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May 16, 2008

Building a union

American thought and learning (ATL) graduate employee April Herndon marches outside of the Nisbet building Thursday morning with other Graduate Employee Union members. The GEU held a rally outside of the building while negotiations took place with the university concerning a portion of the new contract. File photo
The State News
Updated Thu 10:11pm

The Graduate Employees Union’s new contract goes into effect today, and the union’s members will receive better wages and health care – issues that the union has been fighting for since its formation in 2001.

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Disabled athletes compete

Alice Lieffers claps as one of her teammates from the Grand Rapids Eagles Disabled Sports team completes wheelchair slalom Thursday afternoon during the Michigan Victory Games at Demonstration Hall. This is the 33rd annual Michigan Victory Games, a sporting competition for athletes with various skill levels. Lieffers has been competing for approximately 12 years. Hannah Engelson
The State News
Updated Thu 10:20pm

The Michigan Victory Games are more than a game for Michael Chambers and his peers — 51 weeks out of the year they are disabled people, but this week they are athletes.

Swimming, powerlifting, slalom and handcycling are just a few of the 33rd annual Michigan Victory Games events, hosted by MSU Thursday through Sunday.

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More news

  • Local hospitality to benefit from festival

    Updated Thu 10:11pm

    The East Lansing Art Festival will be taking over the streets of downtown East Lansing this weekend, and local businesses are in preparation mode.

    Brent Kanitz, manager of Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave., said he is looking forward to the business the East Lansing Art Festival will bring because last weekend was slow after students left.

  • Missionary couple serve children of Swaziland

    Updated Thu 10:18pm

    When Mark and Kay Bojovic heard about the children in Swaziland who were living off less than a dollar a day, they made it a point to give these children not only suitable living conditions, but a purpose for living.

    “We wanted to let them know what they are living for — that they’re not just waiting to die, but that they have a purpose in life,” said Mark Bojovic, a 2003 MSU alumnus.

    “We want to show them what it means to set a godly example living for Jesus.”

  • Festival to bring changes in traffic

    Updated Thu 10:30pm

    The East Lansing Art Festival will cause parking and traffic to change as an expected 70,000-80,000 people will be flocking to downtown East Lansing this weekend.

    Albert Avenue will not be open from Charles Street to Evergreen Avenue. M.A.C. Avenue will be closed from Grand River Avenue to Albert Avenue, and Abbot Road from Grand River Avenue to Linden Street will be closed.

  • Road reconstruction ahead of deadline

    Updated Thu 10:00pm

    The Abbot/Chandler Road reconstruction project is ahead of schedule and should be completed no later than August, according to a city of East Lansing news bulletin released Thursday.

    This is ahead of schedule from the October date that was originally planned.

  • 'O-ba-ma'

    Updated Thu 11:00am

    Warren, Mich. — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., received a boost to his campaign with the official endorsement of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards when Obama made his first visit to Michigan.

  • Roadwork creates headaches, lease incentives for residents

    Updated Wed 9:47pm

    Some students looking for apartments for the summer or fall are being faced with a tough decision: $1,000 Visa gift cards or a dependable route home.

    As construction continues on Abbot/Chandler Road, some surrounding apartment complexes are offering incentives to help draw in residents in spite of the roadblocks and long detours.