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MICHIGAN

Campaigners rely on students

Katie Byrne
August 24, 2002

When Republican Larry Ward began his state House campaign against incumbent Rep. Gretchen Whitmer, critics told him he didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell against the Democrat from East Lansing. Political science junior Jason Miller said he hoped to improve Ward’s chances. Miller, Ward’s campaign manager, took the back roads to Hell, Mich., in the dead of winter and had himself photographed holding a snowball next to a sign that read “Welcome to Hell.” “Hell freezes over in Michigan,” Miller said. Until MSU students and recent graduates can begin their own political careers, they pay their dues by doing what it takes to get their elders into office. Ward, a Republican candidate for the 69th District state House seat, found his campaign manager at an MSU College Republicans meeting. “He came up and picked my brain after the meeting,” Ward said of Miller, chairman of the student GOP group.

MICHIGAN

Textbooks targeted for thefts

Each year students lose thousands of dollars worth of cell phones, textbooks and other personal items because of theft. “It’s often because they’re left unattended,” MSU police Lt.

MICHIGAN

New complexes please residents

Kristofer Karol
August 24, 2002

Students are flocking in droves from downtown East Lansing to the northern city limits to settle in two new apartment complexes. Melrose Apartments, 16789 Chandler Road and the Village at Chandler Crossings, 3839 Hunsaker Street, will be the beneficiaries of students seeking a bargain.

SPORTS

Couple goes crazy over Nuts

Dawn Klemish
August 24, 2002

Elsie - Doris Hyland only gave birth to two children, but 28 call her mom.Doris, her husband, Jim Hyland, and their dog, Huey, are as much a part of the Lansing Lugnuts as the 26 athletes on the team’s roster.The six-year season-ticket-holders make a 40-mile trip from their home in Elsie each game to provide the Lansing squad with a source of positive influence and an ever-optimistic fan base.The Hylands have assumed the role of surrogate parents to a group of men that are sometimes farther away from home than they’ve ever been.

SPORTS

Facilities provide outlet for all athletic interests

Dawn Klemish
August 24, 2002

You’re far away from home, you know no one and you have to walk everywhere. You’ve traded in the convenience of your car for your two feet - ah yes, it’s here, your first week of college. Instead of sitting in the dorm room and playing video games, you could get out and meet some people and get some exercise at the same time. Eighty-six percent of students and faculty have used IM services at one time or another during the year, and with its wide-range of activities from swimming classes to wallyball, it’s not hard to see why these buildings are such a popular hang out. “I usually went to (IM-Sports) West to play basketball and work out in the weight room,” said Al Harris, a former MSU student and current hospitality management junior at Morgan State University in Maryland.

FEATURES

Online programs boost security

Tara May
August 24, 2002

Security officials around the world could be better prepared for protecting the globe after participating in an online institute offered by MSU. The Global Community Security Institute is an online program that educates and certifies security officials and public servants to improve security and safety. The programs, stemming from some already existing and others newly formed, can be custom designed for individual organizations or communities. Community officials from across the nation have shown interest in participating in programs like the global institute, said Ed McGarrell, director of the School of Criminal Justice. “Obviously we want to first meet the needs of Michigan, but we’re thinking nationally as well,” he said. The program is funded entirely by federal dollars from the homeland security initiative, he said. “Every community within the state and country since Sept.

MSU

Dunlap settles into role as U chief

Tara May
August 24, 2002

MSU police Chief Jim Dunlap has had two months to get used to being head of MSU’s police department, a move he was restless to begin.Dunlap was sworn in June 24 to officially take over for the retiring Bruce Benson, who spent nine years as Department of Police and Public Safety’s top authority.Benson started his new job as a full-time professor in the School of Criminal Justice on Aug.

FEATURES

New park attracts boarders

Jacquelyne Froeber
August 24, 2002

They flip, dip, turn and twist on rails, concrete or any surface they can get their hands on.And they do it on four wheels.They are skateboarders - an increasingly popular sport that is taking over the East Lansing and Lansing areas.“I used to be a surfer, but since I’m stuck in Michigan, skateboarding is the next best thing,” MSU-Detroit College of Law junior Rich Decky said.

FEATURES

A taste of local class adds up

Jacquelyne Froeber
August 24, 2002

If you’re sick of Bell’s 89-cent pizza, maybe it’s time for a more upscale change. East Lansing has many fine-dining restaurants to cater to students’ and residents’ tastes. Evergreen Grill, 327 Abbott Road, offers a menu with selections ranging from fresh fish to pastas to poultry.

SPORTS

Undergoing changes at the top

The 23-year professional relationship between former athletics director Clarence Underwood and MSU officially ended June 30 as his contract expired.Unlike his predecessors, Underwood, 68, left the department quietly - the same manner in which he achieved success.

MICHIGAN

Department prepares for more students, more alcohol

Tara May
August 24, 2002

An influx of students during welcome week means an increase in traffic, crowding and drunken driving.The East Lansing Police Department and MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety create safeguards each year to help deal with the substantial growth in the area’s residency.East Lansing adds patrols during welcome week, football weekends and any other time period where people traffic may be high, Capt.