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Winter season starts colder than usual
Jack Frost is here to stay. Students got a taste of winter this weekend with temperatures dropping far below freezing.
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Students help fight AIDS crisis while studying abroad in Europe, Africa
It doesn't get the hype of terrorism. Or the economy. But AIDS is still a global humanitarian crisis — killing 2.9 million people so far this year. In parts of South Africa, where almost 40 percent of the population lives with HIV, young children have made up a new game. Instead of playing house, they play funeral. The concern for this international crisis has led some MSU students, such as Lauren Beach, to get more involved while studying abroad. One year ago, Beach spent World AIDS Day in East Lansing, helping to organize student activities. This year, she's thousands of miles away in Geneva, Switzerland, and working at the World Health Organization to fight the spread of AIDS while participating in a study abroad program. "If it's not me, then who?" said Beach, who has been an intern at the United Nations-led agency since September. For the last three months, the microbiology and molecular genetics senior has worked to create an Internet database that connects 600 people worldwide, including health experts and policymakers. "HIV is really having the biggest impact in the developing world," Beach said from Switzerland on Thursday morning.
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MSU parking to open ahead of schedule
Correction: The story misidentified Mike Rice as the MSU police deputy chief. The story should have said he is the assistant police chief. A controversial $19.5-million parking structure on north campus will open seven months ahead of schedule. The ramp, located between Morrill Hall and Olin Health Center, will open Dec.
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Granholm to focus on economy, education
Gov. Jennifer Granholm will have more than enough to do for the next four years. After a mud-spattered election, observers say Granholm will need to focus on health care, education and the state's economy to fulfill her promises to voters. The governor's performance in her last term and her views on education are what bagged food industry management senior Cara Sturley's vote.
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MSU student arrested for attempted financial fraud
A 24-year-old MSU student was charged Wednesday for attempting to cash four counterfeit $500 traveler's checks at two East Lansing-area MSU Federal Credit Unions on Tuesday. Jason Hayes was arraigned at East Lansing's 54-B District Court on four counts of uttering and publishing, a felony offense punishable by up to 14 years in jail. MSU police Sgt.
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Parking ramp opens earlier than expected
The parking ramp located between Olin Health Center and Morrill Hall will be open on Dec. 11. The ramp was originally scheduled to open about eight months later, on July 31.
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Senate bill protects police statements
The Michigan Senate could act on a bill to keep police officers' statements secret if officers are the subjects of internal investigations. Introduced by Sen.
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Energy funding provided by state officials
MSU will measure the possibility of using wind generators throughout Michigan as alternative sources of energy in rural areas after receiving funding from the state of Michigan and the U.S.
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Farming event to discuss profit increase
Farmers looking to make their farms more profitable are encouraged to attend Agriculture's Conference on the Environment: Managing Today for Tomorrow, in which agrimarketing specialist and international speaker Jane Eckert will share her advice from 9 a.m.
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Lack of profs leads to TV lectures
Correction: The article misspelled Doug Estry's name and misidentified him as the acting associate dean of undergraduate education.
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Records for student's death not yet released
Muskegon Township police said second-year medical student Michael Lundholm, who died last Thursday in Muskegon, lost control of his vehicle driving home from a bachelor party, went off the road and hit a tree at 2:36 a.m.
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Gas prices could fall more; awaiting OPEC's decision
Curious to know the winter forecast for gas prices? The official season is less than a month away, and local gas prices have dipped to an average price of $2.27 per gallon this week. "Typically, from about the first of August until the end of December, the price of gas is going down," said Michigan Petroleum Association President Mark Griffin.
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Various soybean types included in report
The 2006 Michigan Soybean Performance Report is available to give farmers performance evaluations on 205 different kinds of soybeans. The report can be found at www.css.msu.edu/varietytrials and was developed by private companies and the MSU soybean breeding program. The information on the report includes topics such as yields, maturity dates, plant height and lodging scores. For more information, visit the Soybean 2010 Web site at http://web1.msue.msu.edu/soybean2010/.
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Congressman to discuss immigration issues
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) will speak on campus at 8:30 p.m. today in Room 471 of the MSU College of Law building.
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City's development slated for December
The demolition of two homes along Virginia Avenue could begin at the end of December, making way for a sweeping redevelopment project along the avenue's 600 block. The project is expected to cost East Lansing $3.3 million and calls for the demolition of all 24 homes along the avenue's 600 block.
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Organic food rising in popularity
A $50,000 grant was awarded to the Michigan Apple Committee in October to fund organic research, which will be used to determine whether growing organic apples is economically feasible. The grant highlights a trend in the increasingly popular organic market, which has grown 28 percent since 2003 and pulled in $14 billion in 2005.
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Police, students go head-to-head for charity
On Sunday, MSU police and students will kick, carry and tackle on the Duffy Daugherty Building football field to rack up touchdowns and dollars to benefit the American Cancer Society. The second annual "Flags for Charity" coed flag football game will match members of the MSU police with residents from Brody and West Circle complexes. The students claimed victory last year by just one touchdown against the team of 11 MSU police officers.
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Mich. bill to OK marijuana use will likely stall
Michigan lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday for a medicinal marijuana bill that isn't likely to pass before the end of the year. The 2005 bill states a patient with a "debilitating medical condition" — such as cancer or glaucoma — will not be subject to arrest or prosecution for using appropriate dosages of marijuana in Michigan to relieve pain.
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Drum class brings African culture to Lansing area
Lansing — Tom Machowicz's blue eyes opened wide with passion every time he spoke of the West African Malinké people during breaks from playing djembe at Magdalena's Tea House in Lansing. "Guinea is the poorest nation in the world, but it's probably the richest in drum music," he said. Machowicz spent a month in Guinea two years ago while studying traditional West African drum music. On Monday night, Machowicz taught the last of three $15 monthly classes to about 11 beginning drum players. Most of the participants played the djembe, a West African hand drum made of a tree trunk, metal rings, rope and goat skin.
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Centennial commission searching for photos
Historic photographs and objects that represent East Lansing are being sought by the East Lansing Centennial Commission.