Police Brief 04/01/08
The down spout of a drinking fountain in Hubbard Hall was broken off sometime between 8 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. Friday, causing about $50 in damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The down spout of a drinking fountain in Hubbard Hall was broken off sometime between 8 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. Friday, causing about $50 in damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Who would you pick for a commencement speaker? “Barack Obama, because I think he’s going to be our president and I would like to say that I saw our president speak. I think that a lot of his message is about our responsibilities. It’s not what he’s going to do for us, but what we need to do. I think that’s the sort of thing we need to hear upon graduation – our responsibilities as adults.” Kate Leitch zoology senior
MSU professors fit a national trend among educators by donating more to Democratic presidential candidates than Republican candidates, even though Republicans nearly doubled the amount of contributions received from Michiganians.
Outdoor eating and the city’s annual budget are among the items to be discussed at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
When graduates pose for pictures outside Breslin Center this May decked out in caps and gowns, flanked by family members and diploma in hand, a line of graduate students thrusting picket signs in the air could be in the background.
One of goals of MSU’s Greek Week is to bring the community together to raise money for charity, but that doesn’t mean the group can’t have fun while raising funds.
Two world-renowned leaders in health and the environment will speak at MSU’s spring commencement May 2, signaling MSU’s emphasis on its global impact and focus on the environment.
Friday night was much calmer than students or police anticipated after the Spartans made their seventh Sweet 16 appearance in 11 years.
MSU’s undergraduate student government planned to unveil its new Web site today as thousands of students would potentially visit the group’s site this week to vote in ASMSU’s election.
The fate of embryonic stem cell research in Michigan might rest in voters’ hands if a grassroots campaign collects enough signatures by July 7.
It was udder madness as hundreds of kids and parents anxiously awaited their turn to milk a cow, pet farm animals and stick their hands inside a cow’s stomach Saturday during the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual Vet-a-Visit.
Since Country Markett closed its doors in January, Rachel Ulch’s spontaneous trips for bread, beer or laundry detergent have her looking elsewhere.
Flashlights and candles powered student activism this weekend as part of Earth Hour, a worldwide event aimed at raising awareness about global climate change.
A charity art and auction show to benefit a public health nurse working in Africa will take place from 6:30-9 p.m. at McDonel Hall.
The Grand River Avenue parking ramp near Morrill Hall and Olin Health Center has been awarded a 2008 Aon Build America Award in the “Building New” category.
Holly Rosen didn’t wait for officials from MSU’s Residence Halls Association to notify her that MSU Safe Place would receive proceeds from the group’s charity ball this year.
The Michigan Senate unanimously approved a state renewable portfolio standard Thursday, which would require state facilities to purchase 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025.
Spring’s first blue skies have a way of making students wish they were outside enjoying the sunshine instead of sitting in an artificially lit lecture hall, but it could be worse.
A man charged with the shooting and attempted murder of an East Lansing man last summer has pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder and felony firearm.
After grasping a plastic pop bottle, seventh-grader Quincey Briggs used black forensic powder and a brush to sweep the bottle and uncover his own fingerprint.