After nearly 25 years, the Pigs and Freaks are ready to butt heads again. But this time the hostilities between police officers and college students looming over a football game will no longer attract 40,000 fans.
Three days before MSU police officer Travis Schuler was told he had to report to begin his journey to Iraq, he called his close buddy MSU police officer Danial Munford to deliver the news. Munford said the family always knew there was a chance Schuler's reserve unit would be called up as the United States had moved closer to war, but when the news of his deployment hit home on Jan.
Earth Day events this weekend will fill city streets with music, vendors and educational information about the environment. The 2003 Earth Day celebration, which will shut down M.A.C.
MSU medical students and health-care professionals will rally for health insurance equality from 1-4 p.m.
The East Lansing City Council accepted a list of noise recommendations Tuesday to push city staff to implement policies that might raise noise penalties.After gathering information from student and city groups and local commissions, council members instructed staff to continue combating noise in an attempt to tame problems in the fall."What we have now is a real product that achieves a working practice for the city," Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said.The issue arose last fall when noise violations increased 36 percent from the previous fall.
After Michigan was the only state to receive all failing grades in a recent national study of mental health care, state officials are saying improvements are in the works.The National Mental Health Association report, which was released Wednesday, examined parity in services provided by private insurance plans and government programs, access to medications and protection against declining services that may result from managed care.
The East Lansing City Council's Earth Day work session on Tuesday resulted in the designation of May 4-10 as Water Quality Awareness Week.The council considered two issues: the effort to stencil, "No Dumping, Drains to River" on the city's storm drains and the inventory of local wetlands.
There's been a lot of divine intervention on campus lately."Divine Nine" is the nickname for the nine national historically black fraternities and sororities.
As spring rolls into East Lansing, thoughts of burgers roasting on the barbecue and bands pumping out music down the street come into many students' minds.
A 19-year-old MSU freshman was found dead Tuesday morning next to train tracks in Holly, about 20 miles south of Flint. The body of Michael Randolph, a James Madison freshman from Owosso, was found several hours after being struck by a train, Michigan State Police trooper Mark Pravato said. Police believe the death was a suicide.
John Eckhold loved to talk about music."John and I would converse about what kind of music we liked," said Ric Shahin, a teacher at Midland High School, which Eckhold attended.Eckhold, a 23-year-old psychology junior, was found dead in his home at Woodside Apartments, on the corner of Haslett Road and Woodside Drive, on Sunday.
Lansing - Two rezoning ordinances were passed unanimously on Monday by City Council. The area at 1001 E.
The East Lansing City Council kicks off Earth Day by designating May 4-10 Water Quality Awareness Week at its work session today.East Lansing Commission on the Environment and the Department of Public Works will present ways to improve the city's water quality.
A new proposal to change Gov. Jennifer Granholm's recommended higher education funding cuts is facing an uphill battle to make it out of subcommittee for full House consideration.Rep.
Mason - In an effort to reduce problems with overcapacity, the Ingham County Jail will undergo a $1.8 million expansion project.The move will add 90 beds, which is important because the jail books more than 11,000 criminals annually and is over capacity nearly every day, Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said.
Another person allegedly involved in the March 28-30 disturbances was arraigned Monday in 54-B District Court.Daniel Callton, a hospitality business sophomore, faces felony charges of rioting, malicious destruction of property and a misdemeanor charge of arson.Police believe Callton is partly responsible for damaging a 1996 Dodge Neon, which was parked outside the Auditorium on March 30.The felonies carry up to a five-year sentence and up to a $10,000 fine.
A fashion show at Harper's Downtown on Friday could have been what the city and Cool Waves need before the summer migration of students, showgoers said. Cool Waves owner Gaston Garcia collaborated with the club to put on the VIP Fashion Show, bringing together students, models, music and fashion in East Lansing.
The East Lansing City Council plans to hear recommendations Tuesday to increase penalties for loud and unruly parties in the city. In a continuing effort to combat noise problems in the city, council members can move forward with considering a series of revised recommendations submitted by student, city groups and local commissions.
State health department reports 3rd SARS case The Michigan Department of Community Health announced the third suspected case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS in Michigan on Wednesday.
City officials decided they have enough evidence against three students who have been charged with involvement in the March 28-30 disturbances to move their cases for jury selection next month. The students, the first to appear for a pretrial, were in 54-B District Court Thursday for their pretrials and East Lansing Assistant City Attorney Molly Clark said although the students were hoping for an offer to lower possible repercussions, none were granted.