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Program allows fans to alert police via text
Students and fans attending MSU football games can now report crime via text message through a new program offered by MSU Police.
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Local zombies aid food bank
Hundreds of zombies with blood dripping down their pale, decrepit skin staggered through downtown Lansing to benefit a local food bank Saturday afternoon.
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Campaign finance reports released for Snyder, Bernero
Gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder will continue to spend as much money as necessary for his campaign, said spokesman Bill Nowling after a report was issued showing how much money each gubenatorial candidate spent on their campaigns through Aug.
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Council to discuss overlay district
A proposal to expand a neighborhood’s overlay district to prevent permanent residences from becoming rental houses will be presented to the East Lansing City Council at its Tuesday night meeting at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court.
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New teahouse provides relaxing atmosphere
Students have a new option for everything from hangover cures to midterm stress in the recently opened Wanderer’s Teahouse and Café.
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Former MSU professor fights to end high illiteracy
A retired MSU professor is looking to put an end to high illiteracy numbers. Lois Bader, who also is the executive director of the Capital Area Literacy Coalition, is recruiting MSU students to become tutors for Read to Succeed, a program that focuses on the literacy of children and teens in the area.
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Mounted units help local law enforcement
When Capt. Bryan Miller is involved in a police chase, he begins not by flooring the gas of a cop car, but by urging his horse into a gallop. Miller is one of 18 members of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit.
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Legislators consider banning legal marijuana alternative
A drug that many MSU students use as a legal alternative to marijuana could become illegal if a bill passed unanimously by the state Senate on Aug. 24 becomes law.
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Fraternity moves to smaller house, builds new brotherhood
MSU’s chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity has downsized to a smaller house in East Lansing to rebuild a stronger membership.
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Dance center opens downtown
For many students moving to MSU in the past week, it can be stressful to make the transition to campus life. Tiffany Russell understands this stress and has modeled her new dance studio, Spartan Dance Center, 217 Ann St., to serve a young clientele of dancers in the area who want to get away from the pressure of school.
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Johnson, Benson vie for Secretary of State
After conventions for the Michigan Republican and Michigan Democratic Parties Saturday and Sunday, the Secretary of State field was narrowed to one candidate from each party that will appear on November’s general ballot.
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Medical marijuana ordinance on hold
Three sample medical marijuana ordinances deciding the regulation of dispensaries will be presented to the East Lansing City Council at its next work session Sept.
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E.L. crime at a low before start of fall semester
A mostly quiet break between semesters started to see a slight increase in crime with the return of students.
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E.L. businesses ready for economic increase
For elementary education junior Chelsea Reeser, preparing to return to MSU in the fall means one thing: back-to-school shopping.
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Trees in E.L. dry from drought
The city of East Lansing is reminding residents to water trees on their property to maintain the city’s urban forest.
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Mosaic Festival opening saturday
The Lansing Mosaic Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing.
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Democratic committee must wait to convene
The uncertainty and tumult in Michigan’s 8th congressional district for a Democratic candidate continues, as the Michigan Secretary of State still has not received an official notarized statement from the previous nominee, as of Monday. MSU alumnus Kande Ngalamulume, the former Democratic nominee for the U.S. House seat, twice entered and retreated from the race, giving a rare opportunity for a committee to appoint a new candidate to the ballot.
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E.L. offering free bike rides for city officials
East Lansing residents might notice city officials pedaling through town after a new transportation program put into place for city employees. The East Lansing Green Task Force recently began to place bikes around the city at several facilities for employees to use when going between meetings and buildings.
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Lansing Flow Fest to show local rap
Lansing Flow Fest, a Christian rap festival, will take place 5:30-10 p.m. Friday at Lansing’s Adado Riverfront Park. The fourth annual event features all ages rap and hip-hop performances by nationally and locally known Christian musicians.
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Highway motor tour to roll through E.L.
The Old US 27 Motor Tour will showcase classic cars from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Eastwood Towne Center, 3003 Preyde Blvd., in Lansing. The tour, along the old US-27 highway, starts Aug. 24 in Auburn, Ind., and ends Aug. 29 in Cheboygan, Mich., with nine stops between the two cities.