MSU
Simulations help in medical field
About two minutes before giving birth, things got complicated for the “woman” lying on a table in the LaSalle Bank Club Room at Spartan Stadium.
MSU
MSU to host education conference
MSU will host a conference Friday for educators and students to address incorporating international learning at all levels of education.
NEWS
Tragic turning point
For then-MSU senior Derek Gessert, April 16, 2007, was already a gloomy day. And it turned into a nightmare. Gessert, a Virginia native and MSU alumnus, was at a funeral reception for his ex-girlfriend when he first heard the news of the campus shootings that left 33 dead at Virginia Tech University one year ago.
NEWS
E.L. City Council gears up for City Center II public hearings
With public hearings set, East Lansing residents and East Lansing City Council members are set to begin debating a $117 million proposal that could substantially revamp East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
Northwest-Delta merger could increase airfare
Flights to and from Lansing could be more expensive if a proposed merger between Northwest Airlines Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc. is approved. The merger would create the world’s largest airline carrier and the Delta name would be retained.
MSU
Lacrosse supports MSU Stars
For their final home game, seniors on the MSU club lacrosse team have more decisions to make than which plays to run.
MICHIGAN
Hazy air surrounds possible smoke-free ban
A report released Tuesday attempted to clear the air about the economic impact from a potential statewide smoking ban in restaurants and bars, but mixed opinions resulted.
MSU
Last day to register for MSU Take Your Child to Work Day
Today is the last day to register for MSU’s Take Your Child to Work Day, set for April 24.
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MSU alumnus honored for service during Desert Storm
Col. Roy Bierwirth has made a life out of being a hero, from his days as Sparty through his career in the U.S. Army.
MICHIGAN
City looks to help injured students
Members of the East Lansing community are coming together to raise money for medical treatment for an East Lansing High School student who was injured on a spring break trip in Mexico.
MSU
Clinic teaches suturing tips
After dissecting cow eyes, two fetal pigs, a shark and a sheep heart, cutting and stitching a pig’s foot didn’t phase human biology junior Kirsten LaFrance.
NEWS
Study: Cancer media coverage falls short
Breast cancer prevention begins with healthy lifestyle practices before puberty, a point that MSU researchers said fails to appear frequently enough in the media.
BASKETBALL
Izzo, Baum made coaches for Saturday's intrasquad football game
It’s evident MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo is a football junkie. With Saturday’s intrasquad spring game quickly approaching, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio made a couple of quick coaching additions – designating Izzo as a coach of the Green squad and men’s soccer coach Joe Baum a coaching member of the White.
NEWS
Police Brief 04/15/08
About $200 in damage was done to a window in a Butterfield Hall dorm room at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Cedar Fest arraignments
Jaclyn Doroshewitz, 18 Landscape architecture freshman Charge: Disorderly conduct – obstructing, resisting or hindering an arrest; destroying, damaging or interfering with property, assembling for riot; minor in possession Maximum penalty: 90 days in jail and/or three $500 fines, MIP penalty dependent on prior offenses Plea: Not guilty Restrictions: No possession of alcohol or controlled substances, curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. enforced by tether, daily preliminary breath test
MICHIGAN
E.L. City Council to set dates for City Center II hearings
The East Lansing City Council will introduce ordinances and set public hearing dates for City Center II at today’s meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
MSU
Graduate union could vote for 1-day walkout
A picket line along Grand River Avenue. Empty classrooms across campus. Exams going unproctored, homework ungraded and recitations abandoned. That will be the scene on campus for students should the Graduate Employees Union vote to stage a one-day walkout.
MICHIGAN
Cedar fest brings bad memories, fame to some
For the majority of people who attended Cedar Fest, the night had little consequence. They came, they saw and they left. But for a few individuals, Cedar Fest had a much bigger impact.
MICHIGAN
3 years later, lessons learned
East Lansing police say the response to Cedar Fest shows they’ve changed since the April 2005 disturbances, which tarnished their image. And several local officials, who reviewed the 2005 melee, agree police have revised their practices.