MICHIGAN
Zoo 5k to benefit new rhino yard
Potter Park Zoo officials hope for a stampede as Lansing-area residents are invited to participate in the zoo’s 18th Annual 5K Rhino Walk on June 14.
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Music mends disability rift
Eric Winter was a 12-year-old boy who always wanted to go to summer camp — but since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, he never got the chance before his unexpected death in 2003.
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MSU's minority graduation rates reach all-time high
MSU’s minority enrollment was down slightly in 2007, but the minority graduation rate rose to 61.8 percent, its highest in the last 10 years, according to a report to be presented to the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.
COMMENTARY
Using Blackwater in Iraq dangerous
“Mercenaries … are useless and dangerous,” runs a passage in Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince,” “and if one holds his state based on these arms, he will stand neither firm nor safe.” The chapter goes on to seriously caution against the employment of mercenaries, whom the author considers “disunited, ambitious, without discipline,” and liable to change sides at the first opportunity.
COMMENTARY
Board should think about impact of increase
Powerless — that is how most students feel when they see that the cost of tuition is constantly rising and it seems nothing can be done about it. If tuition keeps climbing at the rate it’s going, it won’t be long before students look elsewhere to pursue a higher education.
MSU
New facility to increase campus recycling
When Lauren Olson approached the MSU Board of Trustees in April 2006 to speak about recycling, she never imagined she would make such an impact.
MICHIGAN
A healing balance
With his hands as his only instrument, Benjamen Warren, a master-level Reiki instructor, is able to soothe the discomforts of his clients through the Japanese practice.
MICHIGAN
Storm effects pose hidden risks
The severe storms earlier this week could have posed a much more serious risk to residents — carbon monoxide poisoning — from alternate power sources like generators used during outages.
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MSU state funds may be decided by week's end
The Michigan House of Representatives approved funding for the MSU Wednesday, allocating $298.2 million for the 2008-09 fiscal year — a 2.8 percent increase from the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
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MSU alum reaches contest finals
After being misdiagnosed with brain cancer at age 17, Melissa Cousino was inspired to work on childhood health advocacy issues. Now Cousino, a recent MSU graduate, is one of six finalists for Fourpoints Magazine’s 2008 Make Me a Cover Model Contest.
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Music students warned against common thefts
Set up the music stand, assemble the instrument, practice for hours and repeat it all the next day; just be sure to not leave items unattended in the practice room.
MICHIGAN
Library opens after power outage
The East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, opened again to the public Thursday morning after a three-day power outage from the severe storms of last weekend.
MICHIGAN
Vehicle auction to be held on Saturday
The Michigan Department of Management and Budget will hold a surplus auction of vehicles and heavy equipment at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lansing.
ICE HOCKEY
Former Spartans icer shines with Penguins
The State News recently caught up with professional hockey player Adam Hall. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward and MSU alumnus saw his team fall to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals last week in a matchup that ignited an internal conflict for the Kalamazoo native.
COMMENTARY
More information about bike registration needed in future
As a student on a limited budget, I commute to class by bicycle. Recently, my new $25 U-lock was cut and my bike impounded by MSU campus police due to non-registration.
COMMENTARY
Clinton supporters should still vote Democratic this fall
Why is there such a disconnect between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that Clinton supporters are unsure whom to vote for?
COMMENTARY
Gas money trumps gadget upgrades
It’s funny how the simple act of your once top-of-the-line phone becoming outdated causes you to re-examine society.
COMMENTARY
Parking permit increase unneeded, unjustified
Up — that seems to be the direction the price of everything is going. As if inflated gas prices aren’t enough, when faculty, students and staff buy their parking permits next year, they’ll be paying 19 percent more than what they paid this year.
MICHIGAN
Michigan House approves funding to improve airports
The Michigan legislature approved about $163 million in federal funding for improvements to Michigan airports Tuesday, including $8.6 million for Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport, said Leslee Fritz, spokeswoman for the Office of the State Budget.