The MSU College of Nursing Primary Care Center sits inconspicuously among a bevy of other health care providers in the Clinical Center, but it bears a new name and has a broader focus.
Most calendars identify Oct. 9 as Columbus Day. However, some students on campus refer to the day as Indigenous Peoples Day instead. "We call it Indigenous People's Day because in calling it Columbus Day, you're celebrating the mass murder of people," said Ashley Harding, cultural programmer for the North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO.
Okemos — Among the busy shoppers at Meridian Mall Saturday, a beaming Magdalena Peña stood proudly — trophy in hand, tiara on head — after placing first in the 18- to 27-year-old age group of the Miss Sunburst Model Search Pageant preliminaries. Peña, an MSU theatre senior, won a $200 prize to be used for the contestant fee at the Miss Sunburst Model Search Pageant State Finals in May next year. "It's fun; I like it," Peña said. She explained that preparing for pageants includes working out, finding the right dress, getting her nails and hair done, and speech memorization. The event included a model search with age groups ranging from 4- to 27-year-olds who were judged on beauty, poise, projection and overall appearance, and a baby contest that judged babies based on good looks, overall appearance and personality. The 4- to 6-year-old group competition ended in a three-way tie, something Melissa, an assistant director for Sunburst who declined to give her last name because of company policy, said has "never happened as long as I've worked here." When the shy and nervous 4- to 6-year-olds took the floor, they were asked questions about their favorite ice-cream flavor and TV show. "We're looking for your prettiest eyes and your prettiest smiles," the announcer said. Jeremy Scott, an MSU English senior, stopped his shopping to watch the pageant.
A local chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation will play genie in a bottle when it hosts a golf tournament to make the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases come true.
A 39-year-old MSU student was the victim of an armed robbery Sunday in Spartan Village Apartments. The incident occurred at about 2:30 a.m., and two men wielding an unknown weapon were involved. A laptop, TV, phones and cash were stolen during the incident, according to the MSU online police blotter. The first suspect is described as a 5-foot-8, 145-pound male who is about 22 years old.
The leaves are a-changin' and that means gone is the season for ice cream store owners. As the mercury drops, seasonal businesses must compensate for dwindling clientele. One way is finding a different focus. "We're trying to build up the wholesale," said Lisa Belen, a manager for Melting Moments, 313 E.
The scheduled preliminary examination for Alex Charles Ellis, one of two 17-year-olds charged in connection with the arson of an East Lansing playground structure in July, was postponed Tuesday at East Lansing's 54-B District Court. Ellis' defense attorney, Brian P.
A 42-year-old man, who attempted to steal cases of beer from CVS and 7-Eleven but failed in both instances, was arrested Tuesday following a bicycle chase through East Lansing. At about 8:25 a.m., the man entered the CVS store located at 240 M.A.C.
Correction: The phrase "sticking a pipe" should have been "placing a self-expanding metallic stent." For clarification, there are more schools that teach the procedure than MSU, and the special funds do not apply to intervention radiology. Name: Matthew Beal, assistant professor Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences Date of method: Beal has been working with the new procedure for about a year. Type of method: Interventional radiology Basics of method: "It allows us to treat animals in a less invasive way," Beal said. The methodology allows veterinarians to perform procedures on animals without them having large incisions. Some small-breed dogs can get tracheal collapse when the cartilage in their windpipes begins to collapse, Beal said.
When Adam Van Lente read about Young Americans for Freedom's "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" event in the newspaper, he wanted to do something about it. Van Lente, co-owner and operator of RetroDuck, a T-shirt company at 210 Abbott Road, decided his store would design and distribute shirts disagreeing with YAF's stance against illegal immigration. "They are going to say 'Catch a YAF,' or something like 'promote tolerance,'" Van Lente said. The shirts will be free and will be handed out Friday from the store on the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbott Road. "We want to print 100 of them," Van Lente said.
Some MSU computer networks will be shut down from 6-11 p.m. Friday for Academic Computing & Network Services to test electrical system upgrades. The online services to be affected are afs.msu.edu, Angel, LON-CAPA, Magic and Webmail.
A preregistration program to improve late-night check-in visitors isn't worth the hassle, some student desk receptionists said.
An MSU student charged with an alleged Welcome Weekend assault will go to circuit court after a Lansing police officer testified in a preliminary examination Monday. A preliminary examination is held to determine if there is enough evidence to move the case to a higher court. Physics junior Woodard Williams was arraigned Aug.
Angela Sherman has a history of hypertension and heart failure in her family. She takes precautions when it comes to her health by watching what she eats and exercising when she can.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, MSU Honors College students will have the opportunity to create their own ice cream flavor, which could be sold at the MSU Dairy Store. Certain restrictions are placed on the flavors because a single dairy plant freezer is all that is available.
Reported forcible sexual assaults decreased by half last year on campus, while the number of aggravated assaults increased twofold, according to a report released by MSU officials Monday. MSU police Sgt.
The 49 bells of Beaumont Tower chimed as assistant carillonneur Bill McHarris played in front of an audience before the Homecoming football game. "Playing is one way to work off frustrations," McHarris said with a smile to a cramped room, as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. McHarris, an MSU professor of chemistry and physics, began playing at Beaumont Tower in 1996 and is one of six carillonneurs who regularly play at the tower. "I started out in music way back when," McHarris said.
Three-year-old Ellie Yonker, of Lansing, watched the parade procession from the arms of her father, Jeff Yonker, as he pointed out this year's grand marshal riding past on Friday evening. Ellie and her family were a few of many who came out to see Kermit the Frog Friday in the MSU Homecoming parade. MSU alumni, students and East Lansing-area residents gathered downtown and on campus to watch the famous frog in what was called one of MSU's largest Homecoming parades. The parade began at the Hannah Community Center and ended on campus at IM Sports-Circle.