High school students who need to make up classes in the summer or want to get ahead might soon find themselves taking classes behind a computer instead of in a classroom.
Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces for children with medical hair loss, will be accepting donations of hair at 1-5 p.m.
Lansing city officials, business owners and residents met Wednesday night to discuss future development at Ranney Park, located on Michigan Avenue bordering Frandor Shopping Center. The meeting, held at Foster Community Center, 200 N.
Some Michigan lawmakers say political advertising plays a major role in deciding the outcome of an election, and it needs to be regulated. State Rep.
A collection of African-American artifacts is on display this weekend in East Lansing, highlighting the harsher aspects of history - from the slave trade to the civil rights movement. The Middle Passage African American traveling exhibit, with more than 250 artifacts dating back centuries, has taken residence in the second floor of the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, through Sunday. Above glass displays filled with rusted iron shackles and ragged leather whips, the weary faces of freed slaves stare from the Reconstruction-period tin-type photographs. James Petty and his wife, Mary Anne, the owners of the exhibit, were busy finishing up the final touches on their display Wednesday afternoon - the same display that has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN and Black Entertainment Television. "We want to tell the truth," said Petty, adding that Americans, from the time they first learn about slavery in school, are given a sugarcoated version of African-American history.
An East Lansing jewelry store might close its downtown location after 23 years in a move the owner says is related to a recent liquor-license approval by the City Council. David Ladd, owner of Earport, 301 M.A.C.
Underage drinkers caught with alcohol in their systems could now face jail time for their actions.Gov.
Officials from the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative have conflicting information relating to the future of its petition drive after an Ingham County Circuit Court judge ruled against the petition's language last month.The organization is petitioning to outlaw race and gender preference practices at state public institutions through a state constitutional amendment.Leonard Schwartz, treasurer for the organization, announced yesterday in the Libertarian Party of Michigan's online newsletter that the petition drive would be suspended indefinitely."After careful consideration of the situation, MCRI decided that continuing the petition drive now would be a waste of time and money," Schwartz said in the statement.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says the results of the 2004 election will rest heavily on the shoulders of young people.During a brief campus tour, Kerry participated in a 20-minute conference call Tuesday with about 130 student reporters from across the country.Kerry began the call with a few comments about college affordability, stating that over the past three years, college tuition has steadily increased, and more than 220,000 young people have been "priced out of college" this year."As everyone knows, the current administration has made its own fundamental choice, which has been to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans," he said.
On Tuesday evening at the East Lansing Public Library, accounting sophomore Cass Hausserman saved a seat for her aunt as she anxiously waited for a discussion on same-sex marriage to begin. "My aunt gave me a flier about the meeting," she said as more people streamed into the room for the discussion.
Lansing - As Duane Farris filled out an employment application for Sparrow Health System on Tuesday, he wasn't sure he'd land the job. "Employers have been telling me I might have a hard time because I've already got experience," said Farris, a Lansing resident who recently left his job in the health care industry.
Members of the East Lansing City Council will get their first opportunity to discuss next year's city budget Tuesday night at their work session. The first draft of the budget, which was delivered to city staff and elected officials at the end of March, estimates a more than 2-percent decrease from last fiscal year's amount. "I think it's going to be just as difficult as it was last year," East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Sam Singh said.
A study of Detroit-area mosques released last week found that even religiously conservative Muslims feel it is important to participate in American politics. An overwhelming number of mosque participants who preferred a flexible approach to Islam said they endorse more Muslim political involvement, indicating a reversal of the isolationism once attributed to many Muslims. "They want to be involved in American society, in the political sphere and in terms of community service activities," said Ihsan Bagby, a University of Kentucky professor who spearheaded the study. Bagby, who has been studying Muslims in the United States for a decade, said this particular study came about after Bagby was approached by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a Michigan think tank with a focus on Islamic issues. At MSU, some students said the survey's findings reflect similar political interests growing on campus and in the community. "It's actually mandatory in our religion to be active and to act responsibly within the government that we're living in," said Fareeha Shuttari, president for Muslim Students' Association.
It is necessary to kneel down on the ground in order to wash someone's feet. In the Catholic tradition, it is a symbol of servitude to your fellow man. The ritual is repeated every year on what Catholics know as Holy Thursday, the evening Christians honor their belief that Jesus performed his "Last Supper" and was turned over to the authorities who crucified him the next day. Holy Thursday is one of the days of preparation during the week leading up to Easter Sunday, the day considered most important in Christian tradition and celebrating their belief in Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
Some federal lawmakers are working to toughen the penalties for people who use Internet file sharing to build their music collections. U.S.
Some days, Dr. Kristofer Dosh is grateful to see dawn come. After working all night at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital, the second-year medical resident knows he'll soon be able to crawl into bed. Other days, Dosh hears his alarm and knows the light of day means another long, grueling schedule.
Two suspects were arraigned Friday for the April 2 armed robbery of an East Lansing tanning salon. Lansing resident Eric Evans, 21, and a 17-year-old girl, also from Lansing, were arrested Thursday for the armed robbery of B-Tan, 233 E.
Lansing - For 5-year-old Rose Allswede, equipped with a fiery sense of determination and a grocery bag, the moment of truth was at hand. The girl stood before thousands of plastic colored eggs dotting the Capitol lawn Saturday morning, cordoned off by yards of yellow caution tape.
Michigan recently joined a national movement for child abuse awareness and officials declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. On March 31, Gov.
Members of Direct Action, a Lansing-based activist group, marched along Grand River Avenue on Saturday, shouting in protest against the U.S.