MSU
MSU team creates 'Tattoo-ID' system
If the driver’s license or other personal data isn’t helping to catch a suspect, try their tattoo.
MICHIGAN
Smoking ban bill awaits Senate approval
A statewide ban on smoking in public places, including college residence halls, could limit students’ opportunity to smoke in their rooms this fall, but University Housing has already pledged to make MSU smoke-free by August 1.
MSU
Vet hospital heals, teaches
Pat LeBlanc’s primary concern is quality — the quality of the education delivered to the future specialists training at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the quality of the care given to the animals.
NEWS
Detroit duel
It’s a bittersweet time for Detroit sports fanatics. With the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup finals and the Detroit Pistons one step behind in the Eastern Conference finals, fans have been forced to make agonizing decisions in their living rooms. Each of the past four games have been televised on the same night and at virtually the same time, leaving Detroit fans wavering over which jersey to don.
NEWS
Pledges made to MSU are not all financial
Old houses, Arabian horses, diamonds and bull semen — the donations to MSU aren’t all made in cash. “The list is kind of strange,” said Marti Heil, interim vice president for university development, MSU’s fundraising arm.
NEWS
Donations, fundraising bring addition to water park
As East Lansing residents get ready to welcome the summer at the Family Aquatic Center’s new splash park, organizers are focused on completing the fundraising for the $185,000 addition.
NEWS
Sides split on expected veto for partial-birth abortion
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to veto a ban on partial-birth abortion passed Tuesday by the Michigan House of Representatives. The Michigan Senate passed the bill on January 22 by a 24-13 vote.
NEWS
Police Brief 05/29/08
A 26-year-old male student had $2,150 of items stolen from the fourth floor of the Main Library on Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
New public health master's program to begin this fall
A new public health master’s degree program at MSU is trying to create a promising future in public health care by reversing the shortage of workers in the field. MSU will offer the new program beginning this fall.
MICHIGAN
Lansing Farmers Market thrives
For local farmers, a failing economy, lack of rain in the area and even Tuesday night’s frosty temperatures are not enough to dampen their spirits about the Allen Street Farmers Market’s fifth season.
MICHIGAN
Park paves way for new eco-friendly facilities
Michigan’s state parks are the next participants in the going green trend. A new green toilet and shower building at Grand Haven State Park is the first of its kind in Michigan and will serve as the prototype for all future state park renovations and new facilities, said Patrick Whalen, unit supervisor for Grand Haven State Park.
MICHIGAN
Board opens depression-era murals to public for first time since Sept. 11
Depression-era murals in the lobby of the Lansing Board of Water & Light’s Dye Water Conditioning Plant will open to the public May 31 during the area’s annual Be A Tourist In Your Own Town Day for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
NEWS
Mich. House votes to ban partial-birth abortion
The Michigan House of Representatives voted 74-32 to ban partial-birth abortion Tuesday night.
NEWS
E.L. residents will not have to pay for City Center II
The East Lansing City Council discussed the sources of funding for the proposed $116.4 million City Center II project formally for the first time at its work session Tuesday.
NEWS
Chinese, Mich. universities talk research
MSU officials met with leaders of nearly 20 of China’s top universities last week to discuss education issues and economic growth in the region.
NEWS
House to vote on appropriations bill
Michigan families relying on unemployment insurance could be helped by a bill that will extend benefits by 13 weeks for all states and an additional 13 weeks for states such as Michigan experiencing a high rate of unemployment.
NEWS
Buckling down
Click It or Ticket has become more than just a catchy slogan in East Lansing and in more than 50 counties across Michigan — and the hard work is paying off.
MSU
Low summer enrollment may benefit some
Summer courses offer an opportunity for students to catch up or get ahead, but MSU Registrar Dugald McMillan said the workload should not be underestimated.
MICHIGAN
Drive collects used books for children in Ingham County
The Ingham County Blue Tiger Democrats will host its first Summer Book Drive beginning Sunday and extending through June 8.