Grand Valley State University News

The eyes don't lie, and in the wake of recent court decisions, vision - not breath tests - will be police officers' best tool when investigating minor in possession of alcohol charges.

Teachers and other public employees will have to begin paying part of their health insurance and school districts must collaborate on sharing costs before tax restructuring can begin on the state level, former state legislator Ken Sikkema told Kent County school officials Thursday.

A would-be robber at a coffee shop favored by Grand Valley State University and Cooley Law students had his gun taken from him as he demanded laptop computers and wallets from patrons around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Grand Rapids Police.

Dr. Anthony Senagore was named to the new position of vice president, chief academic officer, Spectrum Health.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm took her case to restore funding for Promise Grants to college campuses today, scolding lawmakers for taking time off without resolving the issue.

Posted: 11-18-2009 Hardy named GVSU distinguished alumnus Hart native Troy Hardy will be honored as the 2009 Grand Valley State University Distinguished Alumnus during a ceremony Dec.

Conor Bardallis, the roommate of a Grand Valley State University student shot during a drug raid at their off-campus apartment, will face up to four years in prison after pleading guilty this week to selling marijuana to an undercover cop.

Grand Valley State University is gearing up to add a minor in biomedical engineering next year.

Donald Kleinheksel joined Moore & Bruggink as business manager. Mel Trotter Ministries added Tim Swiney to the donor relations team.

Emmy-winning "Everybody Loves Raymond" co-executive producer and screenwriter Tom Caltabiano had some suggestions for area college students Friday and Saturday.

In its first report, which was released Thursday, a project staff at Grand Valley State University says wind energy development is progressing throughout West Michigan.

One and done. Steve Lloyd-Jones, the radio voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps who worked his first season in 2009, decided not to renew a contract with the Detroit Tigers' Class A minor league affiliate after the two parties failed to reach an agreement on his on-air schedule for 2010.

If you went to Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday evening to hear the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, of Michigan, perform music from its new recording, "In C Remixed," you got either more or less than you bargained for, depending on your point of view.

Steve Lloyd-Jones, the radio voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps who worked his first season in 2009, decided not to renew a contract with the Detroit Tigers' Class A minor league affiliate after the two parties failed to reach an agreement on his on-air schedule for 2010.

As Michigan copes with high unemployment, shrinking revenues, insolvent cities, shuttered factories, foreclosed homes and sniping politicians, one thing is clear: Something needs to change.

Grand Valley State University students Beth Tenney, 21, Joe Pohlen, 22, and Derek Williams, 21, carve jack-o'-lanterns in a house owned by Mr.

Randy Strobl still remembers the sight: Rows of decaying, smelly fish lining the picturesque Lake Huron shoreline at Albert E. Sleeper State Park in Huron County.

The Modern Language Association has signed an agreement with Serials Solutions to include its quintessential MLA International Bibliography in the Summon web-scale discovery service.

Local economist Brian Long released a strongly positive report this week on the economy in Southwest Michigan, his second in as many months.

NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES *************************** Film on invasive species in Lake Huron to premiere Nov.