Social work adjunct Professor Rachel Crandall was a sophomore at MSU applying for a volunteer position at the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center in East Lansing 25 years ago. "I really wanted to work with people, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to," said Crandall, who has a speech impediment and neurological disabilities.
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader will continue to be the independent candidate for the presidential election, despite protests from the Michigan Democratic Party that he withdraw.
The debate over where and how to house students in East Lansing continues at tonight's City Council meeting, at which council members will discuss whether to accept an application calling for a new student apartment complex. The application from Campus Village Properties would renovate part of the Ramada Inn property, 1100 Trowbridge Road.
Two Democratic candidates vying for a seat in Michigan's 8th Congressional District debated Thursday evening in the Hannah Community Center to clarify their views for voters before the Aug.
When the idea lightbulb first flickered above the head of Craig Parrish to hold a classic car show in downtown Lansing, the prospects were dim. "It started with an idea but I had no sponsors," the promoter remembered.
For Casey Taubitz, the only reference to contraception during her high school health education class was a brusque "just use a condom." Taubitz, who graduated in 2004 from Fenton High School, said the curriculum at her school was abstinence-based - similar to programs President Bush would like to see more school districts utilize. In his 2004 State of the Union address, Bush added federal funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, expressing a desire to double the current amount.
A poster of John Belushi donning a "college" T-shirt in the movie "Animal House" says it all for Gary Ignat.
Perry - The blue and yellow ribbons on the front steps of the meditation hall were cut, the balloons were sent off into the sky and the members of the Dhammasala Forest Monastery officially had a new place to meditate.
Traci Carpenter just wanted to make sure this year's presidential candidates took time from their campaigning to explain how they're different from each other, so the journalism senior took her own time to write an essay. That essay recently won the Newsweek/mtvU essay contest for her thoughts on the aforementioned issue and how candidates do not explain what they are going to do to help the young voters demographic.
At least a few hundred tickets are still available for Friday's scheduled Lansing stop by Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen.
Thunderous applause arose from about 40 East Lansing residents after their City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to reject a leading cellular phone company's proposal to double the size of one of its city towers. Nextel Communications submitted an application at the council meeting to revamp an existing cell phone tower, located on top of the Alton Street water tower in Patriarche Park. The communication company's lawyer, Randall Reaves, said the new tower would include an air conditioning unit, a 24 kilowatt generator and would increase radio signals, allowing the company to carry more calls.
Lansing - People handcuffed, tied to chairs and looking bloody and beaten, dotted the north lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday.
Lansing - Michigan's future workforce needs to concentrate more on mental strength rather than physical strength, according to Lt.
When Soledad Quiroz traveled from Chile to begin her graduate program in biochemistry, the international student was bombarded with surprises.
Situated within a forest in Perry now resides a wooden building with curved decorations on the roof and red steps and guardrails leading into the hall. The building is now part of the state's only Buddhist forest monastery, dedicated to the teachings of Buddhism and meditation.
Two cases involving alleged habitual felons returned to East Lansing's 54-B District Court this week.
The incoming freshmen sitting in the packed Wells Hall classroom laughed as Holden Hall complex director Joshua Gillespie threw a condom onto a student's desk Monday morning.