Students question implementation of tailgate guidelines

Students expressed concern about how tailgate restrictions on drinking games and overcrowding at the Wilson tennis courts will be enforced. Concerned students spoke at a South Complex forum on Thursday to vent their frustrations and give suggestions to student leaders. The current ban includes beer bongs, roulette wheels, boards or tables to set up a table-top tennis game called "beer pong" and other accessories for drinking games.

Vaccine shortage forces Mich. to reduce supply

Healthy MSU students are being asked to grin and bear the flu this winter after a manufacturing glitch slashed Michigan's vaccine supply in half. Officials in the United Kingdom suspended the license of Chiron Corp., an influenza vaccine provider in Liverpool, England, for contamination issues still under investigation, the Food and Drug Administration said last week. Chiron was expected to supply 46 to 48 million doses of the 100 million that federal officials ordered following last year's unexpected flu surge.

Are local elections as important as national ones? Why or why not?

"Yeah, I definitely think they're as important because they are dealing with the community directly around you.

Campus sees rash of quirky crimes

A series of unrelated crimes occurred on campus last week, MSU police reported. The unusual thefts and arrests began Tuesday evening, when $8 of either bulk paper towels or toilet paper was stolen from the U.S.

Police briefs 10/11/04

Week celebrates lifestyle awareness

National Coming Out Days are a weeklong celebration for MSU students to proudly celebrate who they are.

Students, books compete for space at library

With nearly 4 million books in MSU's Main Library, fitting all of them and seating students can be difficult, said Director of Libraries Clifford Haka.

Group rallies to release imprisoned women

Calling out to the governor and reading women's prison numbers, members of the Michigan Battered Women's Clemency Project rallied at the Capitol steps Friday on behalf of women behind bars. The Ann Arbor-based project's goal is for Gov.

Union troops take Lansing

By Gabrielle Russon Special for The State News Covered wagons, hoop dresses and Union soldiers were scattered around the parking lot at the Michigan Library and Historical Center in Lansing on Saturday. The event, which commemorated Civil War history, was part of the Civil War Saturday festivities for Family History Month. During Civil War Saturday, reenactors displayed weapons used in battle and gave firing demonstrations.

Police briefs 10/08/04

Pizza shop robbed with rifle

Two masked men held up a Poppa Leo's Pizza employee at gunpoint Wednesday evening, East Lansing police officers said. It was the area's third armed or strong-armed robbery in one week. The two men, one armed with a rifle, entered Poppa Leo's Pizza, 515 W.

McPherson to advocate study abroad

MSU President M. Peter McPherson was appointed Monday to head a national study abroad commission that will grant scholarships and aim to increase participation in study abroad programs at universities across the country. McPherson said the appointment, which was bipartisanly supported by members of the U.S.

ASMSU to discuss tailgating in forum

ASMSU leaders are urging students to show up and make recommendations for safe tailgating at town hall meetings next week. MSU's undergraduate student government will answer questions concerning recent tailgating restrictions at 7 p.m.

Bill plans for high-tech jobs

Old legislation creating a technology-job hot spot in Lansing and East Lansing received new life when Gov.

Former secretary of labor talks to students about Kerry, jobs

Robert Reich fired up a small group of John Kerry supporters outside Beaumont Tower Thursday. Reich, who served as secretary of labor under former president Bill Clinton, told about 25 people why he endorses the Democratic presidential candidate. "I have known John Kerry for 25 years, and I know he will make a terrific president," Reich said.

New courtroom to aid law education

The unveiling of a renovated Clif and Carolyn Haley Moot Court Room today will spring the MSU College of Law into 21st century technology, officials say. MSU College of Law Dean Terence L.

E-magazine seeks out young professionals

A new online magazine launched this week aims to attract more young professionals to Michigan by making the state seem more inviting, local economic officials said. The e-magazine, MiLife MiTimes (pronounced My-life My-times), was created by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC. The e-magazine is directed toward members of the "creative class," which includes recent college graduates in creative fields entering the workforce, said Dave Lorenz, vice president of Travel Michigan and business marketing for the MEDC.

Courts ordering updated tethers

After three incidents of drunken driving and seven months in jail, Jaime was required to wear a tether monitoring his location and submit to random blood-alcohol tests. "It helped me to break those patterns of being out more and wanting to go the bars," said Jaime, a 2003 MSU graduate who was referred to The State News by Alcoholics Anonymous of Lansing.

Police briefs 10/07/04

Board to discuss state funding

Funding for the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU Extension and building renovations will be discussed on Friday when the MSU Board of Trustees meets to consider parameters for next year's state appropriations. The 2005-06 fiscal year recommendations are particularly important to plan for in light of shrinking state funds and last year's budget discussions, university officials said. President-designate Lou Anna Simon said receiving adequate funding is important to keep MSU's programs on track. "State appropriations support teaching research and outreach functions at the university," Simon said.