By Michael Steigmeyer Special for The State News A plan to move a Lansing Board of Water & Light building to an East Lansing park is being reconsidered despite a city advising commission's reservations.
Chris Savage was shocked to learn the $20,000 prize he won from Samsung's "Hope for Education" essay contest for East Lansing High School was rejected because the principal refused to provide her social security number on the paperwork. "I heard from Samsung saying (the school) had declined it," said Savage, an East Lansing resident.
Lansing's Old Town is in the midst of its holiday celebration with events aimed at bringing people of all ages to the area and its businesses. "It's an opportunity for MSU students to sneak away from East Lansing and see that this area has a lot more to offer than they think," said Jamie Schriner-Hooper, executive director of the Old Town Commercial Association. The celebration, "Holidays in Old Town," started on Dec.
Chris Savage's entry: "Why is the sky blue?" The teacher sends a webpage showing light scattered by atmospheric molecules onto the screens set into her students' desks. As she answers the young girl's question, a colorful, animated scene plays out, graphically depicting the process. One hearing-disabled student hears his teacher's words transmitted wirelessly from a discrete microphone on her lapel to tiny hearing aids in his ears. Another student with diminished eyesight sees the animation on a larger, high-contrast screen. Different students, different learning styles, different needs, different teaching approaches. Technology in the classroom can make this happen simultaneously, seamlessly and effectively.
TruWisdom is holding an event to showcase women's programs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 15 at the Holiday Inn West Lansing Conference Center, 7501 W.
Since 2000, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., has been given $4,000 in contributions tied to Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a legislator from California who was charged with accepting political bribes. According to the Federal Election Commission's records, the Friends of Duke Cunningham gave Rogers $3,000 and the American Prosperity Political Action Committee gave him $1,000. Cunningham pleaded guilty to accepting nearly $2.4 million in bribes on Monday.
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday its luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brands will no longer advertise in gay publications, but the nation's second-largest automaker denied that it made the decision under pressure from conservative Christian groups. "The decision, with regard to advertising, was a business decision," Ford spokesman Mike Moran said.
As soon as it snows outside, animal science and pre-veterinary medicine junior Michelle Gormley said she shovels the sidewalk in front of her house in order to keep walkers safe. "It only takes a couple of minutes to shovel your sidewalk," she said.
The East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, will host a remembrance of Pearl Harbor on Dec.
Lansing's mayor-elect Virg Bernero headed off to mayor school last week and learned the ABC's of city management. He joined 18 other newly-elected mayors from the nation to attend the Seminar on Transition and Leadership for Newly Elected Mayors at Harvard University.
Patrick Patterson occasionally cleans up sewage, takes care of bed lice problems and handles outbreaks of tuberculosis.
The East Lansing Public Library will host an international film festival at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.
The National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course is at 6 p.m. today at the Lansing Area Safety Council, 3315 S.
A copy of the report created by the independent commission investigating the April 2-3 disturbances will be in the hands of the East Lansing City Council at today's meeting.
Students need to prepare to designate a driver when drinking, especially as the holiday season approaches, said experts from local and national groups as they recognized December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Planning ahead is one of the best ways to avoid drinking and driving, said Rebecca Allen, health educator at Olin Health Center. "Your safest bet is if you plan to drive, just don't drink," Allen said.
Will Whelton was already deep into his research as the sound of holiday bells rang through the crowd of about 150 still entering the chili cook-off inside the Marriott at University Place on Sunday afternoon. He had finished nine of the 12 chili varieties, shuffling his judge's clipboard and chili bowls to grade each on a 10-point scale.
Bar patrons would be able to stay out after 2 a.m. if a bill unanimously passed by the state House and Senate is signed by Gov.
Water pipe bursts at two Northern Tier apartment complexes have left at least 15 residents displaced and wondering who is going to pay for the damage. The pipes burst last week in apartments within The Landings and The Village at Chandler Crossings complexes after at least two apartment renters turned off their heat before leaving for Thanksgiving weekend, said Robert Kolt, spokesman for Atlantis Development Group Ltd., which owns the apartment properties. The apartment lease agreement requires that renters keep their heat on so apartment temperatures don't fall to freezing conditions.
Several students gathered outside the Marine Corps Recruiting Station on Grand River Avenue on Thursday afternoon to protest recruitment tactics used by the military. Members of the group Direct Action organized the protest, claiming that the military uses deceitful tactics to attract new recruits. Social relations sophomore Stefan Lanwermeyer participated in the protest and said many enlist in the military for the financial incentive instead of seeking financial aid. "A lot of people don't understand what is going on —the war doesn't come to college campuses because there isn't a draft," he said.
Michael and Julie Breen and their black Labrador retriever Jody perused the inside selection of trees on Wednesday afternoon.