As the spring weather thaws East Lansing, city officials are fixing a record amount of water mains. Due to the cold temperatures and troubling frost conditions, the city has fixed approximately 40 to 50 water main breaks this winter, costing the city about $40,000, said Todd Sneathen, the city's director of Public Works and Environmental Services.
It's time to break out the water bottles, sweatsuits and gym shoes. Greek Week, which kicks off Sunday, is a week of fund-raising events performed by the Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils benefiting several charities. Larry Wisne, director of Greek Week, wanted to make it clear everyone in the community - not just greeks - is invited to participate. "We support a lot of charities with our donations," Wisne said.
The House Transportation Committee passed a bill Thursday to lift the $5.7-million funding cap on the annual funding Amtrak receives from the state. The House bill passed with a 12-2 vote, with 14 of the committee's 17 members in attendance for the vote, said Rep.
Posters and cardboard stand-up advertisements across campus aimed at drawing students back to the residence halls have been effective in the last year, University Housing Director Angela Brown said. The "Live on" campaign has been running for three years and Brown says MSU uses the program to both inform students and increase interest in living on campus. MSU's residence hall system can house about 14,900 students.
With more than 750,000 Web hits a week, a cyber debate is raging about war in Iraq on the largest academic listserv in the world. More than 133,000 people subscribe to Humanities and Social Sciences Online, or H-NET, an independent scholarly society hosted by MSU's MATRIX humanities and technology center.
A train of police cars followed the stream of about 60 area residents on bicycles, skateboards and foot. "Stop the war!
When computer science sophomore Okechukwu Okoro lived in Africa, he thought living in America would be like living on easy street. "The television gives a view that life is so easy and flowery but it's not," he said.
MSU researchers have identified a gene responsible for a rare developmental disorder, paving the way for easier diagnosis of the syndrome. Smith-Magenis syndrome, or SMS, is characterized by physical, developmental and behavioral disabilities including mental retardation, sleep disturbances and self-injurious behavior. Last summer, a team of four MSU researchers discovered the syndrome is caused by a gene mutation on chromosome 17.
Playboy photographers are looking for some MSU ladies who want exposure. The top men's magazine in the country - with a circulation of 3.15 million - is recruiting female students at least 18 years of age for its October "Women of the Big Ten" pictorial. "We're looking for all types of women," said Karen Ring, spokeswoman for Playboy Enterprises Inc. "They have to be photogenic, studious and well-rounded. "There's no set rules.
As the Supreme Court decision on the future of the University of Michigan's admissions policies nears, students, state government officials and MSU officials are preparing to rally for its existence at 6:30 p.m.
ASMSU's elections last week drew a record number of voters to the polls.About 4,900 students voted on MSU's undergraduate student government tax referendum.About 1,400 students cast ballots in 2002.A bill to increase the undergraduate student government's base tax by 75 cents was approved by 937 votes.ASMSU officials said they are excited the initiative was well-received by students."They think we're doing a good job," said Missy Kushlak, Student Assembly vice-chairperson for internal affairs.The increase will mainly go toward a scholarship endowment which would assist students who can't afford to attend MSU because of a possible increase in tuition.The remainder of the money will be distributed to various groups within the organization.Students also approved the renewal of the Residence Halls Association's $21 tax and a $3 tax for the Impact WDBM (88.9-FM) student radio.But the result of the $5 Eco tax initiative, which would pay for renewable energy sources for University Farms, has not been disclosed because the required number of voters is still in question.When a new fee is introduced by student governments, such as the case of the $5 tax, university rules require more than 50 percent of undergraduate students to vote on the issue.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Wednesday state and local police agencies apprehended 107 violent parolees this week as part of Project S.A.F.E., a revitalized statewide partnership between the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Corrections.Six Michigan State Police fugitive teams and three Michigan Department of Corrections Absconder Recovery Unit teams were joined by several county and local agencies in a two-day statewide effort of fugitives who posed the highest public safety risk.Some of the suspects are charged with murder, criminal sexual conduct and armed robbery among other crimes.Chad Previch
A public hearing Thursday will help establish a long-term deal and secure a financial agreement between Amtrak and the Michigan Department of Transportation, officials say. On Monday, the department offered the financially strapped railway service a six-month contract to retain passenger rail service in the state, declining Amtrak's request for a deadline extension for its contract with the state. No further meetings between the groups are scheduled this week, but Thursday's public hearing will determine whether the bill will pass.
A new brand of cigarette, designed to ease smokers from their nicotine dependence, has hit the East Lansing market.Quest cigarettes are being introduced to seven states so far: Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois - the same states that account for 30 percent of the nation's smokers.The company offers three levels of cigarettes.
The East Lansing Police Department arrested a man at the Marriott East Lansing University Place wanted in Evanston, Ill.
Andrew Ibrahim decided to run for a seat on ASMSU because he wanted to make a difference.With possible university cuts and a tuition increase, the no-preference sophomore said he wanted to be a part of MSU's undergraduate student government so he could have a say in what goes on with the university.But Ibrahim might not get to represent the University Undergraduate Division because he, along with 44 other students - out of 60 applications plus write-ins - was disqualified from the election after being endorsed by political organizations on campus."It was a great shock," he said.
State lawmakers will ask university officials to take responsibility for spending the state's money by asking them to account for all income and expenditures.The House Higher Education Committee will invite state university leaders to speak in the next few months in an effort to avoid excess spending and tuition increases.
Leather purses, long flowing garments colored in bright hues and intricately carved masks and stools from Africa covered three tables in the International Center lobby Wednesday."We bring the beauties of Africa to people because not everyone gets to go," food industry management junior Alassane Beye said.
Darylisha Jones sits on a wooden bench, taking notes in a thick spiral-bound notebook as she watches Marilyn Monroe.