Zoo sparkles for festival visitors
More than 4,000 green, red and white lights sparkled at the Potter Park Zoo on Wednesday night as visitors wandered through the zoo for Wonderland of Lights. The annual light display, which runs through Dec.
Local centers to receive funding for prevention programs
Mid-Michigan community service projects will receive more than $300,000 for drug and violence prevention programs as a result of a grant from Gov.
Politicians' daughters campaign
With schedules that often are incredibly hectic, politicians running for office have turned to mediums more lively than television or radio as of late: Their daughters. MSU will get a taste of this campaign tactic today as Vanessa Kerry, daughter of presidential hopeful Sen.
E.L. to make decision on Northern Tier plan
After several months of postponement, the East Lansing Planning Commission could soon make its decision on a new development proposed for the Northern Tier.
Conference shows campus community seeks diversity
Members of the MSU community are highly interested in learning about diversity programs and services available on campus, evaluations of October's Best Practices in Diversity conference indicated. The conference aimed to share ideas on increasing diversity and multiculturalism between colleges and programs at MSU.
Lansing yard waste collected this week
The City of Lansing will be collecting leaves and yard waste raked to the curbside this week. Residents can dispose of leaves and grass clippings in any large 30-gallon paper bag or 30-gallon rigid metal or plastic container that has a composting identification sticker. It's illegal for residents to rake leaves into streets, and all bags and containers must weigh less than 30 pounds or they will not be picked up. Identification stickers are available for free by calling the Waste Reduction Services Hotline at (517) 483-4400.
GEU fears loss of 40 TA positions
Graduate Employees Union officials said they fear a loss of jobs and the quality education because university officials could soon cut 40 teaching assistant positions. With a $920 million deficit in the state and the university removing $60 million from its budget, Assistant Provost Bob Banks said the future of about 1,200 TAs is uncertain.
Students plan rally for higher ed funding at Capitol
Students Protecting And Representing Education, or SPARE, will hold a rally to maintain state funding for higher education at 9:30 a.m.
Survey: Festive drinking remains
As students finish up their final exams, sell back their books and prepare for the long winter break, chances are a few of them will take part in another semester-ending ritual - drinking.According to a study conducted by the Olin Health Department, the Department of Communication and the Institute for Public Policy & Social Research in 2002, more than 24 percent of students will drink an average 6.2 drinks in celebration of the end of the semester.The study is part of a three-year, $300,000 research project funded by a grant from the Social Norm Research Center to identify whether celebratory drinking is truly a phenomenon on college campuses.Celebration drinking is drinking that involves occasions where there is a climate encouraging students to drink, to drink in excess.
Woman sentenced in hit-and-run accident
Susan Swanson will serve four and a half to 15 years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a 40-year-old man on Grand River Avenue in Okemos last year, a judge announced Wednesday.Swanson, 42, was sentenced by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Brown on Wednesday, nearly two months after a jury found her guilty of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident causing death, said Joyce Draganchuk, an assistant county prosecutor.On July 31, 2002, Swanson's Cadillac struck Alejandro Salinas as he walked along Grand River Avenue to his brother's home.
International offices host open house
"Good meatballs" is not the kind of comment one normally would expect to hear in the offices of International Studies and Programs.But the ISP annual Holiday Open House held Wednesday transformed three floors of the International Center from quiet corridors into hallways bustling with festive people, colorful decorations and unique food - lots and lots of food.
Feds cite 'U' for animal violations
MSU is one of many research facilities cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violating the Animal Welfare Act, but officials say the citations are minor.The violations from the July 23 and Aug.
E.L. hotel, businesses host chili festival
The annual East Lansing Winter Festival & Chili Cook-Off will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Among events scheduled will be a chili cook-off between downtown restaurants, horse and carriage rides and a Mocktail Contest.The Chili Cook-Off begins in the Marriott at University Place, 300 M.A.C.
Insurance rate hikes prompt Granholm to request data call
Rising home and auto insurance prices and complaints from consumers have prompted the state to investigate if insurance companies are charging excessive rates.At a Tuesday news conference, Gov.
Professor discusses Polish Jews Friday
Jewish communities in post-Communist Poland will be discussed Friday afternoon through the Jewish Studies Program. Professor Keely Stauter-Halsted, director of Jewish Studies and professor in the Department of History, will discuss the question of "Polish Jews or Jewish Poles?" in room 113 of Linton Hall.
Area Catholics react to Mass. ruling
Members of the Lansing-area Catholic community are reflecting on the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision that said banning same-sex unions is unconstitutional.During Thanksgiving weekend, Massachusetts Catholic churches read a statement from the state's Catholic Conference regarding same-sex marriages.Now, as the church enters the season of Advent, a period regarded as a time of preparation, Catholic officials are educating their congregations on the issues."Marriage for us is a complementary union," said the Rev.
'U' alumnus returns to E.L. to join police department
Not every graduate is in a hurry to race out of East Lansing for a sunnier state or big city. Christopher Shadduck, a 1998 MSU criminal justice graduate, is one of the newest members of the East Lansing police force and said he feels "back at home." Shadduck, a Lansing native, was sworn into the East Lansing Police Department on Nov.
Tax session to plan next year's changes
Farmers hoping to get a head start on their year-end tax planning can attend a discussion on Monday.The event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.