Posted on November 05, 2008
Michigan voters approved Proposal 2 on Tuesday.
The stem cell ballot was approved 53 percent to 47 percent with 55 percent of precincts reporting as of midnight today.
Proposal 2 allows stem cell embryonic research. Embryonic stem cells are early forms of human life.
Posted on November 03, 2008
Michigan residents will vote for more than the president Nov. 4. They will be asked to support or oppose Proposals 1 and 2.
Bill Ballenger, former Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair, said the margins for both proposals are narrowing and the election will be close.
Posted on October 17, 2008
Editor’s note: This is the third story in an occasional series on local businesses that have established themselves as hallmarks of the Mount Pleasant community.
Downtown Mount Pleasant is home to a restaurant with a big-city atmosphere but a small-town feel.
Posted on October 15, 2008
Mount Pleasant businesses are preparing for what may be their busiest weekend of the year.
Restaurants and hotels across the city are staffing up, ordering more supplies and opening early for Central/Western Weekend.
Lil’ Chef General Manager Jamie Markin said the restaurant, 1720 S.
Posted on September 29, 2008
Susanne Stefanski created a support group on campus for students that have experienced some form of emotional or physical violence.
A new CMU Counseling Center group aimed at students in controlling relationships called “Don’t Lose Yourself In the Relationship” will meet 10 a.
Posted on September 19, 2008
The Board of Trustees on Thursday gave approval for University President Michael Rao to proceed with a medical school.
Central Michigan University is the 65th largest public university in the nation by enrollment, but one of the few without a medical school.
Posted on September 17, 2008
A $300,000 federal grant increased the Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates budget by 50 times its original amount.
SAPA adviser Stephen Thompson said the organization only had $6,000 to fund the program at the beginning of the year.
“This really eased my stress because on the outside students may have noticed little disruptions with the program, but internally we were scrambling,” he said.