NEWS
Police Brief 10/19/07
A battery used to power a light source brought in for the MSU-Indiana football game was swiped earlier this week, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Out-gendered
According to a recent National Education Association survey, the number of male public school teachers is at a 40-year low. In the nation there are 3 million public school teachers, and male teachers make up 25 percent of those instructors. In elementary schools, males represent 9 percent of instructors.
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Tornado warnings surround area, no major damage
East Lansing went unscathed as of press time Thursday evening after tornado sirens filtered through the area.
MICHIGAN
Health conference exposes risks overseas
Study abroad representatives from 40 universities gathered at the Kellogg Center on Thursday to discuss how to best keep students healthy and safe when studying abroad.
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Unknown suspects assault MSU students
Campus police are investigating two recent assaults involving female students who reported being attacked by unknown assailants at night.
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Festival connects students to Israel
At MSU, things like Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St., and Israel Fest, an event encompassing the culture of Israel, help other students connect to the place known for its strong Jewish culture.
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Police Brief 10/18/07
A 23-year-old pedestrian suffered non-life threatening injuries Tuesday when he was struck by a car on a crosswalk near the center of campus, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
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Friends with benefits
You’re in trouble. It’s been weeks — maybe months — since you got any action or had a hint of a relationship. You think hooking up with a close friend will be a no-strings-attached piece of cake, right? Wrong.
MSU
MSU makes draft horse show learning experience
More than 1,000 draft horses from the United States and Canada trotted into East Lansing this week for the 31st annual Michigan Great Lakes International Draft Horse Show and Pull.
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Innovations: Professor studies birds, deforestation
It was hard to choose between international relations and biology for Catherine Lindell — luckily for Costa Rica, she chose biology.
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Steering committee could give MSU faculty more voice
Disagreement continues in Academic Governance over who within the university would best represent the interests of the faculty as a whole.
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Endowment of $1.4M in gifts and pledges received by Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
The MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife has received a $1.4 million endowment from the Boone and Crockett Club to further research in order to promote wildlife conservation.
MICHIGAN
'Mitt Mobile' brings Romney son to MSU
Pulling up outside Breslin Center on Wednesday in a red and blue mobile home, titled the Mitt Mobile, presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s son, Josh Romney, addressed a handful of Romney supporters.
NEWS
Second man sentenced for 1973 killing of MSU student
More than 34 years after the fatal stabbing of an MSU student, the second of two men convicted of the murder was sentenced Wednesday.
MICHIGAN
New evidence may connect Lansing man to summer killings
The suspect in a string of Lansing slayings dating back to July was arraigned on charges of open murder, torture and first-degree criminal sexual conduct Wednesday at Lansing’s 54-A District Court.
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Abbot Road project will start early next year
East Lansing city officials will begin working on a project in coming weeks to reconfigure the lanes on Abbot Road between Lake Lansing and Coleman roads.
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Music Building overcrowded, students fight for practice time
Sarah Bauer, a music performance junior, practices one to three hours a day on either her voice or the piano, but sometimes has to wait up to half an hour for a practice room at the Music Building.
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Table talk
A simple mistake has led to a missing memorial and useful tool for students with disabilities. The custom-designed adjustable memorial table — valued at $2,000 — was created to help students in wheelchairs at the College of Human Medicine. It was a memorial for Yvonne Tarala, a student in the college who died in 1992.
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McCollum released, awaiting second trial
About 20 family members welcomed Claude McCollum home Tuesday after he spent more than a year in state prison for the rape and murder of a Lansing Community College professor. He was a free man.
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LouHa's maintains capacity for now
A proposal to increase the capacity of Lou & Harry’s Five Star Deli from 124 people to 155 people has been deferred until the first week of March.