Nestled in-between the speeches introducing freshmen to their respective majors and a massive pep rally reinforcing the importance of being a Spartan is a major headlining musical act hitting campus during Welcome Week. ASMSU recently added a concert to the onslaught of Welcome Week 2004 activities, featuring Jason Mraz at 9 p.m.
Retired Lansing firefighter Robert D. McAlvey received the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2004 Personal Achievement Award for Michigan on July 16. McAlvey, who was once the captain of the Meridian Township Fire Department, had been a firefighter for 22 years before retiring in January 2004 after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As the state finalist, McAlvey will be eligible to receive the MDA's 2005 National Personal Achievement Award.
Students at private colleges and universities throughout the state will see an average tuition increase of 6.1 percent for the fall. But some say the increase remains consistent with nationwide averages and simply represents a continuation of a trend in increases from the past 10 years. The state's 47 private colleges and universities in Michigan announced tuition will be raising an average of 6.1 percent to $15,859 this fall.
There were about 70 people and 20 puppies waiting on the steps of the Capitol Friday morning for Blaine and Janet Parks and their two golden retrievers, Max and Bailey.
It can be seen in magazine advertisements for every product from shampoo to clothing, as well as the clearance sale signs of storefront windows on Grand River.
Tear gas, one of the most uncomfortable tactics police use to control rioters, has become a rite of passage for MSU students. At least that's what East Lansing Deputy Police Chief Tom Wibert said. "It's something they can brag about to their friends and a story they will have to tell their kids," Wibert said. For 19 years, Wibert has watched the history of riots unfold in East Lansing.
Some corrections officers say Gov. Jennifer Granholm's decision to sign a package of bills to increase the number of Michigan drug courts represents a progressive approach to dealing with the state's nonviolent drug offenders. Drug courts oversee the treatment of people who abuse or are addicted to drugs or alcohol.
An application from Campus Village Properties to renovate part of the Ramada Inn property, 1100 Trowbridge Road, was revoked at an East Lansing City Council meeting on Tuesday, city officials said. "I believe the developer felt it was unlikely to be approved," planning and zoning administrator Bob Owen said. Community members were strongly opposed to the plans, which proposed a three-story building containing 65 student-rented apartments housing 204 students.
Although textbooks explain how stars are comprised of burning hydrogen and helium, one American-Indian legend describes how a coyote etched a pattern into the night sky with flower petals. Shirley Brauker, Moon Bear Pottery store owner in Coldwater and an Odawa tribe member, told the legend to a classroom of American-Indian high school students Tuesday afternoon at Berkey Hall.
Williamston will host a Farmers' Market every Thursday in the parking lot on the corner of N. Putnam Street and High Street starting Aug.
Gordon Jeranyama, the Bursar of Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe, will give a brown bag speech at noon July 29 in room 201 of the International Center. Jeranyama will speak about the new universities in Zimbabwe and the financial and other challenges they experience.
Ellen's Race might have officially ended last summer, but the spirit and emotion behind the annual fund-raiser continues as Ele's Race debuts Sunday at Pinecrest Elementary in East Lansing. "We're hoping they will take this race and celebrate the life of a loved one who has died and use that for the inspiration for completing this race," co-director Lori Bosch said. As a nonprofit organization, Ele's Place helps more than 190 children each week.
After driving through 48 states since the beginning of May, the Hogs For Dogs charity drive ends at 10 a.m.
Almost 60 percent of Americans live in areas where no presidential campaign television commercials have been broadcast since the end of the primary season on March 4, according to a recent survey. But some campaign representatives say they aren't concerned about the survey's implications.
Any residents or business owners who experienced damage from the May floods may receive assistance at the Disaster Recovery Center in Lansing. Located at Lansing Fire Station No.
Businesses on Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue are cleaning offices and drawing up blueprints to make way for East Lansing's newest downtown development. The $180 million project, called City Center 2, is expected to take three years to build.
Social work adjunct Professor Rachel Crandall was a sophomore at MSU applying for a volunteer position at the Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center in East Lansing 25 years ago. "I really wanted to work with people, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to," said Crandall, who has a speech impediment and neurological disabilities.