Stabenow to discuss recent attacks with campus

Hands of MSU students popped up to ask U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow about her experience and plans in dealing with the Sept.

Walk commemorates Lansing history

Lansing - Frogville, Mich.? That could have been the name of the city now known as Lansing without the help of the city’s pioneers.

E.L. extends helping hands with community fund-raisers

The city of East Lansing may be miles away from New York, Washington and Pennsylvania but like many Americans, area residents are searching for ways to help in the wake of the Sept.

Honors College enrollment prospers

Of the more than 34,000 undergraduate students enrolled at MSU, 6.5 percent are enrolled in the Honors College. The college has 2,300 students, including 480 incoming students - a 14 percent increase from last year. These preliminary enrollment statistics for the 2001-02 school year, showed the Honors Colleges reached the second highest enrollment since 1971. At the Academic Council meeting Tuesday, Provost Lou Anna Simon said MSU has an ethnically and academically diverse group of students - and the Honors College numbers enhance that. “1971 was a banner year for the Honors College enrollment, and this is almost near that record,” she said. Director Ron Fisher said enrollment has consistently gotten larger over the last seven years, but he hopes it will stay around this level for a while. “My hope for the future is to stabilize somewhere between 2,100 and 2,300 each year,” he said. While the Honors College’s enrollment has increased in size, the new students in the college have increased in academic talent as well - along with the rest of MSU’s incoming freshmen this year. “The university in the last six or seven years has expanded its research of the high academic talent in Michigan and other states,” Fisher said. Gordon Stanley, director of admissions, said this was one of the strongest incoming classes. “Going by the preliminary numbers, yes, this is the best academic class to come through MSU,” he said.

Business exhibits make stop in Lansing

Lansing - There was plenty of traffic at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. And most of it was from feet. The 14th annual Lansing Business Expo was held Tuesday.

Police briefs 09/27/01

Local residents give area public schools high marks

Lansing - A survey conducted by The Education Policy Center at MSU shows most Michigan residents give their public schools high marks. The center released results of a survey Wednesday that asked nearly 1,000 residents to grade their local schools.

Massage center helps Red Cross

Normally, getting a massage is self-serving, but Thursday students can treat themselves while helping those in need.Chiro-Technology Spinal Health Center, 4064 E.

Engineers seek to make odorous oinkers smell sweet

The odors on swine farms can be a problem not only for farmers, but for the public as well. Agricultural engineers at MSU are hoping to do something about it. A group of researchers are searching for ways to eliminate these pungent odors.

Cooler temperatures change pace for U

Cold temperatures and rain across the state have some thinking winter is coming quicker than usual.And for some students, a change in weather is exactly what they want.“I don’t mind the change,” business freshman Laura Long said.

Students, faculty unite to celebrate Yom Kippur

Shira Weinstein said she will share in a Hebrew prayer for peace and those suffering during Yom Kippur today. Yom Kippur is the Jewish holiday for reflection and forgiveness. Weinstein, the program director of the Hillel Jewish Student Center, 402 Linden St., said the disasters in New York and Washington are in her heart during the holiest day of the year. “It’s been a part of our prayer.

E.L. city government welcomes 2 new employees

Before the regular business got underway at Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council meeting, two new faces around city hall were introduced.

U to sell exotic plants

Students and community members who love plants will have an opportunity to purchase them at a cheap price Friday and Saturday.In an effort to cut back its live plant collection, the Department of Plant Biology is selling a portion of its greenhouse collection.Jason Kilgore, president of the department’s Graduate Student Organization that is planning the sale, said the need to downsize stems from the loss of greenhouses behind the Old Horticulture Building, which were torn down in August 1999 with the promise of new ones.“While we were waiting for these new greenhouses, the plants were stored in temporary ‘polyhouses’ (plastic houses) on south campus,” the botany and plant pathology graduate student said.

Stabenow to discuss recent attacks with campus

U.S. Sen. and MSU alumna Debbie Stabenow will speak to students on campus today about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and what can be done for the future. Stabenow, D-Lansing, will discuss the fact that despite national struggles in the past, the government has still managed to pass significant legislation. She will also address the diverse American culture and her experiences as a senator.

Police briefs 09/26/01

Gas prices drop since terrorist attacks

Gasoline prices that swelled to more than $2 after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are on the mend.

Poll shows Americans still uneasy

More than two weeks after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, many Americans say they are unable to continue as normal with their lives in the aftermath of the tragedy.A Gallup Poll released Sept.

Mediterranean flavor comes to downtown with Woodys Oasis

The lights are dimmed as patrons sit eating under palm trees.At Woody’s Oasis, 211 E. Grand River Ave., interested patrons can eat foods prepared in a Mediterranean style or stick with American favorites.Owner Chuck Raad said his new restaurant, which opened in August, is different from the other Woody’s Oasis at 970 Trowbridge Road.“We are more of a deli-style on Trowbridge and this is more of a sit-down dinner place,” he said.Raad said the atmosphere is more geared toward dinner for families, business dinners or dates.Another difference is the restaurant also has a liquor license.“I wanted to do something different than the typical watering hole,” he said.Raad hopes the new condos going up on M.A.C Avenue will help him develop a good customer base.“I’d like to have some regulars and have more locals down here,” he said.

Conference to give proof of animal healing powers

Owning or just petting a cat or dog can help lower one’s blood pressure and even help a child with a chronic illness, MSU researchers have found.Lana Kaiser, a professor of nursing who organized the conference, said these findings have been accepted as truth for years, but the science to back them up has not been discovered until now.Since the creation of the Human Animal Bond Initiative - an effort by MSU faculty and community members to uncover the healing powers of animals - was created last year, MSU and nationwide researchers have been hard at work.Their findings will be presented at a conference Friday and Saturday.The two-day event, “Cuddle a Critter and Call Me in the Morning: The Science Behind Our Relationships With Animals,” will be held at the Michigan Athletic Club, 2900 Hannah Blvd., and the Life Sciences Building on campus.Linda Spence, an assistant professor of nursing, will introduce speakers at the conference, including Alan Beck, director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University.

Eli Broad maintains highest enrollment honors at U again

The MSU Board of Trustees presented preliminary enrollment numbers for the most populated colleges in the university for the 2001-2001 academic year at its meeting Friday.Leading the list was The Eli Broad College of Business followed by the College of Natural Science, the College of Social Science and the College of Engineering - the same top four as last year.