Testimony for a bill to allow a gas pipeline to run through Lansing and replace the one running through East Lansing was heard Tuesday in the Michigan House. The bill, introduced by State Rep.
The current war on terror may later be referred to as World War IV, a guest professor said Tuesday. The magnitude of the current war on terror could be later considered on par with other world wars, said Tim Luke, a political science professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The 2005-06 school year will be extra busy for the university. On top of a new provost and president, and wrapping up liberal arts reconstruction, MSU officials will seek re-accreditation from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.
Dave Cosper, an MSU alumnus who worked his way up the corporate ladder to become Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Credit, will speak tonight at 7 p.m.
An executive decision to create a campus safety task force was issued on Wednesday by the Residence Halls Association.
A plan to finance a $7 million condominium project on the west side of East Lansing has surfaced at the City Council level. Although the East Lansing Planning Commission still needs to review the project - which would classify vacant property next to Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, 270 W.
Several insecticides tested against the emerald ash borer have proven to be somewhat effective, MSU researchers said. About six different products have worked fairly well, said David Smitley, a professor of entomology and an MSU Extension specialist.
Local health departments and private medical practices in Michigan are shifting their focus from local influenza vaccine shortages to a statewide scope. The main concern is now in the distribution of the vaccines to the highest-risk areas, rather than hoarding the vaccine for separate counties.
A new-and-improved meningitis vaccine, Menactra, might be available to college students within the next few years, if the drug is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Olin Health Center offers a current vaccine called Menomune, but spokeswoman Kathi Braunlich said depending on costs, the university will consider the new alternative. "Menactra is not yet on the market, but we are keeping an eye on it to see what the price might be and if insurance will cover it," Braunlich said. The current price of Menomune is $91 at Olin Health Center, the projected price for Menactra is $80. T.J.
As the chilly, drizzly late-fall weather settles upon East Lansing, local law enforcement officers say they're anticipating weekend activity to calm down and move indoors. "It's been pretty quiet this fall, and it tends to naturally get quieter when it gets colder out and football is winding down," East Lansing police Capt.
By Kristin Longley Special to The State News Laughter and rival school cheers echoed over the fields of Giving Tree Farm on Saturday as MSU and The Ohio State University students volunteered together before kick-off. About 100 Ohio State students and 50 MSU students raked leaves for elderly Lansing residents and volunteered at Giving Tree Farm, 15433 Turner Road in Lansing.
The drive to the Upper Peninsula can be eight hours long. In some cases, it can take even longer. And flying can take passengers through other Midwestern states before finally arriving home. So North Central Aviation, a small charter airline, decided to offer service to students leaving from Lansing headed to four cities in the U.P., and vice versa, during the Thanksgiving holiday. "If you live in Escanaba or Iron Mountain, you need to go to Milwaukee before you can go home," said Tom Taylor, chief pilot and director of operations for North Central Aviation.
"I hope that a lot will change, that the economy will shape up and Iraq becomes a more peaceful place.
Maintaining good social relationships within the workplace was a top issue during the first Multicultural Student Leader Career Summit on Saturday. MSU alumni met with students to share their experience and give advice on how to lead successful careers at the summit, held at the James B.
According to faculty, friends and family, MSU President M. Peter McPherson will be remembered as a forward-thinking, dedicated and tireless leader. McPherson's accomplishments and character traits were discussed on Friday, when about 50 people attended a reception for the university's 19th president at the Kellogg Center's Big Ten room.
ASMSU finalized funding for its annual retreat this year, but the process has some members concerned with how closely representatives look at the bills they pass. "It concerns me a lot," said Patricia Smith, Student Assembly internal vice chairperson, about funding for the retreat passing through both ASMSU assemblies without any debate on the money allocated. "They spent more time debating fishing than debating spending $4,000 on a retreat," she said, referring to Student Assembly's meeting last Thursday, when it defeated a bill to look at changing an ordinance that bans fishing on the Red Cedar River. Both ASMSU assemblies combined to allocate up to $5,450 for the retreat, which allows ASMSU representatives to work on team-building efforts and get acquainted with staff employees they might only see in meetings, Smith said. She added that Academic Assembly has already spent a large portion of its budget on the Associated Michigan Universities Conference held at MSU in September.
The Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves use American Indian symbols or caricatures as their mascots, but some say they are stereotypical and offensive to American Indian communities.