NWA to have ticket sale

People planning ahead for their holiday trips can purchase discounted Northwest Airlines tickets. The airline flies out of the Lansing Capital City Airport.

Phi Beta Sigma Sleep Out

People walking down Grand River Avenue on Friday night were bombarded by students outside the Union with signs and requests for spare change — all for the homeless. Members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. stayed outside for 12 hours, starting at 8 p.m., and raised $300 in cash, food and clothing for the City Rescue Mission of Lansing, a local homeless shelter. The event, which is called Sleep Out with the Homeless, is an annual program held by the national fraternity and members of the MSU chapter, said Cortez Robinson-Starks, president of the MSU chapter. Participants want to experience what it is like to be homeless, while collecting money, food and clothes to donate to the shelter, Robinson-Starks said.

Police briefs 11/06/06

A push to vote, Dean's at the helm

Democratic candidates in Michigan and the nation could retake control of Congress from Republicans if MSU students "go to work at the polls" Tuesday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said. "What we're fighting for is honesty in government," he said early Saturday at a Kellogg Center rally.

1,000 lost votes: Why districts need representatives

State representatives have voted more than 950 times since the beginning of March, and East Lansing residents have not been represented in any of those votes. The 69th District Representative seat has been empty since March 14, when Democratic Sen.

Student organizations rally against Proposal 2

With one day to go before elections, student government officials are pushing to educate students about the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which is known as the MCRI or Proposal 2, will eliminate preferential treatment based on race, class, gender and ethnicity in Michigan if passed Tuesday. ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, will hold a rally at 4 p.m.

Professionals, students push for interior design licenses in Mich.

Interior design professionals and students across Michigan would be required to carry licenses to their job sites, if proposed legislation altering the state's constitution is sanctioned. Interior designers do not have legal licenses distinguishing their professions as a separate entity.

Olin to offer cold, flu comfort packs for free

To fight off cold and flu symptoms, students can pick up free comfort packs at Olin Health Center beginning Tuesday. The packs contain a thermometer, a chamomile tea bag, cough drops, sanitary hand wipes and information on staying safe from the bird flu. "The thermometer is probably the most important thing in there," said Jonathan Kermiet, an Olin health educator.

Students remember boycott, celebrate

Their message: Unity and organization can effectively change the world. Former participants of the Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan, or MEXA, organization's weeklong hunger strike reassembled Saturday afternoon for a conference to discuss their activism during their time at MSU.

Senate contenders split on issues, plan

Michigan's interests haven't been met in Washington with Sen. Debbie Stabenow at the helm, says Republican challenger Mike Bouchard. Bouchard is a former small business owner, and he said when it comes to a failing economy that forces businesses to make tough financial decisions, he can "understand those issues very personally." Bouchard formerly owned three businesses, including one in yogurt and ice cream food products, corporate consulting and security applications. "Not only do I have a record of creating and supporting job creators, but conversely, my opponent has been incredibly hostile to job creators," he said.

Trustees: Smith fired for record

As university officials ask MSU's head football coach to leave one week before elections, political analysts and election candidates say they believe the decision to relieve John L.

Absentee ballot use rises in Mich.

Philosophy junior Joey Gaylord votes by absentee ballot because it helps him make more educated decisions, he says. "It helps with the proposals," Gaylord, 21, said.

Young and ambitious

Some MSU students have very ambitious extracurricular activities this semester. From Michigan's House of Representatives to the MSU Board of Trustees, students and local young politicians are campaigning for public office to make needed changes, they say.

MSU student assaulted with pistol Wednesday

Correction: The map accompanying the story mistakenly switched the locations of where the incident occurred and where the suspects were found. Friends of an MSU student assaulted with a handgun Wednesday morning were able to help police track down the three suspects within minutes of the incident, East Lansing police said. The man who allegedly brandished the Highpoint .380 caliber semiautomatic handgun used in the assault was charged Wednesday with multiple felony counts, including felony firearm and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. Lansing resident Anthony Derek Richard, 20, was arraigned Wednesday at East Lansing's 54-B District Court and charged with a total of five counts stemming from the incident that occurred at 1:30 a.m.

Students celebrate Hindu holiday on campus

The Hindu holiday called Diwali is a time for families to gather and recognize good triumphing over evil with a celebration filled with lights. In India, where the holiday is mostly celebrated, communities decorate homes and buildings with lamps and candles.

Stabenow aims to improve economy

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow plans to help Michigan's struggling economy by voting for more federal funding for education and research, stem cell research and reform trade laws if re-elected. Saving Michigan's jobs and economy must start with a change in health care funding and fair trade laws that lessen expenses for American businesses while making workers a top priority, she said. "I work in Washington where a president believes the way to compete is by saying, 'If you work for less, pay more in health care and lose your pension, we can be competitive,'" Stabenow said.

Innovations: Fewer strokes

Name: Arshad Majid, associate professor of neurology and the director of the division of cerebrovascular diseases. Department: Neurology Date of research: Work was started about a year ago. Type of research: Common dietary supplement used to reduce the severity of a stroke. Basics of research: Majid and other researchers are experimenting with a dietary supplement called Carnosine, which is a diet peptide that combines two amino acids. The testing is done on mice in hopes of finding what happens when cells die and how cells can be protected in the brain in case of a stroke. "Basically we used a mouse model where we can selectively include a critical artery in the brain that supplies blood to the mouse brain," Majid said.

Police briefs 11/02/06

Report: Cut heating costs through less power, more insulation

Since the '90s, the cost of natural gas has doubled — meaning students are paying more for their heating bills. But a new Environment Michigan report released Oct.

Candidates hope to lure voters with big names

With less than a week until Michigan midterm elections, candidates are pulling every big-name politician and celebrity in their arsenals to get voters enthused about Tuesday. Musician Kid Rock is scheduled to appear in Royal Oak today with Republican Mike Bouchard, Sen.