Get 'em while they're hot - seats on the East Lansing Public School Board are open for a limited time to anyone willing to sign their name on the dotted line.
Helen Mindiola was quiet as she went about her work, changing the paper towel roll in the first-floor Main Library bathrooms.
In a Fee Hall lab sits a pile of running shoes. Nike, Reebok, Asics and Adidas pile as far as the eye can see as technicians run two shoe design and testing research labs. The Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories were developed to test different types of shoes.
For mechanical engineering senior Sumedh Mokashi, the smiles he sees on the faces of three children eagerly trying out their new therapy cycle puts his major into perspective. "Look at him, he's so happy," Mokashi said.
East Lansing police have arrested and arraigned three men in connection with an April 4 assault on Grand River Avenue. In that assault, which police said started near the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, 1148 E.
Nick Archer's involvement in East Lansing soccer dates back more than 30 years to his days on the MSU national championship teams. As the head coach for both the boys and girls varsity soccer teams at East Lansing High School, Archer said the East Lansing Soccer Complex, 3001 Abbott Road, is an important part of continuing the soccer tradition of the area. "This is the East Lansing soccer hub now," Archer said.
Two national retailers will open stores near Eastwood Towne Center in midsummer, adding to the slew of merchants already doing business in and around the Lansing Township shopping mall. A Wal-Mart store is set to open there in July, according to mall officials.
A cornucopia of club leaders, academic achievers, sorority and fraternity members and community volunteers came together in the dimly lit Union Ballroom on Tuesday night for the third annual Student Life Leadership Awards. "It's a token of how we feel about the good work they do during the academic year," said Fred Watson, assistant director for the Department of Student Life. More than 100 people attended the event, which included a dessert reception.
The Graduate Employees Union will be marching across campus Thursday to defend teaching assistants' jobs, union President Scott Henkel said. Graduate employees, faculty and community members will march in protest of any possible TA positions being cut before next fall.
A two-year study is underway at MSU to uncover issues facing female students, faculty and staff. The study, called the "Status of Women Project," will use information gleaned from personal and group interviews to assess the climate and needs for women. "This evolved out of a request from the Women's Advisory Committee to the Provost," said Provost Lou Anna Simon, who said the initial idea for the study emerged about a year ago. Simon said the university historically has collected basic information about women on campus through annual MSU diversity reports, which compile statistics about international students and racial, ethnic and social minorities.
Inspired by a Lansing Community College political science course, about 10 LCC students have been lobbying aggressively in past weeks for a bill that won't directly affect them.
Several MSU police officers are moving through the ranks, as three officers received promotions within the department and one officer has accepted a position at an Ohio university. Sgt.
By Jun Yang Special for The State News Some student leaders say that the campus water supply system needs an upgrade, but officials argue that a lack of funding is hindering that effort.
Applications for students wishing to be appointed to open ASMSU Student Assembly seats are available in 307 Student Services.
Another group of e-mail accounts has been found to be part of the about 6,000 people affected by a software glitch last week. A new group of about 400 account holders received an e-mail Wednesday urging them also to change their account passwords, after it was found they, too, were at risk.
The future ASMSU Web site might be "flashed up a little bit" as members work to make a more exciting online resource for students. Student Assembly Chairperson Andrew Schepers laid out plans for a frequently updated Web site that will include calendars, polls, bills and a message board for student comments.
Two MSU alumni are trying to change the way many job-seekers find work by replacing resources such as online search engines with more personal interaction. Jeff Ellman and Michael Redisch, along with University of Michigan graduate Michael Krasman, are the co-founders of Humatel, a Chicago-based career center.
Gretchen Whitmer, East Lansing's representative in the state House, recently declared her run for re-election. The Democrat announced the bid to retain her seat last week, following widespread rumors that she would be abandoning the position to pursue a judgeship. "I never thought of doing anything else," Whitmer said.
Tuesday's Academic Council meeting spurred administration compliments for faculty involvement. Only about 50 members of the council met at the International Center, but 64 were needed to vote on agenda items.