Bike impoundment policy disputed

A meeting between three students and MSU Department of Police and Public Safety about the bike impoundment policy has left the issue unresolved and the students unsatisfied. Anthropology graduate student Angela Jancius, her husband Daniel Sturm and genetics graduate student Paolo Struffi met with MSU police Deputy Chief Mike Rice on Thursday to discuss ways MSU police's bike impoundment tactics could be improved. "He observed everything with a cost-benefit analysis," Jancius said about Rice.

'U' professors refuse obligation to use books

Reviewing textbooks is an easy way for professors to find course material and make some extra money on the side, MSU officials say. The university does not deal with North West Publishing, which has recently been criticized for its policy of contractually obligating professors to make the reviewed textbook mandatory for their classes.

Tours to demonstrate holistic farming plans

Understanding the practice of whole farm planning is the focus of a series of farm tours around the state of Michigan. Whole farm planning takes a holistic approach to the upkeep of a farm - dedicating time to areas such as soil quality and pest management. The first tour starts Aug.

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Researchers work to fight wind, soil erosion Researchers at MSU are working on a lower intensity tillage system which will help to maintain a crop's nutrients and combat wind and soil erosion. When liquid manure is placed on fields, the substance slides through wormholes and other permeable surfaces.

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Funding decrease for universities set as law The state of higher education is officially law as of Tuesday when Gov.

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Cell phones recycled, funds restore Old TownLansing's Old Town MainStreet is instituting a cell phone recycling program for collecting and redeploying used and unwanted cell phones. The generated funds will be used toward the nonprofit organization that works to revitalize Lansing's Old Town district. The Charitable Recycling Program of Bloomfield Hills is collaborating the program with Old Town MainStreet and will give money received from cell phone collection back to the establishment.

Online classes expand, get positive feedback

When students start classes in a couple weeks they will be able to access more online classes than ever before.There are 131 online classes scheduled for the fall semester - an increase from 117 during fall semester 2002.University officials say the increase comes from students wanting flexibility in their scheduling, as well as colleges wanting to expand their resources.

Police briefs 08/11/03

'U' excluded in Mich. nursing scholarships

When the Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services released a list of nursing school scholarship recipients last week, one of the state's largest programs was left out - MSU. Institutions across the state, including Lansing Community College, received a total of $50,000 under a program established in 2000 to combat the state's nursing shortage dilemma.

Alumnus, 88, remembered for school spirit

Herman King, a retired MSU administrator and alumnus died Sunday at the age of 88. "He liked everything about MSU," his wife, Alice King, remembered.

Habitat for humanity receives $80,000

Habitat for Humanity Lansing has received an $80,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis' Affordable Housing Program for aiding construction of homes in Greater Lansing. The grant money will go toward building materials and other expenses for eight Habitat Lansing homes, as well as helping to pave the way for three other homes not yet under construction. Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Denise Paquette said in a written statement that the funding will help to move 10 families out of substandard living conditions and into reasonably priced housing. In order to secure the grant money, Habitat for Humanity Lansing joined the National City Bank to apply to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.

Officials: Internet accounts secure, despite U-M hacker

MSU computer experts say students shouldn't worry about their school account being hacked into, despite an University of Michigan student recently being charged with hacking into student and faculty member accounts. U-M graduate student Ning Ma hacked into the accounts to obtain credit card numbers, final exams and send phony e-mails, some with the intent of receiving sexual favors from students.

Police briefs 08/07/03

Residents gather to prevent crime

The streets of Lansing neighborhoods were filled with residents and police officers on Tuesday evening as they gathered to join a nationwide effort to cut crime and make neighborhoods safer to live in.

Optical scan to replace voting methods by 2006

Lansing - Ingham County voters will have to adapt to a new voting system as early as 2004, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land said Monday.Land outlined plans for a uniform voting system for Michigan, which currently employs five different methods at the polls.

Debaters tune skills at 'U'

Alex Amemone traveled thousands of miles from her Tucson, Ariz., home to MSU's campus just to win an argument.The 16-year-old is one of about 300 high schoolers who had to adjust to life in the dorms during the 13th annual Spartan Debate Institute."I finally learned how to do my own laundry," Amemone said.

Police briefs 08/06/03

Mayor looks to keep seat

Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles profiling Lansing's six candidates for mayor.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.

'U' attend anti-terror fellowship

Fort Wayne, Ind. - Between "be safe" and "have a good trip," Laura McCoy had another special request for her son, biochemistry junior Andrew McCoy, as he took off for Israel. "Have an Israeli beer for me," she said as he walked through the security gates at Fort Wayne International Airport on Saturday. Andrew McCoy and international relations senior Daniel Grimm joined 48 other students from across the nation as part of two-week anti-terrorism fellowship in Tel Aviv, Israel.