NEWS
Possible Saturday finals cause calendar conundrum
A proposal to shorten Welcome Week could extend finals week to Saturdays in the fall semester.
NEWS
Middle East wars hot topics for voters in upcoming November election
Seven years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks changed the face of U.S. foreign policy, the future of America’s presence in the Middle East is one of the most important topics of this election.
MICHIGAN
E.L. to require use of new trash receptacles
Some students might be paying more for their trash collection than the city of East Lansing realizes. Starting Oct.
MICHIGAN
Canine parade breeds awareness
A band of volunteers armed with dog leashes and pooper scoopers Wednesday morning marched around downtown Lansing in hopes of bringing attention to the plight of the 20 homeless dogs following them through the city.
MICHIGAN
Webmail subject to info-phishing spam
When a phony e-mail asking for user passwords filtered across the MSU Webmail system June 1, the MSU Academic Technology Services team knew they had to deal with a problem.
MICHIGAN
MSU grad sentenced for Cedar Fest
A 23-year-old MSU graduate was sentenced Wednesday to 20 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
MSU
Expo lets businesses network
The front lawn of the state Capitol was transformed into a networking site Wednesday at the first-ever Minority Business and Professional Expo, hosted by the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, or MLBC.
MSU
Black market for lot passes grows
A growing number of students are searching for the golden campus parking pass that grants access to the empty spaces behind those pesky “Employee Permit Required” signs.
NEWS
MSU faculty join scientists to test Big Bang Theory
If you’re reading this, the world didn’t end this morning. And that means scientists — including several MSU faculty — halfway across the globe successfully initiated one of the biggest science experiments in history that some feared could obliterate the planet.
NEWS
Mich. Senate bill fosters research for marketplace
MSU researchers might have a greater chance of getting their projects into the marketplace after a bill passed Tuesday in the state Senate.
NEWS
New E.L. buildings to face more restrictions
Buildings and houses being developed in East Lansing might soon have more requirements placed on them as the City Council began discussing a citywide building code at its meeting Tuesday.
NEWS
Smooth selling
Moti Goldring and Jared Rapp are giving a new meaning to Spartans spirit. The pair graduated from their days of cheap alcohol and moved on to top-shelf vodka promotion. The partners found the three-grain vodka Dragon Bleu while on a 2005 trip to France, and decided to bring it to the states, Goldring said.
MICHIGAN
Fire safety month aims to raise awareness on campus
Alcohol, cigarettes and disabled smoke detectors are a recipe for disaster, East Lansing Fire Marshall Bob Pratt said. The East Lansing Fire Department is working to spread fire safety during September, which it has designated as Campus Fire Safety Month.
MSU
Student government bodies set to meet
ASMSU’s Student Assembly and Academic Assembly will meet together at 7 p.m. tonight at 328 Student Services.
MICHIGAN
Sustainability-themed radio show debuts
A new radio program is broadcasting sustainability issues across the airwaves. “Greening of the Great Lakes” is a collaboration between MSU and WJR (760-AM) in Detroit and focuses on sustainability issues, said Russ White, communications manager for University Relations.
MSU
Academic Governance switches to online voting
MSU’s Academic Governance system is abandoning the familiar pen-and-paper ballot format to venture into uncharted territory — online voting.
MICHIGAN
Proposal not to appear on Nov. ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court voted Monday to uphold a Court of Appeals decision to keep the Reform Michigan Government Now proposal off the November ballot.
NEWS
Sudanese Lost Boys share their stories
Jacob Atem and his cousin were tending to cattle the evening their village was attacked in Sudan. As they went about their chores, Atem saw his village engulfed in flames. He and his cousin ran into the desert.
NEWS
MSU survey: Jobs 'No. 1' concern of Mich. voters
When the presidential candidates visit Michigan, they’ll be likely to focus on the economy, which an MSU survey showed is on the minds of many residents.
NEWS
MSU goes green in new course on sustainability
A class being offered in spring 2009 will help keep students going green long after they graduate. The course, NSC 491, section 001, will be an introduction to sustainability studies, said Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability.