22 March 2010
Mid-Michigan may soon be one of the many areas that are slated to benefit from the United States’ push for Internet-related technological ingenuity. Internet giant Google has embraced the cutting-edge potential of fiber optic networking and has created a program to pioneer and distribute the new medium of Internet service through local Internet Service Providers [...]
01 March 2010
Feminism. A word most often heard in history classes, associated with bra-burning and the revolutationary times of the 60′s. Many students at Michigan State University have misconceptions about the feminist movement and are unaware that it still exists. “I haven’t heard anything about it on campus. I never hear anything about it, ever,” said Kelsey Hansen, a [...]
01 March 2010
To The Big Green: Moving beyond coal may seem costly at first glance, but there are many other factors that come into play when talking about monetary concerns. A recent State News article claimed that eliminating coal usage would cost the university $20 to $25 million. Our new art museum costs $40 million; about double [...]
01 March 2010
For this month’s Hot & Healthy, keep things light, lemony and lovely with Marker’s pasta salad just in time for spring! And once you try out that salad, get ready to toss her salad with this month’s scandalous sex act. Just please the perineum with your tongue, let things heat up and then indulge in some more [...]
25 February 2010
The MSU power plant has a dirty little secret: coal. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) heard testimony today concerning self-reported excess emissions of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide. The T.B. Simon power plant produces enough energy for the entire MSU campus, but in doing so allegedly violated its Renewable Operating Permit with [...]
25 February 2010
College relationships. To many, college love is the graduation from high school crushes and puppy dog love to mature relationships that, hopefully, offer promises of a bright future, post graduation and beyond – as long as you survive the ‘break up season.’ Every year between January and March, couples will begin to split for what [...]
24 February 2010
Imagine sitting down in the cafeteria and instead of reading the news or looking at those triangle things on the table, a new, free, fashion magazine is staring back. Lauren and Julie Christopherson and Kerry Chereskin all came together in hopes of launching a new fashion magazine for MSU. The Vogue Project was their idea [...]
24 February 2010
It’s college, right? When textbooks run $500 a semester and paying a parking meter is difficult, some students are looking for ways to eat for free. A growing number of MSU students are finding an alternative way of getting their groceries, and let’s just say this practice requires a strong stomach. Dumpstering or dumpster diving is, well, [...]
16 February 2010
There is nothing more annoying than going into a store to find a rude, unhelpful salesman. You are reminded of this when you walk into Store A. He talks over you when he has no idea why you’re in his store. It would be so much easier if he just listened. After telling you to [...]
12 February 2010
Once a week, giant bananas roam around campus giving out free goodies. They’re not out to promote fruit or make people think they’d smoked too much pot before class; they’re saving Africa. SCOUT BANANA is a non-profit organization that works to raise awareness for health care in some of Africa’s neediest areas. Started by a [...]
