A recent study shows that the radiation from cell phones does not cause acoustic neuroma, a kind of tumor, after 10 years of using a mobile phone. Acoustic neuroma is a non-cancerous, often slow-growing tumor of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain, said Dr. Barbara Conley, chief of hematology and oncology at MSU said.
An MSU student was released from Sparrow Hospital on Saturday after being diagnosed with a meningitis-type bacteria, hospital officials said. After feeling flu-like symptoms, the student was taken to the Lansing hospital and was tested for bacterial meningitis. The student tested positive for a special strain of bacteria, called Neisseria meningitidis, but did not test positive for the full-fledged bacterial meningitis, said Nan Simons, a Sparrow Hospital spokeswoman. The student's family requested the student's name not be released, MSU spokesperson Terry Denbow said. Bacterial meningitis is an infection that causes inflammation of tissues and fluid around the brain and spinal cord.
By Norrel Hemphill Special to The State News It was hard to miss the three men walking around in white Old Spice bathrobes, camera crew in tow, during Saturday's tailgating festivities at the tennis courts. Representatives from Old Spice were filming a commercial with three MSU students as leads in search of America's Cleanest Comic.
After six weeks of closure, the Capital Area Humane Society reopened its services to dogs and puppies on Friday. The shelter closed to canines due to several health problems among the dogs, including the parvo virus, distemper and kennel cough. "The issue was that people have been surrendering animals to us that were sick and unvaccinated," Gretchen Couraud, spokeswoman for the Humane Society said. The closure came when a case of distemper was found in one of the dogs, Couraud said.
The annual Strides for Change walk will be held at 9 a.m. on Sept. 10 beginning at Hawk Island County Park, 1601 E.
Fewer than 100 cars were parked in the newly implemented student-only tailgate area near the tennis courts on Saturday - a noticeable difference from past years, when about 400 cars and thousands of people would fill the area on football game days. "They've effectively killed tailgate," biochemistry senior Shankar Arul said while he tailgated at the tennis courts.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, will be on campus Friday for a press conference on proposed railroad underpasses on Farm Lane. They will hold a news conference at 11 a.m.
Plans to extend the Northern Tier Trail are currently underway as funding for the project has been made available by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The $92,400 grant to East Lansing will extend the path, which is approximately four miles long and 10 feet wide, 5,000 feet from the East Lansing Soccer Complex to State Road.
As gasoline prices around East Lansing shift upwards to $3.39 a gallon for regular unleaded, public transportation authorities might both detest and delight at the pump. The Capital Area Transportation Authority has seen significant increases in ridership in the past year, although the figures can't be directly linked to increasing gasoline costs, said CATA Assistant Executive Director Debbie Alexander.
Gas prices reached up to $3.39 per gallon in the Lansing area Thursday evening, marking the second significant increase of prices in four days. In Michigan, AAA reported average prices were about $2.67 per gallon on Monday.
At about 12:15 on Tuesday afternoon, Marie Lee's biggest concern was figuring out where she would eat lunch.
A recent study claims global warming is to blame for a growing intensity of tropical storms, but it remains unclear whether warming was to blame for the severity of Hurricane Katrina, scientists say. In August, Massachusetts Institute of Technology climatologist Kerry Emanuel reported in the journal "Nature" that major storms spinning in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have increased in duration and intensity by about 50 percent since the 1970s. During that period, global average temperatures have risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit along with increases in the level of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants from industry smokestacks, traffic exhaust and other sources. It makes sense that Hurricane Katrina was such an intense storm because the Gulf of Mexico's temperature was above average before it hit, said David Hyndman, associate professor in the MSU Department of Geological Sciences. "When you warm sea-surface temperature, you are getting stronger storms," Hyndman said. Global warming spurred by human activity has everything to do with the growing strength of tropical storms, Hyndman said.
ASMSU's Academic Assembly voted unanimously to recognize the International Students Association, or ISA, as part of MSU's undergraduate student government at its meeting Tuesday. The vote was a step toward ISA's actual membership in ASMSU.
As fall approaches and leaves turn vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow, they could become an "all you can eat" buffet for insects. The fall webworm, a small hairy caterpillar that feeds on 230 species of trees including oak, black walnut, apple, maple and elm have found their way into East Lansing backyards. The worm can be found all across Michigan and its population even extends into Canada and Mexico. "They look worse than they actually are," said Gary Heilig, Ingham County MSU Extension horticulture educator.
The independent commission investigating the April 2-3 disturbances presented a four-step plan Wednesday to help increase safety throughout the East Lansing community during celebratory events. The plan, built around prevention, planning, implementation and recovery, is still being revised with input from commission members. The commission members have been meeting throughout the summer to discuss the actions that police took against students and allegations of excessive force.
John Hannah won't stop inspiring new ideas at MSU. This Saturday, the public will have the opportunity to hear the first in a series of lectures to be held on campus on home football Saturdays - a series that officials began considering last fall after a lecture surrounding the dedication of a statue of Hannah, MSU's 12th president. "That's really where the germ of the idea began," said Sue Carter, chairwoman of the sesquicentennial events committee and an organizer of the series. The series is part of a yearlong celebration of MSU's sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary. The lectures will be held three hours prior to kickoff in the Kellogg Center Auditorium.
State Rep. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, said she would run to fill a vacancy in the Senate if Sen.
The late night pizza and hamburger binges in East Lansing need to stop, says James Hong. And after seeing his sushi restaurant double its business since last September, he might be getting what he wants. "Food fashion is behind in this town," the partner of Q Sushi, 553 E.