A new study shows the top three programs used to educate and prevent school-age children from using drugs - Drug Abuse Resistance Education; Here’s Looking at You, 2000; and McGruff’s Drug Prevention and Child Protection - are either ineffective or haven’t been sufficiently tested.
Minjeong Kim might have to find a new way to satisfy her appetite for books if Gov. John Engler’s tax-revenue cuts stand. “I love reading,” said Kim, a 6-year-old Whitehills Elementary School student.
A bill introduced immediately following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks allowing the national motto to be placed in Michigan’s state buildings seems to have lost the broad-based support it had in the wake of the national tragedy. The measure, introduced on Sept.
Although she’s spent 18 years encouraging students to sport their maize and blue, Pamela Horne will soon be joining the chat of “Go Green, Go White” as MSU’s new admissions and scholarships director.
The owner and managers of Old Town’s Spiral Video Dance Bar, 1247 Center St., are exploring new ideas to replace the club’s hip-hop theme night after three people were shot there early Thursday morning. Police identified the shooter as a 27-year-old Lansing man, but have not released his name.
Okemos - Galyan’s Sports and Outdoor Adventure store opened in Meridian Mall with a sports-themed extravaganza. The sporting-goods chain hosted a four-day celebration to honor its 29th store opening.
Lansing - Thousands of people gathered downtown Saturday, filling the sidewalks along Michigan Avenue to see bands, clowns and cultural groups march toward the Capitol.And those who attended the third annual African American Parade and Family Reunion Picnic made the most of the sunny summer morning and afternoon.
A dynamic governor’s race and a sense of duty will bring some MSU students to the polls Aug.
As I sat in my office contemplating the conditions of the world and our country, thinking about the disasters occurring in the Middle East, children kidnapped from across the United States, terror continuously on our minds; I chanced to hear a radio commentator speaking of the horrible possibility of another professional baseball strike.
The dish is centuries old in Asia, but now sushi is surfacing in East Lansing.“It’s not as popular in Michigan - not yet, but every year the sushi population is increasing,” said Don Kim, manager of Midori Sushi and Korean BBQ, 436 Elmwood Road in Delta Township.
MSU sophomore guard Chris Hill was named to the Wooden Award Preseason All-American Team. As one of the 50 selections, Hill is a candidate for the John R.
Lansing’s black community is gearing up for food fun and excitement at the 3rd annual African-American Parade and Family Reunion Picnic on Aug 3. “It’s a family-filled celebration of the African-American culture and we are expecting thousands to attend this year,” said State Rep.
Just tell us alumni where to send our checks! With such a large alumni base, even if we only sent in $5 each, Sparty would preserved.
A partnership between MSU student leaders and East Lansing officials has set a lofty goal - register more students in two months than the group has in the past two years. But leaders of YouVote, a project to help students to vote, don’t think they’ve set their sights too high. The group aims to register 6,000 MSU students to vote by Oct.
The preseason Big Ten volleyball poll gives Spartan fans reason for optimism, as MSU was picked to finish third in the league behind Ohio State and Wisconsin. The Spartans finished last season with a 21-8 record, 13-7 in the conference.
Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part series about East Lansing’s expansion into other communities. DeWitt Township Supervisor Rick Galardi said mid-Michigan has a problem with criminals - criminals called East Lansing city officials. So Galardi is trying to make sure his township, which already has engaged in two land-share deals with the city, doesn’t fall victim.
In the MSU Community Music program there exist several small voices uniting to make one substantial sound full of spirit and soul.
Voters will decide on the necessity of an emergency services millage during the Aug. 6 primary. For every $1,000 of taxable property, residents must have an additional $1.25 in property taxes.