Events create neighborhood

For humanities and pre-law senior Chris Kroll, apartment living is about more than having a place to sleep at night. Kroll, president of the University Apartments Council of Residents, said he wants his neighbors to get to know each other, and he hopes his work on the council will achieve that goal. The council was founded in the 1950s and serves those who reside in Cherry Lane Apartments, Spartan Village Apartments or University Village Apartments.

Protests continue as war wages on

About 25 people stood in a row along the curb on Grand River Avenue Friday in downtown East Lansing, holding signs and protesting the war with Iraq as they hoped for motorists' reactions.

11-year-old dies in weekend car accident

An 11-year-old East Lansing girl was killed Friday night when the truck she was riding in ran into a telephone poll on Coolidge Road near Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing police Sgt.

Week features LBGT issues

Pride Week begins today, with a host of activities that seek to educate and entertain the MSU community about lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered issues.The week is sponsored by the MSU Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students."The week is a chance for the community to concentrate our efforts on a few big events," alliance Chairwoman Natalie Furrow said.

ASMSU officials discuss riots, war with Iraq

Addressing resolutions on the war with Iraq and the March 31 riots, members of ASMSU got down to business Tuesday.The meeting was the first for the 12th session of MSU's undergraduate student government's Academic Assembly.Some members of the assembly feel there is a need for open dialogue about war-related events at MSU, but the destruction of public and private property has "no place in an academic setting," according to the first bill.Since the start of the conflict in Iraq, activists have taken their stance on the walls and stalls of bathrooms around campus as well as the outside of Gap, 435 E.

Greek Week raises $62K

The money is pouring in.To date, Greek Week activities sponsored by the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils have raised about $62,000 to support Relay For Life, Area 8 Special Olympics and the Make-A-Wish Foundation."I'm surprised," assistant director of Greek Week Christina Cybulla said.

Group revels first year with Fiesta

About 200 students and faculty danced the cha-cha during Fiesta La Casa, a celebration of the Spanish-language organization La Casa's first year on campus. The third floor of McDonel Hall is known as La Casa, a living and learning community of students interested in Latin American culture.

Police briefs 04/07/03

Journalists, educator to enter Hall of Fame

The Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame will add three new names to its list of honorees. Jane Briggs-Bunting, Lawrence Mack and Robert McGruder were selected by the Hall of Fame committee and will be inducted Saturday. Briggs-Bunting is a journalism professor at Oakland University and an adviser to The Oakland Post.

Capitol Update

Smallpox vaccinations might contribute to heart disease Michigan Department of Community Health officials advise Michigan health departments and hospitals to suspend smallpox vaccinations clinics. Dr. David Johnson, chief medical executive for the department, said the suspension is due to concerns about smallpox vaccinations leading to heart disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccinated about 25,000 people nationwide, including 375 Michigan residents since February.

Students enter Survivor-like contest

Patio lights, fog and a fake orange flame illuminated the North Case Hall study lounge Saturday night as seven students received bamboo torches, said last words to their friends and prepared to live a week without beds, television or showers.Castaways 2, a program similar to the television show "Survivor," began this weekend in Case Hall.

East Lansing city manager requests funding for security from legislative committees

East Lansing City Manger Ted Staton testified to legislators Thursday in hopes using homeland security funding to restore funding once received from state fire protection grants. Staton told members of the House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee in Lansing the effects of the $470,000 loss in fire grants this year is too much money to cut if places such as East Lansing and MSU are to be adequately protected. "Please resist plans to distribute funds across the board," Staton said.

Police briefs 04/04/03

Indian event teaches by song, dance

With their hands raised, five women in bright orange and purple dresses twirled in circles during a dress rehearsal for Satrang in Demonstration Hall on Wednesday. Joined by five men, the group cycled, snapping green and white striped sticks with each other, as traditional Indian music rang in the air. The 10-person group will celebrate Indian culture in a dance called "Garaba Raas" Satrang represents the seven colors of the rainbow uniting the states of India.

Riot footage remains unreleased by media

MSU police are asking local media to release footage of Sunday's riots in an attempt to punish students involved. Kevin Ragan, news director at WILX, said he wouldn't give police any material without a subpoena, and even then he would only release material which had been broadcasted. "We want to be good citizens," he said.

Campus briefs

E-mail discusses SARS University physician Beth Alexander sent out a campuswide e-mail Thursday to notify students about the increased concerns of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. In the e-mail, Alexander said cases of the virus are on the rise and several cases have been found in Michigan. "While national and international public health officials work on the best ways of managing and containing this outbreak, it is important to be informed, and to be very careful about hand-washing, as well as covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing," she said in the e-mail. Alexander said information is constantly changing and students, faculty and staff need to be aware of the Olin Health Center Travel Clinic Web site, www.msu.edu/%7Etravel/SARS.2.pdf. Amy Bartner Group names director MSU's Residence Halls Association elected a new human resources director at its Wednesday meeting.

Olin seeks sex smarts

MSU actors are searching for more students to be "in your face" about health and sex. Olin Health Center's In Your Face Reality Troupe will hold interviews for a director starting this month. The troupe is in its 10th season and was first directed by Olin health educator Dennis Martell. "They do it because they like to act," he said.

Bio-engineering gains popularity

Jackie Allar never considered engineering as a career until she heard about biomedical engineering. Now, she obsesses over things such as hospital visits and developments in medical technology. "I am like the biomedical engineering nerd," said Allar, president of the Biomedical Engineering Society.

Race conference tells of struggles

"Race in 21st Century America," a three-day conference that brought out scholars, activists and students from all over the country, wraps up today in the Kellogg Center. This is the third year for the conference, sponsored by James Madison College and the Midwest Consortium for Black Studies. Curtis Stokes, associate professor in the college, said this conference is at the perfect time because it falls in the backdrop of war with Iraq, affirmative action debates and Census statistics revealing that Latinos are the nation's largest minority. "We feel this conference is a vehicle to find fresh approaches to aggress this very conscientious and difficult problem of race," he said. The conference's keynote speaker was Maivan Clech Lam, a professor at the City University of New York.

City manager lauded for service to community

More than just local residents are noticing the work of East Lansing's City Manager Ted Staton.Staton was awarded the Outstanding Service Award from the Michigan Municipal League, a nonprofit association representing more than 500 Michigan cities and villages, for his leadership in actively campaigning to restore funding to local communities."Ted has been an absolute go-to person for us," said Mike Brady, the Michigan Municipal League director of state and federal affairs.