Mad dash for surplus

Dan Dudley hates to admit he's a "salvage rat," but he's lined up with about 25 other people by 7:15 a.m.

Candidates address issues with local media

As the sun rose over the Capitol the morning after the State of the State address, many of Michigan's top political leaders offered reactions to the speech, as well as thoughts on Michigan's economy, jobs, higher education and taxes on a local radio show. Gov.

Weekend games bring competition to conference play

MEN'S No. 6 Villanova (14-2, 5-1) at Notre Dame (10-7, 1-5), Saturday Although they ended up winning Tuesday night, the Villanova Wildcats played a rocky game against South Florida without second-leading scorer guard Allan Ray.

Countdown

East Lansing officials plan on making some significant changes to the way the city handles celebrations and disturbances, such as last April 2-3. And many of the changes sound good.

Pharmacies collect old antibiotics

A pilot Michigan antibiotic disposal program started this week intends to slow down possible antibiotic resistance in consumers. The program, Antibiotic Roundup, is a statewide public health initiative aimed to educate consumers about proper antibiotic use.

E.L. area not recognizing honored day

Today marks the first International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and for the most part, area communities have not planned any events in honor of the day. East Lansing Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said the city must pass a resolution to pay homage to a particular day or week, but in this case, the city wasn't informed that the international commemoration day was happening. "Typically, we get information about a remembrance day or a special event that needs to be acknowledged, and typically, we pass a resolution acknowledging it," she said. The United Nations General Assembly, which designated the day of commemoration, chose today in recognition of when the Polish concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated — Jan.

Police briefs 01/27/06

WEB EXTRA: Investigation underway into MSU professor's role in falsified research

The university has started investigating an animal biotechnology professor's involvement with falsified research, MSU officials said. Jose Cibelli reviewed a manuscript in 2003 for a research paper led by Woo-Suk Hwang, a former professor at Seoul National University in South Korea. Hwang claimed he had cloned human stem cells, and his paper was published in the journal Science in 2004.

Old meets new

In Tom Izzo's first few seasons as MSU men's basketball head coach, he was flanked by some of the most dominant defensive players in the country, all capable of short-circuiting the opposing offense at will. It was those early teams that earned Izzo his reputation as a gritty, ugly-wins-are-still-wins coach. But now, Izzo is flanked by some of the most explosive offensive players in the nation, all capable of leaping over tall buildings — and opposing defenders — in a single bound. And like any good coach, Izzo has had to adapt his now-infamous style to the strengths of his current team. "He's definitely tried to become not less defensive oriented but more offensive oriented," senior center Paul Davis said.

From the road

Men's hoops reporter Tom Keller writes about his overnight trip to Ann Arbor. With no class Wednesday, I trekked over to Ann Arbor a day before the MSU-Michigan game and spent the night at a friend's place.

Poor decisions hurt The Boss

Tomahawk went 4-for-4 last week, and The Boss went 3-for-4. Now, it seems like this prognostication race is getting a little more intense.

DNR might raise license price

Bringing in a 10-point buck or a 10-pound salmon could cost more for Michigan hunters and fishers. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, is considering a change in hunting and fishing license fees to offset a structural deficit, said Chief of Staff Dennis Fox. "A large portion of the programs are funded through hunting and fishing licenses, so (increased revenue) would continue those programs," Fox said. Programs such as law enforcement, research and other programs in the fisheries and wildlife divisions would be affected by additional funding from a license increase. A work group comprised of representatives from various outdoors and conservation associations has been formed as a way to make recommendations.

How did ancestors live, work without David Bowie, other essentials?

It occurred to me a few nights ago that music, like some sort of clever parasite, has taken over my life. As usual, I was fixated in front of my computer with a lot of work to do and not enough time to do it all, which, in my case, makes starting almost impossible. I told myself I'd begin as soon as Charlie Parker put down his saxophone. That recording ended and I was just about ready, but naturally I needed a new album to play while working.

WEB EXTRA: Disease expert to speak at Lansing Center today

An official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will speak at the Michigan Veterinary Conference today. Nina Marano will address the topic of "Avian Influenza: Why It Matters to Animals and Humans" at 3:30 p.m.

Bice only criticizes, offers no solutions

In John Bice's latest column, "Lazy analysis of scandal, government spending gives narrow view" (SN 1/24), on the "simplistic" ideas of Libertarian concepts of reform of the corruption-laden Republican Congress, he merely attacks Libertarians as simpletons who offer unattractive reforms. He could've spent the time to discuss what he would offer as pragmatic and sound reforms.

ASMSU considers offering free text-messaging service on campus

A free, permission-based, campuswide text-messaging service could be available to students with cell phones if student government officials decide to pursue it.

Spartans encounter troubles in rival town

A lot of things didn't go MSU's way Wednesday night in Ann Arbor. The first and most important thing was the score.

Front and center

The State News recently caught up with MSU senior hockey forward Colton Fretter, a Harrow, Ontario, native. • On his favorite sport other than hockey … "Badminton.

MIDDAY UPDATE: ASMSU looks to get text messaging service for students

A free, permission-based, campus-wide text messaging service could be available to students with cell phones if student government officials decide to pursue it.

Word on the street

Do you think drinking games create a noise problem in East Lansing? "What accompanies drinking games is loud music.