Entering her second term as East Lansing's state representative, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was named House Appropriations Committee vice chairwoman Tuesday.Chosen by House Democratic Leader-elect Dianne Byrum, Whitmer will serve for the 2003-04 session.
A pair of MSU professors share the same name and a penchant for poetry.Both professors are named Richard Thomas.
Shaw Hall will host a series of pro-active events to inform residents about safety issues during Security Awareness Week. The event is sponsored by Shaw Hall's Residence Life staff.
The Kiwanis Club of Holt is sponsoring a blood drive from 1-6:45 p.m. Nov. 21 at the United Methodist Church, 2321 N.
Members of the Delta Chi Fraternity have created a plan of action they hope will sway the East Lansing Housing Commission from evicting members living in the house. Since May 2001, three noise violations prompted the commission to impose terms and conditions on the fraternity.
Despite MSU's close loss to Penn State University in the ninth annual blood drive challenge, American Red Cross officials say people in need still benefited.MSU students gave blood at 15 on-campus blood drives and more donations were taken at the Red Cross Donor Room, 1800 E.
His résumé reads like a parent's dream.Outstanding Student Volunteer of the Year, senior citizen aide, National Honors Society Youth of the Year, a certificate of appreciation from the mayor of Flint, President's Education Award Program certificate signed by Bill Clinton, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars member - the list goes on and on.So when mechanical engineering junior Justen Bond was named the sole recipient of the 2003 National Black Engineer of the Year award in the student leadership category, he shouldn't have been surprised."I try to get involved in anything I can," he said.
Lansing's Old Town becomes slightly newer with four businesses opening their doors today. Lansing Mayor David Hollister will welcome the stores with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2 p.m.
Lansing's Capital City Airport, Michigan's fourth largest passenger airport, has seen a steady increase in travelers since September.
A 6-foot-1 man attempted to sexually assault a female MSU student Monday night, MSU police say. The 18-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk near Kresge Art Center and the Fairchild Theatre at about 7:50 p.m.
The American Cancer Society is sponsoring the Great American Smokeout on Thursday in an effort to promote smokers to pledge to quit.An estimated 47 million U.S.
East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows, Councilmember Beverly Baten and 20 other East Lansing residents will be recognized today for spending 50 hours performing traffic stops, shooting firearms and driving police cars.
ASMSU decided Thursday to update its software programs after discovering there was no tangible proof the group owned older versions currently being used.According to ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, the 3-year-old Gateway computers were taken in early this year for maintenance and reformatting, but when the organization got the computers back, Microsoft Office - the programs ASMSU had been using since it purchased the computers - had not been reinstalled."I was informed that the software and licenses for our Gateways could not be found and that without them, it would be difficult to prove ownership and therefore have the software reinstalled," ASMSU Interim Association Director James Perra said in a written statement Monday.Perra, who has been the interim association director since mid-October, said he has unsuccessfully attempted to reach former ASMSU technology directors to ask them where - if they existed - the licenses were."We're pretty darn sure we have licenses some place," Perra said.In the ASMSU Student Assembly's biweekly meeting, a bill was passed to spend $794 on the program Microsoft Office XP and 10 licenses; Microsoft Windows XP and two licenses; and Microsoft Publisher 2002 and two licenses.
One of the top voices for undergraduate education has been officially spoken for.June Youatt will take over as assistant provost for undergraduate education in the Office of the Provost starting Dec.
Doctors, lawyers and pollsters will make up Secretary of State-elect Terri Lynn Land's advisory committee and transition team. Land announced Monday she would be working with a nine-member advisory committee and the transition team, along with the current Secretary of State Office to ensure a smooth transition. With a fluid transition, Land says, her goals for the office could be completed.
Lansing - As Maria Ptacin listened to Barbara Workman share the story of her husband's death, she remembered just five years ago when she too shared her loss.
After steering East Lansing bars and restaurants toward responsible service for four years, Joe Bell is ready to let some "fresh blood" take the lead. Bell, the co-director and one of the creators of the Responsible Hospitality Council, has handed over his leadership to two new leaders. "One of my main concerns is that I might have been getting stale," said Bell, the owner of The Peanut Barrel Restaurant, 521 E.
MSU's Panhellenic Council elected new members to its executive council last week.Each of the 13 sororities voted for each of the positions.