Ash borer program to feature local experts
East Lansing and Okemos will be among the cities featured in a new documentary based on the emerald ash borer beetle. The series "Michigan At Risk" will premiere its 16th season with tonight's broadcast of "Emerald Ash Borer: Path of Death." The show will air at 8 p.m.
Word on the street
"It's inevitable that the campaigns are going to exploit it. It's an easy topic, and there's not much rebuttal to it like there is when discussing other issues like war records or abortion.
Community remembers 9/11
By SCOTT MICHAEL ATKINSON Special for The State News A twisted piece of metal stood at the center of gathered police officers, soldiers, firefighters, local residents and public figures Friday evening.
Capital City Airport sets record for fliers
There seemed to be little fear of flying at Capital City Airport last month. The Lansing airport reached a record high in its total number of passengers during the month of August, with 67,580 outgoing and incoming passengers. The August total is the highest individual month of travel in the 75 years the airport has operated.
Fraternity fire creates local, national awareness
After a fire at a University of Mississippi fraternity house led to the deaths of three students in August, East Lansing city officials are urging residents to raise their awareness of fire safety.
Groups aim to unite students, defeat amendment
About a dozen students from MSU and the University of Michigan met in the Union Sunday for a student summit aimed at defeating the Michigan Marriage Amendment. Visitors from the Coalition for a Fair Michigan, the Triangle Foundation, Michigan Equality, the Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality and the Stonewall Democrats spoke to students about advocating against voting for the amendment. "This is the first statewide campaign that's ever happened in the state of Michigan that has to do with LBGT issues," said Ethan Roeder, field director for Coalition for a Fair Michigan.
MSU College of Law to host patent day
The MSU College of Law will host the 2004 Patent Law Day conference today. The conference is the beginning of a series of meetings and events organized throughout the year by the law college's Intellectual Property and Communications Law Program. The program was founded in 2003 and has since become a leading national program working on intellectual property rights and communications law issues. Conference speakers scheduled to appear include Judge Avern Cohn of the U.S.
Fund helps parents with college costs
Parents looking to send their children to MSU can do so using today's prices by purchasing a Michigan Education Trust contract.
New student, community group discusses world religion, Sept. 11
Members of the new student religious group, the Round Table, met Sunday at the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing in an effort to understand the positions various religions have taken on the Sept.
Red Cross, RHA working toward union
The American Red Cross Mid-Michigan Chapter is seeking a more defined relationship with the Residence Halls Association after years of hosting blood drives on MSU's campus. On Wednesday a long-debated bill that would create the union did not pass during a RHA general assembly meeting. The bill sought the association's support with on-campus advertising for blood drives and other services offered by the American Red Cross.
UAB hosts festival, orientation to welcome students
By KRISTI JOURDAN Special for The State News The International Center was full Saturday night with students interested in trying henna tattoos, listening to live music and winning a variety of prizes. The University Activities Board provided five hours of entertainment, known as the annual Super Saturday Night, to get students interested in what UAB offers. "Students like free things," UAB Assistant Director Cathy Carson said.
Manufacturing job loss hurts area
Losses in manufacturing jobs have contributed to an overall increase in non-farm unemployment in the Lansing area, according to the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth. A study released Sept.
Q & A with Angela Karkau
The State News chatted with Angela Karkau, a supervisor for the Special Event Security Employees, commonly known as Greencoats.
Green Party presidential nominee David Cobb to visit Mich.
Green Party presidential nominee David Cobb will speak in Lansing on Wednesday, according to area Green Party activist Steve Herrick. Cobb, who coordinated Ralph Nader's 2000 Green Party presidential campaign, joined Nader in June as a viable third-party presidential candidate.
E.L. officers prepare for Saturday football game
Since the MSU police department finalized its Sept. 11 schedule a month ago, preparations for the first home football game have been taking up the bulk of Jill Geile's time. Geile, the department's special events coordinator, sat next to a large printer and a stack of fluorescent parking passes in her office Thursday afternoon, explaining parking lot prices as she talked on the phone. She said the week before the first game is her busiest time. "Be patient and take my word for it when I tell you an area's closed," she said wearily, listing her suggestions for successfully navigating campus.
'U' volunteer program director to serve in Iraq
One of MSU's devoted volunteer program directors will be leaving on Nov. 22 to serve in Balad, Iraq. Carlos Fuentes received a call in March informing him that his unit, F Company 238 AVIM, was placed on red alert.
'U' helps with Mich. blood shortage
Kristin Dierwa passed out the last time she donated blood to the American Red Cross, but it did not prevent her from rolling up her sleeve to give more in the North Wonders Hall blood drive early Wednesday morning.
New restaurant offers a flavor of the Caribbean
The smell of Cajun spices lingers in the air as calm Caribbean music plays in the background. Customers' voices resound through the quaint Le Chef Creole restaurant, 625 E.