NEWS
Police seek perpetrator of attempted carjacking
Police are searching for a man connected to an attempted carjacking on university-owned grounds Monday evening.
MICHIGAN
Market slump could impact E.L. urban housing
Urban housing isn’t selling quickly in East Lansing. Since construction began on West Village in January 2007, a development that includes condos and townhomes, only 21 of the development’s 46 units have sold, said Jamerson Ries, of Abood Properties.
NEWS
Pa. primary results not expected to affect Obama
Even if Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., wins today’s Pennsylvania primary, political experts said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., still has a better chance of capturing the party’s presidential nomination.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/22/08
Police arrested a streaker at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sparty’s Spring Party concert, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The suspect, a 19-year-old male student from Clinton Township, was chased by an officer who observed the naked man run past him on the field outside Demonstration Hall.
MSU
Medical move-in
While attending the groundbreaking of the building that will bear his name, Peter Secchia appeared casual, almost like an observer. It was his $10 million lead gift that jump-started the fundraising for MSU’s medical school in Grand Rapids, but he deflected attention to the groundbreaking ceremony for the center on Monday.
MICHIGAN
Second charge added for separate act in Scarlett case
A second charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct has been added to the sexual assault case against Nigel Scarlett, ASMSU’s former Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs.
MICHIGAN
State gas prices reach record high
Gasoline prices hit a record high in the state of Michigan this week when the statewide average price reached $3.52 per gallon, 74 cents higher than the price at the same time last year.
MSU
Mandela to get honorary degree
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Nelson Mandela will be recognized with an honorary degree during commencement ceremonies May 2 at Breslin Center. Mandela, former president of South Africa, will present a videotaped response during the ceremony, according to a university press release.
MSU
MSU sitcom celebrates 20th year
Suroosh Marzban listened for laughs while delivering his final lines as Travis D’Amico, a character on the MSU Telecasters’ sitcom, “The Show.” Marzban, a psychology senior, said his roommates came to watch him perform in a live taping of the hourlong show — the longest-running college situation comedy in the U.S.
MICHIGAN
E.L. City Council to focus on nightclub
The redevelopment of The Dollar Nightclub and the city’s ethics policy are among the items to be discussed at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. today in Conference Room A of City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
NEWS
Women's health bills to be introduced
Democratic state lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation that would help reduce unintended pregnancies and protect women’s health by increasing sex education programs and prescription coverage of birth control.
MICHIGAN
Mercury in efficient bulbs poses minimal risk
As energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps continue to gain popularity across the country, environmental groups said possible hazardous turnoffs shouldn’t be a concern. At eight different locations on campus Tuesday, members of the environmental stewardship team will host a CFL giveaway during lunchtime hours.
MSU
Coalition calls for more athlete data
Although some universities are taking heat for their expectations of athletes in the classroom, MSU officials said many of the practices in question aren’t an issue here.
MSU
Graduate union approves 1-day walkout
MSU students could see their teaching assistants deliver a different kind of lecture today — one led not from podiums and chalkboards, but from bullhorns and banners. Following a 24-hour online vote, about 81 percent of the Graduate Employees Union’s nearly 900 eligible members voted in favor of staging a one-day walkout if a contract was not reached early this morning.
NEWS
Dalai Lama brings wisdom to U-M
The Dalai Lama offered his trademark humor and humility in answering questions submitted from a crowd of more than 7,000 gathered for a teaching session Sunday at the University of Michigan.
NEWS
Housing costs to rise more than 5 percent next year
MSU students living on campus next year will be paying a bit more to stay there. The MSU Board of Trustees voted Friday to raise room and board rates for all students by 5.25 percent.
NEWS
ASMSU elects new officers, fails to approve budget
ASMSU’s new Student Assembly officials are hoping better communication between representatives and staff will prevent arguments among members on items such as its budget.
MSU
Relay funds cancer awareness
With Breslin Center’s outdoor thermometer reading 75 degrees before 6 p.m. Friday night, the stage was set for the 2008 MSU Relay for Life. The event raised $63,000 and will be combined with Greek Week’s Relay for Life activities, setting MSU’s total at $274,000.
MICHIGAN
Officials unsure of new liquor law's effects
State lawmakers are hoping that a new state law is reducing drunken driving and sparing some intoxicated bargoers unsafe walks home, but police and state officials remain unsure of the law’s effects.
MSU
Small Animals Day brings families to MSU farms
Painted horses and newly hatched chicks were highlights of Saturday’s Small Animals Day, an educational event sponsored by the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.