday, presenting the Citizens of the Year Award to Paul and Linda Roberts.The East Lansing couple was recommended as worthy recipients of the award by Stanley Wronski, president of the Greater Lansing United Nations Association.The award is given to the person or people every year who have contributed an outstanding accomplishment toward world peace and freedom.The Roberts have been avidly involved in international studies programs for MSU as well as cultural understanding and communication skills with other countries.Paul Roberts, who serves as the associate dean for international programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has been with MSU and the MSU study abroad program since 1979.“Even though I am really honored to be presented with this award, I think there are many others who have done just as much if not more for the international program than I have,” Roberts said.Study abroad opportunities have expanded from one to more than 30 programs in the last 10 years since Paul Roberts started working in the program.
The MSU Board of Trustees could soon be presented with a proposal that would alter the interim off-campus riot policy.The University Committee on Student Affairs will present the revision to Academic Council at its meeting Tuesday.
At 24, Gina Davidson was diagnosed with breast cancer. She could have been diagnosed a year earlier, but the St.
Friday Mike Tyson takes on Andrew Golota at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 2 Championship Drive in Auburn Hills.