NEWS
Police Brief 01/30/09
A Charlotte man’s jeans and boxer shorts were stolen Tuesday afternoon from a South Hubbard Hall washing machine, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Cause remains undetermined in death of MSU student
The Ingham County Medical Examiner continues to investigate the cause of an MSU student’s death after an autopsy performed Thursday yielded inconclusive results.
MSU
Vying for veggies
MSU is turning a darker shade of green. It’s not because of energy-efficient light bulbs shining in the Brody Complex. It’s not because of recycling receptacles that line the sidewalk near Adams Field. And it’s not because of the Smart Car that occasionally rolls down Farm Lane. MSU is getting greener in its diet, thanks to a continuing increase of vegetarians and vegans on campus.
MICHIGAN
Pharmaceutical drop-off locations limit possibility of water supply contamination
Flushing them or dumping them in the trash heap can lead to health hazards, but pharmaceutical disposal for students and residents has been made easier and cleaner with a new program from the Ingham County Health Department.
MSU
RHA president gives final address
MSU Residence Halls Association president Mark Dobson gave his third and final State of the Organization address Wednesday night, calling for positive change. Dobson, who will step down in April, said RHA can always strive to do better.
MSU
Vegas Night turns Breslin into a casino
Students looking to gamble this weekend won’t need to leave the East Lansing city limits to visit a casino. The Hospitality Association of the School of Hospitality Business is bringing Vegas Night to Breslin Center tonight.
MSU
Disabled vets to get free education
Paying for school no longer will be a concern for disabled Michigan veterans if they take advantage of a new MSU tuition assistance program. MSU’s Disabled Veterans Assistance Program, which was unveiled Thursday and will begin next fall, will cover all education-related costs for disabled veterans, including tuition, fees, books and room and board.
MSU
Abstract sculpture to adorn outside of Snyder-Phillips' Gallery
The space outside The Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall will soon be home to a new resident: a roughly 26-foot-tall sculpture. MSU hired New York-based artist John Van Alstine to construct an abstract piece, which will be called Funambulist.
NEWS
MSU drops spam charges against ASMSU official
After a near five-month battle with university officials, ASMSU Association Director Kara Spencer’s life may finally return to normal.
NEWS
Stimulus plan heads for Senate after passing House
Michigan moved one step closer to getting an estimated $4.6 billion in federal funds Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives approved President Barack Obama’s $819 billion stimulus package.
NEWS
Getting into the swing of things
Where there was once desolate solitude on the Forest Akers East Golf Course, there is now the sound of hope. The ping of titanium drivers and crack of soundly struck irons is audible from the course’s new heated, covered driving range, reminding golfers of the promise of spring days spent on the links.
MICHIGAN
Classes invest in ‘unpredictable’ market
Students are typically the ones doling out the dollars to the university, but a class at Western Michigan University now has $500,000 of the school’s money to gamble — on the stock market, that is.
MICHIGAN
Greek organizations accept new members for rush week
The colorful signs bearing Greek letters that line the sidewalk near Bessey Hall say it all. Spring sorority and fraternity rush week is in full swing, and plenty of MSU students are joining in the action.
MSU
Coca-Cola donation to help fund MSU packaging center
MSU and the Coca-Cola Co. are hoping to take sustainability innovations to a higher level with a new packaging center partially funded by the company.
MICHIGAN
Art festival submission deadline
Artists wishing to participate in the 2009 East Lansing Art Festival have until January 31 to apply for an exhibit.
NEWS
MSU student found dead in Spartan Village; cause unknown
The death of an MSU student found in his Spartan Village apartment was not being treated as a homicide, MSU police said Wednesday night. Police found the body of Don Ausman, a 22-year-old interdisciplinary studies in social science and international studies senior, in his apartment after responding to a call to report a suspicious death at about 9:15 a.m.
NEWS
Police Brief 01/28/09
Three MSU students had $251 stolen from their West Akers Hall room while they slept early Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
City Council discusses historic district, stimulus plan
The East Lansing City Council is narrowing its selection of fraternity and sorority buildings to be included in a historic district that would protect the buildings from sale, modification or deterioration.
MICHIGAN
E.L. could get share of stimulus bill for projects
East Lansing is among the cities across the nation that are eagerly submitting their proposals to get their cut of the funding from President Barack Obama’s proposed $825 billion stimulus project.
MSU
Keying on safety
Crimes in residence halls during the past two weeks have led to increased safety concerns among students and are forcing university officials to consider different ways of keeping residents safe. An electronic key card system, requiring students to scan their student ID to enter living wings, was installed in Holden Hall days after two on-campus sexual assaults were reported in two days, and a week after police shut down an alleged scam that preyed on students living in residence halls.