By Yusuf Begg For The State News With its mountainous terrain and fertile land, the country of Uganda is known as the "Pearl of Africa." However, two decades of tribal warfare under the dictatorship of Idi Amin sent the country into a downward spiral of intense civil strife and economic devastation.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rejected a permit for an office park that would have affected part of East Lansing's wetlands. The project, being developed by Okemos-based TMN Builders Inc., would have "significant adverse impacts" on a wetland, according to the department, or DEQ. The East Lansing City Council will take this into account, among other factors, when deciding on a city permit for the developer during its work session at 6 p.m.
The subzero temperatures might have passed, but Old Man Winter isn't done yet. Snowfall might exceed 6 inches today, possibly meriting a winter storm warning, said WILX Channel 10 meteorologist Andy Provenzano. "They start with a watch to heighten awareness," he said.
Lansing — In conjunction with Black History Month, members of the Greater Lansing community are spreading awareness about HIV and AIDS. The Lansing Area AIDS Network, or LAAN, is offering free HIV testing from noon until 3 p.m., Mondays through March 5 at the South Side Community Coalition, 2101 W.
For John Herbst, the "I" in his "I Stop Hate: MSU United" initiative really should be a "we." Herbst introduced the initiative to the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, at its meeting Feb.
The MSU Women's Resource Center will be presenting "Love Your Body; Love Yourself: A Discussion on Body Image" from 7-8:30 p.m.
The author of "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" will speak at 2:30 p.m.
Twenty-year-old Martin Brown's shirt was blood-soaked when officers found him dying near Jenison Field House on March 11, 1973. The MSU junior told then-MSU police Cpl.
A 2 percent tax on services is what Michigan consumers can expect the next time they go to a hair salon, dry cleaner or movie theater, if Gov.
Birthday cake and hominoid fossils meant one thing to the MSU Museum: It was time to celebrate Charles Darwin's birthday. Darwin Discovery Day, hosted by the MSU Museum for the second time ever on Sunday, was part of an international celebration of the impact Darwin's theory of evolution has had on science. The annual event is held around the world on or near Darwin's birthday, Feb.
There are more than 100 million videos shown each day on YouTube.com, with at least 65,000 videos uploaded daily and viewed by some 70 million users. Now, imagine if every user who uploaded a video to the Web site was paid for the content. YouTube, which recently was purchased by Google, is now offering to share ad revenue with users.
Nigel Scarlett, who became the new ASMSU vice chairperson for external affairs early Friday morning, said he plans to focus his time on advocacy and spreading the word about MSU's undergraduate student government. "When students come to MSU, they don't really know about ASMSU," Scarlett said.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm followed through on her promise to Michiganians on Thursday when she unveiled a budget proposal focused on increasing funding for education. Granholm's proposal includes initiatives to increase investment in higher education by more than $43 million, increase per pupil funding in K-12 schools by $178 per student and invest $200 million to expand early childhood education. "This budget continues the trend of investing record amounts in education," Granholm said in a statement.
Members of American Indian tribes from across the country are coming to Jenison Field House to compete against one another in traditional dancing, drumming and singing. The North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO, is hosting the 24th annual MSU Pow-Wow of Love this weekend. "We love to have students of every background — it's not only fun, but it's educational," said Allie Sturk, a NAISO member and ASMSU's director of racial, ethnic and progressive student affairs. Any kind of event that advocates diversity and culture is important, she said, especially after the passing of Proposal 2, which banned affirmative action in the state. Don Lyons, another NAISO member, said many people's only knowledge of American Indian culture is connected to casinos. He said the powwow can serve as an introduction to tribes with rich histories and traditions. "Student have no idea that American Indians are still here," he said. The powwow dancing, drumming and singing ceremonies have traditional significance and purpose, said NAISO fundraising chairman Jeff Gargoshian. "We believe that the creator gave us this way of life," he said. Some ceremonies, for example, are done when "a feather drops," Gargoshian said.
While Michigan's $800 million deficit is thirsty for dollars, one nonprofit corporation is looking to dry the public's palette by raising a tax on beer. The Center for Michigan, a nonpartisan think-tank, has created "Eight Ideas to Structurally Change How Michigan Does the Public's Business in These Difficult Economic Times." The plan, which has been developed for months, gives ideas to alter both spending and taxation. Aside from an increase on the beer tax, the plan also calls for the creation of a soft drink tax. Executive director John Bebow said the current beer tax is "reaching irrelevance." The $6.30 tax per barrel of beer hasn't changed since 1966.
At tonight's ASMSU Student Assembly meeting, the assembly will discuss the state's affirmative action ban with MSU administrators and elect its new vice chairperson for external affairs. ASMSU is MSU's undergraduate student government. Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Lee June and Director of the Office for Affirmative Action, Compliance and Monitoring Paulette Granberry Russell will attend the meeting at ASMSU's request to discuss the effects of Proposal 2 on the university. "It's a great idea," said Allie Sturk, director of racial, ethnic and progressive student affairs for ASMSU.
Lansing — Planned Parenthood celebrated 20 years of service in the Lansing area Wednesday. A fondue dinner at the Michigan Women's Historical Center, 213 W.