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MICHIGAN

Renewable Energy Coalition launches campaign to stop initiative

Zach Smith
June 26, 2012

The Clean Affordable Renewable Energy for Michigan Coalition met on the 22nd floor of the Boji Tower in downtown Lansing Friday morning, to launch a campaign to stop the 25 X 25 Ballot Initiative. According to the press release, “The ballot proposal would amend Michigan’s Constitution to require Michigan to produce 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydro and biomass by 2025, regardless of the cost to electric customers.” Senator Mike Nofs, R-Battle Creek, said his office spent 16 hours reviewing the 2008 bill that currently is in effect and requires Michigan to produce 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources. “We looked at all the options available to Michigan and set up a plan,” Nofs said.

MSU

Kicking it up a notch

Adam Toolin
June 25, 2012

Kimberly Fritzsche, of Owosso, Mich. practices a special technique of Taekwondo at IM West with the MSU Taekwondo Club. The club is part of both USA Taekwondo and the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association and is training for a national championship.

NEWS

Off-campus housing help provided

Darcie Moran
June 25, 2012

As both an MSU graduate student and a community liaison, Erin Carter is particularly excited about the new Off-Campus Housing Listing site, which MSU had up and running late last week.

MSU

Board of Trustees discusses funding for campus projects

Rebecca Ryan
June 25, 2012

At the MSU Board of Trustees meeting last Friday, the board did more than raise tuition 3.5 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for out-of-state students. It also addressed funding for student organizations, the establishment of a new research organization, the University Research Organization, and planning and proceeding of construction projects on campus.

NEWS

Land of the lost bikes

Kellie Rowe
June 25, 2012

When microbiology junior Chuck Ternes returned to the same bicycle rack outside the Chemistry Building where he’d left his roommate’s bike just three hours earlier to find it missing, he could only think one thing: Thank you, MSU parking patrol.

NEWS

Student health care mandate removed after multiple complaints

Rachel Jackson  and  Rebecca Ryan
June 25, 2012

An insurance mandate that resulted in about 320 students being charged $1,505 to purchase health insurance will not be effective in the 2012-13 academic year. In the 2011-12 academic year, MSU, in an effort to protect students without health insurance from being in debt to hospitals if an accident were to occur, implemented a policy in fall 2011 that forced students to purchase insurance if they did not report having insurance by spring 2011.

MSU

Graduate programs rank high nationally

Darcie Moran
June 25, 2012

U.S. News and World Report rankings may not be the reason Dilshani Sarathchandra came to MSU, but rankings in recent years have made her confident that any degree from MSU will be received with respect when she leaves the institution.

NEWS

Snyder signs legislation for $300 million more in public university funding

Rachel Jackson
June 25, 2012

Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Monday granting more than $300 million to Michigan public universities to improve campus construction projects, among which is $30 million toward a bioengineering facility at MSU. MSU will receive the funding toward the research facility near the Life Sciences Building and Clinical Center, which was approved last year by the MSU Board of Trustees and will cost a total of $40 million. The remaining $10 million in funding will come from the general fund, according to Barbara Kranz, director of MSU Facilities Planning and Space Management. Kranz said she sent a capital outlay request to the state in January asking for the funding. The new facility, which still is in a design phase, will connect with the Life Sciences Building and Clinical Center to create a lab layout for procedural work and office space. It is expected to combine the research of the College of Human Medicine and the College of Engineering to promote bioengineering and health services. The House of Representatives bill, sponsored by state Rep.

NEWS

Police Brief 06/26/11

Kellie Rowe
June 25, 2012

A 21-year-old male student was arrested on June 19 for intentionally driving through the gate at Lot 62 near IM Sports-West, breaking the arm of the gate valued at $100. The incident was reported by a 20-year-old student employee and occurred between 6:10 and 10:30 p.m. According to the report, the suspect drove his tan four-door 1999 Toyota through the gate because he did not have money to pay the fee to park in the lot.

COMMENTARY

Finding nationalism in form of chili dog

Bobby Busley
June 25, 2012

Saturday, I sat at the counter of Ben’s Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C., and ate an absurdly delicious chili dog and a side of fries. Ben’s is a quintessentially cliché destination on any D.C. tourist’s list of must-sees, and I knew I had to see it at some point while I worked for the summer in our nation’s capital.