NEWS
Police brief 11/03/09
Halloween weekend was relatively quiet, with arrest numbers typical of a football weekend and no serious assaults, East Lansing police Sgt. Mark VandeWouwer said.
NEWS
Promise partly covered in spring
Although MSU students who qualified for the now-eliminated Michigan Promise Scholarship will receive full funding this semester, they might have to search elsewhere for funds next semester.
NEWS
ECAC to discuss program cuts
A set of recommended eliminations of MSU academic departments and programs is expected to begin the next step of the approval process today at the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, meeting.
NEWS
City council election held today
Today is the day for East Lansing residents to cast their votes to determine who will fill the two open seats on the East Lansing City Council. Anyone registered to vote in East Lansing is eligible to participate in the election.
MICHIGAN
Word on the street
How did you hear about Sonic? Will you go to the Lansing location when it opens?
MSU
MSU hosts forum for contractors
Hundreds of contractors and builders will come to MSU from 2-4 p.m. this Thursday in Union Parlors A, B and C to learn about construction projects in the university’s future.
MSU
Visiting professor to host discussion
George Washington University professor Jenna Weissman Joselit will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Union Green Room as part of the lecture “Romancing the Stone: America’s Embrace of the Ten Commandments.”
MSU
Singh set to speak at union ballroom
Former East Lansing Mayor and MSU alumnus Sam Singh will speak at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Union Ballroom as part of the lecture “Community Service: Strengthening Humanity Locally and Globally.”
MSU
Facebook hosts vote for concert
MSU students have the chance to bring the band Weezer to campus for a free concert by voting in a Facebook poll contest sponsored by T-Mobile to promote the new Motorola CLIQ phone.
MSU
$2.5M grant awarded for new hybrid engine concept
For a group of MSU researchers, the future of ultra-efficient hybrid vehicles starts in their lab.
MICHIGAN
Sonic drive-in to open this spring in Lansing
If MSU students set out to find one of the oft-advertised, but rarely seen Sonic drive-ins next spring, they’ll only have to look as far as the south side of Lansing.
MSU
Breast cancer help found in Lansing
Breast cancer survivors struggling with long-term side effects of the disease, such as fatigue and depression, are set to receive individualized advice from MSU’s Breslin Cancer Center.
MICHIGAN
Sign of the Times
With the average number of jobs per household in Michigan declining, Patrick Foth is doing his part to increase the average.
MSU
Environment to be discussed on campus
Experts will discuss the threats of climate change in Michigan from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Kellogg Center, Room 106, 55 S. Harrison Ave.
MICHIGAN
H1N1 vaccination available this weekend
The H1N1 vaccination will be available from the Ingham County Health Department at the Hill Career Academy, 519 W. Kalamazoo St., in Lansing, on Thursday and Saturday.
MICHIGAN
Meadows to hold local coffee hour
Students and residents who are concerned about the future of East Lansing, or who just are looking to chat with the city’s state representative, can join state Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, on Nov. 13 at Sip ‘N Snack Sandwich Shop, 4690 Okemos Road, in Okemos.
MSU
Alpha Phi Omega tries to raise $1K this week for cancer
An MSU fraternity kicked off a 30-year-old, weeklong fundraiser Monday, raising $230 in six hours with the hope of finding a cure for cancer.
MICHIGAN
Trustee Perles to decide on governor bid by year's end
MSU Trustee George Perles said Monday he will decide by the end of the year whether he wants to make his candidacy for governor official.
FEATURES
'New Moon' soundtrack fails to outdo original
The recently released “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack might have sold 153,000 copies in its first week of release (claiming No. 1 on the Billboard 200) however, it fails to measure up to the previously released soundtrack of the first installment of the “Twilight” series.
FEATURES
International alumnus finds inspiration from time in E.L.
Despite the typical adjustments one encounters, freshman year of college can influence some of the best memories in a person’s life — and it’s these memories that Garry Kay of Cornwall, England, writes about in his series of books titled “1983.”