The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU has chosen former State Treasurer and MSU alumnus Douglas Roberts as its interim director. Roberts will replace Carol Weissert when she leaves in August to work as the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar Chair in Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
Michigan State Police's Lansing post conducted a weeklong round up of 47 fugitives taken from Ingham and surrounding counties.The sweep code-named "Operation Dragnet 03" covered Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties from May 21 through June 4 in an effort to arrest individuals with outstanding arrest warrants in the state.Michigan State Police Sgt.
The screams of teenage girls could be heard echoing through Meridian Mall in Okemos on Friday night as they waited for the arrival of two television stars. Frank and Brynn from MTV's reality television show "The Real World Las Vegas" took part in a meet-and-greet session.
Some like it hot and some like it really, really hot.Hundreds of chili enthusiasts gathered along the Riverwalk for The Greater Lansing Down-by-the-River Chili Cook-off near the Lansing Center Friday evening, sampling a quarter mile worth of chili from local establishments.Participants got all the hot and spicy their stomachs could handle for only $5.History senior Kate Butcko said she and her friends were excited about the event."We did 18 booths in half an hour," Butcko said.
Customers seeking driver's license renewals might be spending less time at the Secretary of State.With the help of a new computer system and keyboards that are equipped with magnetic strip readers, driver's licenses with bar codes on them will automatically enter a person's license number, date of birth and expiration date into a computer instead of a worker manually typing in the same information.
The U.S. 127 northbound ramp at Trowbridge Road will be closed for construction until early August.In a joint effort with the city of East Lansing and the Michigan Department of Transportation, the road will be closed for traffic control while construction take places on the ramp and medians.
Severe weather conditions in the winter and fall are major obstacles preventing Michigan residents from exercising during those seasons, a MSU professor says.Jim Pivarnik, professor of kinesiology and physical medicine and rehabilitation, analyzed a statewide study called the Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, or BRFSS, a 1996 survey of more than 5,000 Michigan residents.The survey focused on what Michiganians were doing to maintain their physical fitness.Pivarnik's findings were published in the June issue of the journal Medicine & Sciences in Sports & Exercises."Most people are fair weather exercisers," Pivarnik said.
Large white picket signs lined the sidewalk in front of the entrance to a construction site at East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive, a mark of protest over work being done on the school.Members of the Ironworkers Local Union No.
University Apartment residents looking for summer entertainment don't have to go far. The 2003 apartment summer program schedule has already begun, but several activities kick off June 9.Summer programs include:• Kids World allows children ages 5-12 to dabble in arts and crafts, science experiments and games from 1:30-3 p.m.
A manure composting demonstration is scheduled for July 22-24 as part of the Ag Expo. Farmers and other guests will be able to learn how to compost manure of various sizes and by different methods such as static, windrow and in-vessel.
Restaurant goers in downtown East Lansing will soon have two new and improved restaurants to choose from. Tony's Restaurant, 235 Ann St., closed Friday to make way for the LH Grill Room, a new restaurant serving Greek and Italian cuisine.
A 100-pound cylinder of chlorine gas, a substance that destroys the respiratory system if spilled on campus, could spread miles across MSU within hours.Depending on how the wind blows, getting out alive wouldn't be as simple as getting away from the contamination.
Plans for construction additions to the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Engineering Research Complex will be up for debate during the MSU Board of Trustees meeting when the 2003-04 budget and tuition increase will be decided Thursday.The College of Veterinary Medicine plans to add an Oncology Center and Isolation Facility.
Although interest rates have reached historic lows, university officials say MSU students will be seeing greater savings for the next academic year.On July 1, federal student loan interest rates are expected to drop from 4.06 to 3.42 percent.
Thelma Hoggard's bright smile from underneath her soaking wet poncho greeted East Lansing residents as they began their trek to get rid of their trash.Hoggard, an East Lansing resident, was one of the volunteers who braved cold and rainy weather Saturday at the ninth annual Project Pride.
The Master Gardener demonstration is scheduled for July 22-24 at the Ag Expo.The demonstration will focus on learning how to start and support container gardens, small-scale vegetable gardening and growing plants which fight pests when planted next to each other, also known as companion plants.A tent also will be a part of the demonstration, where guests can ask gardening questions to Master Gardener staff members.The demonstration will run from 9 a.m.