The American Family Association of Michigan filed a lawsuit against MSU on Wednesday, saying the university's health policy clashes with the state's constitution, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Association President Gary Glenn said domestic-partnership benefits violate Proposal 2, which was passed in November 2004 and states marriage is between a man and a woman.
Jack Z. Smith, in his column "Bush administration should spread wealth by raising minimum wage" (SN 6/27), made arguments for raising the minimum wage and leaving the estate tax unchanged.
There are some issues in society that cannot be overlooked. When there is wrongdoing or harm to a person, it becomes a natural duty to seek and implement justice.
After hearing testimonies on June 30, which included narrative, forensic findings and an alleged confession from a Lansing man charged with attempted home invasion, a district court judge ruled there is enough evidence for criminal court proceedings. Walter Thomas Webster, a 34-year-old Lansing resident, who also has an address in Rockford, Ill., is charged with first-degree home invasion of a second-floor apartment on West Saginaw Highway and the attempted assault with intent to commit sexual penetration of the woman residing there.
It's two parts eyeliner and one part tears. Three dashes of electric guitar and one bass solo. Unlike the manufactured pop of previous years, this new music genre is so emotional. This is emo, and it's more than music.
A Cooley Law School student running for a seat in the state House of Representatives might find himself learning law while also creating it as the primary elections approach. Jeffrey Lance Abood, from the Lansing area, is running in the Democratic primary for the 69th District House seat on Aug.
A notice of appeal was filed Friday on behalf of The State News against a June 8 court ruling that permits MSU to withold the initial incident report from an alleged Feb.
A district court judge ruled Thursday that although there are no fingerprints connecting a Lansing man with attempted first-degree home invasion, there is enough evidence to move his case to the Ingham County Circuit Court. Judge Richard Ball, presiding in the 54-B District Court, also heard testimony from a witness and East Lansing Detective Jeff Walsh, who said the accused man admitted to trying to break in. Walter Thomas Webster, who also has an address in Rockford, Ill., is charged with attempted first-degree home invasion of a residence on Sunset Lane.
Nelly Furtado is not the most predictable lady. The Canadian-born songwriter has crammed every genre and style that she could into her music catalog, from pop to folk to dance, all with a worldly vibe and experimental, unpredictable spirit. So it was hard to see her third album, "Loose," coming because it's a shift to things much more familiar.
A child holds a sign. A child wears a shirt. But it's what is written on the sign and shirt that make all the difference.
First-year doctors can find out how they will fare in real-life medical situations by working with actors and mannequins at MSU. Faculty of the MSU College of Human Medicine are using standardized patients — actors trained to exhibit symptoms of any ailment — and computerized dummies with programmable vital signs to assess the strengths and weaknesses of residents. Residents are doctors who have completed medical school and work in hospitals while pursuing further studies in their preferred areas of specialization. About 250 residents will be participating in the Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation program of the MSU College of Human Medicine. The program began on Friday and will continue on selected days until August at the new Learning and Assessment Center in Fee Hall. "When residents have a clear idea of their skills sets, they can feel more comfortable in their new roles as doctors," said Dr. Dianne Wagner, associate dean for Graduate Medical Education for the MSU College of Human Medicine. Wagner worked closely with other doctors from area hospitals during the past year and a half to develop the evaluation program. Participants are videotaped and evaluated as they go through 10 different stations and perform basic medical procedures on a standardized patient, such as performing a medical examination, evaluating symptoms and recommending treatments, Wagner said. She added that in these scenarios, the actors who stand in as patients also provide feedback to MSU faculty on the interaction skills of the doctor. "This is a good way to take knowledge we learned in school for the past four years and apply it to clinical situations," said Dr. Tracy Riddle, who went through the program and is a physician at the Ingham Regional Medical Center. The doctors also get the chance to save SimMan and MegaCode Kelly. SimMan is a computerized mannequin that can cough, wheeze, gasp and produce different heart and lung sounds. It can be programmed to mimic a critically-ill patient with changing vital signs and can even say, "I'm going to die," Wagner said. MegaCode Kelly is a less sophisticated version of SimMan with changeable parts that can make it either a male or female patient. It got its name because "Kelly" can either be a man or woman, Wagner said. "Working with the dummies gives you a chance to interact with a patient that was not really dying but has serious respiratory and cardiac issues," said Dr. Andrew Riddle, another physician at Ingham Regional Medical Center.
In the last few years, there has been a lot of media hype over the avian flu. Caitlin Scuderi's column entitled "Beware of bird flu; virus more dangerous than you might think," (SN 6/22), is just more of the same.
As someone with 10 years of experience in climate research, I must respond to Daniel Jakeway's letter, "Gore's movie for political gain, not to save Earth," (SN 6/28), and Jeff Wiggins' letter, "Climate changes natural, not due to global warming" (SN 6/28). Just to be clear — global warming was not invented as a political tool, and it has little to do with Al Gore.
Jim Marcinkowski, the 8th District Congressional Democratic candidate, spoke Wednesday night about restoring the standard of living both domestically and internationally and outlined the problems the United States is facing. Marcinkowski, who will challenge U.S.
The building that houses Cottage Inn Pizza and the city-owned parking lot behind it are slated for demolition. The East Lansing Planning Commission met to discuss redeveloping the area Wednesday night and reviewed plans to construct a new apartment building and condominium complex on Lot 7 and 611 through 617 E.
Former MSU President Clifton R. Wharton Jr. has something new to be proud of. His father, U.S. Ambassador Clifton R.
Passers-by taking a stroll on a lazy Friday afternoon stopped and peered through the glass window as four combatants grabbed and grappled with each other on the floor. No, this was not a fight that broke out in one of the bars across from MSU's campus — the four fighters were really good friends honing their skills in ground fighting skills. It was just another day of training at the Institute of Traditional Asian Martial Arts, 130 W.
Criminal justice graduate student Danielle Dykens broke down in hysterics outside her fiance's apartment in Spartan Village as officers looped yellow "Michigan State Police — Do not cross" tape around the scene. Through bouts of sobbing, she screamed profanity at the officer trying to calm her down.
I say give Daniel Jakeway a captain obvious award for his letter, "Gore's movie for political gain, not to save Earth," (SN 6/28), regarding Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth." The movie was made for political gain he says?
The large lettering on the side of the five-story brick building makes Independent Bank's new regional location easy to find. Location was one of several reasons the bank chose to move its south Michigan regional headquarters from Okemos, said Kelly Wolgamott, spokeswoman for the regional headquarters.