Hair stylist Javon Windham was on her fourth head of the day and it was only 2 p.m. While music blasted, the stylist was laughing and joking as pieces of hair lay scattered on the tiled floor.
Laura Schweitzer wants to be the next provost at MSU - but only if she can continue teaching. Schweitzer, the associate vice president and interim dean of the School of Medicine for the University of Louisville, teaches undergraduate courses in psychology in addition to her administrative responsibilities.
Starting a campaign for his co-workers to take the stairs instead of the elevator was a step in the right direction toward a healthier campus community, said Matthew Reeves, an epidemiologist. But after discovering only 3 percent of Americans are fulfilling the recommended behaviors that add up to a healthy lifestyle, Reeves said there needs to be a cultural shift in the way people take care of themselves. Reeves looked at four indicators of healthy lifestyles: not smoking, eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, exercising 30 minutes five days a week and maintaining a healthy weight.
Whenever I buy a CD, I always check for that little parental advisory sticker in the bottom corner. I'm not one of those people who won't buy it just because of the sticker.
Thursday was the third continuous day of bargaining in negotiations between MSU and the Graduate Employees Union, which are attempting to establish a contract for the union before the current one expires May 15. About 40 members of GEU held a "grade-in" today at the Nisbet Building, where the bargaining meeting was being held.
Fire-related deaths at other major universities across the country have some East Lansing officials worried about the safety of students residing in area rental homes and apartments. Three students living in a home off the campus of Ohio's Miami University were killed when a smoking device ignited a couch on April 10. Similarly, one student was killed in a fire at College State Borough, home of Penn State, on Sunday. Several measures to keep smoke alarms working and homes free from fire hazards are in place, said Annette Irwin, East Lansing's operations administrator for Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Conservation. "On some of the larger houses, stairways need to be clear of debris and window wells need to be cleared out," she said.
As East Lansing Deputy police Chief Tom Wibert readies to step into his new position as police chief, his first major task will be releasing a comprehensive police report about the April 2-3 disturbances. "It's a tough time to take over," Wibert said. On Monday, he will replace East Lansing police Chief Louis Muhn, who has run the city's police department for four years. The police report is expected to be released Tuesday, at the East Lansing City Council meeting, and will be made available to the public afterward. The report will include information compiled from the eight agencies involved in the disturbances, Wibert said. After the men's basketball team lost to North Carolina on April 2, police estimate more than 3,000 people took to the streets of East Lansing, mainly in the Cedar Village area.
Nate Allen, you will be missed. There, I said it. Now, I may be a bit biased because I have been friends with Nate for nearly two years, but his cartoons will be missed greatly, at least by this State News reader.
In 1952, Bill Land did what most young people in Michigan did after high school graduation - he signed up to work in an automobile factory. "When I came back from the Army, there wasn't any question what I was going to do," the 72-year-old Lansing resident said.
MSU's co-ed a capella group Capital Green will host its annual spring show at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 adults.
Channel 12 is back on. The channel, which broadcasts free movies and student-produced programming to MSU's campus and surrounding cities, was scheduled to be taken off the air at the end of the school year due to declining viewership. But the Residence Halls Association announced this week that it will assume control of the channel after a division of Housing and Food Services gives up control of it next month. RHA President Kevin Newman, who during his campaign stressed improving amenities as the key to keeping students on campus, said keeping Channel 12 a part of residence hall living should be a priority. "This is another program that RHA can bring to the on-campus community that they can't get anywhere else," Newman said. The move became possible after Swank Motion Pictures Inc., the company from which RHA purchases the movies for Channel 12 and its Campus Center Cinemas, agreed to provide them with a digital media player system at no charge for at least a year. The system will substantially cut the channel's labor costs by enabling a month of its programming to be done in 30 minutes. "There's been some technical issues, but the new digital media player will alleviate that," RHA Director of Technology Tom Wolf said.
Instead of only sitting in a cafe with a cup of coffee, wireless Internet users now can surf the Web with a Big Mac in hand. Four McDonald's locations in the Lansing area have hooked up to the trend of wireless access - 1024 E.
A 20-year-old MSU student and football player was arraigned Wednesday on charges of drunken driving and unlawfully displaying a license, court officials said. Stephen Reaves, a sophomore who was backup quarterback for the MSU football team in fall 2004, was arraigned on the two misdemeanor charges. The maximum penalty is 93 days in jail and/or $500 per misdemeanor charge, Assistant City Attorney Tom Yeadon said. MSU Associate Athletics Director John Lewandowski would not detail what action will be taken. "Coach Smith will take appropriate disciplinary action - we are not going to air our dirty laundry in public," Lewandowski said. Reaves was previously charged with a minor in possession and a prohibited alcohol charge. Reaves is the fifth football player of the semester to appear in court. Last season, the Tampa, Fla., native played in five games, going 23-for-58 with 331 yards with two touchdowns.
The Michigan Historical Museum will present its Ethnic Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 7 at the museum, 702 W.
The Ingham County Animal Shelter will host an Adopt-a-thon & Family Cat and Dog Show from 10 a.m.
Coming off a sweep of a doubleheader against IPFW on Wednesday, the MSU softball team will head into the weekend with four big games to close out the Big Ten portion of its schedule, with two games against No.
Every newsroom has beats, and sometimes reporters like to argue whose beat is the hardest. The State News is no exception.
Woody's Oasis, a local Mediterranean deli, and Villa Pizza, a New Jersey-based pizza chain, will replace Taco Bell and Wendy's in the International Center next year. Union manager Jim Sheppard said a contract has been signed with Woody's, and the rest should be completed shortly. "They're generally a sure thing, but it's not always guaranteed," Sheppard said.
As the 36 officers in Alpha Platoon were stationed in Cedar Village on April 2, they watched as thousands of people came out of the buildings at the end of the men's basketball game, police reports stated. The noise grew to "extremely loud" levels as more people poured out and surrounded the officers, East Lansing police Lt.