MICHIGAN
Nutrition store to enter E.L.
A new East Lansing store will soon be here to pump you up.A General Nutrition Center is scheduled to open June 9 at 217 E.
SPORTS
Taylor ready to prove his worth at USA tryouts
MSU sophomore point guard Marcus Taylor might be going from East Lansing to the Far East later this summer.
COMMENTARY
Drug war result of financial concerns
In response to your editorial (“Good Medicine,” SN 5/17), I would like to point out that cannabis has no lethal dose and its pharmacological effects have never caused a single death in more than 5,000 years of recorded history.
MSU
Red Cross seeks donors for Memorial Blood Drive to prevent possible drought
With a holiday weekend sneaking up, a familiar charitable organization is hoping to be prepared. The Mid-Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive Friday at Breslin Student Events Center for Memorial Day weekend. Students and residents can give blood anytime from 11 a.m.
COMMENTARY
Student mourns loss of businesses
Recently I sat watching the lights go dim on one of my favorite restaurants. Being a long-term local I could almost say for nearly nine years it was one of my haunts.
MICHIGAN
Drivers beware: Officers in blue out to ticket U
With the holiday driving season in full tilt, police officers all over Michigan and the United States are gearing up for a strict implementation of the “Click it or Ticket” campaign.“My advice would be if you see a police officer, make sure you’re wearing your seat belt,” Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said.
FEATURES
Lopez unbelievable in Angel Eyes
Odd as it may sound, Jennifer Lopez is too famous to be an actress. Most Hollywood stars want all the publicity they can get, but it’s not always beneficial to their careers - or their acting roles. Lopez has overexposed herself - appearing on magazine covers, MTV music videos, and a very public breakup with P.
COMMENTARY
Deceased pet drives fight against parking police
I do whatever my dead hamster tells me to do. In my junior year of college, I quit a research job and stole a hamster.
NEWS
Senate expels Jaye
The state Senate voted 33-2 on Thursday to expel Sen. David Jaye, making him the first senator in the Michigan Legislature’s 164-year history to be ousted by his co-workers. The “No” votes were cast by Jaye and Sen.
MICHIGAN
Budget Plan eases energy costs
Winter energy bills might not be such a shock with a budget plan.Consumers Energy introduced its Budget Plan this month for customers who didn’t like seeing high heating bills in the winter.The plan would take a customer’s annual energy cost and divide it into 12 equal payments.“The benefit for the customer is instead of seeing very high bills in the winter, it spreads it out over the warmer months so they don’t have any surprises,” said Jeff Holyfield, Consumers Energy spokesman.The typical customer will see a monthly budget of about $80, which Holyfield said is based on past energy usage and gas prices.Last year, 22 percent of Consumers Energy’s natural gas customers were on the Budget Plan and more are expected to enroll this year.“Nobody likes surprises with their budgets, and most students have to keep houses year-round,” Holyfield said.
MSU
Law students bulk up their minds, replies in new boot camp program
Advantage Education, in cooperation with the University of Michigan, is giving pre-law students a leg up on their future classmates with a Pre-Law Boot Camp being held at U-M.The reason behind the weeklong seminar is to prepare future law students for a new type of learning.
MICHIGAN
Local parks offer free weekend recreation
Looking for free fun? The Ingham County Parks Department is sponsoring the second annual Memorial Day - Free Day at the Parks on Monday.
NEWS
Holiday to bring increased traffic
Planning on going somewhere this weekend?So are approximately 2 million others, according to estimates.
NEWS
Congress accepts plan for WWII memorial
By JIM ABRAMS The Associated Press WASHINGTON - It took twice as long to win approval for the memorial than to win the war, but with a final strike by Congress the government is moving ahead with a memorial to World War II veterans on the National Mall. Congress cleared the last roadblocks to the memorial Tuesday when the House approved a Senate-amended measure that ends lawsuits and procedural hitches that have held up the beginning of construction. President Bush, who backs the legislation, is likely to sign it on or around Memorial Day, allowing the organizers to resume the contractor selection process and start building within a couple of months. Mike Conley, spokesman for the American Battle Monuments Commission, the memorial’s sponsor, said construction should take 30 months, putting completion sometime in early 2004. The memorial, to be located directly between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, is to be built on the site of the Rainbow Pool, with a circle of granite pillars representing the states and two four-story arches to signify victory in Europe and Asia. Conley said the actual monument will take up about one-third of a 7.4 acre site and, including planning expenses from 1993 when President Clinton signed a bill authorizing the memorial, will cost about $160 million.
FEATURES
Motown's electronic music festival to thump this weekend
Detroit Rock City will be Electronic City this weekend as the streets of downtown will be trampled by dancing feet at the 2001 Detroit Electronic Music Festival.As one of the largest free festivals in the world, more than 1.5 million people from the suburbs of Detroit and around the globe flooded downtown last year.
NEWS
Womens golf ups rank in championship
The MSU women’s golf team moved into 14th place after the second day of play at the 2001 Golf National Championship in Howey-In-the-Hills, Fla.MSU has compiled a two-day team score of 610 and is 34-over par, placing them in a tie with the University of California.
NEWS
Class delves into youth violence
Education senior Nicole Nelles wants to be a teacher.She’s already worked to prepare herself in classrooms at Lansing’s Grand River Elementary.Nelles’ classmate, Kris Nelson, supervises nearly 40 special education students in the halls and classrooms of a suburban high school.
COMMENTARY
Here to stay
Sen. David Jaye’s actions are deplorable and quite disappointing, but this does not give the Senate adequate grounds for dismissal. Jaye, R-Washington Township, faced charges in a Florida court for domestic abuse against fiancée Sonia Kloss, but the charges were dropped last week.
NEWS
Committee recommends Jayes expulsion
State Sen. David Jaye will have to find a new job soon if the special state Senate panel investigating his qualifications has its way. The panel voted 5-1 on Wednesday, its seventh day of hearings, to recommend the Washington Township Republican be expelled from the Legislature. The full Senate is expected to consider the resolution today and could vote on the measure before the day concludes.
SPORTS
Knott pleads guilty to lesser charges
Spartan football recruit Eric Knott reached a plea agreement with prosecutors Tuesday, which may allow him to play for MSU.