East Lansing and MSU police could merge into one department under an initiative unveiled Tuesday.The agencies revealed a plan to enhance cooperation between the departments while improving efficiency and reducing costs.“We’re still in the very beginning process and stages, so right now the sky is the limit,” said East Lansing police Chief Louis Muhn.
John LaFleur in his column (“Country should dictate its own language policy,” SN 9/25), cites official bilingualism in Canada as destructive of national unity.
The proposed ban on smoking in “public” places, including bars and restaurants, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners is currently considering is based on a misunderstanding of property rights.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson will testify at the nation’s Capitol this morning to address legislators about safety of study abroad programs.The testimony is part of a hearing for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.“I was very anxious to be sure the story is told about how Michigan State is approaching the security issues,” McPherson said Tuesday.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson will testify at the nation’s Capitol this morning to address legislators about safety of study abroad programs.The testimony is part of a hearing for the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.“I was very anxious to be sure the story is told about how Michigan State is approaching the security issues,” McPherson said Tuesday.
Residents of the neighborhood surrounding Valley Court Park voted Thursday on a renovation plan that will preserve the park as much as possible.
The MSU Department of Advertising has a new face - well, this week it does.Rick Boyko, the high-profile president and chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather in New York, is instructing a class through Thursday this week.The department hosts two visiting professors each year in hopes to give students a new perspective into the advertising industry.“I think this will give students a broader perspective of what the business is really like,” Boyko said.
Congratulations MSU. It seems that we have officially become a worthwhile institution. You know how I can tell?
A controversial issue grew even more heated Monday night at the Union during a panel discussion following the premiere of “America: Up in Arms,” a documentary about gun violence.Gun control protesters showed up, toting signs that read “Gun control is for wimps and Commies” and “The 2nd Amendment, love it or leave.”The premiere and forum were part of “First Monday 2000: Unite to End Gun Violence,” a program created by the Alliance for Justice and Physicians for Social Responsibility.The movie debuted across the nation in an effort to promote education about gun violence and to provide common sense solutions.It detailed the deaths of three young people - one who was shot during a robbery, one who committed suicide with a handgun and one who was accidentally shot by his friend while playing with a semi-automatic weapon.
Limitations can sometimes hold people back from doing what they want and what they feel is right. Limitations can hold people down and cause them to quit striving for what they believe in.
At the meeting of the Academic Council of MSU Sept. 26, there was a student walkout protesting a successful motion by present faculty to send the issue of “Student Public Evaluations,” or SPEs, to the Faculty Council.
LANSING - Thirteen-year-old Brandi Bukowski stood on the balcony overlooking the first floor rotunda of the Capitol building Monday night. As she watched the mariachi band’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” below, the Lansing middle school student made only one comment to her friend standing nearby. “I think it would be really cool to get an award some day,” she said. State Reps.
I am a freshman and am quite unfamiliar with The State News. However, I do read it between classes and was sort of disappointed recently.
More than 180 companies will be on campus Wednesday for the largest career fair at MSU. Students of all majors can attend Career Gallery 2000, “Futures in Focus,” to seek internships, permanent positions or just more career information from a wide range of corporations.
Men’s golfThe men’s golf squad is entering the home stretch of the fall season after returning from Illinois with a 13th-place finish this weekend.Only one tournament remains on the Spartans’ docket, The Bluffs/Purina Intercollegiate in St.
Residents of Meridian Township will have a chance to hear and comment on a proposal to rezone property and bring a movie theater to the area.The East Lansing-based Eyde Co. has asked for the property’s zoning to be changed from residential to commercial.
Soon there will be a little more green on cars driving around campus.Monday morning, Spartan faithful were able to begin purchasing MSU license plates, which feature the famous MSU block “S.”The plates were made for the secretary of state’s “Be True To Your School” promotion.
Yeah, I went to see Ralph Nader at the Auditorium the other day. He’s great. I’ve seen him many times.