MSU's chapter of the Michigan Regional Community Policing Institute will receive a $350,000 grant from Community Oriented Policing Services to train law officers.
An MSU student could face 20 years in prison if convicted of injuring four people in a drunken driving accident near Mount Pleasant on Sunday morning. Mechanical engineering senior Nathan Diller was driving his 1999 Chevrolet pickup on M-20 in Chippewa Township at 4 a.m.
For bikes secured with a U-lock, the most dangerous utility a thief can have is the empty shaft of an ordinary ball-point pen. It was recently reported that the Kryptonite Evolution 2000 U-Lock can be opened by inserting the plastic casing of a pen and wiggling it.
She's heard about it, talked about it and knows she should get it, but advertising senior Pam Sorensen still isn't covered. And she's not alone. Sorensen is among more than 90 percent of students who are without renter's insurance, as estimated by MaryAnn Pierce, who supervises the Rental Housing Clinic, 541 E.
The Dart Foundation donated more than $328,000 to MSU's Division of Science and Mathematics Education to support the Michigan Science Olympiad for the next five years.
By Scott Atkinson Special for The State News The age-old adventure of climbing trees has been retooled for children in the Lansing area, with the addition of helmets, ropes and harnesses. The Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road in Okemos, hosted a workshop in "technical tree climbing" Saturday, where they instructed participants on how to safely climb - and hang out in - large trees. Vertical Ventures Rock Climbing & Wilderness Programs, 843 Lantern Hill Drive, a company that teaches technical tree climbing, led the group through the woods of Okemos to their tree of preference - a tulip poplar with thick branches, which they estimated was more than 100 years old.
Cate Edwards, the daughter of Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards, will be visiting the MSU Union ballroom, Thursday at 8 p.m. Cate Edwards, 22, will be participating in a debate-watching party with the MSU Students for Kerry.
A sexual assault was reported in Wilson Hall on Friday, according to the MSU online police blotter. It's the seventh criminal sexual conduct reported since the beginning of September. The severity of the assault is unknown. The acquaintance assault happened Sept.
The National Science Foundation awarded MSU a $700,000 grant to support the study of nanotechnology.
When East Lansing City Council decided to ban indoor upholstered furniture from outdoor spaces last year, the issue ignited a heated debate.
Concentrating on their reflections, seven dancers moved across a room toward a mirror, swinging their hips, waving their arms and kicking their feet to the beat of a tribal drum. An African dance class, sponsored by a local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, was held Friday at IM Sports-Circle to conclude a week of activities. "Some dances are from the west and some specifically Ghana," said Ayana Gwin, dance instructor and member of the order.
"It's high stakes in that if Bush wins, we'll keep fighting this war. The lives of our citizens are only at stake when people can't afford health care.
Despite the cold air and the early morning hour, students and area residents gathered Saturday morning to walk and demonstrate their solidarity against heart disease. Survivors of strokes and heart disease dotted the crowd in red caps, many wearing tags on their backs reading, "I'm walking for me." The annual American Heart Association fund-raiser had two goals - to raise money for research and to raise awareness.
A Catholic theology class could be held in a local church if professors in the Department of Religious Studies get their questions answered. "We always need to know that the course is being taught as an academic course rather than as a set of beliefs," said Roger Bresnahan, acting chairman of religious studies. Clare Johnson, a theology-in-residence professor from the University of Notre Dame, said she is confident her theology class at St.
Since 1948, Jackson Harness Raceway has been available for gambling enthusiasts to place a bet on a winning horse.
Every MSU student has a chance to influence the future of tailgating. At a Wednesday meeting where student leaders and MSU officials discussed health and safety issues surrounding gameday tailgating, officials urged student organizations to collect ideas and suggestions from MSU students. The university's undergraduate student government ASMSU, the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council and the Residence Halls Association were some of the groups present.
The Antarctica booth, complete with dry ice and a large penguin, was just one of 107 booths at the 15th Semi-annual Fall 2004 Study Abroad Fair at the Union on Thursday afternoon.
Efforts to bring Michael Moore to campus fell through on Thursday because ASMSU was unable to garner security for the event. MSU's undergraduate student government cited problems with the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety as the main reason they were unable to secure Moore. "Basically it wasn't given enough time," said Kristen Daddow, Student Assembly vice chairperson of student programming.