Ingham County Medical Examiner Dean Sienko revoked a court petition Monday to exhume the body of a 13-year-old boy who authorities believe may have been switched with his friend. Sienko said the body will be exhumed with the consent of the victim’s family members. “Upon further review, we decided we don’t have to go through the courts,” he said.
The university could create 1,300 new campus parking spaces if the Michigan State Police moves its headquarters to Lansing as planned.If the proposed development-plans for the downtown Lansing are approved by the Lansing City Council, the state police may be leaving its current home base on Harrison Avenue.
The bell has rang at Spartan Village Elementary for 55 years. It is still up to East Lansing school officials whether the signal will chime for the last time when the academic year ends June 7.Community members and the East Lansing school board discussed the schools fate to no avail at the district’s bimonthly meeting Monday.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson was has been named the newest chairman of the U.S. Energy Department’s advisory board.“I think this will be interesting,” said McPherson, who has an eclectic career background in politics, business, and academia was the basis for Abraham’s decision.“His background embodies everything we wanted for (the board),” said Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham’s spokeswoman, Jill Schroeder.
Two students connected with the death of Eric Blair, an 18-year-old Bay City man who drowned in the Red Cedar River in October, were sentenced Monday.Nicholaus Belski, an 18-year-old kinesiology sophomore, was sentenced to six months probation and $1,170 in fines for supplying alcohol to Blair.
If music really has a purpose then Lauryn Hill is a symbol of its ability to have meaning. Her new “MTV Unplugged 2.0” album is passionate and honest. Since Hill graced the world of hip-hop as the lead vocals for the Fugees, everyone knew she was something special.
East Lansing resident Sally Gilmore looks forward to her East Lansing Recreation & Arts water color class every week.“I’m learning something I’ve always wanted to learn,” she said.
MSU has done it again. Another major tuition hike. Another year of broken promises. When is this going to stop?
Annexation is a problem many townships face as cities grow, creeping over their boundaries and absorbing the revenue that bordering land can provide - and it’s not about to end soon. East Lansing could soon annex 1,056 acres of land along Chandler Road in Bath Township after two students filed petitions in Clinton County for the annexation. The students are residents of Melrose Communities, 16789 Chandler Road, and say they worry the township’s emergency personnel can’t support their complex. So they want East Lansing to take over the land, further expanding the city’s north border. The students have some legitimate concerns regarding safety - it is possible that Bath Township fire and police officials might not be able to reach the area as quickly as East Lansing providers, or that they simply might not have the resources to cover the very edge of the township.
When the leader of a country is murdered, the ethos of that nation can be forever changed. The names Kennedy and King will be emblazoned in American political and social discourse as long as our Constitution continues to live and breathe. John F.
MSU didn’t sit the bench when the NFL needed assistance. In an effort to help improve youth football, the NFL enlisted the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Red Cross/USOC Sports Training Program and MSU to create manuals for youth and high school coaches. “The objective is to help volunteer coaches,” said John Powell, assistant professor of kinesiology at MSU.
The “five-year degree,” as your editorial staff so eloquently stated in the Opinion Page (“Tuition trouble,” SN 5/13), has to be an acceptable option for anyone who has to work multiple jobs to afford to live at and attend MSU or help support his or her families. It‘s never ceased to amaze me how, after cleaning up the apartments around here until homecoming, the university goes to great lengths to make those of us with families invisible.
MSU faculty and members of several local Lansing groups will travel to China to exchange research methods and form a sister-city bond.
The MSU wrestling team added another state champion to its 2002-03 recruiting class this week.Michael Escobedo of Lake Central High in Crown Point, Ind., signed with the Spartans on Monday.
For people paying attention to today’s music, it’s clear that it’s unfortunately falling into the same repetitive abyss and bringing nothing new to the table. But, this is not always a bad thing.
Political hopefuls made dreams for the 2002 election official Tuesday, the deadline for many Michigan candidates to file to get on the Aug.
An exhibit featuring water coloring and wood carvings of the ancient ceremonies of the Native American Pueblo Indian tribes opened Sunday at the Kresge Art Museum.“The Fine Art of Pueblo Ritual” is on loan from The Detroit Institute of Arts, and will be on display until July 26.“We don’t have very much Native American Indian Art,” said Kresge Art Museum director Susan Bandes.
For a second straight year, undergraduates are going to see their tuition bills jump more than they are used to.
Kool and the Gang, The Guess Who and Foreigner were among the first 10 acts announced for July’s third annual Common Ground festival. The complete lineup, including times and stage, will be announced Wednesday, but Tesla, Vince Neil, Skid Row, Jackyl, Jo Dee Messina, Six Wire and Edgar Winter have been announced. Kevin Meyer, co-producer of Common Ground, said the event has developed as expected since its inception in 2000.