A little before 2 p.m. on Monday, veterinarian Jill Brester was elbow deep in a cow. Brester, an intern with the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, was performing a routine abdominal surgery on the cow at the MSU Training Center for Dairy Professionals, a new university facility which officially opens today.
In the six and a half years MSU's television news magazine, Focal Point, has operated, it has given students a head start at a career in broadcasting.
In the middle of August, 300 volunteers will enter every bathroom in the new Spartan Stadium to simultaneously flush every toilet and turn on every faucet. This test, called a "super flush," is to make sure the plumbing can handle an entire stadium full of spectators using the facilities. It has been standard practice to test new structures ever since Notre Dame's newly renovated stadium flooded during its first game in 1997, MSU Associate Director for Media Relations John Lewandowski said. During Notre Dame's home opener against Georgia Tech, the plumbing could not take the overwhelming needs of the crowd, causing the stadium's concourses to flood; thus the concession stands could no longer sell beverages, he said. It occurred during a television time-out as fans flocked to the bathrooms. The stadium's plumbing and the super flush are being coordinated by Keebler Plumbing & Heating in Lansing. The super flush will make sure the new plumbing can handle the demands of the new stadium, Lewandowski said. "They're trying to simulate a halftime," he said.
Redevelopment plans for the West Village project are still underway, but city officials said the developer needs approval from state officials before the overhaul begins. Michigan officials are previewing the site plans and other paperwork before they give the project's developer the OK, said Tim Dempsey, East Lansing's community and economic development administrator. The developer Jerome Abood of Abood Properties, 603 E.
Contraceptives could be covered by more Michigan health-insurance agencies, if a new initiative is passed that is currently in the state Senate. Senate Bills 431 and 432 were introduced in April and could require Michigan-based health-care providers who already cover Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription medications to also cover approved contraceptives. "Right now insurers are not required to insure (contraceptives)," said T.J.
The United Church of Christ general synod passed a resolution last week endorsing same-sex marriages. This makes the United Church of Christ the first mainline Christian denomination to officially support same-sex marriages said Michael Schuenemeyer, minister for LGBT Ministries in the church's national office in Cleveland.
When moviegoers walk in to Celebration Cinema in Lansing, they are asked to fill out a card addressed to Gov.
Students who are enrolled at both MSU and Lansing Community College will soon be able to have both sets of classes within one mile of each other.
Final expenditures for several downtown improvement projects are unknown, but city leaders said they're working on a more detailed budget. East Lansing received a $100,000 Cool Cities Neighborhoods in Progress grant, along with 13 other Michigan cities, about two weeks ago.
To meet federal requirements on road width, Hagadorn Road will be under construction no later than Aug.
Members of the general public had a unique opportunity last weekend to get a glimpse at what life was like inside the first dorm on campus - a glimpse that, until recently, was buried underground. For the past five weeks, MSU students and archaeologists have been excavating the site of Dormitory #1, nicknamed Saints' Rest by its residents.
Students and researchers excavating the site of MSU's first dorm might have uncovered a link to the fire that destroyed the building - a trowel found in the dorm's basement. In December 1876, the student residents of Saints' Rest had left for winter break, and the only people in the building were a group of workmen doing grouting in the basement.
For parents like Detroit attorney Talia Goetting, who worry about the e-mails their children are receiving, there is a new program in place to ease their fears. Michigan is the first state to create a registry to prevent certain spam e-mails from reaching a minor's online account. "I'd hate for (my daughter) to open something up at such a young age and be shocked," Goetting said, adding her 7-year-old daughter recently started e-mailing people. In 2004, the Michigan Children's Protection Registry Act was created to prohibit people from sending e-mail to children about products or services that are illegal for minors.
MSU students will have to wait a few weeks longer than in previous years to receive their tuition bills for the upcoming school year. As tuition for the 2005-06 school year hinges on the authorization of the Legislature's state higher-education budget, the MSU Board of Trustees has delayed the process of setting tuition and sending out tuition bills until the university's state funding is certain. Last year, tuition rates were approved in late June, and students received their tuition electronically on July 23.
The independent review commission will hold a meeting from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in the Executive Conference Room at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road. The commission is reviewing the planning and implementation strategies to control spontaneous large crowd events, including the April 2-3 disturbances. The commission has invited everyone who has spoken on the issue in the past to speak at the Friday meeting, along with other individuals who want to voice their concerns, said Mayor Mark Meadows, chairman of the commission.
Pregnant women should make HIV screenings a routine part of their prenatal checkups, according to a report in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine. The U.S.
House Speaker Craig DeRoche, R-Novi, announced an economic plan on Thursday that included setting aside $1.5 billion of Michigan's tobacco settlement money for the Merit Award program. The money would be divided between 15 public universities, said Jason Brewer, spokesman for DeRoche. "Under the Republican plan, no politician will be able to touch the Merit scholarships," DeRoche said in a statement.
Death is a puzzle - at least when it comes to determining what causes it. With the recent discovery of two bags containing human remains in the Red Cedar River, the Ingham County medical examiner and a team of forensic scientists are trying to piece together the mystery behind the disassembled body parts. Police are waiting on DNA tests to confirm how many people's remains were recovered, said Sgt.
The MSU Board of Trustees added the term "gender identity" to the university's anti-discrimination policy's harassment section in 2003.