2 Mich. regions to administer career training initiative grant
A state bursting at the seams with new farms and a booming industrial sector was the vision laid out by top state officials Monday on campus.
MIDDAY UPDATE: More residence halls to install modular furniture
Students living in Hubbard and Case halls will not have to worry about hiring a loft service to build and break down their lofts beginning in the fall. University Housing officials decided to replace the furniture in Hubbard and Case halls with new modern-style lofts, similar to those in Holmes and Shaw halls. Officials will begin installing the furniture this summer in order for everything to be complete for fall move-in. Currently, if students want lofts, they have to hire and pay an outside company to come build the lofts in their rooms.
The cost of 'living on'
College students might learn a real-world lesson from the MSU Board of Trustees. Living expenses are, well, expensive.
Lansing budget to be topic of forums
Residents will be able to voice their opinions about the proposed budget to members of the Lansing City Council this evening. The first of two public forums will take place at 6:30 p.m.
Local movie has interesting story line
Should you be held accountable if something horrible happens because of something you did, even if it wasn't what you meant to do?
Alumni awarded Pulitzer honors
The story began with a confidential tip about a foul state investment into a rare-coin fund in Ohio. But after 2004 MSU graduate and State News alumnus Steve Eder and a team of six investigative reporters, began digging deeper, they uncovered one of the biggest political scandals in Ohio's history. When the Pulitzer Prizes were revealed Monday afternoon, the reporters from The Blade in Toledo, Ohio discovered they were finalists in the public service category — just missing what is widely considered the most prestigious honor in journalism. "At 23 I never thought I'd be on a team that'd be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize," said Eder, who graduated from James Madison College with a major in political theory and constitutional democracy.
MSU to announce med school partner
Spectrum Health and MSU will announce a new partnership solidifying their combined efforts to expand the MSU College of Human Medicine to west Michigan at 10 a.m.
MSU community must step up against hate
With many recent articles about the upcoming April 22 Nazi rally on the steps of the Capitol Building, I feel it is important that the MSU community speak out against the group's twisted views and hate speech.
Stabenow focuses on Great Lakes, out-of-state waste
With a campus as beautiful as MSU's, all Spartans should be environmentalists and care for their surroundings, U.S.
Internships come true
Kristen Case will spend her summer laughing along with a live audience as David Letterman tells his signature "Top Ten" jokes. Jackie Collens will travel the same halls of the prestigious hotel the Hilton sisters grew up in. Raphael Rogers can still recall his brush with fame when he worked a red carpet premiere. And Nathan Michels graduated after a semester of rescuing people from canyon cliffs. Internships are quickly becoming the way to secure a job after graduation.
Avoid violence; go to diversity celebration
Many MSU students are planning to go to the Capitol and protest the Nazi rally on April 22. This is the obvious thing to do, to show the Nazis their hate speech is not welcome here. The problem with this is, all too often, the protesters become violent and the police must step in to help the Nazis defend themselves.
MIDDAY UPDATE: Group pledges $85 million to med school expansion
The MSU College of Human Medicine received an $85 million shot in the arm Tuesday as it prepares to expand into west Michigan. Spectrum Health, a private, nonprofit system of hospitals in the Grand Rapids area, pledged to provide the money to the college's West Michigan Medical School, which is expected to open its doors to second-year students as early as 2008. The move is the first in a rapid series of events that will cement the expansion, the college's Acting Dean Marsha Rappley said. "It is an important step for us to have Spectrum Health as a partner in this expansion," Rappley said. She clarified that the money from the organization was not a lump sum, but it would be part of the community's continuing support for a four-year medical school in Grand Rapids. "All that money will be contributed over time," Rappley said.
New recruits know how to win
When Isaiah Dahlman and Raymar Morgan were both participants in the Nike All-American Camp this past summer, they talked a lot with each other and formed a friendship. After Dahlman committed in early September to play basketball for MSU as part of its 2006 recruiting class, he called Morgan, who then committed to MSU less than a month later.
Fresh style hits town
Protégé Academy, East Lansing's newest cosmetology school, opens for business today at 16800 S.
Area residents celebrate religions through Easter, Passover holidays
Scores of kids scampered across the Capitol lawn scouring for thousands of plastic eggs this weekend, as many students left campus to spend time with their families and area residents congregated at local churches or synagogues to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holiday of Easter.
New bills give state control of cable TV
Imagine cable TV that can screen phone calls, connect to photo albums stored on the Internet or be programmed from a cell phone. With the help of state legislation, a next-generation fiber-optic network that bundles Internet, video and phone service could be making its way to Michigan soon. But that doesn't mean the service will be provided to East Lansing's student neighborhoods. Cable franchise agreements are currently negotiated at the local level, ensuring cable service is virtually a public utility in many cities — available to just about anyone who wants it. The proposed legislation, which is currently working its way through both the state House of Representatives and Senate, would shift cable franchising to a state system, eliminating local control. Local governments across the state have cried foul, arguing the change would affect revenues they use for programs such as public access, and to allow cable providers to pick and choose where they offer service. "You're changing the rules of the game," said East Lansing City Councilmember Kevin Beard. The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to approve a resolution on Tuesday voicing support for keeping the franchise process local. The city is expecting to bring in $320,000 in the next year from its existing franchise agreement with Comcast.
Group to announce initiative to help create Mich. jobs
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will join Gov. Jennifer Granholm and others today to announce a new federally-funded, $15-million plan to create more jobs in Michigan. Simon and the governor will be joined by former Lansing Mayor David Hollister and Emily Stover DeRocco, U.S.
Residence Halls Association seeks PR director
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, is looking for a Director of Public Relations and Advertising. Duties include, but aren't limited to, serving as RHA's spokesperson publicizing all RHA meetings, hall government events and caucus events as well as preparing press releases, talking with the media and designing advertisements.
Work in progress
One of the team's sore spots last season — at place-kicker — has a positive outlook after Saturday's 115-play scrimmage at Spartan Stadium. Sophomore Todd Boleski missed his first 38-yard field-goal attempt but didn't disappoint after, nailing two field goals at 32 yards, and then at 40, 47 and 55 yards. The defense also showed signs of improvement, which senior defensive tackle Clifton Ryan said is "more athletic and (can) run the ball better than we did a year ago." The first-team defense faced a first-team offense undergoing changes with three new starters on the line. After the game, head coach John L.