MICHIGAN
Painting at the zoo
More than a dozen people were crowded in an octagonal room stuffy with the smell of paint fumes Saturday at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing.
MSU
WKAR to host Mich. job conversation
WKAR is set to host a community conversation from 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Lansing Community College’s Board Room.
FOOTBALL
Football players plead not guilty
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Myles White and junior defensive tackle Oren Wilson pleaded not guilty last week to charges stemming from a Nov. 22, 2009 altercation in Rather Hall.
MICHIGAN
City Council to consider taxi stands, service fees
The East Lansing City Council will decide whether to move taxi stands from M.A.C. Avenue back to their original Albert Avenue location during its 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MICHIGAN
Students urged to complete 2010 Census
Ten questions could equal big bucks for the city of East Lansing. City officials and a student group are urging the MSU community to fill out the 2010 U.S. Census, which will be 10 questions long instead of the 53 questions from the last census in 2000.
FEATURES
Music program gives folk lessons
The spring session of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities’ Community Music School folk music program will begin from 6:30-9:30 p.m. tonight in Snyder-Phillips Hall.
FEATURES
'Frankenstein' appeals to younger crowd
Based on the Oscar-nominated 1974 cult film “Young Frankenstein” starring Gene Wilder, “The New Mel Brooks Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” will hit the stage of Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. and run through Sunday.
MSU
Students can shadow during break
Students staying in East Lansing for spring break could use the opportunity to get a head start on their future careers.
MICHIGAN
Added security won't increase local wait times
In the wake of the Dec. 25, 2009 airplane bombing attempt near Detroit, the federal government has altered the way it screens and protects airline passengers, but students should not expect longer waits at security checkpoints.
MSU
Find room for fun, safety during break
Although spring break can be a week full of unadulterated fun and relaxation, careless students traveling internationally could find themselves in trouble if they don’t take some precautions, MSU officials said.
COMMENTARY
MSU, Nike should seek student input before making change
My initial reaction when I was invited to the Facebook group JUST DON’T — No New Nike-influenced Spartan helmet and saw this new logo was disgust.
COMMENTARY
Obama has failed to keep promises
The political season has seemed continuous since the last election cycle as both parties have appeared to continue campaigning and have left the governing to nobody.
COMMENTARY
Granholm's retirement plan reeks of desperation
In an extremely uncharacteristic move, Gov. Jennifer Granholm actually is proposing real and radical steps to address Michigan’s staggering budget deficit.
BASKETBALL
Spartans take perfect Big Ten record into Madison
Tom Izzo, a prominent NCAA Tournament figurehead and avid football fan, made a reference to another legendary sporting event when describing the MSU men’s basketball team’s upcoming conference schedule — golf’s annual Masters tournament, played each spring in Augusta, Ga.
BASKETBALL
Repetition difference in Roe's free-throw shooting
There was a time when Delvon Roe dreaded going to the free-throw line. Shooting 51-for-112 from the charity stripe last season — a measly 45 percent — the sophomore forward had a knack for converting and-one buckets but failing to capitalize on the 3-point opportunity.
BASKETBALL
After Ohio State losses, MSU back in hunt for Big Ten title
Following a crazy week of Big Ten action, the MSU women’s basketball team could be back in the conference title race. A win Thursday against Penn State would pull the Spartans even with the Lady Lions in the loss column with a game in hand.
MICHIGAN
Mississippi shooting fugitive arrested in EL
Leo Wales, 20, was sentenced in November 2009 to 80 years in prison for robbing and shooting a man seven times in Mississippi. He was arrested Saturday for urinating in public near Quality Dairy, 1109 E. Grand River Ave.
MICHIGAN
Water main breaks on Harrison Road
A water main broke Monday at the Harrison Road and Sever Drive intersection in East Lansing, affecting the water supply at Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive, and the surrounding neighborhood. Harrison Road was marked down to a single southbound lane as road crews fix the main. The road should resume normal operation Monday night.
NEWS
Police brief 02/01/10
A 20-year-old male MSU student reported his backpack stolen Jan. 24 in Bessey Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
ASMSU representatives visit MSU Dubai, meet with students
A trip that started Wednesday in Detroit and culminated in Dubai could lay the foundation ASMSU needs to bring representation to MSU Dubai students. Kyle Dysarz, ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson, and Kristy Currier, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly chairperson, left for Dubai last Wednesday as part of ASMSU’s ongoing efforts to secure representation and recognition for students at MSU’s satellite campus in Dubai, ASMSU Spokesperson Portia McKenzie said. They are scheduled to return Thursday afternoon in Detroit.