MICHIGAN
Mayor hosts golf event
For Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, hosting a golf tournament to help kids become drug-free is the least he can do.
MICHIGAN
Swingin' around
Perry, Mich., residents Autumn Grubb, 13, and Tyler Grubb, 10, play inside Patriarche Park, 1100 Alton St., on June 13, 2012. The two came with their family to enjoy the nice weather.
MICHIGAN
Lansing schools sponsor meals
The Lansing School District is sponsoring the Summer Food Service Program for children. Children 18 years or under and individuals 26 or under enrolled in educational programs for the mentally or physically disabled will be provided free meals.
BASEBALL
Face Time with Brandon Eckerle
Although his name is firmly engraved in MSU baseball lore, former center fielder Brandon Eckerle opted to return to the classroom rather than fight his way through the ranks of a sport he lost a little bit of passion.
FEATURES
Alumna travels country as part of MSU young alumni outreach
As a Young Alumni Engagement employee for the organization, Megan Gebhart travels the country reaching out to MSU graduates to attempt to get them more involved with alumni groups in their area.
COMMENTARY
Music education must be protected, preserved
A few weeks ago, I visited Rochester High School, or RHS, to visit my high school choir director, Mrs. Plotzke. I originally went to pick up a CD she burned me — a compilation of my choir’s songs we recorded over the course of my four years under her instruction — but what happened instead was a deeply engaging political discussion over the course of two hours.
COMMENTARY
Bill step toward banning abortion
A highly contentious bill that restricts abortion passed in Michigan’s House of Representatives Wednesday. Although allies of the bill said its content helps to keep women safe from being coerced into receiving an abortion and keeps high standards in the operating room, opponents of the bill say it is a step toward banning abortion in Michigan altogether.
MICHIGAN
Garage fire under investigation
The Lansing Fire Department responded to a residential garage fire at 11:50 p.m. on June 8 at 2408 Dunlap St., in Lansing.
MICHIGAN
Hit-and-run leaves bicyclist in critical condition
A hit-and-run vehicle accident occurred at 11 p.m. on June 10 on M-36 East of Meech Road, in Lansing, leaving the victim in critical condition, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
MICHIGAN
Social networking extends campaign against abortion legislation
For the third day in a row, abortion-rights supporters gathered outside the Capitol Thursday morning to voice their opposition to a bill redefining abortion access in Michigan. The bill passed easily with a Republican majority vote on Wednesday evening, and within minutes, the bill’s opponents were talking about it on social media, planning to keep it in the public eye.
ICE HOCKEY
Anastos announced six new hockey committments
MSU head hockey coach Tom Anastos announced the addition of six commitments to the program on Thursday.
MICHIGAN
Delivery service comes to MSU
Students now can utilize a new business that would deliver food to their door from restaurants that typically do not offer those services.
NEWS
Dog Killer avoids jail
As former graduate student Andrew David Thompson stood before Judge Paula Manderfield in Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court on Wednesday morning, he knew he would leave the room one of two ways — with police escorts or the ones he loves by his side.
MSU
MSU, national stats show law graduates struggling to find employment
To Jason Schmidt, when it comes to getting hired by a law firm, the tables have turned. “Now a lot of law graduates are the ones begging at the bargaining table, instead of the other way around; the balance of power has definitely shifted,” the recent alumnus said. Schmidt’s opinion of the job market is in line with the findings of a recent employment survey of 2011 college graduates.
MSU
MSU College of Law climbs national rankings, still near bottom of Big Ten
For MSU law student Cameron Lawler, the job market for lawyers is daunting. Although the Student Bar Association president continues to pursue his graduate degree in law, he knows the situation is bleak for most lawyers fresh out of school.
NEWS
Revised abortion bill passes in House of Representatives
The Michigan House of Representatives was filled with tension Wednesday afternoon when members divisively passed a controversial bill that would place new regulations on abortions in the state. A day after hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters gathered on the Capitol lawn to protest the bill’s imminent passage, debate took to the House floor, with the representatives ultimately passing the bill 70-39.
NEWS
Best-selling author funds MSU teaching scholarship
Best-selling author James Patterson will give the College of Education $60,000 for scholarships to support the Urban Educators Cohort Program. Up to eight students enrolled in the College of Education’s Urban Educators Cohorts Program will receive a $7,500 scholarship for tuition. “When I read about the excellent teaching programs at MSU’s College of Education and its Urban Educators Cohort, I hoped there would be an opportunity for me to help,” Patterson said in a press release to MSU News. “I wanted to give a hand to eager students who take on the challenge of becoming great teachers,” he said. Sonya Gunnings-Moton, assistant dean for the College of Education and director of the Urban Educators Cohort Program, said the school is very excited about Patterson’s contribution. “We are honored that Mr. Patterson recognizes our efforts,” she said.
NEWS
Businesses hampered by construction
A downtown construction project that has been ongoing since May 7 has some local businesses struggling to adjust to a decrease in customers. The sewage reconstruction project taking place along Albert Avenue, between Charles Street and Grove Street has significantly impacted the amount of foot traffic to Leo’s Coney Island, 333 Albert Ave., General Manager Sean Morris said.
MICHIGAN
Face time: Curtis Audette
Social relations and policy sophomore Curtis Audette made it one of his goals four years ago to represent his district as a delegate for a national party convention at some point in his life. But he never expected he’d be able to serve as a delegate at such a young age.
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MSU
A day in nature
As the summer days grow warmer, the MSU Horticulture Gardens grow bigger and brighter. The gardens, which encompass 14 acres, are bursting with life this time of year.