After a two-week recess, state lawmakers prepare for a return to work in search of a lame-duck cure for the state's budget crisis. And much needs to be done before the term's end on Dec.
The Coalition for Social Responsibility will present a bill to ASMSU's Academic Assembly on Tuesday and to the Student Assembly on Thursday. If both assemblies of MSU's undergraduate student government vote to support the bill, the university might have to rethink its current investment policy. It is university investments in companies like Playboy Enterprises Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp.
The fight against drugs just got a new ally.A new institute will be created on campus to combat drug and violence issues in community schools across the state.
The future of Blue Note Coffee Café is becoming clearer after the shop's landlord said an agreement has been reached between parties. It appears the cafe's owners are closer to knowing whether the five-year-old business will continue from its current location.
While many people will be warm, cozy and contemplating Thanksgiving dinner, four members of the MSU Sailing Club will be braving the cold Chicago weather as they race against 15 other schools in the 56th annual Timme Angsten Memorial Regatta this weekend. "This is our biggest competition for the fall," said Mary Vorel, a pre-veterinary sophomore and team racing captain.
Two young men attending a Halloween party may have gone too far when choosing their costumes this year.The University of Virginia chapters of Kappa Alpha Order and Zeta Psi Fraternity were suspended after two male guests showed up for the event at the Zeta Psi house in blackface dressed as tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.National leaders from both organizations conducted investigations following the incident."We temporarily suspended operations at the Lambda chapter until our investigation was complete," said Todd Shelton, Kappa Alpha Order's communications director.
Grand Ledge - Retired math Professor John Masterson discovered pottery as an outlet for coping with the loss of a loved one 16 years ago. "I needed something else to occupy my mind when my daughter died in a car accident," he said.
MSU police Officer Paul Schofield is hanging up his blue uniform after 30 years of policing to wear a suit and tie.Schofield, 52, is joining the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety detective ranks on Dec.
Findings of a review into purchasing practices by Lansing Community College is expected Dec. 9.A million dollar emergency expenditure authorized by the school's governing body has raised a collective eyebrow, spurring an investigation of its own policies and practices last summer.A campus initiative to revamp the college's technology prompted a $1.25 million purchase in May.
Get hungry for a change. That was the motto undertaken by the Muslim Students' Association as they raised money for a local charity on Monday. The organization recruited students to fast from sunrise to sunset as part of a Fast-a-Thon that would donate its pledges to Ele's Place, 600 W.
ASMSU passed a resolution Tuesday to urge Michigan's current governor to keep a promise to Michigan's public universities.MSU's undergraduate student government has sent letters to leaders of both parties in the state Legislature and Gov.
Laingsburg - A flock of turkeys gobbled its way around the Peacock Road Tree Farm unaware that Thursday's Thanksgiving feast is nearing.
World AIDS Day will be observed at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Wharton Center. The event will honor people who have died from an AIDS-related illnesses. In 2001, 900,000 people in the United States reported living with HIV and AIDS. Olin Health advocates and various student organizations will participate in the event by tying 500 ribbons on trees across campus.
MSU Extension in Ingham County, a program focused on bringing knowledge-based educational programs to the people of Michigan, will host the New County Commissioner Training Workshop on Dec.
Three weeks after the final vote was cast in the Nov. 5 election, Mike Cox is officially the attorney general-elect after his opponent said he won't request a recount.Sen.
Some university families are guaranteed a fruitful Thanksgiving after three residence hall complexes filled a room full of food and MSU's Department of Police and Public Safety distributed it last week.For the department's third annual West Side Community Policing Team's food drive, more than enough food was collected in one month to feed six families who live in university apartments.With food donations from residents in Brody, West Circle and South complexes, large holiday baskets were assembled and given to each family.
State Senate Majority Leader-elect Ken Sikkema, R-Wyoming, is urging state compensation officials not to make a recommendation for a salary increase for state lawmakers this year. The bi-partisan State Officers Compensation Commission met recently to discuss the recommendation and possibly propose a pay increase for 2005.
Lansing - Plans to beautify the 100 block of South Washington Square in downtown Lansing are running the gamut of local favor, as nearby businesses forecast the changes from "refreshing" to "a waste of money." The "streetscape" beautification project is part of Lansing Mayor David Hollister's Blue Ribbon Committee on Downtown Revitalization.