Nutritionist presents food analysis system

Instead of letting warm-weather lemonade-sippers continue to drink unaware, nutritionist Roy Vartabedian will be on campus Tuesday to help educate them. During nearly 10 years of research, Vartabedian has analyzed the nutrient density of more than 3,000 items in the food pyramid and created a point-system rating for each food. The food analysis was published in his book, “Nutripoints: The Breakthrough Point System for Optimal Nutrition.” “This is a nutritional system that will help the average person figure out what foods to eat very easily,” he said.

Famous horse gentler to train with voice rather than violence

Forget about all those John Wayne Westerns showing cowboys breaking wild horses. Monty Roberts doesn’t need to use violence to tame a wild horse. At 7:30 p.m.

Council to debate Troppos request for addition

The East Lansing City Council on Tuesday will discuss an application for Troppo to build a second-story addition.Kris Elliott, the restaurant’s owner, said he wants to build an addition with a combination of indoor and outdoor seating.“The business demand has been adequate,” he said.

From principal to pottery

MASON - Barb Kanuth felt like an artist instead of a middle school principal Friday when she received her wish from the WKAR Wish Board. Kanuth, principal at Hope Middle School, 2020 Park Lane in Holt, bid on a wish from the MSU television station’s wish board auction to make pottery with local artist Doug DeLind. Earlier this year, DeLind created wooden statue silhouettes of several members of MSU’s men’s basketball team to commemorate their success in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. The WKAR Wish Board is just one of the categories in the broadcasting station’s auction to raise money for public television.

E.L. festival seeks volunteers

Paul Loeffler has been volunteering for the National Folk Festival in East Lansing for the past two years and said the perks can’t be beat. Loeffler and his wife, Linda, Williamston residents, have volunteered as loggers for the festival, archiving the music and information about the musicians and their songs. Loeffler said volunteers get a “nifty” T-shirt, preferred parking, water and snacks, the chance to meet the band members and an invitation to the volunteer meal and bash at the end of the festival. “It’s a steal for a volunteer to put in a four-hour shift for what they get out of it,” he said.

Fathers Day gift: picnic or power tool?

When Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea to honor her father, William Jackson Smart, she kept in mind how special her father was to her.

Athletic league, police to sponsor bike rodeo

Sondra Hamilton, like many other MSU students, doesn’t wear a helmet when she is riding her bike. “I don’t think I am going a far distance, so it isn’t really an issue,” the human biology sophomore said while riding her bike in downtown East Lansing. But some bike safety advocates say wearing a helmet is important no matter where you go.

Workshop improves science fiction writing

Distant lands, scientific gadgets and fantastic creatures are at MSU this June.The 34th annual Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop began at Van Hoosen Hall on June 3 and will run through July 14.The workshop accepts writers from all over the country to teach them the different techniques involved in science fiction and fantasy writing.“It is the best workshop in the country,” said Pheodora Goff, a student at the workshop.To participate in the workshop, writers must submit two short stories.

Five applicants fill Lansing clerk pool

It’s going to be a tight race as five Lansing residents vie to fill the one city position that most interests them.“They all seem to have experience and most, at least, seem to be pro-voter,” said Mark Grebner, who works for East Lansing-based Practical Political Consulting, 220 Albert Ave.The field of five will be narrowed to two during the city’s Aug.

Open house hopes to make visitors go batty

What are big, brown, 12 inches long and make people scream? Bats, of course. And there’s no better place to learn about these peculiar nocturnal creatures than at the Organization for Bat Conservation.

U.S. representative pushes bill to ban imported waste

If it were up to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Canadian garbage would be kept out of Michigan’s dump sites.

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Bill urges U to get vaccinations

Michigan lawmakers could choose this week to pass legislation that would urge college-bound teens to receive meningitis vaccinations before moving onto state campuses.If the measure is passed before Thursday, it would come less than a week after Ohio health officials began innoculating thousands of high school students in an effort to contain a meningitis-related outbreak that killed two teen-agers in May and put a third in the hospital June 2.

Students place at ad competition

Five MSU students were selected as finalists to present their work to DaimlerChrysler AG and its advertising agencies at the 2001 American Advertising Conference in Cleveland.At the conference, which took place Sunday through Tuesday, teams were responsible for putting together a full advertising campaign, including TV advertisements, print advertisements and public relations, for DaimlerChrysler.

State answers area code exhaustion

By now, most people have cell phones, pagers, computer modems and multiple phone lines in their homes to make life a little easier.

Stretch of I-69 may commemorate Pearl Harbor attack

John Sterling is always looking for a good excuse to take his older brother’s Monterey blue, 1941 Buick out for a joyride.And he’s hoping the state Legislature will soon give him one.The state House is considering a bill that would name the stretch of Interstate 69 between Perry and Flint to honor Americans who lost their lives in the Dec.

Privacy issues prompt program revision

More than 4,000 freshmen will enter the residence halls at MSU this fall with their required Internet-ready computers.While computers will provide new students with easy means of communication and learning, some University of Michigan students also are discovering the easy means of annoyance computers provide.U-M technical personnel recently deactivated the “fingering” protocol on campus following some stalking complaints.But an outcry from students and faculty who use the program regularly led to the return of the program - with some alterations.“There was a great demand for ‘finger’ to stay on,” said Seth Meyer, systems engineer at U-M.

Society alerts U to stay out of sun

While there will be a lot of fun in the sun during the next few months, the American Cancer Society warns that people should be conscious of protecting their skin this summer.

Officials say restaurants license may not be taken

Although Coscarelli’s Restaurant & Lounge is in jeopardy of having its liquor license revoked by the Lansing City Council, officials at the Lansing Police Department said Tuesday they’re “optimistic” it won’t be revoked.Revoking prevents the restaurant from regaining permits.

Alumni enjoy 50-year reunion

When Edward Koryzno graduated from Michigan State College, campus barely extended south of the Red Cedar River.There were no McDonald’s restaurants.