MSU
Secchia Center continues progress
Set to open in July 2010, the Secchia Center, MSU’s College of Human Medicine campus in Grand Rapids, is taking form.
NEWS
Making their mark
In MSU’s 153-year history, 115 Spartan athletes, coaches and officials have worn the green and white proudly before going on to wear the colors of their respective countries. MSU representatives have brought home 18 gold medals, 12 silver medals and eight bronze medals during the ultimate worldwide competitions, according to MSU Alumni Magazine.
MSU
Nationwide AIDS infection rates higher than expected
Cory Pitzer, an MSU studio art sophomore, said HIV isn’t constantly on his mind, but it is something he is concerned about.
MICHIGAN
Recent church shootings have local police preparing for unexpected
National church shootings are creating controversy locally concerning guns and religion.
MICHIGAN
State to implement fee on child support
Many of Michigan’s single parents will have one more financial concern beginning in September, when the state will start deducting a $25 annual fee from most child support payments.
MSU
Grad student studies endangered butterflies
Population counts of Mitchell’s satyr, an endangered species of butterfly, are decreasing in Michigan, and an MSU graduate student is investigating one possible explanation for their decline.
MICHIGAN
As gas prices continue to soar, trains get crowded
The East Lansing Amtrak station has seen more than a 15 percent increase in riders this summer, according to the station’s lead ticket clerk.
MICHIGAN
Lack of donations leave area with blood supply shortage
Natalie McIntyre, blood services coordinator for the Mid-Michigan chapter of the Red Cross’s Great Lakes Region, said that the chapter has been experiencing a decline in donations this summer.
MICHIGAN
City to hold meeting on Mich. avenue
Three public workshops are being offered for Mid-Michigan residents to discuss the planning and envisioning process for the revitalization of Michigan Avenue.
NEWS
Numerous E.L. road closures in coming week
Albert Avenue between Bailey Street and Collingwood Drive will be closed from Monday until Wednesday.
NEWS
Cedar Fest rioter sentenced to jail, $2,000 fine
An 18-year-old Bloomfield Hills man was sentenced to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail on Wednesday for his participation in the Cedar Fest riot.
MICHIGAN
Council approved amendment deciding method of financing for City Center II
East Lansing City Council determined the method by which City Center II will be financed by unanimously approving an amendment to one of the city’s financing plans at its meeting Wednesday.
MSU
Math, science degrees earn more
Students who graduate with degrees that generally require more math and science tend to earn more after graduation according to a new survey on starting salaries for college graduates.
NEWS
Police Brief 08/07/08
A North Face backpack, which contained a 2008 Dell laptop, was stolen from the Union women’s lounge on Sunday around 1:30 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Primary voter turnout released
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced Wednesday 1.36 million, or 19 percent of Michigan’s 7.2 million registered voters, participated in Tuesday’s primary election, according to a press release.
MICHIGAN
ELPD releases crime statistics; serious crimes at 28-year low
East Lansing is at a 28-year low for serious crimes, according to recent reports conducted by the East Lansing Police Department.
NEWS
Trend forecasts largest youth vote in recent history
After decades of voter apathy among young voters, the 2008 election is predicted to have a surge of youth participation unlike any election in recent history.
MICHIGAN
Local cabbies get stung by high gas prices
Increasing gas prices may contribute to rising demand for public transportation, but for some business owners in the transportation sector, the higher cost of gas means greater losses.
MICHIGAN
Zoning problems leave MSU fraternity homeless
A property zoning issue at the house that the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity is leasing has left its members homeless and holding the lease to an uninhabitable building.
MSU
Cold case finally closed
The last remaining unsolved murder at MSU has been solved. Marie Ann Jackson, whose body was found in an isolated wooded area of MSU property near College Road on Nov. 21, 1970, had been lying in the woods for up to four days before her body was found. She had been strangled.