Neighborhoods request traffic studies

Traffic safety has become a growing concern for neighborhoods.Several residents are saying motorists are racing through their neighborhoods without abiding by the speed limit.Various neighborhood associations have been contacting the city asking for traffic studies and changes, such as new stop signs and raised crosswalks to improve safety.Sally Silver, Bailey Community Association member and former president, has seen plenty of changes to slow motorists down in her neighborhood.Some have worked, while others have not, she said.“If you are going down Whitehills Drive, the traffic islands are raised,” she said.

Police briefs 03/25/02

Student leader looks to raise involvement

Jim Ciszewski decided three weeks ago that he was up to a challenge - he wanted to become president of the Council of Graduate Students.Last week, members of the graduate student government officially gave him the task.

U med students give free tests in health fair

Lansing - Velita Jacobs flinched as a medical student in a white coat held her index finger and took out a small needle from a black box.“You’re not going to prick my finger, are you?” the Lansing resident said.

Board to discuss Capital City Airport tax

Lansing - Ingham County residents’ burden of paying for the Capital City Airport may diminish some if the county board of commissioners has its way. The board has begun talks with officials in Clinton and Eaton counties to discuss extending the tax paid by Ingham County residents to fund the airport to the two counties. Board Chairman John Czarnecki said meetings are scheduled for the end of April with a goal of putting the issue up as a referendum sometime in 2003. “We’re looking to have some discussions, get agreement,” he said.

Activist trustee dies

Don Stevens spent his life fighting unpopular fights. An MSU trustee from 1958-78, Stevens was instrumental in the hiring of Clifton Wharton, MSU’s first black president. Stevens died Friday at age 87. “Don Stevens was the kind of guy who always kept his word,” Wharton said.

Walkers raise funds for child abuse prevention

State Rep. Paul DeWeese held a loudspeaker up to his mouth as 165 runners, walkers and skaters awaited his signal.Kappa Delta and Child Abuse Prevention Services hosted the 19th annual Shamrock Event at 9:45 a.m.

Groups to review guidelines

Undercover police investigation guideline recommendations were finalized by the University Committee on Student Affairs last week.Other groups will receive the guidelines before they are submitted to MSU President M.

Legislative briefs

Virtual ed gets boost Virtual education has become easier for those who want to further education from home. A law sponsored by Rep.

Racism discussed during conference

Lindsay Verwey vividly remembers the last time she was the target of a racial slur.The Lansing Eastern High School freshman was shopping for makeup when she was approached by another girl.“She just gave me a dirty look and called me a ‘spic,’” she said.Incidents like that aren’t a common occurrence, Verwey said, but they do happen from time to time.“It hurts you inside - you feel like you’re not wanted,” she said.

E.L. hosts family fair

Tonja Robertson-Fowler had an arm full of flyers on summer programs for Zacchious Fowler, her 7-year-old son.The East Lansing resident was one of more than 200 parents attending the second Family Resource Fair on Saturday.The fair is held to help Lansing-area parents find activities for their children and to help people find opportunities to volunteer.

Web site shows professors ratings

After more than five years of planning, MSU officials uploaded a Web site that shows results of students’ opinions about teachers.The site, Students’ Opinion of Courses and Teaching, www.soct.msu.edu, allows students, faculty and staff members to see students’ ratings for undergraduate courses and course instructors.

Graduation event stirs debate

Black students at MSU have the opportunity to graduate twice in one weekend.MSU’s first Black Celebratory will be May 3 in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.

Police briefs 03/22/02

Fair to share options for summer in the city

The start of spring is bringing a fair to kick-off events and volunteer opportunities. The second annual Family Resource Fair will be at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, Saturday from 10 a.m.

Actor will talk about need for involvement

Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actor Edward James Olmos will speak to local students at 11:30 a.m.

Group holds conference for biracial, bisexual students

A conference titled “The Mixed Experience” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Multicultural Center in the Union basement.

RHA completes board elections

The Residence Halls Association’s executive board wrapped up elections Wednesday, adding Holden Hall Rep.

County purchases nonlethal weapons

Mason - Matthew Flint staggered backward, grabbed his chest and began violently coughing. Flint, an Ingham County Sheriff’s Office sergeant, had just been shot with a round of pepperballs from the office’s new Jayco SA200 Pepperball Launcher System. A pepperball is a small cylinder that breaks on impact, filled with oleorecin calsicum, a powder version of what is found in pepper spray.

Speaker rallies for prisoners release

Phyllis Englebert will be seeking support for the freedom of a Middle Eastern prisoner from 4-6 p.m.