U tops state for resident students

MSU could help the state make more money by recruiting more out-of-state students according to a University of Michigan survey.

Coalitions to rally on Capitol lawn

When the Legislature returns to work Tuesday, many constituents will gather at 9:30 a.m. on the state Capitol lawn to push for an override of Gov.

Couple goes Nuts over baseball

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.

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Voters approve sale of building, option remains for new facility

East Lansing’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services received good news after voters granted it permission to sell the Public Works Building on Tuesday night.But voters might not have realized there is a possibility of a bond issue to raise money for a new building.The city needs $4 million for the new facility and Councilmember Beverly Baten said raising the money could be difficult.“I don’t think citizens realize there’s going to be a bond issue,” Baten said.

Apathy, absence blamed for few U votes

Students living on campus lived up to their stereotype as being unconcerned for the political primary.

Schwarz to head coalition

Students from across the state are joining forces in a coalition to fight the ballot initiative that would direct Michigan’s tobacco settlement money toward health care.And thanks to the outcome of the Republican gubernatorial primary, they’ve found a leader in state Sen.

Trustees on retreat to evaluate McPherson

MSU President M. Peter McPherson and the MSU Board of Trustees left for Thursday for a three-day retreat at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville.

Eight-day restoration of Sparty completed

After eight days of extensive work, Sparty is as good as new. For more than a week the statue has been power-washed, sand-blasted, appoxied and filled-in to return it to its natural luster.

Fire house might be extinguished

Uniformed in blue, five East Lansing firefighters sat facing each other in a circle of cushy leather recliners discussing respirator techniques. The group congregated at the city’s campus station on Shaw Lane as it began its 24-hour shift Wednesday afternoon.

Planning ahead

The consequences of Gov. John Engler’s vetoes of more than $850 million in state payments to local governments is started to be driven home. East Lansing city officials began looking hard at the numbers this week, and started talking about how they can make up for $4.6 million in lost state-aid.

Smokers to have separate break-rooms

Certain county businesses will have to set up separate break-rooms for smokers or tell them to take their butts outside. Starting next week, lighting up will no longer be permitted in break rooms used by smokers and nonsmokers alike. “We actually enforce businesses’ smoke free policies,” Amy Moore, coordinator for tobacco prevention programs at Ingham County Health Department. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that second-hand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease to people who are exposed in the workplace. “The statewide group did a survey and about 85 percent of workers already work in smoke-free places,” Moore said.

State gambling less fun than casino style

I’m no stranger to the near-illicit thrill that is giving money away to already-rich establishments - I mean, gambling.

Delayed count

As election officials continued to count votes into Wednesday afternoon from the day before’s primary, some criticized state measures that require ballots thrown out in past elections to be examined more closely. Detroit election officials said a state-mandated program that identifies flawed ballots slowed down the counting of absentee ballots.

Trustees on retreat to evaluate McPherson

MSU President M. Peter McPherson and the MSU Board of Trustees left for Thursday for a three-day retreat at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville.

Sept. 11 inspires Rising

Only a man with a soul deeply rooted in both America’s spirit and the sweat and toil of his fellow Americans could, for 30 years, succeed at poignantly capturing the emotions of a changing nation in his lyrics.

Driver unhurt following run-in with 7-Eleven

A 21-year-old female student crashed her black Honda into the front wall of an East Lansing convenience store about 9:50 p.m.

Festival celebrates culture, tradition and community

In the wake of the National Folk Festival, the Lansing community is ready to unveil the Great Lakes Folk Festival.For the past three years, the National Folk Festival called East Lansing home, but the festival has since moved on to Bangor, Maine.

Dems, GOP prepare to duke it out

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer Granholm snagged about 20,000 more votes than her GOP opponent, Lt.

Loss of faith in public encouragement doesnt bode well

On this page yesterday was a column written by my editor, Drew Harmon (“Time to let go of hopes for better things, let apathetic do as they please,” SN 8/7), in which he announced his surrender to the apathy that has devoured this university, this city and this country. The piece was well-written, funny and engaging, and Drew’s point couldn’t have been clearer.