If now is not the time to “go green,” I do not know when it will be. On July 26, an oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. ruptured near the city of Marshall, Mich., about 40 miles southwest of my hometown of Portage.
The gubernatorial candidates The State News endorses — Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder — were chosen with an eye toward what they could possibly bring to students through their policies. Not all the positives and negatives are discussed in this editorial, but some of the more central issues are brought to light.
The attorney representing the 22-year-old former MSU track and field triple jumper who allegedly tried to rob and then assaulted a man on July 1 motioned to have the case dismissed in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court on Friday.
Representing both the United States and Canada, two MSU rowers earned medals last week at the Under-23 Rowing World Championships in Brest, Belarus.
A lot has happened in the last 1,000 days. Three different national champions have been crowned in college basketball, the first non-white U.S. president has taken office and three separate “Twilight” movies have been released, making obsessive girls around the globe decide between Team Edward or Team Jacob. But not once, in all that time, has Michigan defeated MSU in football or men’s basketball, the two biggest college sports in the country.
It is rare that a single paper changes the horizon of science. Instead, Wolfgang Bauer said scientists — including MSU researchers — publish countless papers and results that slowly push science toward a different direction. One such paper, examining protein folding, was published last week in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, or PNAS, which showed proteins fold into their structures more slowly than previously thought.
A 20-year-old female MSU student reported her bicycle stolen Tuesday near a trail on the west side of Bogue Street, MSU police Sgt. Dan Munford said.
Friday is the last day to be counted in the 2010 U.S. Census. Any Michigan resident who failed to mail back a form or talk to a census worker should call 1-866-872-6868 to be counted.
Plans to renovate the East Lansing Amtrak station are on the right track after the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved last week allocating the station $2.5 million.
School-based health centers prove effective in exposing students to healthier behaviors, according to a recent study conducted by an MSU researcher. After examining health centers in middle and high schools across the state, the study found school-based health centers are a convenient asset because students can seek health care without leaving the building, said Miles McNall, a researcher in MSU’s University Outreach and Engagement.
Throughout the years, problems have been addressed and the city has taken its current form. Now, the city looks to expand with its growing next door university neighbor with student-oriented housing projects and various commercial projects.
The East Lansing City Council is seeking additional input from the city police department regarding a possible medicinal marijuana ordinance following a work session Tuesday at which councilmembers expressed slightly differing views of how the ordinance might be created.
Students living on campus throughout the summer are coping with extreme temperatures. Some are turning to fans and other cooling methods, but air conditioning is not an option for all is it requires the university’s permission and a doctor’s recommendation.
MSU police are investigating three separate incidents of stolen Academic Orientation Program yard signs, MSU police Sgt. Shaun Mills said.
Rain showers sent children and their parents fleeing for cover under the colorful canopies Wednesday afternoon at the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, but after the sun came out less than five minutes later, the celebrations continued. The 2010 Summer Splash took place Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the aquatic center, 6400 Abbot Road.
Philip Strong, who currently is the assistant dean for Lyman Briggs College, has been named the leader of the Neighborhood Concept pilot project in Hubbard Hall for next year. As leader of the Hubbard pilot program, Strong will coordinate programs involved with the Neighborhood Concept and work with faculty and students. He also will be in charge of assessing the effectiveness of the programs.
Four area lawyers will vie to become 30th District Circuit Court Judge in Tuesday’s primary. The six-year position opened after the retirement of Judge James Giddings, leaving no incumbent in the race to become Ingham County’s newest judge. Competing for the position are: Clinton Canady, Gregory Crockett, Jim Jamo and Billie Jo O’Berry.
MSU’s graduate student government and the city of East Lansing plan to introduce a new parking program in the fall for graduate and professional students, following a deal reached Tuesday.The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, has discussed the possibility of such a program with city officials since fall 2009. Under the program, which was approved by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, the city would sell a bulk number of parking permits at $150 — a 50 percent discount — per semester for Lot 10, or the Division Street ramp.
New and returning MSU students might find themselves climbing up a wall or pigging out on free food samples upon their return to the university before the start of the fall semester. Officials at MSU’s University Activities Board, or UAB, have spent much of the summer securing sponsorships and planning activities for its 30th annual U-Fest, which is scheduled to be held from 7-11 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Union.
Textbooks might become a lot cheaper for students at MSU and across the nation if a bill in the U.S. Senate becomes law. The Open College Textbook Act, introduced in Sept. 2009, would provide one-year grants to universities and professors to produce quality textbooks that would be available for free online.