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Gov. Snyder signs budget into law

Marina Csomor
June 21, 2011

Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Michigan’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which he deemed a “kids’ budget.” Although this budget would cut 15 percent of funding for universities in state, Snyder said it is structurally balanced, eliminates Michigan’s $1.5 billion deficit and creates a fiscal environment that can be sustained by Michigan’s young people. “We’re not going to leave a state in worse shape than when we were running it for our kids in the future,” he said.

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Rehabilitated eagle nearly ready for depature, two new eagles arrive at MSU

Dena Elian
June 21, 2011

Last month, an injured bald eagle was rescued from the Saginaw River and was sent by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to MSU’s Veterinary Medical Center. Since then, the bird has been rehabilitating under the watchful eye of James Sikarskie, associate professor of small animal clinical sciences. Sikarskie was looking to send the bird to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden when they were in need of another bald eagle. However, the bird wasn’t quite what they were seeking and still is in need of a home. “There are so many eagles that Cincinnati wants someone younger who’s easier to tame down,” he said.

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MSU animal science researchers awarded $5 millon

Beau Hayhoe
June 21, 2011

MSU researchers have been awarded a $5 million grant from the Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Researchers in the MSU Department of Animal Science will use the grant to study genetics related to the efficient production of milk in cows, said Rob Tempelman, professor of animal science and member of the research initiative. “We have these genetic markers we can apply,” Tempelman said.

Alyssa Zandi ·
NEWS

Voluntary Summer

Alyssa Zandi
June 20, 2011

For years, David Mead cruised throughout the tri-county region on his bike. Now, he delights in helping people in need do the same. Mead — a Lansing resident — has volunteered his time to various bicycle repair programs in the area for more than a decade. “It’s satisfying to see people get bikes — it’s a recycling effort,” he said.

NEWS

Republicans look to redistrict by July 1

Marina Csomor
June 20, 2011

After releasing maps Friday detailing how they think Michigan’s district lines should be redrawn, Republicans from the state House and Senate hope to have the redistricting process completed by July 1. Some significant changes to districts in state would be made if these Republican maps were to be adopted. The redrawn congressional districts proposed by Republicans would put two Michigan Democratic incumbents into the same district.

Josh Mansour ·
MSU

Student cereal, bagel consumption lessens

Josh Mansour
June 20, 2011

Nutritionists often refer to breakfast as “the most important meal of the day,” but the numbers show MSU students have been eating much less breakfast than they did four years ago. From July 2006 to June 2007, students in the MSU cafeterias ate 68 tons of cereal, and since then, the number has dropped dramatically.

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Lion given MRI at veterinary school

Dena Elian
June 20, 2011

The Spartans welcomed a lion on campus this past weekend, but you won’t catch him with a football. An African male lion was sent from John Ball Zoo, in Grand Rapids, to Potter Park Zoo, in Lansing, then to MSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital to undergo an MRI.

MICHIGAN

City Council to pass snow removal law

Ian Kullgren
June 20, 2011

Although summer officially begins Tuesday, the East Lansing City Council is set to approve an ordinance that would dictate the way off-campus students respond to winter weather. After more than a year of discussion on the issue, the council likely will approve a new snow removal ordinance that would require residents to shovel sidewalks within a set time frame, subjecting them to a tiered fine system for failure to clear their sidewalks of snow, ice and other debris — including broken bottles and other trash.

Josh Mansour ·
NEWS

Accafellas perform at music education symposium

Josh Mansour
June 20, 2011

It’s not often that an a cappella group enjoys being booed, but the Accafellas aren’t your typical a cappella group. They’re an all-male, nine-member singing group, made up of MSU students ranging across a variety of majors.

COMMENTARY

Consequences of the ‘now’

Have you wondered recently about your future? Have you really wondered about your future and the future of the state, the country or the planet? Last year, we were treated to the fairly innocuous movie “2012” — dramatically presented and poorly acted — in which the prediction for the future was pretty bleak.

Marina Csomor ·
MSU

Vigil held to end 40-year drug war

Marina Csomor
June 19, 2011

Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. “war on drugs,” a policy of zero tolerance first declared by then-President Richard Nixon in 1971, but members of the MSU branch of Students for Sensible Drug Policy hope that this anniversary will be the country’s last. MSU Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or MSU SSDP, held a candlelight vigil at 8:30 p.m.