Library tightens security after theft of books

Next to bookworms, it’s perhaps a librarian’s worst nightmare.In July, an assistant came to Kathleen Weessies with an empty hardcover case.

U college endorses Detroit doctor for prospective dean

A Detroit-area doctor may be the next person to head MSU’s College of Human Medicine.The recommendation for the new dean of the college was presented to the MSU Board of Trustees and will be voted on at its next meeting Feb.

Olin offers chance to drive drunk

Imagine getting in the driver’s seat after three beers - and driving into oncoming traffic.Smart Drive’s new “Remediation and Education Program for Driving Under the Influence” gives drivers that chance - virtually.

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Eighth-annual Dia de la Mujer recognizes Latina activists

El Dia de la Mujer, an annual conference sponsored by the Office of Minority Student Affairs, will return to campus Feb.

Youth push for teen vote

LANSING - The Lansing Junior City Council Initiative held a kickoff meeting for its Lansing Teen Voter Registration Challenge, 2001, on Monday at a local high school.Members of the initiative explained the challenge to about 10 interested high school students and community members in the Eleanor Dorsem Social Room at Eastern High School, 220 N.

Art class shares in project

D’Ann de Simone’s painting class took an opportunity to weave its way into the community - literally. Members of the class, Studio Art 420, Painting, are just a few of many East Lansing residents who have participated in producing a room-sized tapestry project under the direction of local artist Nancy McRay. The students met Monday in The Art Apartment, 210 Abbott Road, where their contributions were added to numerous materials and objects from community members already woven into the tapestry. McRay said the community’s involvement with the project so far has been overwhelming. “I have this huge sense of responsibility for what’s been given to me,” McRay said.

Mini horses breed womans passion

MASON - Nestled just south of the Interstate 96 and Okemos Road intersection, a mile or so from the electric signs and cash registers of capitalism, Westwind Farms is a curious picture of rural American life.There, Cammie Cavanaugh reigns supreme, walking with ease and familiarity through red stables, surrounded by barn cats, fences and multicolored horses.You won’t find many saddles around Westwind Farms, though - the farm, 3146 Okemos Road, specializes in miniature horses.

U looks forward to Study Abroad Fair

Officials at the Office of Study Abroad are hoping to draw a large crowd for the Spring 2001 Study Abroad Fair.The event will be held from 2 p.m.

RHA seeks staff for annual conference

The Michigan State University Residence Halls Association is seeking volunteers for the Michigan Organization of Residence Hall Associations leadership conference at MSU on March 23-25.

Stay in school activists inform and motivate U

The Office of Minority Student Affairs was out in full force to keep students from dropping out of school at Saturday’s Racial Ethnic Student Retention Conference: Overcoming F.E.A.R.Students gained tips and learned real expectations for college at the 11th annual conference, titled “False Expectations Appearing Real,” at the Union.“I don’t see sisters beating down the doors of brothers who are dropping out of school left and right,” said Lenzy Bell, while speaking to more than 100 students.

ASMSU, yearbook reach agreement

While sitting in a quiet, empty Red Cedar Log office late Thursday night, Editor-in-Chief Rianne Jones said she was able to breathe her first sigh of relief in weeks.Jones’ tension was due to a power struggle with ASMSU over the yearbook’s operation, which, after about a month of controversy, reached a compromise Thursday.The ASMSU Student Assembly approved three intricate parts of the bill that established the settlement while two other sections of the measure failed.

Lansing mayor to address city

Lansing Mayor David Hollister will address a $388.5 million school bond proposal and preview future plans for Lansing today in his eighth State of the City address.Hollister will speak at 7 p.m.

Attorney Generals life threatened in letter

Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm’s life was threatened via a letter last week before she made a scheduled speech in Chesterfield Township.A threat assessment was done by the Michigan State Police in conjunction with the Warren Police Department, and it was determined that there was no danger.

Legislation introduced to alter licence applications

Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, introduced a resolution Friday to remove a federal mandate requiring states to collect social security numbers for applicants of drivers and a variety of professional and recreational licenses. The numbers are collected to track down parents who owe child support.

Police battle racial profiling

LANSING - Police department officials put about 30 area residents through the same training this weekend that officers have received to combat racial profiling.Two-hour sessions on Saturday and Sunday drew about 15 people to the Harry Hill Vocational Center, 5815 Wise Road, to discuss profiling practices and learn about the department’s strategy to prevent it.Racial profiling is a practice in which police take action based on race, ethnicity or national origin rather than illegal or suspicious activities.“Historically, police officers were taught this.

Registration deadline arrives for upcoming election

Today is the last day to register to vote for the upcoming special elections. The elections, which are scheduled to take place March 20, are to fill three vacant seats in the state Legislature.Candidates for the seat left behind by Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, who won the 8th Congressional District race in November, include Rep.

Professors research effects of deforestation

A team of MSU researchers has been working on a project that could hold the fate of the Amazon rain forests in the balance.Mark Cochrane, a research scientist in the Department of Geography, has spent years in Brazil researching an extensive report titled, “The Future of the Brazilian Amazon.”“The whole point (of our research) is to allow the policy developers and the Brazilian government to make an informed decision,” Cochrane said.

House rejects pay increase

It is not often that 100 people would each turn down $20,000.“Have you ever voted down a pay raise?” asked House Speaker Rick Johnson, R-LeRoy, in his office Monday.The state House rejected a pay raise of that amount Thursday in a 100-6 vote.

Faculty help ease transition into college

Marqus Coleman knows what he’ll be doing after he graduates from East Lansing High School in June.He’ll attend Defiance College in Ohio.“The counselors at my school helped me with deciding but my mom and my dad always told me that I had to do something after high school,” Coleman said.Although the senior high school student’s decision was influenced by his counselors and parents, MSU officials say the trend is for prospective college students to get too wrapped up with career plans.William Metcalfe, a psychologist at MSU’s Counseling Center, said he talks with MSU students who are concerned about their niche at college and about future careers.“Sometimes I’ll see students early on adjusting to just what this place is like, where their niche is and what their opportunities are here,” he said.