About 2,000 people have ticking time bombs inside of their hearts. Students at the MSU College of Engineering are looking for a way to defuse them. Graduate students Naveen Nair and Michael Chan are working with five other students to develop detection methods for faulty heart valves implanted in thousands of patients from the 1960s until the mid-1980s.
Those bringing issues to the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety Parking Office will have to stop in a half hour earlier on afternoons starting Jan.
The Red Cedar chapter of the Michigan Botanical Club will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. today in room 168 of the Plant Biology Laboratories. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., students who attended the 2004 Spring Foray will discuss their experiences.
The East Lansing City Council will not meet this week in observance of Hanukkah. Council will meet next for a work session on Dec.
In its continuing effort to institute undergraduate minors to MSU's degree program, ASMSU decided to lobby the administration for a more rigorous credit workload with minors. MSU's undergraduate student government's Academic Assembly decided to push for minors that would require 15 or more credits of work in a subject area. The assembly was divided on whether to institute a system similar to the University of Michigan's 15-18 credit load, or follow MSU's teaching program and its more than 20-credit minors. Academic Assembly Chairperson Dan Weber prefaced the assembly's debate on minors, saying that ASMSU doesn't have the wherewithal to institute new minors, but could encourage them. "If we go 15 credits, we'd encourage new minors, like in Spanish and Japanese," Weber said.
The Lansing Fire Department, Flagstar Bank and Lansing Public Schools will sponsor a live Christmas tree burning demonstration on Wednesday. The exhibition is meant to demonstrate the flammability of Christmas trees.
The U.S. Postal Service might raise the price of stamps by about 3 cents in 2006, officials said. A request to the federal government to increase prices will probably come in the spring, said Gerry McKiernan, spokesman for the service.
When Mel Buschman prepared to go overseas during World War II, he put everything he needed into a sack, including his dress uniform. But all Buschman eventually carried was a canteen, a jacket and a raincoat. "We slept 46 days and nights with nothing over our head but a raincoat," he said.
Providing a support system for transgender individuals is the primary focus of a new campus group established this semester. Phi Tau Mu, the Greek letters FTM in English, stands for "Female to Male" and allows those in the transgender community to hold serious discussions about issues they deal with on a daily basis. There are five members in the group who have formed a brotherhood and understand each other on levels other people cannot, said T.J.
The 2004 presidential election and its outcome was the focus of former senator, professional basketball player and former Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley's speech Friday.
By Lindsay Poisson Special to The State News A dark International Center was filled with flashing lights, a large crowd and frenzied dancers during the Univeristy Activities Board's first Dance, Dance Revolution Tournament on Friday. About 50 students competed in the new form of dance. In the dining area of Crossroads Food Court, tables and chairs were pushed aside to make room for the three machines loaned by Pinball Pete's, 220 Albert Ave.
Two snow-white candles flickered in an evergreen wreath Sunday morning symbolizing that two weeks of Advent have taken place - a pink and white candle remained untouched by flames. The season of Advent marks the month before Christmas and the Christian church new year as is represented by the purple pendants and advent wreath at St.
When he heard the plinks of food pellets falling out of the dispenser, the reindeer Dancer nudged his mouth and nose through the metal fence. Four-year-old East Lansing resident Sarah Postema stretched out her hand and Dancer lapped the snack away. "Ooh, it tickles," Sarah said and giggled.
Negotiations between Sparrow Health System and the Michigan Nurses Association concluded Thursday with the ratification of a new contract. The decision ended the possibility of a strike by the association. Representatives from Sparrow released an official statement Friday and declined to comment further. "This contract represents an investment in Sparrow nurses and other professional associates through fair and competitive wages and benefits, while continuing Sparrow's mission of providing quality, compassionate and accessible health care to our community," the statement said. This agreement gives a contract to almost 1,800 health care professionals - which include nurses, pharmacists and physical therapists - who have been working without one since Oct.
Journalist Mitch Albom will be signing copies of his book, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," at 7:30 p.m.
Untimely penalties, missed chances and a hot goaltender all led to the MSU hockey team's demise at the hands of Bowling Green (7-3-2, 4-2-2 CCHA), 2-1, Friday night at Munn Ice Arena. "(There were) too many bad penalties," MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
Angels will be popping up all over town as the East Lansing UAW Non-Supervisory employees begin a campaign to benefit a local shelter and advocacy center. The event, on behalf of Child & Family Services, Capital Area and the Angel House project, offers a pin-up angel card to anyone who makes a donation to the Angel House shelter, 4287 Five Oaks Drive in Lansing.
Local art lovers can view or buy their favorite artists' work at the fourth annual "Art for the Soul" sale in Williamston on Saturday. Ten artists will exhibit and sell their work from 10 a.m.