NEWS
ASMSU vice chairman arraigned for aggravated assault
Nigel Scarlett, ASMSU Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs, was charged with aggravated assault on Aug. 31.
MICHIGAN
AT&T allows parents to control phone features
Concerned parents are the basis for AT&T’s new Smart Limits for Wireless plan. AT&T drew inspiration from subscribers to produce a plan to accommodate the requests of all parents. The plan lets parents choose which restrictions to apply to their child’s cell phone.
MSU
Sparty replicas to benefit band
MSU retiree and alumnus Richard Best demonstrated everything “The Spartan” statue symbolizes — pride and service to the community — when he began producing replicas of the statue to help out the Spartan Marching Band.
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Preschool offers child care for football-loving parents
Decked out in her Spartan gear, 21-month-old Francesca accompanied her mother Melissa Hogan to the MSU vs. UAB football game last weekend.
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MSU joins Detroit youth foundation
MSU took a step Thursday in bridging the gap between the university and the youth of southeast Michigan.
NEWS
City may drug test taxi cab drivers
In coming weeks, the East Lansing City Council will try to pass stricter drug testing policies for taxi cab drivers in the city, Mayor Sam Singh said Wednesday.
NEWS
Court holds arraignment for suspect in serial killings
The suspect in a string of Lansing killings was charged with open murder during his arraignment in Lansing’s 54-A District Court on Wednesday.
NEWS
Traditional moves
Shreelina Ghosh, Aloka Kanungo and Manasi Mishra each had a slight smile tugging at their lips as they practiced Saberc Pallavi, an Indian classical Odissi dance, in Mishra’s Okemos home Wednesday as a part of a learning workshop.
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ASMSU offers new tailgate, minus booze
Hours before MSU’s home football games, some students will be getting on their face paint and their tailgate.
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20 undergrads receive prestigious scholarship
Twenty MSU Honors College students who received the 2007 MSU Alumni Distinguished Scholarship or University Distinguished Scholarship are a step ahead of the tuition game.
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Student studies rainforest insects
Can insects’ eating habits teach scientists about sustaining tropical rain forests? Jiri Hulcr, an MSU entomology graduate student, thinks so.
MICHIGAN
Lansing group aims to help local business owners, grow area economy
Adrien Vlach can remember when most of the businesses in the Lansing area were locally owned — almost a decade ago.
MICHIGAN
Students to learn fire safety 'firsthand'
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt will set a dorm room on fire to make sure students know what to do in case of an emergency.
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Innovations: MSU professor studies epilepsy, HIV in Africa
As Gretchen Birbeck visits the homes of her patients in the African nation of Zambia, the truck she uses to travel between the homes becomes increasingly crowded — with livestock.
NEWS
Former theatre chairwoman, dance professor dies, age 67
Tamara Gibbs remembers her cousin Dixie Durr always encouraging her dance students, or “little birds,” to soar.
MICHIGAN
Lansing rallies to fight high insurance
For some students, like applied engineering sciences sophomore Steven Moyers, it’s a benefit to have his car insurance registered in his hometown of Ludington, Mich., instead of in MSU’s Commuter Lot.
NEWS
Council meeting in review
Possible land development and patriotism were among the topics featured at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road. The Council’s next gathering will be a work session Sept. 11 at City Hall. Here are four highlights from the meeting…
NEWS
Convicted killer's family wants case to be reopened
When Claude McCollum was convicted of the 2005 murder of a Lansing Community College professor, his family steadfastly maintained his innocence. Now, with the suspect in a series of Lansing murders possibly dating back to 2004 under arrest, McCollum’s family wants his case reopened.
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New store brings fair trade trend to heart of E.L.
Wind chimes made of shells and carved pieces of wood, baskets woven from pine needles and coasters made with recycled tea bags adorn fair trade store Kirabo, 215 Ann St.
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MSU students bring new men's lacrosse league to Lansing area
Whipping down a lacrosse field and attacking the goal is nothing new to business management sophomore Ben Burland and international relations and Spanish senior Brian Baines. But starting a business for the sport is something they aren’t familiar with.