Lansing - When Mayor Tony Benavides talks about Lansing, it's almost as if he's mayor of a small town.He knows neighborhoods, ordinances, city businesses and some citizens by name.
Returning MSU students will notice significant aesthetic changes around campus as a result of summer-long construction to improve campus roads and buildings.Farm Lane was closed between Wilson and Auditorium roads from May through the beginning of July.
State lawmakers and East Lansing city officials are working together to solve the seemingly annual problem of fire department funding.
Armed with hammers and nails, Lysol and scrub brushes, more than 15 members and alumni of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity worked together to repair the chapter's house, which was found in disrepair by East Lansing housing inspectors in early July.
MSU officials have a warning for students who try to illegally download music and movies - do it and pay the price."We have to change the way students look at file-sharing and change the way they think about it," MSU network administrator Randall Hall said.File-sharing programs, such as KaZaA, have become a bigger problem for the MSU networks in the past year, causing about 200 complaints per week from companies such as record labels, Hall said.Computer Center officials are working to develop a more specific addition to clarify the university's Acceptable Use Policy, which better explains punishments for file-sharing."We need to get a document that spells out in black and white, 'you can do this, you can't do this,'" said Hall, who has recently become the policy's compliance administrator.The policy attempts to lay out a better framework for company complaints as well as a step-process for students who file-share.Hall and his staff handles about 35 file-sharing cases per day.Companies can scan files on a network by using a simple and legal program, Hall said.
For many, a typical trip to a hardware store consists of buying plywood, tools and home fixtures. But for two MSU students, their shopping cart included 500 surgical masks intended to help prevent the spread of SARS, a deadly virus.
As a 20-something, Jim Cunningham ventured to Nigeria as a Peace Corps volunteer in the mid-1960s, furthering an interest in carpentry and sculpting under a local wood carver.
Bath - Jane Briggs-Bunting sat in the middle of her new condominium surrounded by open space, a few boxes filled with pictures and a rocking chair - one of the two places to sit in her canary yellow living room.
When thousands of students and faculty members flock back onto campus in August, they might notice a change to MSU's green and white Web site. The university officially launch its updated Web site on Aug.
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a proposal in June to raise housing rates across the board by 6 percent starting this fall.
Buying computer hardware and software can leave your pocketbook pretty bare, but there's an outlet on campus to help ease the pain. To help students who need to bargain shop, the MSU Computer Store, located in the Computer Center next to the Administration Building, offers hardware and software at discounted prices for MSU students and faculty and staff members. Allan Evans, Computer Store sales associate and electrical engineering junior, said everything the store sells is new. "We have Dell, Apple, Compaq, IBM, Gateway and Toshiba" as far as computers go, he said, adding the store carries both desktop and laptop computers. Since 2001, incoming freshmen are required to have an Internet-ready computer, able to connect to MSU's Ethernet.
Internet users might see a reduction in the high number of solicitation e-mails, also known as spam, because of a new state law.The law, known as the Unsolicited Commercial E-mail Protection Act by the state House, requires bulk e-mailers to include the letters "ADV:" as the first four characters of all spam e-mails.The bill, introduced by Rep.
Empty seats in ASMSU's conference room will be a theme this fall, despite the reinstatement of 10 representatives to MSU's undergraduate student government.
According to a study, high school seniors are slacking on homework time but still pulling off high grades - a sign that grade inflation might be taking over.
Sailing the fresh waters of Michigan or curling up with "The Lord of the Rings" doesn't have to just be a hobby anymore. There are several old and new classes available at MSU allowing students to enjoy their hobbies in a classroom atmosphere. But some of these classes are filling up quickly such as Criminal Justice 210, Introduction to Forensic Science with Jay Siegel. "It's open to anyone who can get in," said Siegel, director of MSU's Forensic Science Program.
When Jack Liu travels to China, he is fighting to save the country's depleting forests and wildlife.
Imagine getting paid to watch basketball games, travel with the team and witness every practice. That's the kind of work general management senior Justin Squires gets to enjoy as a manager for MSU's men's basketball team.
Lansing State Sen. Virg Bernero says he's ready to put on a new political hat. Less than a year into his four-year Senate term, the former state House representative and Ingham County commissioner said he is confident he'll win the race for Lansing mayor.
Upgrading to MSU's new e-mail system won't be a possibility for students coming to the university this fall.The e-mail home base, mail.msu.edu, officially launched in March.
Wake up and smell the orchids. That's the idea a team of MSU researchers have been working on in an attempt to get people more interested in growing and buying the flower.