The state Legislature may attempt to make it a little easier for Michigan residents in need of a vital organ to receive a transplant.A package of bills was examined by the state House Health Policy Committee this week.
State legislators are trying once again to pass new regulations including the term “sexual orientation” into previous discrimination laws.“This has been proposed before, and we decided we wanted to move it forward,” said Rep.
MSU police will hold a public forum tonight to discuss the department’s 12-point plan to improve relations with the minority community. The plan, announced in November, addresses racial profiling, supporting minority students in the police department and promoting greater knowledge of police procedures.
Kurt Lamour is a morel mushroom maniac.To him, April is a time to get outdoors and forage through the Michigan foliage to find some tasty fungi.“Mushroom-picking is a tradition that has been passed down in my family from generation to generation,” said Lamour, a botany and plant pathology graduate student.
Seniors still searching for jobs will have another option next month.Spartan Sendoff, a new program sponsored by the Career Services and Placement Career Development Center, is designed to help students who have not started a job search but are graduating in May or August.“Students are so busy with finals and graduation that career searches can sometimes be on the back burners,” said Linda Gross, assistant director of the Career Services and Placement Career Development Center.
Jeff Armstrong is a big fan of MSU, but he’s looking forward to more than football games when he takes his new position on campus this fall.Armstrong, head of the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, has been appointed dean of MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.Armstrong said he enjoys watching college sports, but he’s inspired to take charge of a college that has plenty of its own successes.“From a professional perspective, I’m excited about working with the many diverse departments in the college and learning so much about the state of Michigan,” he said.The university’s Board of Trustees approved Armstrong’s appointment at its meeting Friday.
MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will salute another dean this summer as its current leader takes a three-month sabbatical. The MSU Board of Trustees recently approved Dr. William Strampel to serve as acting dean of the college beginning May 14. “I am looking forward to working with him,” said Colleen Kniffen, assistant to the dean.
A few MSU staff and faculty members took it upon themselves Tuesday to spend their lunch in the Kresge Art Museum, taking in original art pieces by undergraduate students. The self-guided tour was held for free in a program called Sharing Art and Cultural Events on Campus, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center.
Michigan House Republicans are proposing a five-point plan to protect the environment and clean up the state’s contaminated areas.The plan is part of the House Land Use and Environment Committee.
Chris Sample is disappointed that soon there will be nowhere close by to purchase his concert tickets.The telecommunication senior said he attends about 10 concerts a year and usually purchases them at the closest Ticketmaster outlet - East Lansing’s Tower Records-Videos-Books, 115 E.
People were tearing off their blue jeans and saying goodbye to their clothes Tuesday afternoon at the rock on Farm Lane. As part of National Size Acceptance Day, members of the campus groups Respecting and Understanding Body Image and Greek Life joined together for the Great Jeans Giveaway.
Although the East Lansing City Council hasn’t begun to slash away at the city’s 2001-02 budget, it is leaving the whole thing on the chopping block.The city council continued discussion about ways to remove a $325,000 dip into the city’s general fund at its work session Tuesday.The money shortage comes after a year of increased costs for health care, recreation facilities and low Census 2000 numbers.City officials plan to contest the supposed 4,200 drop in East Lansing’s population that could have cost the city up to $1 million in funding.City Manager Ted Staton reported that state funding would not be as low as expected, although budget problems remain from continued use of the city’s general fund.“We’re a far cry from the worst case,” he said.
Adam Wright spent parts of his five years at MSU cheering the Spartans, jogging the campus trails and assisting a fellow Spartan, state Sen.
The East Lansing City Council will continue discussing revisions to the 2001-02 budget at today’s work session. Council members are working to eliminate a proposed $325,000 dip into the city’s savings to cover recent increases in health care and recreational project costs. Another work session will be held Tuesday to discuss budget changes before it is finalized on May 15. During the April 10 work session, council members raised questions about possible ways to add revenue or cut costs. East Lansing Finance Director Gary Murphy said he hopes to provide more answers for the city council tonight. “These are just possibilities,” he said.
Rollie Ledebuhr’s family knew. His friends knew. His colleagues knew.But when the 48-year city resident realized he was the only one who didn’t know he was being honored at Monday’s 14th annual East Lansing Crystal Awards, he began to cry.“I’ve always felt happy because the community accepted me when I was just a darn old dairy farmer,” he said, barely able to hold onto his engraved crystal bowl.
Coscarelli’s and L.A. Globe top Lansing’s list of liquor law violations.L.A. Globe, 6810 S.
The haunting bell sounds filling the heart of campus from noon to 12:30 p.m. today will stem from the musical talents of guest carillonneur Jeffrey Bossin. A carillonneur plays the carillon, which resembles an organ.
Although there may still be future problems to solve, educational leaders considered variables that have made Michigan measure up in math education on Monday.More than 150 professors, teachers and researchers from across the state attended The Complete Equation: The Michigan Mathematics Success Story, a convocation held at the Kellogg Center to celebrate a decade of K-12 math education improvement.Participants reflected on recent math reports including the Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat, or TIMSS-R - a study allowing states and school districts to see how their math and science programs rank globally.Michigan eighth-graders performed best among the 13 states th make the nation more competitive internationally.