Campus charity race offers healthy alternative in St. Patricks Day race

While St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally known for being green, this year’s Shamrock 5K “run, walk and roll” sponsored by the MSU Tower Guard will have participants racing for the gold. Tower Guard president Carl Oliver, who co-founded the event, said the race will give students more options for celebrating. “It’s a fun alternative to waking up and getting wasted for St.

ASMSU bids to host college conference

When the Association of Michigan Universities’ first official session took place in November, Shane Waller wanted ASMSU to play an active leadership role in the organization right away.“There is a chance that AMU could do something big down the line.

Workers set wage under local laws

Amy Cooke likes the idea of being paid $10 per hour for a minimum wage job. Fortunately for the German senior, a growing number of Michigan cities are making that a reality by instituting a living wage ordinance.These ordinances allow local communities to set a higher minimum wage and qualifications for employees to set such a wage.Cooke said she earned the $5.15 per hour federal minimum wage while working at an East Lansing day care facility.

Rally at rock seeks to promote recycled paper

The rock on Farm Lane wore a coat of recycled paper instead of its usual fresh coat of paint Tuesday morning.By early Tuesday evening, the paper was gone but students still gathered in front of the rock asking all university departments to begin using chlorine-free, post-consumer 100 percent recycled paper.The students held signs telling MSU to “Close the Loop” and to use “100% Recycled Paper.” The gathering was organized by ECO, a MSU student environmental group working to persuade MSU departments to switch paper by the end of the semester.“I think it is important in raising campus awareness about our campaign to get the university to use 100 percent recycled paper,” said Liisa Bergmann, an environmental policy sophomore and co-coordinator of ECO.

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Meditation growing in popularity

It’s been called a psuedo-medicine waste of money by some, while others proclaim it a healing art.Whether it is good medicine or a waste of time, enthusiasts and skeptics alike have to agree on one thing: meditation is growing in popularity.Lyman Briggs freshman Beck McNabb said she is the kind of person who will try anything twice.But in the two times she tried meditating, she said she is not convinced that it does anything.“I wouldn’t put any money on it or invest stock in it,” McNabb said.But just because it didn’t work for her, McNabb doesn’t discount it for others.“If people say it helps them relax or feel more in touch with themselves, there is nothing that I can do but believe what they have to say,” she said.“I can see how it might have emotional benefits for the right kind of person.

Michigan storage tanks may pollute

Michigan’s leaking underground storage tanks could pose potential problems to surface water and ground water.According to the U.S.

Scholarships help cancer survivors attend college

Gary McMullen wants cancer survivors to have great futures and be productive to society. To help current and prospective college students, the American Cancer Society Foundation, Great Lakes Division is now accepting applications for $1,000 scholarships that will be awarded for the academic year beginning in the fall, said McMullen, a foundation spokesman. “As an organization, the American Cancer Society not only wants to help prevent and detect cancer,” McMullen said.

Council to discuss ordinance

The East Lansing City Council will continue discussion of an ordinance that may limit the maximum allowed height for buildings throughout the city at today’s work session.Council members requested to amend the ordinance at the Feb.

Meeting to focus on Huntingtons Disease

The Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s Michigan chapter will host an informational meeting on the disease from 6:30 p.m.

Dismal turnout expected in special primaries

LANSING - The polls open today to narrow down the field for an upcoming special election that will fill the three open seats.Those seats were left empty after Brighton Republican and U.S.

Community policing brings officers into neighborhood

More police departments are getting officers out of their squad cars and into the neighborhoods they patrol, according to a U.S.

Rogers opens local office, plans more

LANSING - U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers opened his doors Monday to the constituents he speaks for on Capitol Hill.The Brighton Republican opened his new central district office, at 1327 E.

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ASMSU allocates money to build ropes course

MSU’s undergraduate student government is betting money that students will want to improve their teamwork skills - $50,000 to be exact.

College photographers earn awards at state competition

Jennifer Jankowski walked into a Lansing Holiday Inn hotel last weekend believing she was not an experienced enough photographer to win a statewide award.But Jankowski, a State News photographer, ending up taking second place in three categories at the annual Michigan Press Photographers Association Picture of the Year Awards.

Construction management team brings home honors

Six MSU construction management students brought home third place honors in the National Association of Home Builders student competition in Atlanta during the weekend.The MSU group competed against 20 universities.

Orchid show takes root at U

The icy weather outside during the weekend didn’t keep the flowers from blooming inside.More than 600 rare orchids took root at the MSU Plant and Soil Sciences Building for the Annual Orchid Show and Sale hosted by the Greater Lansing Orchid Society.“I am surprised we’ve had a really good turnout considering the weather,” society member Gus Kienitz said.But the 18th annual event brought many orchid growers and enthusiasts to see elaborate flower displays, purchase their own plants or learn more about orchids.The show, which has been held at MSU for the past 10 years, is one of the largest in the midwest.“There’s a lot of people who just come because it’s beautiful,” said Theresa Henderson, another society member.

State passes bill to deter repeat prostitution offenders

A bill intended to prevent repeat prostitution offenders from continued convictions was passed unanimously Thursday by the state Senate.

Rising costs concern greenhouse owners

Frigid temperatures and a looming gas price increase may be a concern for greenhouse owners, but MSU officials say rising costs are not going to leave them out in the cold.“We don’t have a problem with heating our greenhouses because we don’t pay for it,” said Dave Freville, MSU greenhouse manager.