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Newly built Hillel center dedicated
Like a huge family reunion, students, families and community members gathered under a tent Sunday in the parking lot of the Lester J.
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Animal house earns marine councils certification
Haslett - Preuss Animal House is not your average pet shop. It’s the only pet shop in the world that has been certified by the Marine Aquarium Council. The certification, granted on Oct.
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Employees to discuss anthrax scare aftermath
On Oct. 12, 2001, 15 female graduate school employees at Linton Hall were stripped, detoxified and taken to the hospital because of a false case of anthrax. One year later, the women say they still are dealing with the embarrassment from the encounter with what they claim to be extremely ill-prepared emergency personnel.
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Annual breast cancer march set for weekend
The fourth-annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will be held Saturday in Lansing. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society is inviting the public to join in the walk-a-thon to fight breast cancer.
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Officials debate coasters effect
Coasters that can detect date rape drugs in a drink sound almost too good to be true to many young women. And recent tests and criticisms from various groups, including the Michigan State Police, might have proven the inefficiency of the invention. The coasters, released in late winter, are sold by Florida-based Drink Safe Technologies, Inc. and can be bought at convenience stores.
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Outdoor planet walk scheduled to reopen today
When the planet Mars was spotted floating down the Grand River near Portland, Lansing Board of Water & Light spokesman John Strickler knew Impression 5 Science Center’s Planet Walk needed some work. “Mars was never recovered,” Strickler said.
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Survey: Detroit might trouble candidates
Michigan residents aren’t seeing eye to eye with Detroit - a problem that could spell trouble for Michigan’s gubernatorial hopefuls.
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Kids concert series continues
The East Lansing Children’s Concert Series continues on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Luther Chapel, 444 Abbott Road. The concert is the second in the series and will feature The Kevin Collins African Drum & Dance Troupe.
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Religious, LGBT leaders rally for equal rights
Lansing - Religious leaders joined lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender rights advocates at the state Capitol on Wednesday to show support for anti-discrimination and anti-bullying legislation. As part of National Coming Out Week, church leaders addressed a group of people holding signs reading, “No one is free when others are oppressed” and “People of faith say no to discrimination.” “We cannot stand in isolation anymore,” said Michael Gibson-Faith, director of the LGBT issues program for the American Friends Service Committee.
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Capitol plays host to fashion show
Lansing - Downtown businesses made some noise with style in the Capitol Complex Courtyard on Wednesday. The Principle Shopping District reached out to its state employee customer-base by sponsoring a free event which included a fashion show, lunch, massages and raffles.
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Frito-Lay to unveil reduced-fat chips
Health-conscious Lena Miah isn’t convinced that Frito-Lay’s new line of reduced-fat snacks will provide a better snack choice. The Texas-based company announced last month that by December it will offer consumers two new lines of reduced-fat snacks and switch to corn oil for the production of Doritos, Tostitos and Cheetos. The Lay’s Reduced Fat chips line will contain 25 percent less fat than it’s original counterparts.
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Church denounces pro-choice leaders
In a message shared with the 308 Archdiocese of Detroit parishes during the weekend, Cardinal Adam Maida condemned Catholic public officials who support “direct attacks on innocent human life.” The message, which was read in the parishes during their masses, added fuel to an already heated governor’s race.
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Natural areas receive attention as city grows
Despite increasing development, East Lansing is working to preserve natural areas, officials say. East Lansing’s Northern Tier expansion efforts have generated more than just revenue for the city.
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E-mail spells trouble for Senate hopeful DeWeese
An e-mail state Rep. Paul DeWeese sent out during the third week of September has received attention from more than just the people who received it.Democrats accuse the Williamston Republican of misusing the state employee e-mail system to influence voting decisions and are calling for an investigation into the matter.DeWeese says he sent out the message to show support for state employees.Voters will choose between DeWeese and state Rep.
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Safety demonstrations ignite National Fire Prevention Week
Lansing - Kids wearing junior firefighter badges and red plastic helmets watched wide-eyed as firefighters showed them how to put out small fires Saturday. That was just one of several fire safety demonstrations the public was invited to watch at Lansing Fire Station No.
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Water protection proposal on ballot
Voters will have the opportunity Nov. 5 to allow the state to borrow no more than $1 billion that will be used to protect lakes, rivers and even residences of raw sewage. Proposal 2, if passed, will authorize the state to take out bonds totaling up to $1 billion to finance sewage treatment, storm water and water pollution projects.
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Local organizations help clean Red Cedar River
Okemos - Mid-Michigan volunteers spent their Saturday waist-deep in an effort to make a stretch of the Red Cedar River more navigable for canoes and kayaks. Members of the Meridian Township Parks and Recreation Department, Lansing Oar and Paddle Club, Okemos Kiwanis Club and community volunteers cleared the river’s log jams and other debris to make the river more accessible for recreation. LuAnn Maisner, director of the Meridian Township Parks and Recreation Department, said the cleanup was organized by the township, but the practice of clearing the river is nothing new. This was the first year that Meridian Township was involved in cleanup efforts.
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Candidates in governor, Senate race begin broadcast debates
Election excitement mounts today as Democratic Attorney General Jennifer Granholm and Republican Lt.
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Initiative brings donor awareness
Lansing-Lorna Brinkerhuff’s shirt read “Wife of heart transplant #174” as she walked side by side with her husband, John, who underwent the operation 12 years ago at University of Michigan Hospital. After collapsing in a restaurant in 1984, tests revealed that the pumping chambers in John Brinkerhuff’s heart were slowly dying, he said Friday while in Lansing to support a program designed to increase organ donations nationwide. “When I was told that I was going to die at the age of 42, I only asked God for three things,” said John Brinkerhuff, now 60, of Dimondale.
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Patriot dreams of illuminating Capitol with red, white, blue
Lansing - Andrew Anthos beamed and clutched his shabby American flag as he walked toward the state Capitol.“Look how lovely everything is,” he said, gesturing toward the red, white and blue flowers lining the path to the Capitol.