NEWS
Police Brief 07/23/09
A 21-year-old male student reported his backpack stolen Monday from the Main Library, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
New company helps clients use Internet
When Julielyn Gibbons was a child struggling with Crohn’s disease, she found her only way to communicate with the rest of the world was through her computer. “I looked at the Internet as my only way to do anything,” Gibbons said.
NEWS
MSU strict on revealing information
MSU withholds more student information than required by federal student privacy laws, university officials said. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, allows universities to release directory information about students without their consent, including home addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
NEWS
E.L. project developer faces financial woes
An East Lansing-based development company in charge of a major downtown overhaul is facing financial problems across Michigan and in other states. Strathmore Development Company, the developer behind East Lansing’s City Center II project, is up against various foreclosures and unpaid property taxes for several developments inside and outside the state.
NEWS
MSU summer camps barely profit
Thousands of dollars in summer camp and program fees are collected by MSU each year, but profits for the university are lower than some might expect. Some programs and camps break even, while others generate a small profit for the university.
NEWS
Sign of the times
Kimberly Whitfield spent Saturday working to put a little extra money into her pocket, managing to earn about $200 with an American tradition: the garage sale.
NEWS
Work continues on US-127 and I-96
Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Saturday, westbound I-96 running under southbound US-127 will be closed. The ramp from westbound I-96 to southbound US-127 also will be closed.
NEWS
Film festival tonight in E.L.
The Moonlight Film Festival will be showing “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” at 9:30 p.m. tonight at Valley Court Park, 400 Hillside Court. The festival shows films outdoors for free and is organized by the city of East Lansing. One hour before the showing of the film there will be a performance by musician Ryan Knott.
NEWS
New ordinance puts brakes on E.L.’s only pedicab business
For the time being, East Lansing has lost its only bicycle taxi because of confusion with the city’s updated taxi ordinance. Tony Benedict, owner of Pure Power Pedicab, said after operating his business since November 2008, he was forced to stop pedaling in East Lansing in late June because of new aspects of the city’s ordinance regarding taxis.
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MSU researchers link gender, leisure time with video gaming
Chances are that n00b you pwned last night on “World of Warcraft” was a dude. In a study published last month, researchers at MSU found that women spend less time playing video games than men.
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MSU police Sgt. Brian McDaniel dies at 51
To those who knew him, Sgt. Brian “Keith” McDaniels was an all-around guy who impacted the lives of his co-workers simply by coming into work each day. McDaniels, 51, died Saturday of natural causes, leaving the department to share years of memories of a man whose co-workers said gave everything and asked nothing in return.
FEATURES
Surprise career turns MSU alumnus into leader of pack
Switching majors in college is nothing new. However, it is a little less common to entirely change career paths. With a biology degree from MSU’s Lyman Briggs School in 1993, Ed Stielstra intended on going to medical school. But his plans changed.
FEATURES
Local barbershop offers clients affordable haircuts
A line of men sit in chairs against the wood-paneled wall. Waiting. Of different races, and ages, they wait patiently, but not quietly, for their names to be called. On the other wall, men sit in chairs being taken care of by the staff of Dino’s Barber Studio, 4314 S. Cedar St., in Lansing. Everyone is talking and laughing while the motion of the store moves gently to the beat.
COMMENTARY
Truth of space race lost in lies
Glorious citizens of America, this week is your time to unite and commemorate one of the greatest chapters in our nation’s superior history. This week, just days after we celebrated the birth of our nation 233 years ago, we are allowed to pat ourselves on the back for another one of our country’s accomplishments.
COMMENTARY
E.L. should try to dump City Center II developer
Almost a decade of planning, organization and effort by East Lansing officials was beginning to come together. It finally appeared as though City Center II might actually end up being built after all. But now, before a single bulldozer has been started or a single orange barrel has appeared at the site, the project is suffering another setback.
NEWS
E.L. entertains youngsters with Play in the Park
The city of East Lansing on Tuesday hosted July’s third Play in the Park, an interactive entertainment series geared toward younger audiences. Play in the Park is held at Valley Court Park, 201 Hillside Court. At Tuesday’s event, storyteller Chris Measzros, known by his stage name the Man of 1,000 Voices, was the main attraction.
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MSU philosophy and religious studies departments might soon be housed together
MSU’s philosophy and religious studies departments might soon be sharing office space. The Department of Religious Studies will move from its location in Morrill Hall to South Kedzie Hall, where the Department of Philosophy is housed, said Karin Wurst, dean of the College of Arts and Letters. “Since Morrill Hall will be razed, the Department of Religious Studies will move to Kedzie Hall and will share administrative staff with the Department of Philosophy in order to realize cost savings,” Wurst said in an e-mail. Despite the move, Wurst said the two departments will remain separate and the academic programs won’t change.
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MSU research conduct policy updated from 2002 procedures
MSU researchers found to be guilty of unacceptable or questionable research practices no longer will have the right to appeal. “That’s just more consistent with the way it’s handled in the federal system,” said J. Ian Gray, vice president for research and graduate studies.
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MSU student attains internship in NASA program
Cheryl Goetz beat more than 100 applicants vying for 18 spots for a summer internship at the Houston-based National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, to study the health risks of long-term space flight on the human body. Goetz, a mathematics and premedical senior, said she has been working since May with the NASA Flight Analogs Project, a program that studies the effects of microgravity and space flight on the human body at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, Texas. “Every day I learn something new,” she said.
COMMENTARY
State health care proposal needs more details
With the state on the verge of an election as well as a $1.7 billion deficit, a lot of people are trying to offer their solutions to many of Michigan’s problems. Unfortunately, not every idea is productive.