Football crowds and greek pledges will keep East Lansing buzzing next month, and city officials are hopeful an alcohol and drug awareness campaign will curb drinking and drug abuse in the MSU party scene.The East Lansing City Council voted last week to observe September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.
Stanley Bieker grinned as he pulled on his striped helmet and adjusted the duct tape on the handlebars of his pale yellow bike.“This will be my 32nd year doing this,” the 63-year-old Greenville resident said Wednesday morning as he prepared his bike for the “Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw” tour.
Lansing - Six-year-old Madelyn Panganis wiped cake and ice cream off her face as she squinted into the evening sunlight. “I love cake,” the Wiliamston Discovery Elementary first-grader proclaimed.
Despite warnings and horror stories about protecting rented homes and apartments, a study released this week says more than 80 percent of college students living off campus don’t have proper insurance to protect their belongings. Many students do not realize insurance plans can change when they leave for college, said Bob Pierce, CEO of the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents, which released the survey conducted by Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. He said most insurance policies will let a college student be listed as a dependent only if he or she is a full-time student, leaving part-time students to fend for themselves. “When the student moves away to go to school, the parents should contact their insurance agent to determine how much coverage the student will have,” Pierce said.
A smaller but upgraded center will replace the Lansing Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after it burned down in June.The center is replacing the 40-year-old, 27,000 square-foot church, 431 E.
For the third time in the past year, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, is leaving American soil for a fact-finding mission in the Middle East.On Tuesday, Rogers, R-Brighton, departed from Detroit for a journey to France, Israel and Saudi Arabia where he plans to meet with foreign leaders to discuss the war on terrorism and a forthcoming battle with Iraq.“I’m fast coming to the conclusion that (Saddam Hussein is) asking to be in the position of developing a system to launch weapons of mass destruction and it may not be if- but when,” said Rogers, a former FBI agent, who returns Sept.
Anticipating a rise in gas prices for Labor Day weekend, East Lansing motorists are fueling up before they hit the road. An estimated 1.3 million Michigan motorists will be traveling during the long weekend, according to a survey by AAA Michigan, meaning more time will be spent at the pumps.
Lansing - One year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, city officials are planning a day of remembrance activities to honor lives lost in the attacks that killed more than 3,000 people.Lansing Mayor David Hollister’s office planned several events to commemorate those who died during the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
As students wait in line to purchase books this week, they are debating the convenience of buying books online versus the traditional way of taking them off the shelf. For dietetics senior Karina Forberger, buying online was more about convenience than prices.
Michigan Web surfers are logging more visits to state Web sites, according to an MSU survey released this week.The report said about 59 percent of those Internet users sampled in a statewide survey connected to state-operated Web sites to obtain information on topics such as elections, candidate biographies and community events in the past year.
MSU students have the opportunity to have their voices heard in East Lansing government by applying for a seat on any of seven city commissions. Commission members serve the community by recommending policies concerning various aspects of the city, developing new programs, reviewing city council legislation and giving feedback to council members on how their decisions affect students. This year, there are three at-large seats open on the University Student Commission, as well as the arts, environment, housing, transportation, human relations and planning commissions. Councilmember Beverly Baten said she appreciates the opinions of the student members. “I like hearing from the students and working toward helping them understand what we do here,” said Baten, who serves as the liaison of three city commissions.
Law enforcement officials are reminding motorists to keep an eye open for potential thieves as they return to East Lansing. A spokesperson from Help Eliminate Auto Thefts, an auto-theft prevention group, said cars are at greater risk as students sometimes forget auto safety when moving into area residences. English freshman Katie Behringer said she has heard stories about items missing during move-in week.
Lansing - Cities nationwide are adding a new three-digit information number to the existing 911 services - and some Greater Lansing leaders are hoping to follow suit.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School has formed a new administrative team to oversee the institution. Officials brought in several new hires and promoted administrators to form a nine-member management team.
There are a variety of East Lansing events occurring in September that are aimed at MSU students.
An MSU geology professor testified Friday that soil samples found on the shoes of a man accused of slaying his wife, an MSU graduate student, match the soil found on her body. Professor Thomas Vogel analyzed soil on shoes owned by Dennis Michael Salerno, 32, after he was accused of slaying his wife in July 2000. And even though the soil samples matched, Vogel said the soil on Dennis Salerno’s shoes and that found on Michelle Rizzi Salerno’s body are not made up of the same elements as dirt at the Bowling Green State University landfill in Ohio where her body was found. “You can make your own conclusions,” Vogel said. The body of Michelle Salerno, who was 26 when she was reported missing June 20, 2000, was recovered in April 2001.
With cloudy skies and rain greeting students back to school the past three years, damp weather has become a late-August tradition for many returning to MSU.
Lansing - Daina Ramey Berry looked out at the crowd of women gathered in the basement of the Michigan Women’s Historical Center.
Lansing - Jennifer Granholm stood smiling as she attempted to hush thousands of union workers, teachers, students, parents and politicians Sunday at the Lansing Center.
Detroit - It’s a time of change for Michigan Republicans.Over the past 12 years, Gov.