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Ian Kullgren ·
MICHIGAN

Medical amnesty bill closer to passage in legislature

Ian Kullgren
January 19, 2012

Medical amnesty legislation once again is on its way to becoming law after the latest bill seeking to curb alcohol deaths was passed by a House of Representatives committee on Thursday morning. The bill, which passed the Michigan House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in a near-unanimous vote, would offer protection from minor in possession charges under certain alcohol-related circumstances. The law would provide legal amnesty for minors who turn themselves or a friend in for medical help for being dangerously drunk.

NEWS

Police Brief 01/19/12

Lauren Gibbons
January 18, 2012

A 19-year-old female student and MSU employee suffered minor burns on the job at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 11 at the cafeteria in Case Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

Sam Radecki ·
MSU

Sikh culture celebrated at Turban Night

Kellie Rowe
January 18, 2012

Political science sophomore Abby Craft donned a turban for the first time during a demonstration at the MSU Sikh Student Association, or SSA, event Sikhism 101: Turban Night at Snyder and Phillips halls. Nutritional sciences and communication senior Manisha Singh, president of SSA, said the group’s goal was to bring cultural awareness of Sikhism to campus and dispel any misconceptions about the faith.

Lauren Gibbons ·
MICHIGAN

Headphones proven hazardous to use while walking

Lauren Gibbons
January 18, 2012

It’s not uncommon to see students walking to class with their headphones on listening to music, texting or calling friends and family from their phones. But according to a new study, potential distractions from wearing headphones while walking could be dangerous if they prevent pedestrians from hearing cars, busses or trains while crossing streets or tracks.

MSU

MSU group promotes sustainable building

Andrew Krietz
January 18, 2012

The USGBC Students – Michigan State University group recently was established to unite like-minded students who want to make positive environmental impacts on campus, said Alyssa Vennard, an interior design senior and president of the group. The USGBC is the U.S. Green Building Council, which works to motivate communities to build LEED-certified — or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — buildings that are environmentally sustainable.

MSU

Website to help promote freshman mental health, prevent suicides

Kellie Rowe
January 18, 2012

To help freshmen bridge the gap between high school and college, the MSU Counseling Center created the Freshmen Accessing Community and Embracing Survival, or FACES, initiative in 2008, and now the program has a new website to help get the word out to students. The program’s goal is to create a positive climate for MSU students, faculty and staff in all areas related to mental health, said Juliette C. Niemi, educational program coordinator of the MSU Counseling Center.

MICHIGAN

MSU Team takes on Parkinson’s disease

Caleb Nordgren
January 18, 2012

Each year, about 4 million to 6 million people suffer from Parkinson’s disease and anywhere from 50,000-60,000 new cases are diagnosed, according to national estimates. But a group of MSU researchers might have found a path to a cure. Postdoctoral researcher Basir Ahmad, associate physics professor Lisa Lapidus and graduate student Yujie Chen recently published a paper detailing their work with alpha-synuclein proteins — proteins considered to be the cause of Parkinson’s.

MICHIGAN

Beggar’s Banquet bust goes missing

Lauren Gibbons
January 18, 2012

A bust depicting a former Beggar’s Banquet owner allegedly was stolen Saturday night from the restaurant, and owners, employees and those close to Beggar’s Banquet, 218 Abbot Road, are hoping for its safe return.

MSU

Students develop educational video game

Stephen Brooks
January 17, 2012

MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, recently donated $30,000 to the college, the majority of which will be used to fund the creation of the game, said April Clobes, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MSUFCU.

MICHIGAN

Zoning laws prevent expansion

Beau Hayhoe
January 17, 2012

The East Lansing City Council deferred consideration of a fraternity’s application for housing expansion, prolonging a debate about the future of a development project close to campus.