MICHIGAN
CATA to alter routes during spring break
Service on several Capital Area Transportation Authority routes near campus will be reduced or suspended next week.
MICHIGAN
Police: Still no lead in search for Lueth
Nearly four months after MSU student Krista Lueth went missing, police are still awaiting any breaks in the case, a Michigan State Police officer said Thursday.
MICHIGAN
Police determine cause of fatal crash
Lansing police have concluded the investigation into the cause of the crash that killed MSU student Jeremy Watson, finding that a quick lane change caused a rear tire to blow out.
MSU
RHA supports E.L. City Council riot ordinance
Members of the Residence Halls Association general assembly showed their support Wednesday for an East Lansing City Council ordinance that would clarify riot conduct, following a presentation by East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert and Assistant City Attorney Tom Yeadon.
MICHIGAN
Effects of Obama administration health plans could reach E.L.
MSU medical students and the Ingham County Health Department could be among the first to benefit from President Barack Obama’s focus on reforming health care.
MSU
Program aspires to teach film industry basics
A new partnership between MSU, Lansing Community College and Capital Area Michigan Works!, or CAMW, hopes to supply trained workers to Michigan’s budding movie industry.
MSU
Judicial board seeks student applicants
The Department of Student Life is seeking applications for 2009-10 judicial board members.
NEWS
Cities study possible light rail transport through E.L.
The cars and buses that streak down Grand River Avenue could have company in the form of another mode of travel if an ongoing study into a light rail connecting East Lansing to neighboring cities stays on track.
NEWS
E.L. firm looks to prove a stable state economy depends on universities
As the state budget continues to shrink and higher education funding declines by millions, the work of a local consulting group rarely has been more crucial to Michigan universities building their case for more support.
NEWS
E.L. police warn students of spring break burglaries
As students leave East Lansing for sunny, warm beaches, police are gearing up to make sure the items they leave behind are protected.
NEWS
Simon to meet with ASMSU about state budget, tuition
ASMSU members will get the chance to voice their concerns about possible tuition increases and other issues to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon tonight when she meets with the organization’s two assemblies.
MSU
ANR Week addresses current issues, upholds long tradition
Regional agriculture enthusiasts will swarm to MSU next week as part of Agriculture and Natural Resources Week.
MICHIGAN
Greek Week raises $236K for American Cancer Society
The greek community banded together last week for its annual Greek Week to benefit the American Cancer Society, raising the second-highest donation in Greek Week history.
MSU
Scholars aim to integrate sciences
Even in the 21st century, there is one part of civilization that needs integrating. At the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, in February, MSU integrative studies professor Jon Miller and academics from around the world spoke at a symposium about the Chicago Council for Science and Technology, or C2ST.
MICHIGAN
Council rezones corner lot into retail district
A vacant corner of the Abbot and Lake Lansing roads likely will have a very different look in the future after it was rezoned to a retail business district Tuesday.
NEWS
Property owners take issue with East Village-related letter
East Village-area property owners upset about a recent Lansing State Journal letter to the editor by an East Lansing official had their say Tuesday at the East Lansing City Council meeting.
MICHIGAN
U-M player’s father will not be charged?
A University of Michigan hockey player’s father will not face charges stemming from a confrontation with an MSU player after a January game in Ann Arbor.
MSU
ECAC addresses changes in calendar and civility
The academic calendar survey and good manners were the main topics of discussion at Tuesday’s Executive Committee of Academic Council meeting. A version of the survey that was sent to faculty earlier this year about the academic calendar is now available to students via the ANGEL homepage, said Deborah Moriarty, a professor in the College of Music and a member of ECAC.
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MSU alumnus wins 2nd place in statewide business competition
MSU alumnus Sam Hogg is an example of putting knowledge gained at MSU to real world use. Hogg, a 2008 graduate, launched his brainchild, online gift card kiosk GiftZip.com, late last year after dreaming up the idea in a supply chain management class taught by professor Steven Melnyk.
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Debaters qualify for nationals
Two teams within MSU’s Debate Team qualified to participate in the National Debate Tournament, which is set to be held at the University of Texas in Austin. At least two teams from MSU have qualified to compete for the last 12 years. They have won the title twice.