Orange mush and flying pumpkin seeds marked the fifth time the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority volunteered to carve pumpkins with bright-eyed elementary children.
Fire stations are getting their cash back from Gov. John Engler.As promised, Engler signed a budget restoring $7.4 million in firefighting grants to protect state buildings Friday.
Little firefighters, princesses, puppies, bumblebees and Hershey’s Kisses tromped through brightly colored leaves in East Lansing in the cold on Friday. Strings of pumpkin lights, a haunted house, candy and games drew local children, parents and students to Safe Halloween, an alternative Halloween event put together by MSU’s sororities and fraternities.
MSU students are still waiting to find out whether they will be recipients of $164 in tuition refunds as a result of repealing the tuition tax credit. Lawmakers were expected to address repealing the credit last week, which was aimed at keeping tuition down.
Lansing - The night was still, except for howling dogs in the distance. Old houses built in the 1800s lined the streets as people began a haunted walking tour in the oldest neighborhood in the city.
Okemos - When it was said and done, three Honors College students remained amid the mountain of pumpkin innards and paint supplies. Nearly 50 Honors College students came to Meridian Mall Saturday all with the idea of winning best overall pumpkin in the college’s first carving and painting contest.
Life went on in the wake of the storm that struck the Lansing area as students and businesses went back to work.Unfortunately, much of the work included extensive cleanup.The powerful winds destroyed property across the Lansing area Wednesday night and made a stop at the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s headquarters, 4615 Tranter Ave.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality may be deciding if repeat polluters are just blowing smoke.
Lansing residents wishing to work within the city government are being encouraged to apply for vacancies on various boards and commissions, Lansing officials said.Carol Wood, council member at-large, said city council is at a loss without boards and commissions being filled.“We realize everyone is busy with families,” said Wood.
Spartan green may mean more than just school spirit. A recent study found universities and colleges are being more environmentally sound. In the report by the National Wildlife Federation, 60 percent of the campuses surveyed works to use less and less pesticides by careful location of plants. Gary Parrott, manager of Grounds Maintenance, said environmental practices are common with the grounds crew. Parrott said the university has a mixture of native plants and some exotic plants.
The U.S. Postal Service has recently released several new safety measures to prevent the spread of anthrax.
As U.S. lawmakers work to protect human life, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow wants to honor the victims that have already been lost.The Stabenow-sponsored U.S.A.
Eight accomplished women will be added today to a gallery of about 150 others at the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.The women are being honored for their lifetime achievements.The Michigan Women’s Studies Association, Inc. will hold their 18th Annual Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame Awards Dinner at the ballroom in the Sheraton Hotel, 925 S.
State lawmakers shouldn’t get used to exorbitant pay increases.A resolution passed out of a House-Senate conference committee Wednesday would require the Legislature to vote on future pay increases and would give the lawmakers power to accept smaller pay increases than those recommended by the State Officers Compensation Commission.Lawmakers drafted the resolution in response to a $20,000 pay increase earlier in the year.
An East Lansing secret has been getting around. The East Lansing Public Library has been gaining popularity since the completion of an 18-month renovation project began in 1998. “We see ourselves as a treasure chest of jewels, a number of which are undiscovered,” said Laurie St.
Copycats and hoaxsters had better watch out.A bill signed into law Tuesday will add tough penalties for those guilty of perpetrating terrorist hoaxes.
Michigan’s top economists said Tuesday the state could face an overall budget deficit of nearly $1 billion.Lawmakers and economists met at the state Capitol for the revenue estimating conference that determines the state’s budget outlook.
A panel of local communication professionals spoke to the public Tuesday about how they responded to the worst terrorist attack on United States soil at the Kellogg Center.Public Relations Society of America held its largest monthly luncheon when experts were invited to speak about how they used crisis communication plans after Sept.
It is the house that the Energy Office built.A new display in Urban Options, 405 Grove St., is showing homeowners how to cut their energy bills drastically.Built by a professional exhibit company, the display is stained in a natural wood stain and is seven feet tall and nine feet wide, taking up an entire wall.
From her apartment window near the intersection of Collingwood Drive and Grand River Avenue, Rachel Wool has a bird’s-eye view of north campus - and all the vehicle accidents occurring on the way in.“I’m looking out my window and I see accidents almost every day,” the social relations senior said.