MSU email service restored, future outage expected

The MSU email system was down for about 15 minutes early Tuesday morning due to a hardware failure.

Police Brief 09/15/09

An 18-year-old man with no MSU affiliation was sent to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital after being pushed down the stairs and sustaining a head injury at about 3 a.m. Sunday in Emmons Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

Bill calls for insurance-backed birth control

Legislation on its way to the Michigan House floor would require insurance companies to provide prescription coverage for birth control.

Talk show host's upcoming visit draws criticism, causes tension

Television personality and radio talk show host Glenn Beck’s scheduled visit Tuesday has caused debate among students and sparked controversy surrounding his beliefs and past political statements.

Student enrollment up despite economy

Classrooms might not seem overcrowded, but according to preliminary numbers, MSU’s enrollment has topped 47,000 students for the first time in university history.

Time is running out

With two weeks until the Sept. 30 budget deadline, Michigan senators and representatives are racing against time to make compromises and settle a $2.8 billion budget deficit.

Sign of the times

Chances are the last party you went to charged $5 a cup, probably to cover the cost of drinks.

Dept. of Energy funds Mich. jobs

The U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, announced Monday that Michigan will receive $19,599,600 in stimulus funds to support energy efficiency and conservation projects.

LCC to host tech center preview

Lansing Community College will preview its interactive 3-D programming at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 17 on LCC’s campus.

Poetry event to feature students

The MSU College of Arts and Letters and the MSU American Studies Association will present a poetry event at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in Lansing’s Old Town.

E.L. City Council to discuss Amtrak

A new Amtrak station could be in the works after the 7:30 p.m. East Lansing City Council meeting at the Union.

Research shows students should sleep before taking tests

Riley McCullagh’s study strategy is the academic equivalent of a 100-yard dash. The political theory and constitutional democracy senior races against time as he tries to memorize as much exam-related material as he can prior to his test.

MSU updates emergency alert system

When severe weather and the possibility of a tornado struck Ingham County about two years ago, criminal justice senior Charles Brown was notified by a text message sent to his cell phone using MSU’s emergency text message system.

Slim ticket sales for Fray concert at Breslin Center

Two days before pop-rock group The Fray is set to perform at Breslin Center, event officials said only about 2,000 tickets have been sold, fewer than half of the expected amount.

Students experience concert photography

On the fifth floor of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building parking ramp, a unique opportunity for students from Telecommunications 242, The Digital Image, was held Monday.

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Police Brief 09/14/09

A 22-year old Jackson, Mich., man reported his 2000 Pontiac Sunfire broken into and stereo stolen between 4 p.m. Sept. 5 and 7:15 p.m. Aug. 6 from Lot 89, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

MSU dining system to be completely integrated

Some dining facilities on campus already have become unrecognizable because of renovations, and students should expect even more changes in the future after plans to revamp the entire dining system were approved Friday.

MSU now part of MIP process

Freshmen busted for underage drinking this fall might not only have the courts to answer to, but also MSU staff members, as part of a larger program aiming to curb alcohol use before it becomes an issue.

Hiring to decrease, yet hope remains

IBM. Shell Oil Company. Cosi? The definition of an acceptable post-graduate job is shifting for MSU’s future graduates as more students are filling retail and restaurant industry positions to pay the bills.