SPORTS
MSU names its athlete award winners
Five graduated seniors and one returning senior earned MSU’s annual Major Athletic Award for the 2007-08 academic year.
COMMENTARY
Education stops teen pregnancy
It seems like it’s become sort of an unfortunate trend for girls in their teens to have children before they reach adulthood.
COMMENTARY
Public service careers as important as others
Almost everyone desires to make this world a better place. Choosing a career in public service is one of the best methods to go about making that dream a reality.
MICHIGAN
Homegrown company promises students high-tech employment
Liquid Web Inc. formally announced plans Tuesday to create 600 computer technology jobs during four years in the Lansing area with the creation of its third Lansing data center.
MICHIGAN
A new 'Planet'
Eight years after her father closed Small Planet in downtown East Lansing because of the city’s redevelopment plans, 24-year-old Natalie Schneider is reopening the music venue in a new location.
MSU
MSU exceeds current ADA, prepared for new updates
When proposed updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act are finalized, MSU will have little to worry about.
MICHIGAN
Council to consider driving resolutions, parking lot issues
The East Lansing City Council will discuss rezoning plans for City Center II, expansion to city parking and a distracted driving resolution at its work session tonight.
MICHIGAN
Health care proposal would level field, put pressure on state budget
Critics of a ballot proposal that would make the state responsible for providing affordable health care for all Michigan residents said the proposal might put too much pressure on the state’s already tight budget, while supporters said it will level the playing field for those who can’t afford coverage.
MSU
Study reveals paradox of religious Americans
America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don’t feel their religion is the only way to eternal life — even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise — and MSU students said they felt the same.
MSU
Company seeks funds for algae research
Algae grown from sewage could be used to produce biofuels, says a company seeking a $7 million state grant to help prove it, along with help from MSU researchers.
MSU
University leaders to discuss economic role
In a time of hardship in the Midwest, MSU and 11 other research universities from eight states will gather Thursday and Friday to discuss the economy.
MICHIGAN
Event gives homeless people essential care
For organizers, volunteers are the “connect” in the first Lansing Project Homeless Connect — and still more are needed.
COMMENTARY
Sports kept honest by media scrutiny
Some of my fondest memories of summers past are the yearly vacations my family always took to Florida right around the end of June and beginning of July. They were great times swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, cooking out on the beach and eating lots of food.
COMMENTARY
Stem cell research goes beyond use of embryos
The State News carries a well-deserved reputation as one of, if not the best, university newspapers in the country. Based on columnist Ryan Dinkgrave’s piece (Stem cell research beneficial for Mich. SN 6/19), however, the paper should look elsewhere for a political columnist.
COMMENTARY
Deposits on water bottles make Mich. greener
Ten cents might not seem like a lot of money, but for 32 years the dime has been encouraging people to return their aluminum cans and plastic bottles to the grocery store rather than tossing them into the trash.
MSU
Former MSU student sentenced
A former MSU freshman who pleaded guilty to throwing an empty beer bottle during the Cedar Fest riots has been sentenced to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail by East Lansing 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball.
MICHIGAN
State House rep. candidates disagree on economy, taxes
As the July 7 registration deadline for the Michigan House of Representatives primary approaches, Frank Lambert is the only candidate to challenge incumbent Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, to represent the 69th District.
MICHIGAN
Summer gets jazzy
MSU professor Rodney Whitaker’s focus inside room 103 of the Music Practice Building couldn’t be disturbed during Saturday’s rehearsal for the 12th annual East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival.
MICHIGAN
E.L. owners debate pros, cons of BTN, Comcast
Joe Bell was one of the local bar owners who had to scramble last fall when there was no deal between Big Ten Network and Comcast Corp.
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Residence hall security increases for summer programs
CSI camp, 4-H Exploration Days, Academic Orientation Program and more make the campus buzz with visitors as summer officially begins.