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MICHIGAN

E.L. police captain up for position in Kalamazoo

Marilyn King
May 13, 2008

The city of East Lansing’s loss may be Kalamazoo’s gain. East Lansing police Capt. Kim Johnson, who is being considered for chief of the Kalamazoo Public Safety Department, will speak at a public forum with the two other final candidates at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the City Hall Commission Chambers in Kalamazoo. Other candidates include David Headings, the current Battle Creek chief of police, and Jeffrey Hadley of the Fort Wayne Police Department in Indiana.

NEWS

City council works for Kilpatrick's dismissal

From staff and wire reports
May 13, 2008

Detroit City Council approved two measures Tuesday aimed at removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from office. Council members voted 5-4 to begin forfeiture of office proceedings against Kilpatrick. On a separate 5-4 vote, they approved asking Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to terminate Kilpatrick’s hold on the mayor’s office. A third vote aimed at censuring the mayor passed on a 7-2 vote.

MSU

Barreled over

Joy Walter
May 13, 2008

From the images of Spartans lining the halls of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building to the railings on the walkways of the new Farm Lane, construction projects across MSU are working toward a changed campus within the next year. While 34 buildings deemed too expensive to repair are being demolished at Spartan Village, Wharton Center is receiving its first repairs in 25 years.

MICHIGAN

Campaign promotes use of safety belts

Heather Lockwood
May 13, 2008

A new Click It or Ticket advertising campaign is now in effect advising Michigan motorists of upcoming statewide safety belt enforcements, according to a Michigan State Police press release. The two-week campaign serves to remind people of the annual Memorial Day safety belt enforcement, beginning May 19 and ending June 1.

MSU

MSU racing team speeds for cause

Ralph M. Paulk
May 13, 2008

Every lap that brings the MSU Formula Racing team closer to victory also brings the wishes of children around the world closer to becoming a reality. While raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, the team will compete at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers, one of the largest engineering competitions in the world.

MICHIGAN

Candidates in for fall Senate race

Nick Wolak
May 13, 2008

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., filed for reelection to the U.S. Senate on Monday. If reelected, it would be Levin’s sixth term in office. Running in opposition of Levin will be Republican State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk, who also filed his nominating petition Monday, according to news releases.

MSU

Service dogs get free eye checkups from MSU vets

Kara Paliokas
May 13, 2008

Valarie Franklin made a lifelong friend when she met Sunny in high school. Since then she and Sunny, an 8-year-old golden retriever mix, have been inseparable. Franklin, a pharmacy senior at Ferris State University, brought Sunny to the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital Tuesday for an event that offered free eye exams for service dogs. The event helped special dogs that do services for individual people and the community. “He has definitely changed my life,” said Franklin, who was born with brittle bone disease and uses Sunny for assistance wherever she goes.

NEWS

MSU student loses in Jeopardy! College Championship semifinals

Nich Wolak
May 13, 2008

The year 1215 will be forever ingrained in Tara Franey’s mind. After missing a daily double question, Franey, a biosystems engineering senior, lost in the semifinals of the “2008 Jeopardy! College Championship” during an episode that aired May 12. “I had a daily double and it was on the Magna Carta,” Franey said.

MICHIGAN

City expects large turnout for City Center II work session

Nico Rubello
May 12, 2008

East Lansing City Council members will discuss the $117 million City Center II project for the first time formally since April during a work session Tuesday. The work session is set for 7 p.m. at 54-B District Court, Courtroom 2, 101 Linden St. East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton said the council will discuss slight modifications made to the project, like moving the townhouses away from Valley Court Park. Staton said the session was moved to a larger room in anticipation of public turnout due to the issue’s controversial nature among East Lansing residents. The mixed-use project, which includes a 10-story building, would span from Abbot Road to Valley Court Park along Grand River Avenue, and would combine apartments and townhouses with office and retail space.

NEWS

Police Brief 05/13/08

Marilyn King
May 12, 2008

About $600 worth of damage was done to a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab Tuesday in the Abbot Hall parking loop, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The victim, a 35-year-old male with no university affiliation, reported the damage between 10:30 a.m.

NEWS

Aiming high

Joy Walter
May 12, 2008

Fly balls weren’t the only thing that had attendees of the Lansing Lugnuts game looking up Friday night. Neil Sauter dazzled the crowd with a performance on stilts, meant for more than entertainment.

MICHIGAN

Scooter popularity ups with gas costs

Katie Koerner
May 12, 2008

MSU students aren’t the only ones zipping around East Lansing on their scooters as temperatures and gas prices in East Lansing climb – there also has been an increase in scooter sales as middle-aged residents begin trading in their four wheels for two. Bruce Uhal, an MSU physiology professor, said he recently purchased a scooter from Campus Scooter, 412 Albert Ave., because of the money he saves on gasoline, not to mention the free and easy parking on campus. “It really makes the most sense right now,” Uhal said.

MICHIGAN

Mich. residents lose financial optimism

Heather Lockwood
May 12, 2008

Personal finances are a source of concern for adults across the state, according to MSU’s quarterly State of the State Survey. The random telephone survey, which is conducted about four times each year by MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, was established in 1994.

MSU

CATA announces summer bus routes

Heather Lockwood
May 12, 2008

With the end of the spring semester came the conclusion of the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s Spartan Service until August 18. Summer service changes were outlined in a CATA news release, including fewer frequent routes, detours and in some instances, discontinued campus operation entirely. Route 1 no longer operates Friday and Saturday Late Night Service after 11:15 p.m.

NEWS

Chandler, Abbot roads traffic to be detoured

Ralph M. Paulk
May 12, 2008

Drivers traveling south on Chandler Road toward campus will not be able to turn left onto Lake Lansing Road beginning Tuesday because of construction, according to the Department of Public Works. Drivers will be able to turn left again beginning May 27.