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Vigil held in support of victims of abuse
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and as part of the event, a candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Attendance lacking for pro-Kerry film
Bloomfield Hills - In a 330-seat Bloomfield Hills theater Sunday afternoon, five loyal supporters of Sen.
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Grant funds projects to defend computers
The National Science Foundation has awarded MSU $400,000 to teach people how to defend their computers from dangers on the Internet.
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Volunteers celebrate Gandhi's peace ideals
Lansing - A bright sun shone down on students clad in white T-shirts reading "Be the Change" as they worked together to dig an irrigation ditch with pitch forks and shovels at Hawk Island Park, 1601 E.
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Tour shows sun's power
More than 30 people had visited MSU Professor David Dwyer's East Lansing home Saturday afternoon.
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Naturalists to host predator programs
A program on predatory animals in Michigan will be shown Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Meridian Senior Center, 1900 Kinawa Drive, in Okemos.
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WEB ONLY: Students participate in AIDS walk to build community awareness, financial support
Raising money and awareness is the goal of 13th annual AIDS Walk Michigan-Lansing on Sunday, said walk coordinators. Beginning at 1 p.m., the walk will start at Valley Court Park, behind the Peoples Church of East Lansing, 200 W.
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Bow season opens with high temps
Some big game experts and local licensing shops say an unusually warm September isn't likely to affect the turnout for deer hunting bow season, which begins today. Bow hunting season kicks off the three-month deer hunting season that is expected to draw about 775,000 hunters this year.
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Area residents, leaders look at election advertising rules
When Dorothy Hubinger's neighbor put up a lawn sign in support of John Kerry, the Lansing resident devised a plan to counter the political statement. "I just hope he wins," Hubinger said as she left the Michigan Republican Party headquarters on Thursday with a George W.
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Parties discuss Great Lakes amendments
A decision by Republican lawmakers to vote down an amendment Tuesday that would strengthen Great Lakes water diversion is proof they are trying to undermine recent efforts to prevent the diversion, state Democratic lawmakers say. But some Republicans argue the amendments aren't needed because an amendment that provides similar provisions is already in conference committee. The proposed amendment, which was voted down 42-59, would add more stringent provisions to protect Great Lakes water from diversion to other states by outlining a water management plan. In March, state Rep.
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Lansing organization aids in student jobs
Students preparing to apply for a job can get assistance from an employment counselor at Lansing's Youth Development Corporation. The counselors at the Youth Development Corporation, 806 N.
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'Eyes Wide Open' to stop on Capitol lawn
An exhibition commemorating the deaths of the U.S. soldiers in Iraq will be on display today on the state Capitol lawn from 10 a.m.
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2 Wednesday robberies disturb city; suspects sought
An MSU student was robbed at gunpoint while walking home from MSU's campus early Wednesday, East Lansing police said.
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Democrats file suit against Terry Land for voting regulation
State Democrats filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Terry Lynn Land on Tuesday, claiming that Land is illegally refusing to count provisional ballots in the Nov.
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Officials debate rental ordinance
Lansing officials are discussing whether to impose a temporary halt on new rental licenses similar to the one currently in place in East Lansing. Residents weighed in on the halt during a Lansing City Council meeting on Monday. The council introduced the ordinance Monday, and scheduled an Oct.
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Candidates spar over Great Lakes, environment
Sen. John Kerry outlined a plan earlier this month that aims to prevent Great Lakes water diversion and protect the lakes from mercury and other types of pollution that harms fish and closes beaches.
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E.L. art galleries cope with student follies
Sometimes a window is bashed in, a shrub is uprooted or a puddle of urine is left behind. But for decades, East Lansing art galleries and artisan shops have managed to coexist alongside bars and other college town standards. Tom Dufelmeier, co-owner of Mackerel Sky Gallery of Contemporary Craft, 217 Ann St., said the key to survival is appreciating the city's diversity. "A college town is a college town," Dufelmeier said.
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East Lansing event to support AIDS research
A fund raiser to benefit HIV and AIDS treatment and prevention is scheduled Sunday at Valley Court Park, behind the Peoples Church, 200 W.
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Lansing neighborhood awaits development
Lansing community leaders and residents met in the rain Tuesday at the East Village construction site to celebrate the coming of the city's first new neighborhood in 40 years. "This is a very exciting day for Lansing," Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides said during a speech.
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Michigan residents from 68 countries now Americans
In a packed Lansing Community College auditorium on Monday, 300 new American citizens raised their right hands and pledged to observe, protect and defend the U.S.