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Students, community to take advantage of city flea market
Moving out of the dorms or a family home leaves students scrambling for basic household items, couches and decorations.
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Group unites students with community
When relations between permanent residents and their student neighbors become tense, who are they going to call? Their neighborhood resource coordinator. The group, a project of the Community Relations Coalition, is in its second year helping to improve the relationships and overall appearances of neighborhoods around East Lansing.
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Price gougers may pay heavy fines
State Rep. Mike Kowall wants the state to impose stricter penalties on those who price gouge in a time of tragedy.Kowall, a White Lake Republican and assistant majority whip, unveiled legislation Thursday that would modify Michigan’s Consumer Protection Act to make profiteering a felony crime punishable by five years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
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Rogers, Granholm issue stern warnings to gas price gougers
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, and Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm sent strong warnings to those price gouging at the pumps. The leaders are calling on gas retailers and wholesalers to maintain fair pricing after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon caused sharp increases Tuesday.
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Battle begins for Detroit mayoral post
Kwame Kilpatrick and Gil Hill are still in the running to become Detroit’s next mayor, but David Jaye won’t regain his old state Senate seat - at least for now. Results from Tuesday’s primary elections showed state House Minority Leader Kilpatrick, D-Detroit, and Detroit City Council President Gil Hill will compete in Detroit’s general mayoral race.
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Congressman remembers, reflects on terrorist acts
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers knew the United States was in trouble when he saw smoke pour out of the Pentagon through his office window.Rogers, R-Brighton, was meeting with a legislative advisor about Social Security legislation, when his intern, political science and pre-law senior Kyle Kizzier, told him to watch the television.
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Constrcution begins on animal diagnostic lab
Gov. John Engler and MSU President M. Peter McPherson were among those on campus Wednesday to celebrate the construction ceremony for Michigan’s new Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory.The facility will be located between the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education and the Beef Cattle Teaching and Research Center and will replace the current location, which is across the street from the Wharton Center.“This is good news for Michigan State, which obviously has a number of very qualified individuals,” said Susan Shafer, a spokeswoman for Engler.
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New Web site instructs how to use voting equipment
For those voting for the first time, the process of entering the booth and casting a vote can be nerve-wracking. “They didn’t explain it, they just sent me in there expecting me to know,” said marketing junior Monika Jonevski about her first time voting in November’s presidential election. “I was kind of nervous,” she said.
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Young bucks make dough; Youths opening businesses
Youth may have its advantages.Rachel Whitaker, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Retailers Association, said younger store owners who target their age group have a good chance at capturing their market.“They are going to know what is going to attract people,” she said.Whitaker said while it is rare for younger people to own a retail business, part of the attraction is the fun of it.She said the only problem younger people might face is experience.“Well it is a competitive field.
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Gas costs increase across state
Drivers lined their vehicles up to rush the pumps. Service station employees said they could only look on as one customer would leave while at least three more would take their place.Gas prices will rise 15 to 20 cents per gallon, said the Michigan Petroleum Association/Michigan Association of Convenience Stores.“I have had some calls from my members since this morning, they are worried about this,” said Mark Griffin, the association’s presidentThe market is reacting to the recent terrorist attacks to the United States, said John Griffin, the American Petroleum Institute’s executive director of associate petroleum industries in Michigan.Officials are linking the incidents in New York and Washington, D.C., to Middle Eastern extremist groups.
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Hill, Kilpatrick will square off to succeed Archer
The Associated Press State House Minority Leader Kwame Kilpatrick and City Council President Gil Hill were the top two finishers in Tuesday’s Detroit mayoral primary and will square off in the November general election to succeed Mayor Dennis Archer. With 24 percent of precincts reporting, Kilpatrick had 15,298 votes, or 47 percent, followed by Hill with 12,638 votes, or 38 percent. The two top finishers in the nonpartisan primary compete in the Nov.
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Lansing launches new center to help parents, young children
Lansing - Children helped Mayor David Hollister cut the red ribbon on Lansing’s first All Children Connected to Succeed Program Family Resource Center Tuesday. MSU President M.
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Unhealthy lifestyles not uncommon
It’s no surprise college students are exposed to unhealthy amounts of fast -food, alcohol and tobacco.But other Michiganians aren’t any better.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study Friday in their Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that said only 3 percent of Michigan adults follow a healthy lifestyle.The survey asked 4,314 Michigan adults in 1998 and 2000 a series of questions about their health.In the study, a healthy lifestyle is considered to include eating at least five servings of fruit and vegetables every day, exercising for at least 30 minutes five times a week and not smoking.Even though MSU is no exception, many people say there are opportunities for students to keep themselves in shape.Kellee Ostrander, co-owner and operator of Powerhouse Gym of East Lansing, 435 E.
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Another outbreak of bovine TB found in Alpena County
An outbreak of bovine tuberculosis is forcing some Alpena County farmers to make a tough decision.This is the most recent outbreak of the deadly lung disease, following a series of sixteen other infected herds.John Molesworth, a veterinarian and district extension livestock agent for MSU Extension in Alpena County, said it is a heavy issue in the county.Molesworth said when a farmer finds traces of the disease in his cattle he has few choices of what to do.“They have two choices, they can either depopulate, which means kill them all and the state will pay them or they can test out of it,” he said.Alpena is one of four counties considered a high risk area of northeast lower Michigan for tuberculosis.
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Arab American leaders to pay a visit to U
A pair of Arab American leaders from Washington, D.C. will speak with James Madison College students Monday about the conflict in the Middle East and about domestic concerns. Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, and U.S.
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Voyage has pilot traveling nation to fund scholarships
Lansing - It’s a bird, or is it a plane? It’s a single engine plane with a solo pilot.
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E.L. police offer U, community chance to see life as officer
Clarice Thompson isn’t a police officer, but the East Lansing resident prides herself on knowing how to act like one. Thompson participated in the East Lansing Citizens’ Police Academy last spring.
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Greek recruitment begins today
Men who want to be a part of the greek system at MSU can begin visiting various fraternities when men’s Recruitment begins at 7 p.m.
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Dead crow demonstrates scope of West Nile virus infection
After a dead crow was found in Lansing with the West Nile Virus, several disease experts say they are not surprised the virus is spreading so quickly.The crow was found Aug.
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Lansing zoo heals, educates with animal hospital
Lansing - The residents of Potter Park Zoo received a welcome addition to their community Friday. The zoo, 1301 S.