Citizen's Police Academy to give public chance to learn The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety is now signing up those interested for its Citizen's Police Academy. The next class is scheduled to begin 7 p.m.
A recent study shows speed limits on Grand River Avenue and Saginaw Highway could be increased by 10 miles per hour because motorists on those roads are not driving the legal limit. A study by the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation collected speed surveys on both state-regulated roads to calculate the 85th percentile of speed limits driven on the state-funded roads.
Okemos - A demonstration by four Eco members might be able to sway a corporate office supply chain to change one of its policies.
Community members in East Lansing are bringing residents of all ages together for beatboxing, jugglers, folk music, punk rock, yo-yos and soup. East Lansing teen and senior citizen groups will be sponsoring the first ever "Vegetable Soup Variety Show," featuring talent from area elementary and high school students, senior citizens and MSU faculty. The event will be held 6 p.m.
Lansing - Shouts of "Everyone in, no one out!" rang through the calm warmth of the afternoon air, stirring the crowd gathered at the steps of the Capitol on Thursday. "Should life depend on how much money we have?" Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides asked the crowd of more than 100 people.
After a tumultuous year of pro- and anti-war demonstrations, affirmative action debates, gender identity discussions and rallies for domestic partner benefits, David Mitchell said it's time for students to recharge. "After a while, you get so many issues thrown at you that you want to get back to the ideas behind them," the human biology junior said. Mitchell, a member of Students For Economic Justice, said his group and other student groups will spend more time organizing small discussions, learning more about current events and preparing for the fall semester. But it won't deter the students from planning bigger summer events, he said.
After nearly 25 years, the Pigs and Freaks are ready to butt heads again. But this time the hostilities between police officers and college students looming over a football game will no longer attract 40,000 fans.
Three days before MSU police officer Travis Schuler was told he had to report to begin his journey to Iraq, he called his close buddy MSU police officer Danial Munford to deliver the news. Munford said the family always knew there was a chance Schuler's reserve unit would be called up as the United States had moved closer to war, but when the news of his deployment hit home on Jan.
Alex Gonzales swung her legs from a chair in the Heritage Cafe in the basement of the Union on Thursday afternoon, picking at her plate of macaroni and cheese as she watched MSU students walk past her. In nine years she hopes to be one of them. Gonzales, 9, made a special visit to MSU's campus for "Take Your Child to Work Day," with MSU librarian Shelia Bryant, a friend of her family. The event, organized by the Women's Resource Center, offered a morning full of tours and presentations for more than 100 MSU employees and their children. Gonzales and Bryant toured the Main Library to learn about special collections, followed by a visit to the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden. But Bryant's favorite event was a stop at MSU Laboratory Animal Resources, where the pair learned about research animals and met the staff that cares for them. "My favorite part is when we saw the rats and bunnies and dogs," Gonzales said.
Halfway through the $1.2 billion Campaign for MSU, officials said donations are on the rise and more money could be on the way from Detroit's Big Three automakers. On Tuesday, representatives from the automotive industry will meet with university officials at a formal banquet to kick off the matching donation portion of the fund raiser. For every dollar employees of DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp.
Fox News Channel, added to campus cable lineups shortly after war began with Iraq, will soon vanish from MSU screens. The channel, which will finish running on May 2, was a temporary addition to the lineup, said Doug Owen, who manages cable television for University Housing.
A new class about author J.R.R. Tolkien aims to expose MSU students to a different kind of diversity. "You've got elves, you've got dwarves, you've got men, you've got wizards, and Gandalf - whatever he is," said John Rauk, chairman of the Department of Romance and Classical Languages.
Earth Day events this weekend will fill city streets with music, vendors and educational information about the environment. The 2003 Earth Day celebration, which will shut down M.A.C.
The University Student Appeals Board is expected to make a decision next week on whether an almost 20-year-old rule should apply to the fate of a tax on renewable energy.The board discussed the addition of the $5 tax to student tuition with ASMSU and Student Life officials on Wednesday.
MSU's Anti-Discrimination Judicial Board heard comments Wednesday in a case involving former Mason Hall assistant director Carolyn O'Laughlin.O'Laughlin filed a grievance against Residence Life after officials said her domestic partner, Rebecca Linz, was not allowed to live in the residence hall.O'Laughlin's job required her to live on campus and officials said she would be disciplined and eventually terminated if Linz didn't move out.
A forum on Iraq almost went bust when the expert panel of MSU professors practically outnumbered the audience.But Tuesday's presidential forum went ahead as planned, addressing issues relating to the reconstruction of Iraq."You basically have to build an economy from nothing," economics professor Max Kreinin said.
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta sorority will be collaborating for their annual Blue & White Scholarship Ball from 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
For Casey Chapin, attending college is about more than keeping up with classes.The zoology junior works at Denny's Restaurant, 2701 E.
By Ayranna Wheeler For The State News Students who plan on studying in the Main Library during finals week might want to bring their own chairs. The nonstop cramming sessions for finals in the library has already begun.