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MICHIGAN

In-house election shifts leadership in state Legislature

Lindsey Poisson
November 15, 2006

The Michigan Legislature elected new leadership Tuesday to fill positions that will determine the direction of legislation next year. All leadership positions — left by term-limited legislators or made available through the Democrats' takeover of the House — in the House and Senate were filled by new members. Democrats won the majority in the House, 58-52, during the midterm elections on Nov.

COMMENTARY

More info on MCRI's impact required

Students are finally collectively angry enough to band together and fight a worthy cause. The banning of affirmative action — thanks to the passing of Proposal 2, the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or MCRI — brought more than 125 upset students to Friday's MSU Board of Trustees meeting. Although some students were a bit immature — not waiting for their turn to speak and not allowing trustees the opportunity to give answers to their questions — students' anger and frustration is completely warranted. Students want a response to the passing of the MCRI from the trustees and from MSU President Lou Anna K.

SPORTS

Men's cross country gets at-large NCAA bid

Tom Keller
November 15, 2006

Save room on the bus, ladies. The men are coming with you. Days after the MSU women's cross country team earned a spot in next week's NCAA Championships by winning the Great Lakes Regional Championship, the men's team found out it would join them after receiving an at-large bid. "The guys have done an unbelievable job of progressing as a team throughout the season," MSU director of cross country and track and field Walt Drenth said in a statement.

NEWS

Making MSU greener

As university officials shoveled dirt to make room for a tree near the Simon Power Plant located on Service Road, the act signified something more than just adding to the landscape. Administrators signed an agreement Tuesday to make MSU the newest member of the Chicago Climate Exchange to improve the natural environment on campus. The exchange program, or CCX, is the world's first and North America's only legally binding rules-based greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading system.

NEWS

Court to decide voting ID policy

Lindsey Poisson
November 15, 2006

MSU students Crystal Jackson and Tianna Walker say it's not inconvenient to show their driver's licenses or other photo ID when voting. But others might not vote if they have to show ID, they say. "People are narrow-minded and will wonder why they have to show their ID," said Jackson, a humanities and pre-law senior who went home to Novi to vote on Nov.

FEATURES

Shoppers brace for record holiday sales

By Teresa McUsic McClatchy Newspapers Fort Worth, Texas (MCT) — On your mark, get set, turn on your computer monitors. Retailers predict that one in four holiday purchases will be made on the Internet this year, according to a survey released this week by the National Retail Federation. Jupiter Research forecasts $32 billion in holiday sales, up 18 percent from last year, with 114 million consumers using the Web for at least part of their holiday shopping. And why not? Online shopping can be done in your pajamas at night or during a break at work.

FEATURES

Study says black women more prone to lethal breast cancers

By Jordan Lite New York Daily News New York (MCT) — Black women wait longer than any other women to get diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, according to a new study that helps explain why blacks die more of the disease than whites, even though they get it less. Breast cancer diagnoses among African American women are delayed by a median of 29 days, and their treatment is delayed by a median of 20 days compared with other women, says the study in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine. More than one-fifth wait more than two months between the time they see a doctor and get a diagnosis, and nearly one-third wait a month or more before their treatment begins. "There are differences, and they are rather astounding.

NEWS

Rare rescue

The spot under Lauren Hart's left eye looked like a bug bite — but it didn't go away. Instead, it started to swell. And it kept swelling, even after an ophthalmologist prescribed antibiotics and told the 11-year-old from Millington, Tenn., to come back in two days. Lauren was back in the office the next day. She was sent to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, where a biopsy was performed on the inflamed area of her face. That's when Lauren learned what she was up against. She had been exposed to Pythium insidiosum, a rare but deadly pathogen found naturally in the environment.

MSU

MSU study abroad ranks high in national report

Alex Altman
November 14, 2006

For the second year in a row, MSU was recognized as the top public study abroad university in the nation, according to Open Doors 2006, an annual international education report. According to the Institute of International Education, or IIE, in 2004-05, 2,385 MSU students studied abroad — second to New York University in terms of student participation among all colleges and universities. MSU offers 232 study abroad programs in 62 countries and all seven continents. Kathleen Fairfax, director of MSU's Office of Study Abroad, said MSU was happy to receive recognition because the university is very committed to its study abroad program. "The study abroad program is a signature program for MSU," Fairfax said.

MICHIGAN

Council might OK new apartments

Kris Turner
November 14, 2006

A local landlord is looking to construct condominium-style apartments on the 300 block of Evergreen Avenue — located north of the intersection of Grand River and Michigan avenues. Gregory Spiridakos, who owns rental homes at 334, 340 and 344 Evergreen Avenue, said he's going before the East Lansing City Council tonight to see if city officials are interested in approving an overhaul of the area. "We are in the process to think about what we can do," he said. At this point in the project planning, it's unclear whether students or young professionals would be recruited to live in the new development, Spiridakos said. The homes, which are located in one of the city's historic areas, are old and costly to repair, Spiridakos said.

MSU

Supplements may help ease flu

Justin Kroll
November 14, 2006

With cold and flu season in full swing, an MSU physician said bed rest and plenty of fluids aren't the only things that will protect people from viruses. Edward Rosick, a physician of family and community medicine, said natural supplements such as vitamin C or echinacea could help strengthen immune systems and even shorten the length of an illness. "The benefits for some of these supplements is there are not any prescriptions out there that shortens the duration of a cold," Rosick said.

NEWS

A deering attempt

As Wonders Hall desk receptionist Matt Sutika handed change to a patron Thursday morning, he heard what sounded like a gunshot. But when the marketing and premedical junior looked in the direction of the clamor, he found a six-point buck staring him square in the face. "It didn't make any noise at all; it just ran down the hall," Sutika said.