NEWS
Police Brief 07/26/10
A 54-year-old male MSU employee reported damage to a vending machine inside the west lobby of Landon Hall on July 19, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Local nonprofits host 'senior' prom
The Ingham County TRIAD Senior Prom provided dinner, dancing and live music for about 300 people who attended, and was sponsored by the nonprofit Ingham County TRIAD and Elder Law of Michigan, said Lansing police Sgt. Traci Ruiz, who organized the event and is the chair of TRIAD.
MSU
Alumni play softball for charities
Area alumni and participants dodged rain showers and fly balls Saturday morning in the hope their team walked away not only a winner, but a bit richer for charity. The MSU Alumni Association hosted the MSU Young Alumni Softball Tournament, a first of its kind for the organization, at East Lansing Softball Complex, 6400 Abbot Road.
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MSU professor researches Parkinson's disease
Inspired by a documentary he watched as a college student and the patients he now treats as a physician, John Goudreau is researching a protein called Parkin that might help prevent Parkinson’s disease. There is no cure for the disease, which kills brain cells and can cause tremors, loss of movement and psychological impairment.
MICHIGAN
Annual BMX race attracts enthusiastic participants
Going pro twice, local BMX — or bicycle motocross — rider Greg Days has been racing since he was 10 years old. He went pro at age 17, but retired five years later to start a family, he said.
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MSU dean named co-chair of Michigan Nursing Education Council
MSU’s Dean of the College of Nursing, Mary Mundt, was appointed co-chair of the new Michigan Nursing Education Council with the goal of upgrading the state’s nursing curriculum to a national level.
COMMENTARY
Ideals should be taught earlier
We need to think about the younger generation and things that might be useful and, more so, beneficial to the lives they will lead. The things we suggest to them, their parents and teachers shouldn’t be given as sermons or dictates from old “know-it-alls,” but rather as suggestions that could form a foundation for their personal, great new world.
COMMENTARY
If fines increase, MSU should make other changes
MSU’s support of a bill that could extend university control over parking, traffic and pedestrian ordinances and fines feels like the university raising funds through ticketing. The university is strapped for cash and a good way to raise funds would be through increasing fines.
FOOTBALL
Former MSU cornerback Ware prepares for professional career with Raiders
Former MSU cornerback Jeremy Ware wasn’t projected by many experts to be selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. But he was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of April’s draft, and ended up being the only Spartan chosen. Last Wednesday, Oakland announced it had signed Ware to a four-year, $1.85 million contract, which included a $62,450 signing bonus. After Ware made his entrance into the NFL official, The State News spoke with the new Raider about his transition to the professional ranks, his future career and his time at MSU.
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Residents, children learn about model trains
The Lansing Model Railroad Club was joined by the Capital Area Railway Society and the Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society to host the inaugural Train Day at the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden at MSU, and the garden plans to expand the clubs involved for next year.
NEWS
Police Brief 07/23/10
A 22-year-old female from Haslett, Mich., reported a plastic hubcap stolen off her vehicle Monday outside the MSU Federal Credit Union branch on Crescent Road, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
A cultural exchange
Thirteen students have been at MSU as part of an exchange program with an Australian university. The three-week trip, although brief, is providing the students an insight an educational opportunity, both educationally and culturally.
NEWS
Council OKs downtown E.L. projects
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.
NEWS
MSU seeks update to campus traffic, parking ticket law
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.
NEWS
Declining honey bee numbers causing increased food prices
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.
NEWS
Police Brief 07/22/10
MSU police are investigating two separate incidents of stolen Academic Orientation Program yard signs, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
Great Dairy Adventure kicks off at MSU Pavilion
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.
MICHIGAN
New study finds hope for Mich. economy
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.
COMMENTARY
Cultural motto: 'to be is to have'
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.
COMMENTARY
MSU's tuition rate provides educational insight
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.