MICHIGAN

Four Loko, alcoholic energy drinks banned

Karen Confer

November 4, 2010

The colorful camouflaged cans of Four Loko and other alcoholic energy drinks will vanish from Michigan shelves within the next month, following a ban passed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on Wednesday. Manufacturers have 30 days from Thursday to get rid of the products — those containing not only alcohol, but caffeine and occasionally other energy additives like guarana and taurine — from Michigan markets, commission spokeswoman Andrea Miller said.

MSU

MSU trustees to discuss funding, demolition

Emily Wilkins

November 4, 2010

The MSU Board of Trustees will meet today to approve the 2011-12 Appropriation Request, as well as discuss demolition plans regarding the Cherry Lane and Faculty Bricks Apartments and renovations to the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre.

MSU

School of Criminal Justice celebrates famous alumni

Megan Durisin

November 4, 2010

When Mike Bouchard graduated from the MSU School of Criminal Justice in 1979, he had no idea he would be managing a department of more than 1,200 personnel 40 years later.

MSU

ASMSU to discuss iclicker rentals

Megan Durisin

November 4, 2010

ASMSU is hoping to have an iClicker rental program up and running by spring semester.

MICHIGAN

E.L. voter turnout lower than previous elections

Anthony Harvey

November 3, 2010

Voter turnout in East Lansing was slightly less than projected, East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans said.

MSU

MSU Herp Club hosts event educating students about reptiles, amphibians

Summer Ballentine

November 3, 2010

Pythons, frogs and turtles crawled and slithered around their enclosures at an MSU Herp Club educational event Wednesday in the Natural Science Building.

MSU

RHA to sponsor events for Women's Empowerment week

Megan Durisin

November 3, 2010

Social work junior Martie Callow doesn’t appreciate the differences society expects in terms of men’s and women’s appearances.

MSU

Students donate blood for annual challenge

Andrew Krietz

November 3, 2010

When she gets pricked by a needle before donating blood, dietetics junior Sarah Mroczek said she thinks about children with cancer who need blood donations to survive.

MICHIGAN

Suspects to be examined for legal insanity

Emily Wilkins

November 3, 2010

Lansing residents David Marion Jr. and Benjamin French, the two men charged with the alleged homicide of finance freshman Darren Brown, are being tested for legal insanity at the state’s Center for Forensic Psychiatry, halting their trials. Both French and Marion have been charged with two counts of open murder in the March deaths of Brown and 23-year-old St.

MSU

COGS discusses health care, Thanksgiving

Megan Durisin

November 3, 2010

A meeting of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, hit a theatrical note Wednesday night.

MICHIGAN

Council moves forward with transportation project

Alanna Thiede

November 3, 2010

The East Lansing City Council received an update on a study about a potential project to increase mass transit facilities along Michigan and Grand River avenues at its meeting Tuesday. Transportation alternatives were evaluated for cost, efficiency and feasibility from the Capitol in Lansing through East Lansing to Marsh Road in Meridian Township, said Lori Mullins, community and economic development administrator for East Lansing, who presented information to the council.

MICHIGAN

Accident survivor leaves U-M hospital

Emily Wilkins

November 3, 2010

Lyman Briggs freshman Humphrey Petersen-Jones was released from the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, according to hospital officials.

MSU

Trustee, husband in fair condition

Andrew Krietz

November 3, 2010

MSU Trustee Faylene Owen remains listed in fair condition at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital while her husband, Larry, has been upgraded from serious to fair condition as of Wednesday evening, according to a representative at Sparrow.

MICHIGAN

Students react to Tuesday's election

Robbie Couch

November 3, 2010

With dozens of election campaign signs and a pig roasting in the front yard of her East Lansing home, interior design senior Brandi Dunkel explained why she spent the day on campus persuading students to look beyond their lives at MSU.

MICHIGAN

Voters slated to reject proposal 1

Meagan Choi

November 3, 2010

Michigan voters are slated to keep the state constitution untouched, as of press time Tuesday. As of press time, 31 percent of precincts showed 68 percent of voters turned down Proposal 10-1, which would allow a constitutional convention to write the fifth constitution in Michigan’s history.

MICHIGAN

Voters slated to approve proposal 2

Andrew Krietz

November 3, 2010

A state proposal to prohibit certain felons from holding elective office and other public employment positions was projected to pass by a four to one margin as of press time Tuesday night.

MICHIGAN

Voters show support for renewed millage

Summer Ballentine

November 3, 2010

The Ingham County proposal to renew a millage to fund Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park was passing with about 22 percent of votes representing Ingham County as of press time Tuesday night.

MSU

MSU Trustee, husband hospitalized after accident

Andrew Krietz

November 2, 2010

MSU Trustee Faylene Owen and her husband, Larry, are in Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital following a car accident Monday afternoon near Williamston, Mich.

MICHIGAN

Council to discuss study of E.L. transportation routes

Emily Wilkins

November 2, 2010

The East Lansing City Council is expected to continue discussion about a research study looking at plans for transportation routes along Grand River and Michigan avenues at its meeting tonight.

MSU

Council discusses evaluation pilot

Andrew Krietz

November 2, 2010

An update on the SIRS summer pilot study and a follow-up on a proposal for the merger of language departments was discussed by the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, on Tuesday.