Staples increases recycled paper

Staples will be selling less trees in its store.The office supply chain, found locally at 3003 E.

E.L. residents not expressing concerns

East Lansing residents may be passing up a chance to let city planners know what they think. Since March 11, two forums have been held at Hannah Community Center with light attendance, said Kevin Beard, East Lansing Planning Commission chairman. “We know there are concerns out there,” he said.

Student elections resume

The unversitywide student polls for ASMSU and University Apartments’ Council of Residents reopened Tuesday with few problems. On the main menu of the ballot a help page is available if any voting problems occur for the second set of elections.

All that Jazz

On any given day, the deep plunks of a string bass, the soothing sounds of a trombone and the hypnotizing harmony of a saxophone solo can be heard emanating from inside MSU’s Music Building. And those sounds only will become more frequent.

Police briefs 03/20/02

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Rogers receives Teamster support

Lansing - The Teamsters endorsed Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in his 2002 campaign for re-election to U.S.

ASMSU updates, clarifies financial bylaws

ASMSU adopted a 22-page set of financial bylaws last week, updating the three-page document created in 1992.The new bylaws alleviate some procedural problems, but do not specify money distribution guidelines.With $12,500 remaining for the undergraduate student government for spring semester, finance committee Chairperson Andy Schepers said the old financial bylaws needed to be revamped because they were too vague and didn’t give the organization enough direction about how money should be spent.

Blaze takes hour to extinguish

An early morning fire Monday caused nearly $500,000 damage to an East Lansing home. East Lansing firefighters responded to a call at 3:51 a.m.

BioPort speaker to conduct public discussion on anthrax vaccine

With the threat of anthrax gripping the nation, Lyman Briggs School will be presenting a speaker from BioPort Corp. BioPort is the only Food and Drug Administration-licensed manufacturer of the anthrax vaccine, company spokeswoman Kim Brennen Root said. Root will be speaking at 7:30 p.m.

East Lansing traffic codes to get face-lift

East Lansing City Council will meet tonight to vote on updating the city’s traffic code. The city adopted the Michigan Vehicle Code, and any changes made in the state Legislature have to be made locally, Deputy City Manger Jean Golden said.

House to discuss sewer upgrades, funding

The same issues the cities of Lansing and East Lansing are addressing while improving their sewer systems will be the focus of state legislators this week. The House Commerce Committee meets today to discuss sewer upgrading options. “We’ve been hearing all sorts of testimony,” said Jamie Callahan, legislative director for Rep.

Bill proposes do-not-call list for public

With a click, Tatyana Fisher switched from her long-distance phone call to the caller on the other line. When she realized the caller was the same credit card company that had been pestering her all week, she became furious. “They would give me the same information each time,” the political science junior said.

U passes SN tax increase, continues other elections

MSU students will pay an additional dollar for The State News beginning in the fall. When the votes from last week’s election were tallied, 501 students voted in favor of the increase, 418 opposed it and six students abstained from voting during the 2002 student tax referendum. The increase upped the tax from $4 to $5 per semester and is the first increase in 13 years.

Council to vote on permanent parking passes

The East Lansing City Council will vote tonight whether to give permanent parking passes to residents in the College Grove area of the Bailey neighborhood. The city has issued temporary passes to residents the past few years after several homeowners and renters complained of downtown visitors parking in the streets, city engineer John Matuszak said. The College Grove area lies in the area between Abbott Road and Grove Street.

Lithuanian ambassador promotes relations at U

Vygaudas Usackas found himself in Moscow wearing an Ox, his team’s mascot, on his back, while talking to Russian reporters about the Lithuania vs.

Lithuanian ambassador to the U.S. to visit DCL students

The Lithuanian ambassador to the United States will be at MSU-Detroit College of Law today to talk to students throughout the day. Vygaudas Usackas will conduct a European Union class tonight and meet with members from MSU International Studies and Programs and James Madison College. Like the students he will be talking with, Usackas pursued a law degree as a college student. He studied law at Vilnius University in Lietuva, earning his degree in May 1990.

Eco-challenge pair present

Cadets in MSU’s ROTC program listened to two participants in last year’s Armed Forces Eco-Challenge in Alaska. Capts.

ASMSU rewords tax question on ballot

The wording of ASMSU’s $3 tax increase referendum question was changed on the universitywide ballot.

Pulitzer winner to speak about AIDS tonight

Tina Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and foreign policy editorial writer for The New York Times, will speak at 7:30 p.m.