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MSU switches career sites
An e-mail message in MSU students’ inbox might land them a job at school or after graduation.
MICHIGAN
Attempted murder suspect arraigned
The suspect in a local attempted murder case was arraigned Friday at the 55th District Court in Mason.
MICHIGAN
An organic impact
Football-sized squash and budding tomato orbs grow among a produce section’s variety of herbs and vegetables in what would normally be the front yard of 405 Grove St.
MICHIGAN
Free yoga helps local art spot
Yoga instructors at the Center for Yoga, Movement & Massage, 1780 E. Grand River Ave., couldn’t stand the thought of an art gallery closing.
MICHIGAN
Environmental groups push for clean energy
Environmental groups are pushing the Michigan Legislature to enact clean energy policies to help create jobs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
NEWS
Police briefs 8/6/07
The arraignment came after Meridian Township police responded to a shooting at 5:37 a.m. on July 26 at Carriage Hill Court, just north of the Hagadorn and Lake Lansing Road intersection, according to the release. The man assaulted was taken by ambulance to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital. Further details were not available.
MICHIGAN
Drivers break ties with Big Daddy Taxi
Rodney Biller and Julie Voeller said they stepped through hazy clouds of marijuana smoke when they walked into the office while working at Big Daddy Taxi. Customers hopped into their vans and told them of other drivers smoking marijuana with them and other riders, or handing out beer to MSU freshmen.
MICHIGAN
Republicans concerned over 2008 budget
Although not every department’s budget had been passed, Marsden said it was important to address them now.
MICHIGAN
Three MSU students in Minneapolis share their reactions to overpass collapse
You can find an MSU student or graduate almost anywhere in the country, and Minneapolis is no exception.
MICHIGAN
Experts: 'Mich. bridges are safe'
Michigan motorists shouldn't second-guess crossing the state's bridges, despite the state's percentage of "structurally deficient" bridges, experts say. The Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed Wednesday in Minnesota was named "structurally deficient" two years ago.
MICHIGAN
Word on the street
What do you do to keep cool on hot summer days? "I worked all day in the air conditioning, and now I'm going to class to sit in the heat.
MICHIGAN
WEB EXTRA: Package causes evacuation of Romney Building
At 9 a.m. a suspicious package was delivered to the George W. Romney Building, 111 South Capitol Ave., Lansing, and by 9:30 a.m.
MSU
Innovations: MSU professor strives to protect tomatoes from pests, disease
With a family tree filled with farmers, Gregg Howe's interest in plants was almost inevitable. Howe's father and grandfather were both farmers, so his family spent a lot of time outdoors, he said. "I guess I just sort of have an appreciation of nature," the biochemistry and molecular biology professor said. But the defining moment for Howe's career choice was seeing a professor decapitate a rat. At the time, he was studying biology as an undergraduate at East Carolina University. They were working on the rat's liver, and the professor had to sacrifice the animal in the process, Howe said. The class stood around and watched. "That wasn't too appealing," he said with a laugh.
MICHIGAN
Bill makes low-income tax credit unlikely
Michigan's Earned Income Tax Credit program could be stopped before it's even started, if a bill being considered by the Senate Finance Committee is passed. The Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, is a tax measure that would provide a refundable tax credit for low-income workers and families earning a wage below a certain threshold. Passed in 2006, and not scheduled to go into effect until 2008, the EITC would cost the state of Michigan roughly $130 million in tax revenue. But if Senate Bill 662, sponsored by Sen.
MICHIGAN
18 churches to hold day of prayer
The Capital City Community Action Network, or CCCAN, invites the interfaith community to participate in a day of prayer from 7 a.m.