The number of students who drive after drinking is at an almost eight-year low, according to a report released by Olin Health Center. In 2000, 61 percent of those surveyed said they didn’t drive after consuming any alcohol. That number has increased to 76 percent in the 2008 survey.
The East Lansing City Council will set the date for public hearings regarding the rezoning of several properties at its work session tonight. The work session is scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St.
An iPod Touch, Nikon digital camera and photography equipment were stolen Oct. 4 from a vehicle parked in Lot 63 West near Breslin Center, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Investigators are still searching for a motive in a three-week-old homicide case in which one MSU student and three other people were killed. Katherine Brown, 18, who was an agribusiness management sophomore, was killed Sept. 29 in a quadruple homicide. Jeremy Zimmer, 20, who was dating Brown; his mother Sharmaine Zimmer, 53; and his brother Tyler Zimmer, 17, also were killed.
Aunt Mid’s Produce Co. continues to deny claims that its lettuce was the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened nine MSU students and 25 other Michigan residents. The company has based its claims on the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s findings that stated there was no E. coli bacteria found in Aunt Mid’s iceberg lettuce or its packing facilities.
In the hours before a triathlon, Jon Ruud eats a bagel and a PowerBar, and drinks half a liter of water and half a liter of grape G2 Gatorade. Michelle Dawes eats mountains of pasta and cereal. In the minutes before a triathlon, Ruud surveys the swim course, reminding himself to hold his goggles as he jumps in the tepid pool. Dawes, an animal science junior, stretches and hops, waiting for the swimmer in front of her to leap into the first leg of the competition.
Two musicians with MSU ties joined the Lansing Symphony Orchestra on Saturday to perform a saxophone concerto at Wharton Center. David Maslanka, who received his master’s and doctoral degrees for music theory and composition from MSU in 1970, originally wrote “Concerto for Alto Saxophone” for the saxophone and wind ensemble in 1999.
When Christopher Covington picked up an Atari controller for the first time 19 years ago, he realized he couldn’t set it down. “It was one of those things I got hooked on,” said Covington, a graduate student in telecommunication, information studies and media. “I just got addicted, and from there I got involved with 3-D stuff.”
The Great Lakes Myth Society, an indie folk rock band, will headline a show at 9 p.m. Friday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
Students exercising for a class in Demonstration Hall had their bags stolen between 1:30-2:04 p.m. Tuesday, said MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor.
It almost brought the whole institution down,” recalled state Rep. Steve Bieda, D-Warren. “All of us — even the good actors in that process — shudder when we look back at that.” It’s been one year since the state shut down while trying to solve a $1.75 billion budget shortfall as it failed to adopt a state budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
A change in the type of graduate certificate programs offered at MSU could mean more students earning certificates.
More people were arrested for larcenies on MSU’s campus in 2007 than in the previous two years, but violent robberies stayed about the same, according to the MSU police 2007 annual crime report.
The Michigan Secretary of State Thursday denied allegations of illegal voter purging, but if the American Civil Liberties Union has its way, the issue will go to court.
A former MSU medical student was sentenced Wednesday to six months in the Ingham County Jail and five years probation after he violated probation stemming from a fraud case involving MSU.
Students might say goodbye to the Cedar Village apartments, and hello to a cinema, riverside park and various forms of entertainment, according to renderings for the proposed East Village project unveiled Wednesday.
On a Friday morning each month, MSU Board of Trustees member Donald Nugent wakes up early and spends three hours driving to MSU from his home in Frankfurt for a meeting. And despite the lengthy drive, Nugent has only missed one board meeting since 2001.
An Apple iPod Touch was stolen from an East Holmes Hall room during the weekend, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
After four months of sandwiches, pitas and subs, E.L. Moe’s Firehouse Grill, 565 E. Grand River Ave., closed Friday because of slow sales. The Mediterranean and sandwich restaurant struggled to keep pace with nearby chain restaurants — namely Taco Bell — and wasn’t able to draw enough customers to stay open, manager Ahmad Elbast said.
Mike Mosallam loves the challenge of making others laugh. “It’s much harder to make someone laugh than to make them cry,” said Mosallam, who lives in Dearborn.