Children's Caucus will address quality of life Rep. Michael Murphy, D-Lansing, and three fellow Michigan legislators will co-chair the Children's Caucus in order to "protect and promote children's interests in the Legislature." Gov.
A year and a half ago, Patti Roost went to work for three children she had never met.A 4-month-old infant, his teenage mother and her 13-year-old brother had been raised in a fatherless home by a drug-addicted mother who was so paranoid she didn't allow her children to attend school."Pretty much for their whole lives, these children have been with no real home, mainly taking care of their mother," said Roost, a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Ingham County.The children were placed in foster care with a relative.
MSU's peace and justice studies specialization program hosted its first lecture Friday, featuring author and teacher Hans Joas.Joas is director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt in Germany and a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago.
Harold Strong, an executive board member from the Philadelphia Boys and Girls Clubs, will be holding an interactive discussion on issues of diversity in the workplace. "We will be talking about the business aspects of diversity and how small businesses are affected by diversity," Strong said.
Sporting their black tuxedos with gold ties, the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity stepped in a circle around the dance floor while Benzino's "Rock the Party" blared from the speakers. "Stepping," a combination of stomps, claps and chanting, was one of the many dances performed at the fraternity's third annual Black & Gold Ball Saturday night in the Union ballroom. Jhamal Swift, the fraternity's president, said the dance was unique among other social events held at MSU. "It's a different type of social atmosphere for African Americans, as well as providing a professional and formal event where students can interact in a business-like and adult manner," the chemical engineering senior said. Swift said the dance gave students the opportunity to network. "It's one of the most important things in college," he said. The dance closed out "The Deep Phreeze" week, which was highlighted by community service and social events held by the fraternity.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow kept wedding plans to marry her former staff member Tom Athans private. The small, family ceremony took place in Lansing on Sunday, a spokesman for Stabenow said. Stabenow will keep her last name and not hyphenate it.
Dana Hawes' emotional words echoed throughout the Wonders Hall Kiva on Saturday night as the crowd of listeners looked on, hanging on every word he read.
Lansing - The Dollar Nightclub, 3411 E. Michigan Ave., may have to shut its doors at the end of the month if they don't pay their $80,000-$90,000 debt in back taxes to the city. "The bar will be up for sale if they don't pay their debt by the end of the month," Lansing City Council President Carol Wood said.
Holt - When Karen Davis's son woke her at 2 a.m. with a splitting headache four months ago, she had no clue of the road ahead. Joe Davis, a 20-year-old Holt resident, was quickly taken to the hospital that night after he had a stroke and quit breathing.
Several streets in Lansing will be closed Saturday because of the Greater Lansing Network Against War in Iraq Peace March on Saturday.The march begins at 12:30 p.m.
White and red candles, laid out in a star shape on the floor, flickered in the dark Culturas de las Razas Unidas room, as no-preference freshman Maggie Pena told her story. "While my brother and I were admiring his car, in the corner of my eye I spotted a lady in white in the middle of the street, and he saw a lady in black run behind our house," she said.
Amy Williams sat quietly at the boarding area at Shaw and Farm lanes, patiently waiting for the No.
For the next two weeks, it may not be so easy to schedule a reservation at a tanning salon.The two weeks preceding the annual pilgrimage to warmer destinations will clog East Lansing's tanning salons.
Autumn Boggues didn't expect to be surrounded by security guards during her first visit to Sparty's Night Club last month."When we started to dance, we noticed about 12 security guards watching us, and they would not leave," the political science and pre-law freshman said.
Sandy Mazzoni never worried about locking the door to her Mason Hall room."I feel relatively safe," she said.
A man charged with setting fire to an East Lansing Ramada Inn, 1100 Trowbridge Road is being sent back to Virginia after he violated his parole with a trip to Michigan, police say.Sean McCoy, 35, was living in Virginia under probation for a 1993 grand larceny and forgery conviction and was not supposed to leave the state.McCoy, was charged for setting the fire to the hotel in November, causing enough damage to shut the hotel down.At the time of the fire, McCoy was working as a utility worker at the hotel."For all intensive purposes if Virginia wants him, they'll get him," said David Merchant, McCoy's former attorney.
More students applied for admission at Cooley Law School last month than ever before in the school's 30-year history.The law school, 217 S.
Gasoline prices in the Lansing area have soared to some of the highest levels recorded in nearly two years, and a AAA spokesperson said it "seems unjustified." On Tuesday, a gallon of regular unleaded, self-serve gasoline sold for $1.79 in some area stations - one of the highest prices seen in 18 months, AAA Michigan spokesman Jim Rink said. The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Index said the statewide average gas price rose to $1.67 this week. The index, which surveys 300 gas stations across the state, also reported the average price per gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline last February was $1.21. "Typically, this is the time of year when gasoline prices are at their lowest," Rink said.