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E.L. acquires new fire truck

Darrell Hughes
June 13, 2005

The East Lansing Fire Department recently purchased a $380,000 fire truck and department leaders say students, city residents and firefighters will all benefit from the investment. Most of the money used to purchase the new truck came from a $270,000 federal grant awarded last year to East Lansing by the Department of Homeland Security. The city paid more than $100,000, a deal that was part of the original grant proposal, Deputy Fire Chief Terry Lapinski said. The fire department, located at 1700 Abbott Road, applied for the grant in 2003 to buy the updated engine and it received the truck about a week ago.

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Mich. Senate to review state revenue sharing

Mara Deutch
June 13, 2005

The Michigan Senate will be reviewing the proposed state budget changes, which include about a $4 million increase in revenue sharing, after it was approved Thursday by the House of Representatives. The House Republicans proposed a budget in a bill that combined 15 different budget ideas into one.

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'Capital area' cats

Right, packaging senior Alison Jacobs scratches a cat's head in the new cat room at the Capital Area Humane Society.

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Beating the heat

With temperatures expected to approach the 90s, people are looking to escape the sweltering heat and overbearing rays of the sun.

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City to install stop signs at deadly intersection

Darrell Hughes
June 9, 2005

City Council members decided Tuesday to OK the installation of a four-way stop sign at a neighborhood intersection where a young boy was hit and killed by a car about a year ago. But some say the stop signs aren't enough and want further review of the intersection once the signs are put in. During the council meeting, several residents complained that the intersection at Forest and Fern streets, which is a part of the Glencairn Neighborhood Association, has a steep hill that attracts young children to the area. Nicole Ellefson, president of the neighborhood group, said that the first-grader who was killed, John Ropp, was playing on the hill, and the accident was not due to an irresponsible or speeding driver.

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Invasive organisms plague Great Lakes

Mara Deutch
June 9, 2005

Every summer, Michigan boaters getting ready to cruise the lakes in and around the state find unwanted aquatic species attached to or inside their boats from previous years. As part of Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, June 4-12, boaters are encouraged to prevent unwanted species of aquatic life that harm Michigan waters. "In the beginning of the year, when homeowners bring out their boats, they find zebra mussels," said Andy Minshall, civil engineering senior and boat-launch tenant at Lake Lansing. Recent legislation signed by Gov.

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Student to be on TLC show

When the popular home redecoration show "Trading Spaces" arrived to shoot in Traverse City, Mich., this week, all the trademark ingredients were present: two designers, two teams of two homeowners, a carpenter and a tight budget. But unique to the mix was an MSU student: construction management senior Adriano Vozza. Vozza and his brother, Julio, participated as a team in the show against their childhood friends, Jennifer Buell and Dan Brady.

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Homeless shelter might close in June

Daniel Thai
June 7, 2005

Kevin Freeman, who has been homeless since March, said he's on his way to getting back on his feet thanks to the New Hope Day Center, but soon the facility might close. "(The shelter) has been such a godsend and such a blessing," he said. The 31-year-old said he uses the homeless shelter for meals, employment help and a place to relax. On July 1, the shelter, 430 N.

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Committee to lobby state for university funds

Mara Deutch
June 7, 2005

MSU students with depleting bank accounts due to tuition now have more support in preventing a tuition increase or even lowering it. The Green & White Political Action Committee is an independent committee not affiliated with the university. The committee will give the money they raise to state policy makers who support MSU, in hopes of persuading them to provide more state funding for the university, said Gary Naeyaert, an organizer of the Green & White PAC. The committee also provides necessary information on its issues or goals to state legislators to show them how state funding benefits students, Naeyaert said. If the group is successful in making its voice heard at the Capitol, it would be beneficial to students. "We hope it means an end to double-digit tuition increases that'll hit every student in their pocketbook," Naeyaert said.

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Storm causes blackout in Lansing area

Lindsey Poisson
June 7, 2005

High winds and rain bombarded the greater Lansing area Sunday night, creating power outages for many residents and local businesses. At least 11,500 local customers lost power, said Consumers Energy spokesman Tim Petrosky. About 187,000 homes and businesses throughout the state experienced Sunday-night blackouts. The outages resulted from "violent weather moving through the Michigan area," which caused high winds and tree branches getting tangled in power lines, he said. Electrical engineering senior Craig Tucker said his condominium on M.A.C.

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New traffic light to help with E.L. study

Darrell Hughes
June 7, 2005

Some student and city pedestrians might have noticed a ticking countdown when crossing one East Lansing intersection. The Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, along with MSU's Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is conducting a survey to see how well pedestrians respond to a traffic light that visibly counts down seconds until the light turns red. The new light, called a Countdown Pedestrian Signal, has been placed at the intersection of M.A.C.

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St. Johns man rides cross-country for diabetes

To Willie Taylor, everyone has a selfless ability waiting to be revealed, and at age 44, he said he has discovered his own. Taylor will use his endurance biking ability when he embarks on a two-month ride from St.

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High school students compete for employment

Mara Deutch
June 6, 2005

This summer, some high school students will be finding jobs for the first time. And for students in the East Lansing area, finding employment often means competition with college students. "While (college students) are out getting jobs, we're still in school," said Katie Snider, a 17-year-old East Lansing High School student, who has spent the past two weeks looking for her first summer job. Although the job hunt can be difficult for some, other students say they've had success with retail jobs, which hire at age 16. "I put in my application, and I was called within a day," said Ashley Kelley, a 16-year-old East Lansing High School student who works at Weathervane in the Meridian Mall.