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MICHIGAN

Amtrak routes to experience delays

Jesse O'Brien
April 19, 2012

Students planning to travel along Amtrak’s Blue Water route early next week may experience some service disruptions, the passenger railroad announced in a service notice. The route — which runs from Chicago to Port Huron, Mich. — typically departs from East Lansing at 8:28 a.m., but all stops will run two hours earlier to accommodate work along the track. The change will take place from Monday through Wednesday, with additional work occurring over the next two weeks.

MICHIGAN

Taste of East Lansing to be held Saturday

Rebecca Ryan
April 19, 2012

The Taste of East Lansing festival will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday at Parking Lot 1 off of Albert Avenue in the Ann Street Plaza. The event will be hosted by the Community Relations Coalition and will feature a silent auction, live music, raffle and children’s activities.

MICHIGAN

MSU experts: Cold spell this spring harms Michigan fruit crops

Lauren Gibbons
April 19, 2012

April snow showers could mean trouble for many fruit growers throughout Michigan after a frost affected some fruit populations earlier than usual, MSU experts said Tuesday. Although the warm spell in Michigan this March was welcome weather for many students, the subsequent snow flurries and below freezing temperatures that occurred for a few subsequent days in April were particularly damaging to perennial fruit populations in the state, MSU Extension educator Amy Irish-Brown said.

NEWS

Police Brief 04/19/12

Lauren Gibbons
April 18, 2012

A 20-year-old male student reported his computer was stolen at about 5 p.m. April 17 from the first floor of the Main Library, MSU police Sgt.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing continuously named Tree City USA

Katie Harrington
April 18, 2012

In 1988, East Lansing was named a Tree City USA for the first time. Now, in 2012, the city is sticking to its roots for its 25th consecutive year as a Tree City USA, a national honor given to communities by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.

MICHIGAN

Construction on cancer center scheduled to start before fall

Beau Hayhoe
April 18, 2012

Construction on a Lansing outpatient cancer treatment center is expected to start before this fall following a state approval process that drew accusations of tampering by local health care entities. A certificate of need for Compass Health Care’s Compass Cancer Center, 1525 W. Lake Lansing Road, was approved earlier this April by the Michigan Department of Community Health, a move that should allow construction to start before this fall.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing branches out as a Tree City USA

Katie Harrington
April 18, 2012

In 1988, East Lansing was named a Tree City USA for the first time. Now, in 2012, the city is sticking to its roots for its 25th consecutive year as a Tree City USA, a national honor given to communities by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. “It’s a great honor, in particular because it’s our 25th year that we’ve been able to receive this designation,” said David Smith, environmental specialist for the city of East Lansing. “It shows that not only the city, but our residents have a commitment to the positive aspects of having trees in our community.”

MSU

MSU ice cream treat debuts

Stephen Brooks
April 18, 2012

For many, rising temperatures in summer months are accompanied by rising cravings for ice cream and other ways to beat the heat. To relieve that craving, a new ice cream cookie sandwich developed by MSU students is hitting shelves across campus this month.

NEWS

Police Brief 04/18/12

Lauren Gibbons
April 17, 2012

A 29-year-old Lansing man reported his wallet was stolen from a locker room in IM Sports-Circle between 5-6 p.m. April 10, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MSU

Students march to battle sexual violence

Rebecca Ryan
April 17, 2012

At 13 years old, Kari Edington woke up one morning and decided she didn’t want to take the domestic sexual abuse she was experiencing anymore. She fled to Madison, Wis., where she came across a Take Back the Night march and realized she was not alone.

MSU

ASMSU voter turnout still below Big Ten rivals

Rachel Jackson
April 17, 2012

The ASMSU representative elections held last week showed an increased voter turnout from last year with an 8.8 percent voter turnout among all undergraduates, more than double the turnout the group got in last year’s elections. About 2.8 percent of undergraduates participated in last year’s elections, according to past State News stories.

MICHIGAN

Proposed budget shows future deficit in East Lansing street repair funds

Beau Hayhoe
April 17, 2012

Funding for local and major street projects and subsequent repairs is set to fluctuate across the next few years in East Lansing, based on budget projections presented Tuesday to the East Lansing City Council. East Lansing Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen and Finance Director Mary Haskell presented documents to the council at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, prior to its regular meeting, detailing changes that project a deficit at the start of the next fiscal year in the city’s fund for major street repairs.