Relief effort sought for quake victims
Members of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternidad Inc., a Latino greek organization, are sponsoring a relief effort for survivors of a Central American earthquake.A 7.6-magnitude quake ripped through El Salvador on Jan.
Members of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternidad Inc., a Latino greek organization, are sponsoring a relief effort for survivors of a Central American earthquake.A 7.6-magnitude quake ripped through El Salvador on Jan.
Members of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternidad Inc., a Latino greek organization, are sponsoring a relief effort for survivors of a Central American earthquake. A 7.6-magnitude quake ripped through El Salvador on Jan.
Today campus groups will begin to recognize the 28th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.Zoology junior Hillary Noyes said there will be representatives from Planned Parenthood of Michigan at the Union from 11 a.m.
LANSING - Hollywood met hoops Saturday as stars laced up for charity.Eleven stars from across the country participated in the Hollywood Hoop Fest to benefit MSUs Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund.
Nationally known political commentators will attempt to make sense out of the 2000 elections through the MSU Department of Political Sciences 12th annual lecture series.This years lecture series, Politics After the Election of 2000, kicks off at 8 p.m.
GRAND RAPIDS - Not having enough safe clean drinking water is a future problem many researchers face, and MSU is working with organizations across the state to solve that problem.Global Enterprise for Water Technology, a nonprofit organization, is planning on reinventing an old Grand Rapids water filtration plant in order to do research on water.It would be one of the largest experimental sites for new technologies for treating drinking water, said Jon Bartholic, director of institute of water research at MSU.
WASHINGTON - In his first speech as the nations chief executive, President Bush delivered a stunning address capable of reuniting a nation bitterly divided, many say. A plethora of flags hanging behind the U.S.
William Coté shares his insight as a journalist and a teacher in his new book Covering Violence. Its a nonfiction book written especially for journalists, students or anybody in the public whos concerned about media coverage and victims, said Coté, who has coordinated MSUs Victims and the Media Program since 1991. Coté, co-author and MSU professor of journalism, visited Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 5132 W.
Ingham County Sheriffs Office officials were forced to release nearly 50 inmates Friday because of overcrowding.State law forces jail administrators to bring the inmate population down to capacity if it remains above for seven consecutive days.
Megan Dowd takes Amtraks International Route from East Lansing home to Chicago at least once a month.Fortunately for Dowd, the Michigan Transportation Committee approved a $5.7 million subsidy for Amtrak last week in order to save two of its most popular routes running.The approval follows plans by the 22,000-mile passenger rail system to reroute its train service, cutting the stops in East Lansing as well as Durand, Flint, Lapeer and Port Huron, in order to save money.Dowd, a communication freshman from Winnetka, Ill., is relieved that her route will not be removed.If it werent here I wouldnt be able to get home, she said Sunday after stepping off a train.
WASHINGTON - Its like attending the Academy Awards, minus a nomination.While U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin are no thespians, they can likely relate to the actors who attend the annual glitzy gala despite lacking a chance to win.You see, Michigans two senators are Democrats.And this was no Democratic weekend.
WASHINGTON - Its like attending the Academy Awards, minus a nomination.While U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin are no thespians, they can likely relate to the actors who attend the annual glitzy gala despite lacking a chance to win.You see, Michigans two senators are Democrats.And this was no Democrat weekend.
WASHINGTON - Four days. Two reporters. One photographer. Seventeen hours of sleep.State News staffers Drew M.
Two Breslin Student Events Center workers were recognized Sunday for their efforts in saving a womans life at a November concert.Ron Hanson, a Breslin Center ticket taker, and Jason Lilly, who worked as a student usher, were given the MSU Department of Police and Public Safetys Life Saving Award and made honorary members of the department.
WASHINGTON - Despite the weather, nothing could rain on the parade or parties held Saturday afternoon at President Bushs inauguration.
East Lansing police are hoping to mirror the outreach successes of some area agencies by starting its own citizens police academy.Department officials will spend the next 11 weeks training 20 people what it means to be a police officer.
Just three weeks after her retirement as ASMSUs longtime business office manager, Jeanne Fancher is returning to the position - in a more part-time capacity.The ASMSU Student Assembly passed a bill Thursday that reinstates Fancher as an interim business office manger until a full-time replacement is hired.
Today campus groups will begin to recognize the 28th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.Zoology junior Hillary Noyes said there will be representatives from Planned Parenthood of Michigan at the Union from 11 a.m.
In an effort to link residents with their government, City of Lansing and Ingham County officials launched two new Web sites Friday giving area residents a better touch on the public pulse.