NEWS
Breaking down Mich. shutdown
The state’s legislators have until Thursday night to finalize a budget that would go into effect Oct. 1 — the start of the new fiscal year.
NEWS
Parenting priorities
Three weeks before her 21st birthday, Lauren Ramsey found out she was pregnant — and she said she almost ran screaming from Olin Health Center. Ramsey said she thought her life was over, and she could never raise a child alone, but two years changed that outlook.
MSU
Insect department evolves
For Keali Chambers, learning how to control and manage certain invasive species drew her to a job in entomology. The fisheries and wildlife junior has been working with emerald ash borer beetles that kill millions of ash trees in Michigan alone.
MICHIGAN
Crime
Local investigators have reopened the 1970 murder case of a 19-year-old Lansing woman found dead on the outskirts of campus. Marie Ann Jackson disappeared from the Lansing area on November 13, 1970. Her body was discovered in a pine grove eight days later by a man looking for a hunting site.
MSU
Quiet study only in library's east wing
A continuous battle cry from students for a quieter library persuaded MSU Main Library officials to reserve the entire east wing for quiet study only. The change in policy — effective at the beginning of this semester — asked cell phone users to take their calls to the stairwells and for study groups to use the west wing for their projects and discussions.
MICHIGAN
Budget crisis stalls health legislation
Because the state Legislature has struggled to reach a budget agreement, an issue important to many MSU students is falling through the cracks — health insurance. Proposals that would allow students and others to remain covered under their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26 have sat idle since May.
NEWS
MSU students suffer effects of UAW strike, await updates
While the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. continue to search for an agreement to end the strike, Jelissa Hardy will be staying within the safe confines of her East Shaw Hall dorm room.
MICHIGAN
Cafeterias impact businesses
Papa John’s Pizza is leaving its slice of East Lansing at 1105 E. Grand River Ave. With the closing, the chain store’s Lansing location at 1522 E. Michigan Ave. will deliver pizzas to East Lansing and campus residents beginning Oct. 1.
MSU
ASMSU contemplates bringing presidential candidates to area
ASMSU will vote on a bill Thursday to decide whether the undergraduate student government should try to get candidates to Lansing before the presidential primary elections.
MSU
Students respond positively to Main Library's new quiet wing policy
Students and staff said they are reacting positively to a policy change which designated the Main Library east wing for quiet study only.
NEWS
Police Briefs 09/25/07
A couple getting married at the Kellogg Center had a hitch in their plans to tie the knot Friday when the bride’s mom hung her daughter’s wedding dress on a ceiling sprinkler head, setting off the sprinkler system and filling a hotel room with six to eight inches of water, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU
Group helps, educates sexual abuse victims
Four years ago, a group of programs at MSU and the surrounding community gathered to share ideas and resources in assisting students who have been victims of sexual assault and to warn others.
MSU
MSU tries to ease stress for Muslims during fast
Ramadan is an Islamic 30-day fasting period that some MSU Muslims describe as an important yet stressful religious holiday.
MICHIGAN
EL high school marching band raises money
Many East Lansing-area residents opened their doors to live music Sunday evening when members of the East Lansing High School marching band performed on front porches and accepted donations.
MICHIGAN
Narrowing of Hagadorn Road, Trowbridge Road sound wall topics of upcoming City Council meeting
The potential conversion of Hagadorn Road and the proposed construction of a sound wall near a local neighborhood will be among the topics discussed at Tuesday’s City Council work session.
MICHIGAN
LBGT students seek spiritual support
Father Mark Inglot sees St. John Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. Ave., as a microcosm of the world, inclusive of all MSU students, faculty and staff. Their support group, One Spirit, is a way for them to reach out to the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community looking to strengthen their spirituality.
NEWS
Auto union walks
LeAnne Franke thumbed a text message to her son, premedical freshman Thomas Franke, that said she was walking away from her job Monday at General Motors Corp.‘s Lansing Delta Township plant.
MICHIGAN
Mich. citizens unhappy with state budget progress
With Michigan facing a $1.75 billion shortfall and the start of the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, the state risks a government shutdown if a solution is not reached in time.
NEWS
Iranian president speaks at Columbia University
New York — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruffled American feathers Monday afternoon when he spoke out about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and cast doubt on the Holocaust at an appearance at Columbia University.
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Mich. public turns against Legislature over budget
Despite the Michigan Senate passing about $950 million in cuts on Monday and negotiations floating between both chambers, citizens are losing faith in a government that is facing an impending budget deadline.