Holiday events attract 50,000 to downtown Lansing
Lansing - About 50,000 people and 40,000 lights lined Lansing streets and buildings Friday night as the state Capitol ushered in the holiday season with the 18th annual Silver Bells in the City celebration. The free event hosted an electric light parade, ice sculptors and the lighting of the official state Christmas tree, complete with a fireworks display that illuminated the Lansing sky. Attendees lauded the city for organizing the free event and emphasized the importance of bringing people back into the downtown area.
Sculpture chosen for fountain in E. Lansing
It took two tries to find the ideal sculpture for a fountain in downtown East Lansing, but after holding two contests, city officials say they've found the perfect piece to break the mold.
Conference gives parents tips, advice on college
The King-Chavez-Parks College Day Programs, a group dedicated to increasing the number of minorities in higher education, presented its first annual parent conference Friday and Saturday at the Kellogg Center.
'U' clinics switch to electronic records
Dr. Michael Zaroukian is "PESTEE" about the quality of care patients receive at MSU HealthTeam clinics.To help boost his philosophy of "patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, efficient and equitable" care, the group is installing an electronic medical record system, which will eliminate the traditional handwritten charts and allow patients to access their records online."What we expect is while quality is improving, cost will be reduced," Zaroukian said.Funding came from MSU HealthTeam resources, a $550,000 grant from the MSU Department of Radiology and a continued line of credit for the project.Installation of the electronic medical record system started in the MSU Department of Family Practice clinic.Zaroukian, medical director for the implementation project, said the transition from massive amounts of paperwork to the electronic system will be beneficial to patients as well as to doctors who will not have to fight with illegible records."Now we have more complete, accurate records," he said.Patients will be able to log on to read their medical records once they have signed up for the program in person.Michael Szkotnicki, MSU HealthTeam's chief information officer, said patients usually had to request a copy of their records in person and sometimes pay a fee.
Music fest benefits retirement community
The Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils have combined to establish music event for students that benefits a local retirement community. The first Greek Music Fest took place Saturday as fraternities and sororities took over the Sports Arena in IM Sports-West to benefit the Burcham Hills Retirement Community, 2700 Burcham Drive. "I think it was a cool event," Interfraternity Council President Paul Hage said.
Sweet potato research gets $4 million in grants
Research on sweet potatoes in Africa has helped the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources earn $4 million in grants. The grants include $1.2 million from The Rockefeller Foundation and $2.4 million from the U.S.
WEB ONLY: Greeks hold music event
The Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils will hold the Greek Music Fest from 2-9 p.m. Saturday in the IM Sports-West arena to benefit the Burcham Hills Retirement Community. A donation of $10 to benefit Burcham Hills will be requested at the door. Numerous local Michigan bands and DJs will be featured. The Flutor's, Eyes Like Damn, Green Street, Pushing 33 and Until Sunday will be performing along with the Tech Avenue DJs. "Hopefully this will turn into an annual event," said Angela Corsi, Panhellenic Council vice president for external relations.
WEB ONLY: RHA chooses new logo
With the help of an MSU student, the Residence Halls Association's quest for a new logo ended Wednesday at its weekly meeting. The general assembly voted to use chemistry junior Carrie Thomas' design for RHA's new logo.
Masked assailants throw 'cream' at professor reviewing for test
Food industry management junior Elizabeth Manning said students in her statistics class are livid after two masked assailants hit their professor in the face with two "cream" objects during their Wednesday night class.The class, a review session for a test, had to be ended minutes after the attack."Everybody was pretty shocked," Manning said.
Club organizes Mac users
Fresh out of high school, Jason L. Tye was convinced he knew everything there was to know about computers."I was a big PC fan," Tye said.
Errors in attorney general race might bring recount
Members of the Democratic Party announced Thursday the attorney general's race has narrowed by about 1,500 votes - bringing the total closer to an automatic recount.Results reported the day after the Nov.
Community Relations Coalition hosts dinner
East Lansing residents will celebrate Thanksgiving a few days early with a celebration sponsored by members of the Community Relations Coalition. Neighborhood Resource Coordinators will host the Bailey Community Thanksgiving Celebration at 7 p.m.
Minority viewpoint heard in radio show
A new radio show on campus aims to air the minority voice to the MSU community.The minority program, which is part of Impact's Exposure, was on the air for the second time at 7 p.m.
WEB ONLY: Seniors challenged to beat U-M in donations
The Senior Class Council is sponsoring its 2002-03 Senior Class Gift Challenge from noon-5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The challenge is an annual competition for donations between the senior classes of MSU and the University of Michigan.
Service fraternity to host race on Saturday
The nation's largest community service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, will host a 5K run/walk called "Chase For Charity" on Saturday in front of the MSU Psychology Research Building. The MSU chapter of the fraternity developed the race in an effort to promote community fellowship and raise money for the various organizations they represent.
E.L. officials ready to unveil new sculpture
After sorting through 264 public comments and critiques, a selection panel will choose one of three sculptures to adorn a downtown East Lansing fountain.
Kids go to work with Lansing staffers
Lansing - About 40 students from Wexford Elementary School in Lansing discovered what it is like to walk a mile in the mayor's shoes Thursday as part of MSU's Young Spartan Program.Fifth-grade students from Amy Nichols' and Jackie Surdenik's classes experienced hands-on the jobs of Lansing employees ranging from police officers, firefighters, management staff and city assessors to city council members and the mayor."I think it is very fun and exciting because you get to see what goes on here," Wexford Elementary student Marisha Smith said of the Lansing City Assessor's Office.
Noise down, police reduce education efforts
With parties decreasing in the city, East Lansing police officials say they temporarily discontinued door-to-door efforts to educate students about noise violations and ordinances.Parties have decreased from an average of 90 party complaints reported each home football weekend to 10 party complaints last weekend, dropping 15 complaints from the previous weekend, East Lansing police Capt.