MICHIGAN
Word on the street
What is your reaction to Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to keep bars open until 4 a.m.?
MSU
Grad school promotes research ethics
MSU’s graduate school will do its part fostering scholastic integrity as part of a seven-university grant aimed at raising awareness for ethical research practices. Along with Penn State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, MSU will distribute a survey this spring to graduate students, faculty and research personnel in an attempt to gauge the ethical climate of the institution.
NEWS
Growing condom sales stand out in economy lacking stamina
Despite the recession, one product is creating economic stimulation. Condom sales in the U.S. wrapped up the last quarter of 2008 with a 5 percent increase, and full-year sales were the highest in three years, according to a report compiled by The Nielsen Company. Sales in January of this year were 6 percent higher than the same month last year.
NEWS
Bill could repeal law requiring voter card, license to match
A new bill could make voting easier for out-of-state MSU students. State Rep. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, introduced a bill to Michigan’s House of Representatives last week that would repeal Rogers’ Law, which requires Michigan voters to have the address listed on their driver’s license match the address on their voter registration card.
NEWS
Police Brief 02/24/09
An accidental fire started Thursday morning in a trash receptacle outside University Village Apartments when a garbage truck overheated, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Word on the street
What’s your reaction to MSU formally agreeing to make Sparrow Hospital its “primary partner”?
MSU
Cultural festival to take place Friday
Cultural Vogue, a biannual display of Asian Pacific American culture, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Friday at the Auditorium.
MICHIGAN
Bars gear up for Mardi Gras festivities
The slowing economy won’t stop Mardi Gras from rolling into East Lansing. Bars around East Lansing expect Mardi Gras business will be booming and the economic downturn won’t stop people from coming through their doors.
MICHIGAN
Mich. drinking declines; MSU drinking stays steady
Michigan alcohol sales statistics for 2008 indicate that people spent less on booze but didn’t cut back on drinking, a signal residents are making like college students and buying the cheap stuff.
MICHIGAN
Council to discuss development plans
Changes to the site plan for Gaslight Village, a development located to the north of East Lansing’s downtown area, will be discussed at tonight’s City Council meeting.
NEWS
MSU, Sparrow formalize partnership
Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital formally became MSU’s primary medical partner Monday, a move hospital and university officials say will improve area health care, research opportunities and recruitment.
NEWS
Resignation leaves 2nd ASMSU post up for grabs
ASMSU is seeking a second interim chairperson after another high-ranking official resigned Thursday — the second to step down within one week. Garrett Faulk, Student Assembly internal vice chairperson and a criminal justice sophomore, said his ASMSU workload was too much to handle.
MSU
Drum circles, dancing unite families at MSU Pow-Wow of Love
The North American Indigenous Student Organization’s 26th annual MSU Pow-Wow of Love on Saturday and Sunday united distant families this weekend through their common heritage.
MICHIGAN
Eating disorder campaign begins
Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund will highlight Michigan’s events during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, with a press briefing at 10 a.m.
MICHIGAN
Humane Society celebrates Spay Day
The Capital Area Humane Society today is encouraging residents to follow the advice of Bob Barker and have their pet spayed or neutered. Tuesday is Spay Day USA, the Humane Society of the United States’ celebration of keeping pets healthy.
MICHIGAN
Agribusiness stimulates struggling Mich. economy
While Michigan’s overall economy stumbles, one sector is growing at an unprecedented pace. An MSU study released this month found Michigan’s agribusiness sector increased 12 percent in 2007, the year the data was collected. The number represents more than double the amount of growth in the industry during the previous two years combined.
MSU
40th annual rodeo event attracts national talent, student competitors
MSU Rodeo Club and the International Professional Rodeo Association, or IPRA, rounded up some of the best rodeo riders in the country for the 40th annual Spartan Stampede last weekend at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education.
MSU
Lack of health insurance could be costly mistake for students
After injuring her knee and paying the hospital bills on her own, journalism senior Maryhelen Harper knows how helpful a health care plan can be.
MICHIGAN
Incentive for tuition freeze under dispute
A federal stimulus bill requirement that Michigan must use federal stimulus funding to replace cuts to education could erase the incentive for MSU to comply with Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed tuition freeze.
MSU
Early testing can lead to healthy kids, study shows
Simply having a pregnancy test in their possession leads many women to test more often, which leads to healthier babies, according to research done by an MSU professor.