Lansing - Michigan firefighters met at the state Capitol Wednesday to return fire at Gov. John Engler after he vetoed $9.4 million in fire protection grants. Matt Resch, a spokesman for Engler, said the governor vetoed the budget because it would have increased fire protection grants statewide to $9.4 million from last year’s $7.4 million.
The errors of fact in this opinion piece (“Out of ammo,” SN 9/27) are too numerous to bother addressing. One item, however, stands out: equating concealed carry with gun availability.
Walking across campus by yourself can sometimes be a scary experience. Imagine coming to a green light phone in an emergency and realizing it doesn’t work. The green light emergency phones are located all over campus, but some feel there needs to be improvements and new ones installed. Last year, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate government, approved a bill to install more phones in the Brody Complex area and fix the ones that aren’t currently working. Missy Kushlak, a pre-vet sophomore and College of Veterinary Medicine representative for ASMSU, thought things would be changed once the bill passed. “Once the bill was passed I was under the assumption that something would be done,” Kushlak said. So far, the university has not satisfied ASMSU’s requests. Kusklak along with former ASMSU representative Shauna Matlen, a no-preference sophomore, are continuing to work with the university on the issue of keeping the phones updated and making campus safe at night. The bill, which was passed on Feb.
Construction is reaching completion as major campus sites expect to wrap up by the year’s end.University Engineer Bob Nestle said the completion of the Biomedical Physical Science Building and Breslin Center addition, both expected to be done in December, and Shaw Hall’s scheduled re-opening in June, may mark the beginning of a slowdown in campus construction.Nestle said MSU has seen an increase in construction for roughly the past five years.“It has a lot to do with the state funding and projects funded by private donations and research grants,” he said.
As much as university officials try to control alcohol use, it is still a big part of the college student’s experience on campus.It would be a falsehood to say alcohol has not caused any problems on campus over the years.
Ann Arbor - After two hours and four games of volleyball Wednesday at the Cliff Keen Arena, the Michigan Wolverines and the MSU Spartans were right where they started - tied.
Fumes from a commercial drain cleaner sent 26 people to three nearby hospitals and evacuated about 350 others from a downtown Lansing building Wednesday. A plumber at the Ameritech building, 201 N.
Eugene Dillenburg, an exhibit developer with the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, will be speaking to a group of students and area museum professionals today. The event, “Perspectives of an Exhibit Developer,” will consist of a talk given by Dillenburg about the exhibit-development process and standards developed by the National Association for Museum Exhibition.
The Counseling Center is offering a helping hand to international students who may be searching for support. The center has created the International Students Support Group, which meets from 3:30 p.m.
Okemos - Fans of books and sports will soon have a few more reasons to shop at Meridian Mall. The mall,1982 W.
Three new deans are heading to Lansing Community College.LCC spokeswoman Ruth Borger said Patricia Traynor, Judith Berry and William Darr have joined the faculty and students at LCC, 500 N.
Redshirt freshman cornerback Jason Harmon broke his right ankle in practice Wednesday and will be out for eight to 10 weeks, MSU Assistant Athletics Director John Lewandowski said. Harmon was participating in seven-on-seven drills and landed on his foot awkwardly. “He planted his foot, and it just broke,” Lewandowski said.
I am the least athletic human being on Earth, and that’s counting the dead ones. Nevertheless, I am extraordinarily fond of movies about sports.
While the minds of MSU fans will be on hockey this weekend, the rest of the nation’s attention will still be turned to football.
Jonathan Rosenthal is excited to get to work improving student and East Lansing community relations.The business administration and pre-law junior has made a lot of changes in his life in the past year - transferring to MSU from Florida State University, taking a position with MSU’s undergraduate student government as director of communication affairs and his appointment to the University Student Commission during the Oct.
East Lansing community members and students are encouraged to attend an East Lansing Housing Commission meeting at 7 p.m.
For the past weeks, I have driven and walked past the rock on Farm Lane and found the U.S. flag which had been painted on it to be not only inspiring, but a reminder the MSU community supports our nation’s fallen victims and its heroes. But as of this weekend, the rock has been painted over by Alpha Tau Omega.
One reporter’s hard work paid off when he was recognized for one of the top honors in college journalism.Jeremy W.
Although Tuesday’s public forum sponsored by the Task Force on Student-Police Relations was meant to hear ideas and opinions about MSU’s Department of Police and Public Safety, it began as a question-and-defend session. More than 70 students and community members attended the forum, many demanding answers to questions regarding parking, alcohol, on-campus student events, e-mail notices and surveillance of student groups. “The mission is to explore the good things we’re doing, the problems we have and come up with very specific recommendations,” said MSU President M.
The job of a middle blocker is simple - don’t stay in one spot for too long and attack from all angles at the net.