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MICHIGAN

Word on the street

Would you be willing to pay a sales tax on services such as haircuts, moving companies and financial advising? "Yes, extra tax money for government spending isn't that big of a deal." Joe Gessler finance sophomore "Yes, so the government can get the money to pay expenses like fixing roads, and paying police and firefighters." Matt Gill accounting freshman "Yes, I think the economy is in trouble, and needs anything to help get us back on the right footing." Amber VanderWeide history senior

COMMENTARY

Michigan's job forecast disheartening

May 2007 will release another group of MSU graduates into the job market with one question in mind: "What's next?" For some, the job search will be relatively short and painless, but many will find it a long and unwelcome trek. The most recent blow to Michigan's economical infrastructure is the recently announced closing of Pfizer Inc. research and development facility in Ann Arbor.

MICHIGAN

Locals liable for snow removal

Thea Neal
January 25, 2007

Icy roads and snow-blanketed highways are causing trouble for local motorists, while some East Lansing residents are faced with fines for not clearing their sidewalks. Since the beginning of the year, nine residents have received an $85 ticket from East Lansing's Parking and Code Enforcement, or PACE, for not removing snow and ice from the sidewalks around their homes.

FEATURES

Experts shed light on shelf life of beauty products

Elizabeth Swanson
January 25, 2007

Just like a curdled, putrid carton of milk immediately would be thrown away, cosmetics should also should be kicked to the curb after acquiring mysterious smells and textures. Eye products have a shelf life of six months, said Carey Nelson, the spa development and curriculum manager at Douglas J.

MSU

Planetarium may be moved

Kristi Jourdan
January 25, 2007

Despite recent information listing Abrams Planetarium as possibly being demolished, Planetarium Director David Batch said those plans are "outdated." A Dec.

COMMENTARY

Recycling benefits neglected in letter

I was shocked to read Steve Sutton's negative opinion on recycling, "Recycling does not save resources, reduce costs" (SN 1/22). What sort of credentials could he possess to justify his claim that 6,000 students "should be chastised for their ignorance"? Especially after petitioning MSU to reverse the university's distinction as "the last Big Ten school without a comprehensive recycling program available to everyone within the university," according to the student environmental group Eco. The intelligent readers of this paper know that his casual observation that separate trucks are required to pick up recyclables does not prove his point.

FEATURES

Tips to boost metabolism

By Alison Freehling McClatchy Newspapers It's an unfortunate truth: As people get older, their metabolism — the process by which the body burns calories from food — can slow down by as much as 25-30 percent.

MICHIGAN

Age on center stage

Michelle Ortlieb
January 25, 2007

Sitting together, senior citizens and teenagers read a script aloud. The animated group included, one person plugging her nose, imitating a stuffy king.

MSU

Center to hold speech on El Salvador

Tara Thoel
January 24, 2007

Brandt Peterson, an assistant professor in the anthropology department, will speak on Profiling the Indians: Regulation, Recognition and Rights in Neoliberal El Salvador. The presentation starts at 3 p.m.

COMMENTARY

MSU band brings smile to hockey fan after game

Kudos to some of the members of MSU's Spartan Brass for making Friday evening on campus a bit more fun. Not only did we have a chance to enjoy the MSU hockey team's 3-2 overtime win over Lake Superior State University at Munn Ice Arena, but after the game, while walking back to the car, we were treated to an impromptu serenade. You have to admit, there are few places in the world where you can hear Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train," skillfully played by a tuba quartet! Thanks much for the smile! Jim Smith Lyman Briggs School associate professor

MICHIGAN

Mich. sales tax may extend to services

Cash Kruth
January 24, 2007

Decreasing Michigan's sales tax to about 5 percent and implementing a new tax on services is the latest idea being tossed around to solve the state's economic woes. The proposed tax would apply to professional, personal, repair, installation and business services.

NEWS

City receives update on priorities

Kristen Daum
January 24, 2007

East Lansing faced its midterm evaluation Tuesday. City Manager Ted Staton said he feels "a fair amount of satisfaction" with the progress city officials made in 2006. But East Lansing is only halfway to completing the City Council's strategic priorities since the next priorities won't be set until 2008. "We're always proud with the amount of work done on an annual basis to meet our strategic priorities," Mayor Sam Singh said during the East Lansing City Council's Tuesday evening work session. The council's emphasis on neighborhoods, which is laid out in its strategic priorities report, heavily stresses construction of residential districts and the removal of rental licenses.