Police Brief 07/25/11

A 19-year-old male reported a cell phone and money stolen between 6:30-7:30 p.m. July 13 from IM Sports-West, MSU police Sgt.

E.L. firefighters live, work as a family

For Cam Howie, firefighting has been a part of his life since childhood. His grandfather, the fire chief in Grand Traverse County, Mich., would let Howie ride in the back of his pickup truck when he went on calls.

Teenagers, parents explore campus

It’s something almost every high school senior has to face at one point or another: touring universities to find the best fit for their university careers.

E-readers become more popular, practical

More people are jumping on the digital bandwagon and buying e-readers, the Pew Research Center said in a study published last month. According to the study, 12 percent of adults owned an e-reader in May 2011, doubling from 6 percent in November 2010.

Potter Park Zoo welcomes Charlie

Alongside about 30 other families who have been helped by the Michigan chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 3-year-old Charlie Waller ran through Potter Park Zoo Sunday and played with his 7-year-old sister, Esther.

MSU professor examines religion, pop music

Interested in how America drastically changed from 1970-80 with a radical current running through Americans’ lives, MSU English and religious studies professor David Stowe’s research led him to publish his third book, “No Sympathy for the Devil.”

Stacey earns silver at Junior Pan Ams

MSU track and field sophomore Ashley Stacey competed at the 2011 Pan American Junior Championships Saturday, earning the silver medal in the women’s long jump. She posted a 6.13-meter jump and finished as the top American.

Former MSU rower wins gold with Canada

Recent MSU graduate Laura Cowal competed for Canada in the Under-23 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam Sunday, bringing home gold in the women’s eight boat.

Former Spartan pitches well, records loss in return to Lansing

Former MSU pitcher A.J. Achter returned to Lansing Saturday night when he pitched for the Beloit Snappers against the Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium. Achter took the loss as the Lugnuts defeated Beloit, 3-1.

Engineering will save the US

When one listens to the news at night, reads the newspaper, gets a tweet or follows blogs from every Tom, Dick and Harry who feels the need to expound on every issue from Libya to malnutrition, one becomes both confused and depressed.

Students must come first in tuition talks

MSU and the state of Michigan are playing Russian roulette with state funding, but unless one side relents, it’s MSU students who will have to bite the bullet.

Teaching programs on the decline across the nation, according to report

A controversial education council released a new study Thursday showing that many student teaching programs across the nation are failing to produce good educators. The report, which was published by the National Council on Teacher Quality, shows that roughly 75 percent of the 134 programs it rated were sub-par — it did not rate MSU’s program — but included three others in Michigan.

Students released early from jail on good behavior

Three students were released Monday from the Ingham County Jail more than two months early for serving good time, said Maj.

Legislation signed to combat meth

With a set of bills signed into law on July 15, Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to combat the production of methamphetamine — a stimulant drug known for its abuse throughout the nation. One bill, sponsored by state Sen.

Police Brief 07/22/11

A 29-year-old female student was injured on her bicycle near Beaumont Tower and transported to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital at about 10:30 July 11, MSU police Sgt.

University officials deny tuition increase violation in House hearing

MSU officials maintained today that the school is not in violation of the state’s tuition increase limit during an appearance before a state House higher education appropriations subcommittee.

Seeking relief in the shade

Broad art museum takes shape

From his office window overlooking what soon will be the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, director Michael Rush can view daily progress of the $45 million contemporary art project he’s been brought on to lead. And so far, he likes what he sees. “I see these visualizations taking shape right before my eyes,” Rush said.

Family says thank you with BBQ

Bending down to examine an ant at a barbecue Wednesday, 3-year-old Charlie Waller now is “pretty much exactly how he used to be,” his father John Waller said. Charlie, the son of MSU employees John and Abigail Waller, was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, April 1. The cancer spreads like sand in Charlie’s brain stem, making it inoperable.

Hoekstra enters race

Despite previously declining to enter the race, former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has decided to run for a seat representing Michigan in the U.S.