A black mask that collects dirt and monitors air quality while someone travels around a city is the newest of Natalie Jeremijenko's inventions.
Rep. Craig DeRoche, R-Novi, won the nod of Republican state representatives for speaker of the House on Wednesday, going unchallenged. But the majority of Republican state representatives already supported DeRoche before the election, said Rep.
Walter Mears spent his fair share of time in political reporting. The retired Pulitzer Prize winner covered nearly 40 years of presidential campaigns for the Associated Press, and after four decades of reporting, he shared his anecdotes from the inside. Mears spoke to about 30 people in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building on Wednesday as part of the Siebert Lecture series. In the first election since his retirement, Mears said sitting on the sidelines this year wasn't easy. "I missed it a lot, but there comes a time when another generation needs to take over," he said. The retired journalist spent the first 20 minutes of his speech criticizing President Bush, and was almost relieved in saying that his reporter's obligation to be objective was relinquished after retirement. Mears said even though politicians are more accessible now than any other time, much of the coverage is superficial and insubstantial. "While images and sound bites from political candidates are more accessible, they're packaged and sold as supermarket products," he said. In his early days, when a journalist's questions weren't answered by politicians, "it would get nasty," he said. "Right now, there's almost none of that and it's a loss to the political readers," Mears said.
At its Friday meeting, the MSU Board of Trustees will discuss a variety of campuswide changes, including renaming a board committee and restoring part of Spartan Stadium. Up for approval is renaming the board's Finance Committee to the Finance and Audit Committee and making minor changes to its responsibilities. "Across the country, you see corporations, both public and private, enhancing and stressing the important role that audit committees play," board Chairman David Porteous said.
A mariachi singer tapped her stark white boot to the music as she sang a traditional song begging her lover to return.
Sorority members posed on a small, crowded stage in mini-skirts, halter tops and high-heeled shoes Tuesday evening, as audience members whistled and cheered. People packed inside The Temple Club, 500 E.
T-shirts emblazoned with "2004 Big Ten Showdown" and "Michigan State vs. Ohio State" that circulated at Saturday's home football game were confiscated from unlicensed sellers milling around several campus parking lots. The four men were cited for selling merchandise without a permit before Saturday's football game.
The Common Grounds Coffeehouse in the basement of Akers Hall hummed with conversation as about 50-60 students scribbled on envelopes and donation forms during the fourth annual Up 'til Dawn Letter Writing Party. The Tuesday night event was held to raise money for St.
The bulk of East Lansing's Planning Commission meeting tonight will be spent addressing four petitions that are intended to freeze the amount of rental units in certain neighborhoods.
As incoming state House members trickle into Lansing for this week's initiation, term-limited members are concentrating their efforts on rounding out their six-year tenure. New members will succeed the incumbents in 37 districts who lost their seats because of term limits - 24 of them Republican, 13 Democratic.
In observance of Veterans Day, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced that all Secretary of State branch offices and the Office of the Great Seal will be closed Thursday. Licenses and plates that expire on Thursday can be renewed on Friday without penalty.
Asian pacific countries have some of the highest growing markets in the world, according to MSU's emerging markets potential index.
Sparty might be freed from his tent-like surroundings tonight after repairs to the ceramic campus landmark took longer than anticipated. Work on "The Spartan" statue was supposed to be completed by Nov.
A local restaurant has moved to a larger space a few feet away as East Lansing officials discuss a plan to redevelop its old location. Peking Express, 611 E.
Testimony for a bill to allow a gas pipeline to run through Lansing and replace the one running through East Lansing was heard Tuesday in the Michigan House. The bill, introduced by State Rep.
The current war on terror may later be referred to as World War IV, a guest professor said Tuesday. The magnitude of the current war on terror could be later considered on par with other world wars, said Tim Luke, a political science professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The 2005-06 school year will be extra busy for the university. On top of a new provost and president, and wrapping up liberal arts reconstruction, MSU officials will seek re-accreditation from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.
Dave Cosper, an MSU alumnus who worked his way up the corporate ladder to become Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Credit, will speak tonight at 7 p.m.