NEWS
Police Brief 06/25/08
A 48-year-old male with no university affiliation was asked to leave Forest Akers West Golf Course at 9:30 a.m. Thursday after approaching golfers participating in a tournament for male teenagers and offering golf lessons, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Minimum wage increase helps people afford basics, luxuries
For Tim Jenkins, a 25-cent increase in minimum wage will help him afford basic expenses like food and a bus pass.
NEWS
Pride persists in Mich.
It’s a time to have fun and be happy about being lesbian, bisexual, gay or transgender — at least that’s how psychology senior Michelle Nickerson describes the Michigan Pride festival, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend at Riverfront Park, 300 N. Grand Ave. in Lansing.
NEWS
Garden project helps residents save money
One way East Lansing residents and students can help save money with the poor economy is to rent plots of land at a community garden and grow their own vegetables.
NEWS
Mich. E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef from Kroger stores
A public health alert has been issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health, or MDCH, regarding E. coli illnesses linked to Kroger Co. food stores.
MICHIGAN
Abbot/Chandler project expected to end early
Students living along the northern portion of Abbot Road won’t have to take a detour much longer, as the Abbot/Chandler reconstruction project is ahead of schedule.
MSU
Psychology dept. manages summer
A two-part research program studying autism in children is being conducted by MSU psychology professors and several students this summer at MSU’s Psychological Clinic.
MSU
Subject, experiment numbers drop
The lower summer enrollment on campus has emptied out more than just residence halls, as graduate students trying to complete dissertations in the Department of Psychology are left without subjects for their research studies.
MICHIGAN
MSU, zoo help rattlesnakes
MSU is partnering with Central Michigan University and Potter Park Zoo to do tracking research on the state-protected eastern massasauga rattlesnake and eastern fox snakes to help prevent them from becoming threatened or endangered species.
MICHIGAN
Homegrown company promises students high-tech employment
Liquid Web Inc. formally announced plans Tuesday to create 600 computer technology jobs during four years in the Lansing area with the creation of its third Lansing data center.
MICHIGAN
Council to consider driving resolutions, parking lot issues
The East Lansing City Council will discuss rezoning plans for City Center II, expansion to city parking and a distracted driving resolution at its work session tonight.
MICHIGAN
Health care proposal would level field, put pressure on state budget
Critics of a ballot proposal that would make the state responsible for providing affordable health care for all Michigan residents said the proposal might put too much pressure on the state’s already tight budget, while supporters said it will level the playing field for those who can’t afford coverage.
MSU
MSU exceeds current ADA, prepared for new updates
When proposed updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act are finalized, MSU will have little to worry about.
MICHIGAN
A new 'Planet'
Eight years after her father closed Small Planet in downtown East Lansing because of the city’s redevelopment plans, 24-year-old Natalie Schneider is reopening the music venue in a new location.
MSU
Study reveals paradox of religious Americans
America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don’t feel their religion is the only way to eternal life — even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise — and MSU students said they felt the same.
MSU
Company seeks funds for algae research
Algae grown from sewage could be used to produce biofuels, says a company seeking a $7 million state grant to help prove it, along with help from MSU researchers.
MSU
University leaders to discuss economic role
In a time of hardship in the Midwest, MSU and 11 other research universities from eight states will gather Thursday and Friday to discuss the economy.
MICHIGAN
Event gives homeless people essential care
For organizers, volunteers are the “connect” in the first Lansing Project Homeless Connect — and still more are needed.
MSU
Former MSU student sentenced
A former MSU freshman who pleaded guilty to throwing an empty beer bottle during the Cedar Fest riots has been sentenced to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail by East Lansing 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball.