MSU
Portion of Farm Lane to close
Farm Lane will close Wednesday from Mount Hope to Trowbridge roads for construction as an estimated $35 million project gets underway.
MICHIGAN
Vigil to be held in memory of 4,000 U.S. military deaths in Iraq
The Greater Lansing Network Against War and Injustice will hold a vigil Tuesday afternoon in memory of the 4,000 U.S. military members killed in the war in Iraq.
MICHIGAN
Weeklong lane closures begin on Grand River Avenue
Intermittent lane closures on Grand River Avenue will begin today and last through Friday as ash trees are removed along the road.
MSU
U-M grad employees plan to stage walkout
Following a tense, five-month-long contract negotiation, the clock is ticking toward a walkout for graduate employees — but not at MSU. The University of Michigan’s union for graduate student employees, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, approved a plan to stage a two-day walkout today and Wednesday for all graduate student instructors and workers after the union and university were unable to agree to a contract.
MICHIGAN
Suspect in E.L. rape case charged with criminal sexual conduct
The suspect in a reported child rape case in East Lansing 25 years ago has been arrested and charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct.
MSU
MSU looks to amplify faculty voice
Sheila Teahan is hoping the proposed changes to the university’s large governance bodies will alleviate some dysfunction and make them more effective.
MICHIGAN
Man pleads guilty to arson charge
One of the four people indicted earlier this month in connection with the 1999 arson of Agriculture Hall has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson.
MICHIGAN
Council to review liquor license
The East Lansing City Council will receive and discuss an annual report from city police detailing liquor and restaurant license renewals at its work session tonight.
MSU
Report reveals no violation of anti-discrimination policy
Neither the MSU College Republicans nor the MSU Young Americans for Freedom violated the university’s anti-discrimination policy, according to a 126-page report released in the past week by MSU’s Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives.
NEWS
Scarlett's resignation leaves ASMSU position open
ASMSU likely will leave one of its top positions open for the remainder of Student Assembly’s 44th session after the departure of an official last week who faces a third-degree criminal sexual assault charge.
NEWS
Police Brief 03/24/08
About $1,720 of electronics and cash were stolen from an East Holden Hall dorm room sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. March 16, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MICHIGAN
Mich. spring season could be plagued with tornadoes
April showers could bring more than May flowers this year. After two tornadoes struck Ingham County this past fall, meteorologists said abnormal storm tracks could create more of the same this spring, although storm forecasts are difficult to make.
MSU
Groups advocate workers' rights
The MSU logos that emblazon track jackets, T-shirts and other clothing around East Lansing might come at a cost greater than the $20 or $30 charged in stores.
MSU
MSU drafts policy for learning assistants
Departments across campus soon might have a reference point for the training and duties required of undergraduate learning assistants as a drafted policy winds its way through MSU’s Academic Governance system.
MSU
MSU e-mail could get major overhaul
Lack of storage, basic text features and a clunky interface — these are some of the complaints leveled against MSU’s e-mail system. But all of those issues could disappear if plans being explored by university officials to overhaul or eliminate the system come to fruition.
MSU
Spartan fans get 1,250 tickets for Houston
MSU will be allotted 1,250 tickets for Houston’s NCAA Tournament regional games, said John Lewandowski, associate athletics director for media relations.
MSU
Culture Night benefits Thai students
The aroma of pad Thai, spring rolls and fried rice filled East Lansing High School on Saturday during the third annual Thai Food and Culture Night.
MSU
Scarlett resigns from ASMSU Student Assembly position
Nigel Scarlett, ASMSU Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs, announced his resignation Thursday during the Student Assembly meeting.
MSU
MSU to test HDTV in campus housing
Clear, crisp high-definition television could be coming to campus next year. The MSU Telecommunication Systems Department is conducting a campuswide test until the end of the month that provides high-definition channels to students on campus.
MICHIGAN
Police handle Iraq War protest
Hundreds of protesters marched through the MSU campus and clogged East Lansing streets Thursday in protest of the war with Iraq.