NEWS
Mich. drops loan program; may not affect MSU students
The state of Michigan has temporarily withdrawn from a federal student loan program, citing the nation’s credit crisis as its reason.
NEWS
Council looks into city ethics policy
Emphasis will be placed on East Lansing’s Code of Ethics for new board and commission members and their relation to city business partners as part of a recommendation from the City Council.
MSU
Religious organizations recognize Earth Day
The way people interpret passages in the Bible can affect the way they treat the environment, said Joel Geffen, an assistant professor specializing in religion and the environment.
MSU
Residence Halls Association finalizes summer budget details
Members of Residence Halls Association will vote to approve the organization’s proposed summer budget during today’s meeting.
MICHIGAN
Students active on Earth Day
William Novack sat at a front desk Tuesday afternoon, receiving instructions on how to make triangular folds for an origami design as part of an Earth Day project.
MICHIGAN
Michigan jobs to increase by more than 9,000
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Tuesday the creation of more than 9,000 new jobs and $468 million of investment in the state during an afternoon press conference.
MSU
Student seeks seat on MSU Board of Trustees
A fresh new face might be among those seeking votes in this fall’s MSU Board of Trustees election. Human resources sophomore Jasmine Ford is running for a seat.
MSU
Class debuts exhibit for students
Students in associate horticulture professor Norm Lownds’ “Learning in Museums” class typically spend their semester creating an exhibit geared toward middle school students or younger audiences. But this year, they decided to create something new — a museum exhibit designed for the college crowd.
NEWS
Police seek perpetrator of attempted carjacking
Police are searching for a man connected to an attempted carjacking on university-owned grounds Monday evening.
MICHIGAN
Market slump could impact E.L. urban housing
Urban housing isn’t selling quickly in East Lansing. Since construction began on West Village in January 2007, a development that includes condos and townhomes, only 21 of the development’s 46 units have sold, said Jamerson Ries, of Abood Properties.
NEWS
Pa. primary results not expected to affect Obama
Even if Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., wins today’s Pennsylvania primary, political experts said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., still has a better chance of capturing the party’s presidential nomination.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/22/08
Police arrested a streaker at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sparty’s Spring Party concert, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The suspect, a 19-year-old male student from Clinton Township, was chased by an officer who observed the naked man run past him on the field outside Demonstration Hall.
MSU
Medical move-in
While attending the groundbreaking of the building that will bear his name, Peter Secchia appeared casual, almost like an observer. It was his $10 million lead gift that jump-started the fundraising for MSU’s medical school in Grand Rapids, but he deflected attention to the groundbreaking ceremony for the center on Monday.
MICHIGAN
Second charge added for separate act in Scarlett case
A second charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct has been added to the sexual assault case against Nigel Scarlett, ASMSU’s former Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs.
MICHIGAN
State gas prices reach record high
Gasoline prices hit a record high in the state of Michigan this week when the statewide average price reached $3.52 per gallon, 74 cents higher than the price at the same time last year.
MSU
Mandela to get honorary degree
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Nelson Mandela will be recognized with an honorary degree during commencement ceremonies May 2 at Breslin Center. Mandela, former president of South Africa, will present a videotaped response during the ceremony, according to a university press release.
MSU
MSU sitcom celebrates 20th year
Suroosh Marzban listened for laughs while delivering his final lines as Travis D’Amico, a character on the MSU Telecasters’ sitcom, “The Show.” Marzban, a psychology senior, said his roommates came to watch him perform in a live taping of the hourlong show — the longest-running college situation comedy in the U.S.
MICHIGAN
E.L. City Council to focus on nightclub
The redevelopment of The Dollar Nightclub and the city’s ethics policy are among the items to be discussed at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. today in Conference Room A of City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
NEWS
Women's health bills to be introduced
Democratic state lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would help reduce unintended pregnancies and protect women’s health by increasing sex education programs and prescription coverage of birth control.
MICHIGAN
Mercury in efficient bulbs poses minimal risk
As energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps continue to gain popularity across the country, environmental groups said possible hazardous turnoffs shouldn’t be a concern. At eight different locations on campus Tuesday, members of the environmental stewardship team will host a CFL giveaway during lunchtime hours.