By Jason Worthy For The State News For Jamael Williams, credit cards are a way of life. Receiving his first credit card at 16, the now 20-year-old mathematics sophomore was already depending on the card as one would depend on a job salary. "I used it about once every other day," Williams said.
East Lansing officials are preparing to lobby state representatives to keep the speed down on Grand River Avenue. A study by the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation is looking at speed limits on Grand River Avenue and Saginaw Highway to calculate the 85th percentile of speed limits driven on the state-funded roads.
The East Lansing City Council's Earth Day work session on Tuesday resulted in the designation of May 4-10 as Water Quality Awareness Week.The council considered two issues: the effort to stencil, "No Dumping, Drains to River" on the city's storm drains and the inventory of local wetlands.
Park, recreation and tourism resources junior Brady Cannon wants to put guitars and drumsticks into the hands of Lansing children.A benefit concert to raise money for the Lansing School District after-school music program is being held at 7:30 p.m.
It's that time of year again. Time to dismiss being a nonsensical layabout, put away the whiskey and turn my attention to the books.
Lansing - Two rezoning ordinances were passed unanimously on Monday by City Council. The area at 1001 E.
Earth Day has come and gone and perhaps the only people to even remember it were elementary school students and citizens of foreign countries who have proven they care more about the environment than the United States. With all of our technological advances, it's unacceptable how we've missed the boat as far as recycling is concerned.
Starting after this spring semester, MSU's grading system will make the move from paper to computer. Faculty will now post their final student grades online immediately after they figure them, and they will be posted on MSU's student information Web site, stuinfo.msu.edu, within that day, said Linda Stanford, assistant provost for academic services and university registrar. "We've done an extensive amount of training and some faculty feel they don't need training," she said. Stanford said there were two ways the faculty could update their grades: They could either upload a spreadsheet and fill it out on their computers, or individually by student. "The good thing about it for students is that they can probably get their grades more quickly when they look at STUINFO," she said. Stanford said the system was tested out on two colleges before its implementation. For more on this story please see Thursday's edition of The State News.
Right on the money, State News. Your explanation of the higher-education funding gap ("Mind the gap" SN 4/22) details the truly unfair system MSU has been dealing with in both good and bad economic times.
John Eckhold loved to talk about music."John and I would converse about what kind of music we liked," said Ric Shahin, a teacher at Midland High School, which Eckhold attended.Eckhold, a 23-year-old psychology junior, was found dead in his home at Woodside Apartments, on the corner of Haslett Road and Woodside Drive, on Sunday.
A female Central Michigan University student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis over the weekend, the first case at the university in about 20 years, officials say.University health officials have notified everyone who might have come in contact with the victim, Central Michigan spokesman Mike Silverthorn said.The student was a resident of Woldt Hall on the Mt.
A 19-year-old MSU freshman was found dead Tuesday morning next to train tracks in Holly, about 20 miles south of Flint. The body of Michael Randolph, a James Madison freshman from Owosso, was found several hours after being struck by a train, Michigan State Police trooper Mark Pravato said. Police believe the death was a suicide.
Okemos - Sporting a green and white Spartan racing suit, Jeff Bosscher strode across the gravel parking lot to a sleek, 7-foot formula racing car waiting to be revved up.
More than 30 brightly painted, people-shaped pieces of cardboard, and their shadows, are celebrating all week at the rock on Farm Lane.Monday marked the beginning of National Landscape Architecture Week, and students from Professor Paul Nieratko's applied design fundamentals class met at the rock on Tuesday morning to show passers-by about temporary art in landscapes."They're abstract versions of ourselves," said William Kockler, a landscape architecture sophomore.
Officials are pushing for the suspension of a sixth MSU student for alleged involvement in the March 28-30 disturbances, said Lee June, vice president for student affairs and services.
First things first - I must confess. In my column last week ("Word-bumbling president a genius; turns out we are fools" SN 4/16), I attributed a quote concerning the ability of war propaganda to both boil the passions of patriotism and narrow the mind to Julius Caesar; however, those words cannot be traced back to the great Roman general. I wish to thank the number of people who responded to that column and directed me to www.snopes.com/quotes/caesar.htm, a Web site that explains the quote's urban legend status and traces the saying to unknown Internet origins in 2001.
Inside of IM Sports-West, about 20 dedicated members of the MSU Fencing Club sat in three rows across the gym floor, stretching their arms toward the ceiling with one leg crossed over, remaining focused in the off-season.The club's time and dedication showed on the metallic surface of its season-ending tournament.Earlier this month, the club competed in the National Collegiate Club Fencing Championships in Gainesville, Fla., and placed fourth out of 22 teams."It's a great honor for our team," said Eric Romein, captain of the men's team.
The State News should do its homework before it publishes editorials. Your editorial "Uncontrollable" (SN 4/17) is riddled with inaccuracies.
After struggling to muster runs the past three games, the Spartans' bats were smoking Tuesday afternoon.MSU tallied 16 hits en route to a 14-6 beating of Siena Heights.The Spartans (12-24 overall, 4-10 Big Ten) jumped out to a quick early lead - a 9-0 advantage after two innings - MSU manager Ted Mahan emptied his bench at the start of the third inning.