MSU
Interim VP for development named
Marti Heil was appointed interim vice president for university development at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
MICHIGAN
Residents react to greek district postponement
When it comes to Alex Fike’s fraternity house, change is a bad thing. In 30 years, Fike said he hopes Delta Sigma Phi still resembles the “architectural masterpiece,” built in 1931.
MSU
Graduate assistants inching closer to walkout
The Graduate Employees Union took one step closer to their proposed one-day walkout Sunday by approving a ballot sent to all members that could authorize the job action. If approved – and if a contract has not been reached before then – the walkout would take place at 6 a.m. Tuesday, with members present at nine picket lines placed strategically around campus.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/18/08
A maroon 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo parked in the ramp adjacent to the Communication Arts and Sciences Building was totaled Wednesday when it caught fire at about 9:45 a.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
48-hour marathon to take place with more than 90 events
A 48-hour arts marathon will kick off tonight with a 5 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony in the courtyard between Kresge Art Center and the Auditorium.
NEWS
Field of dreams
It took more than 100 years, but Old College Field is getting a face-lift. Since 1900, the home of MSU baseball, softball and men’s and women’s soccer has remained relatively untouched, causing it to fall behind the standards of NCAA facilities around the Big Ten and Midwest.
NEWS
Simon to speak at 50th anniversary celebration
St. John Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. Ave., will conclude its 50th anniversary celebration by hosting MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon to speak at 3 p.m. Saturday.
NEWS
Crystal Awards recognize contributions to E.L. community
Three community members and the MSU Federal Credit Union were honored by the city of East Lansing on Thursday night during the 21st annual Crystal Awards for their impact on the city.
MICHIGAN
Students rally for energy efficiency
Green hard hats and posters represented Michigan’s energy future Thursday at the Capitol, where students from several state universities rallied for stronger energy legislation.
MSU
Board of Trustees preview
The MSU Board of Trustees will conclude the spring semester with a meeting today that’s more about celebration than hard decision-making, board members said.
MICHIGAN
Retailers unaffected by economic slump
The slumping national economy seems unable to harm Lansing-area shopping centers. Even with a wave of recent national retail chain bankruptcies and closings, including Sharper Image Corp., local malls and strip malls aren’t worried about the economic impact on their shopping centers.
BASEBALL
MSU thrives in heat, still loses to CMU
Though it may seem strange to admit, representing a northern school in the Big Ten, MSU baseball head coach David Grewe calls his a squad a “warm weather team.” So, with a temperature of above 60 degrees in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game against Central Michigan, it was only natural for MSU’s bats to explode.
NEWS
Saving for the summit
After watching Africa’s tallest mountain on the big screen at age 13, Britt Larson made conquering Mount Kilimanjaro her personal goal. “You always hear about Mount Kilimanjaro, but after I saw an Imax film when I was around 13 years old, it’s been on my to-do list ever since,” the zoology sophomore said. “For the last five or six years I’ve really wanted to climb it.”
MSU
Farm Lane project results may justify traffic delays
Charlotte Wilks knows firsthand that railroad crossings can be dangerous. She once saw a fellow employee climb between the cars of a stopped train near her laboratory in the Life Sciences Building. The employee’s daughter had gotten sick while in day care on the other side of the tracks.
MSU
MSU employees learn active-shooter safety
Housing and Food Services has begun a training program to educate employees on how to respond if there is an active shooter in their work place, one that could soon spread to the rest of campus.
MSU
Pride Week strong despite anti-gay slurs
Members of MSU’s lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community wouldn’t let the anti-gay slurs marked on 10 buildings last week in Lansing’s Old Town affect the 36th annual Pride Week festivities.
MSU
ASMSU looks to prevent tassel hassles
While ASMSU members want university officials to differentiate tassel colors shared by two colleges, it’s too late to change what color will hang from graduation caps this year.
MSU
ASMSU officers to be elected today
Members of ASMSU Student Assembly’s 45th session will elect the group’s officers during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. today.
MSU
New Diagnostic Center director named
MSU named Carole Bolin director of MSU’s Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, or DCPAH, effective Tuesday.