The East Lansing City Council deliberated nearly six hours Tuesday night as it held public hearings on several city development projects, including two on West Lake Lansing Road that attracted significant comment from residents.
MSU is lobbying the Michigan Legislature in support of a bill that could authorize the university additional control over parking, traffic and pedestrian ordinances and fines, which could increase traffic ticket costs on campus.
A waffle cone full of MSU’s Dairy Store ice cream might get pricey as the summers pass, and the problem isn’t cows — it’s bees.
MSU police are investigating two separate incidents of stolen Academic Orientation Program yard signs, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
the 13th annual Great Dairy Adventure on Wednesday at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education offered a way of better understanding Michigan’s largest agricultural industry. The consumer education dairy event is organized by MSU and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, or UDIM, and is part of the Michigan Dairy Expo — the largest dairy event in the state — which squeezes in activities throughout four days.
High-tech manufacturing holds the hope for Michigan’s economic future, according to a report released Wednesday by MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. As of 2007, advanced manufacturing employed more than 380,000 citizens, about 10.3 percent of the state’s workers. On average, they earned more than $60,000 annually, which still is increasing. By comparison, employees in traditional manufacturing jobs earned about $50,000 annually.
Every morning, I log on to my computer and check my Google News feed so I can keep up with the happenings of the world. One thing I enjoy about the news feed is that articles are listed as amalgams of several published pieces from several different sources, providing an interesting breadth of journalistic bias.
Looking at the tuition numbers for public universities in Michigan makes it seem as if MSU is giving us a pretty good bang for our buck. Even given an increase of 2.5 percent from the 2009-10 academic year, MSU’s tuition is several hundred dollars less than that of the University of Michigan, which increased 1.5 percent to $11,837, and Michigan Technological University, which increased 5.9 percent to $12,017.
With 16 experienced players returning from last season’s roster, the MSU softball team has a chance to make some noise in the Big Ten next spring. Add in the fact they’ll be playing in a newly renovated, $2 million stadium, and the Spartans have a lot to look forward to in 2011. The renovations to the softball stadium, which include 120 chair back seats, a new press box, backstops and handicap-accessible seating, are expected to be finished in December, making it ready for next season.
After lengthy discussions, the East Lansing City Council came to a conclusion on several proposed projects in the city at its meeting Tuesday night that started at 6:15 p.m. and ended after 11:45 p.m. In a night full of public hearings, the council approved several of the projects, denied another and sent another back to the East Lansing Planning Commission.
On Aug. 3, the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, will ask voters to approve a measure that will combine two millages that go toward funding CATA services. Voters passed a millage of 2.22 mills in 2004 and an additional 0.787 mills in 2008; if the Aug. 3 millage is approved, it will combine the two and add an additional 0.0362 mills lost under a constitutional provision. Millages, according to the State of Michigan website, are the rate at which property taxes are levied on property. A mill is 1/1000 of a dollar. Approval of CATA’s millage would mean individuals with a home valued at $100,000 will pay a little more than $300 a year.
In 2002, the emerald ash borer killed tens of millions of trees in the state of Michigan. Now, a new website created by an MSU professor identifies areas vulnerable to invasive species, such as the emerald ash borer, in an attempt to prevent outbreaks and damage to the environment. The site, metroinvasive.info, contains maps showing “hot” areas for exotic species, information useful to researchers who are interested in the human mediated dispersion of pests.
After speaking to a crowd of 7,000 Kiwanis at the 95th annual Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas last month, attendees voted Sue Petrisin into the international trustee position. She will serve a three-year term as a trustee and member of the governance and leadership education committees beginning Oct. 1. Kiwanis International is a service-oriented organization focusing on assisting children on a local and global scale.
A 41-year-old female from Albion, Mich. reported damage to her vehicle Monday morning while parked in a handicap spot outside South Case Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
From the familiar billboards on the highways to coming-of-age landmarks we all experience, Frontier Ruckus has made a CD that feels so close to home it would make anyone who’s kissed the mitten state goodbye want to pack up their bags and return home. As the band’s second full-length LP since they released “Orion’s Songbook” in 2008, the follow-up leaves nothing to be desired — which is more than impressive for a band still in the midst of building itself.
MSU junior quarterback Kirk Cousins, along with 111 other college football players, was nominated to be a part of the 19th annual Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team.
The westbound right lane of Grand River Avenue from Hagadorn Road to Maplewood Drive will be closed Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon.
The 31st annual Michigan Agriculture Expo, or the Ag Expo. The event is being held Tuesday through Thursday at the corner of Farm Lane and Mount Hope Road, behind MSU’s Lot 89. The Ag Expo features a variety of presentations and farm equipment vendors. The expo attracted 16,000 visitors last year, and is expected to increase the number this year with new exhibits.
The East Lansing City Council has a full slate for its meeting Tuesday night, including six public hearings for projects that encouraged the council to move the start time of the meeting to 6:15 p.m.
Fourteen of Michigan’s 15 public universities have set their tuition rates for the 2010-11 academic year, and MSU has not budged from its third-highest yearly tuition spot.