The Lansing Dietetic Association will sponsor a "Food & Fitness 5K" run and walk to raise money for area food banks Saturday. The event, which will take place at Hawk Island County Park in Lansing, also will include a children's run, face-painting, a clown and a milk-mustache photo booth.
Meetings concerning the College of Human Medicine's possible move or expansion to Grand Rapids have progressed to discussions between university consultants and the local consulting firm hired by community leaders, university spokesman Terry Denbow said. In January, officials from both MSU and Grand Rapids said they were having discussions about the school's possible expansion or relocation into that area. MSU President M.
The MSU Freethinker Alliance will be on the north side of Wells Hall from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. today, raising money for MSU Relay for Life. The alliance is hosting an event called "Berate, Debate, or Hug an Atheist," offering members of the public a chance to do any of the three things for a small fee. Berating, which lasts 30 seconds, costs $1.
As experts in different forms of science, two MSU professors will serve on the Michigan Environmental Science Board. College of Agriculture Professor Joan Bray Rose is as interested in Michigan's water as MSU-DCL College of Law and College of Natural Science Professor Nicholas Mercuro is interested in how Michigan's financial state affects the environment. Established in 1992, the board serves as an independent state agency, aiding in the governor's decisions about environmental and natural resources.
When Clint Cayou dances, he leaves the world behind. He doesn't think about his vision of the reservations as "stark-like prisons." He doesn't think about money or personal problems. The 43-year-old simply celebrates his American Indian culture in that moment, dancing the Northern Traditional dances of his Nebraskan Omaha tribe. "It's spiritual," said Cayou, who is from Macy, Neb.
The Witty worm virus has attempted to wiggle into campus computers equipped with the BlackICE firewall program, but infection has been confirmed in only three machines. Of the almost 2,000 computers equipped with the protection software, about 20 to 30 have been suspected of infection, while three computers have had hard drives destroyed by the Witty worm. The MSU Computer Store has sold about 1,500 individual licenses - mostly to students - and 300 departmental licenses of the BlackICE firewall software program, said Tom Davis, Director of Academic Computing and Network Services. Thomas said he was informed by a BlackICE salesperson that an average of 2 percent of software users became infected by the worm, and MSU seems to be less than that average. The worm can erase hard drive information while resting in a computer's memory, enabling it to hide from virus scan systems. Senior Information Technologist Richard Wiggins said the reason for the low number of infections could be the worm's lack of effectiveness. "It looks like Witty is pretty good at knocking on your door but not good at getting in," he said. Wiggins said the virus worm attempts to mask itself by changing its size before sending a copy to infect another computer.
An Ingham County judge is considering a case that might end the petition drive attempting to outlaw race and gender preferences in Michigan through a constitutional amendment.
Gathered on the slippery tiles of the IM Sports-West pool deck, 15 or so members of the MSU Triathlon Club stretch and chat with one another as they wait for a signal for their practice to begin.
Two men charged with the murder and attempted murder of two Lansing men at an East Lansing convenience store are expected to appear in court this week. Detroit residents Eric Charles Gordy, 35, and 29-year-old Hatarie Deamont McCorkle were charged on March 2 with the murder of Joseph Lavon Parker, a 34-year-old Lansing resident, and attempted murder of 32-year-old George Whitfield, also of Lansing. Gordy and McCorkle now are scheduled to appear in a pretrial hearing at 1 p.m.
Like an empty keg, East Lansing's liquor licenses could be tapped out in the near future. India Palace, 136 W.
MSU College Democrats and College Republicans could violate a new ASMSU policy when they hand out campaign fliers this week, but officials say no consequences will come to candidates. The new code states that organizations must seek candidate permission to endorse them, and campaign material cannot contain an endorsement for ASMSU candidates from more than one college.
With her one-week deadline quickly approaching and a New York University film school professor breathing down her neck, Meagan Stockemer threw together a two-minute short for a summer film class.
A host of bills aimed to limit distractions to Michigan drivers currently is before the state Legislature. Motorists who drive with an animal in their laps might face penalties if one bill in the Legislature becomes law. Another bill, before a state House committee, would make it illegal to breast-feed while operating a vehicle, and a third seeks to add points to a motorist's license if cell phone use is found to be the cause of an accident. Although each piece of legislation limits different activities, legislators say the underlying purpose is clear: to cut down on the amount of distracting activities people can perform while driving. "The only thing behind this bill is safety," said Arika Pearlman, an aide to Rep.
Humble. Smart. Outgoing. Different. Those are the words family and friends used to describe Ernst Lucas at a Saturday memorial service held in the Union. Lucas, better known to the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man," died in January at the age of 68. Lucas' brothers, Jack Lucas of West Hartford, Conn., and Alexander Lucas of Rochester, Minn., began organizing the memorial service following the outpouring of memories and support they received regarding their brother.
The Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution on March 15 opposing the proposed state constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
When the drums started, people moved toward the sound. Some held tape recorders while others held small children.
Jeffrey Friedlis, a man said to have made his family proud and taught his students to believe in themselves, was honored on Saturday in a memorial service. Friedlis, of Grand Ledge, 29, was found shot to death March 11 at the Institute of Traditional Asian Martial Arts, 130 W.
A new computer virus known as Witty is attacking computers thought to be protected with the firewall software program BlackICE. The Academic Computing and Network Services, formerly the MSU Computer Center, has encouraged this protective software for personal computers, and many students might be at risk, senior information technologist Richard Wiggins said. It is not known how many MSU computers might be infected, Wiggins said. "The ironic thing is, this has occurred where a product to protect your computer has a flaw and if you're running it, people can attack your computer," he said. The Witty worm disperses itself to other computers by scanning infected computers for Internet-protocol addresses.
The deadline has come for MSU e-mail users to upgrade to the university's new mail system and leave Pilot behind. At 6 a.m.