Depression-era murals in the lobby of the Lansing Board of Water & Light’s Dye Water Conditioning Plant will open to the public May 31 during the area’s annual Be A Tourist In Your Own Town Day for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The Michigan House of Representatives voted 74-32 to ban partial-birth abortion Tuesday night.
The East Lansing City Council discussed the sources of funding for the proposed $116.4 million City Center II project formally for the first time at its work session Tuesday.
MSU officials met with leaders of nearly 20 of China’s top universities last week to discuss education issues and economic growth in the region.
Michigan families relying on unemployment insurance could be helped by a bill that will extend benefits by 13 weeks for all states and an additional 13 weeks for states such as Michigan experiencing a high rate of unemployment.
Click It or Ticket has become more than just a catchy slogan in East Lansing and in more than 50 counties across Michigan — and the hard work is paying off.
Summer courses offer an opportunity for students to catch up or get ahead, but MSU Registrar Dugald McMillan said the workload should not be underestimated.
The Ingham County Blue Tiger Democrats will host its first Summer Book Drive beginning Sunday and extending through June 8.
When Mary Alice Stollak auditioned hopefuls for the MSU Children’s Choir Tuesday she wasn’t just looking for kids with an enthusiasm for music — she was looking for students ready to work hard, travel the country and add to the group’s two Grammy Awards.
East Lansing residents hold differing opinions on City Center II, but there is one thing on which many agree — the inclusion of an upscale restaurant and wine bar would fill a hole in the city’s dining scene.
Every season, the home of the MSU hockey team experiences daily abuse from razor sharp skates, scorching pucks, slashing sticks and flying bodies. So it’s no surprise that after a full year of action, Munn Ice Arena is ready for its annual makeover. The $10,000 renovation on the 200-by-85-foot surface will be completed Thursday, giving the arena a fresh and rejuvenated look as it prepares for another grinding year.
A 1994 Ford pickup truck was broken into at the Auditorium Road parking ramp Wednesday between 1 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
When Ryan Hasson wanted to add text messaging to his two-year contract with Sprint, he didn’t expect it to cost him about $100 in termination fees. “I wanted to change my plan to add text messaging,” said Hasson, a nutritional sciences and physiology senior.
Christopher Conley knows that as a recent MSU graduate with a degree in criminal justice, he will likely have to leave the state to find work.
After being elected president of the American College of Sports Medicine, or ACSM, last week, Jim Pivarnik is preparing to take charge of the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.
Although many MSU students may not consider themselves smokers, MSU health experts said that when it comes to social situations, students are more likely to pick up a cigarette than they typically would.
Residents living in the central Michigan area now have HIV/AIDS services available on a local level after this month’s expansion of the MSU HIV/AIDS clinic. Before the expansion, the nearest treatment centers for HIV patients in Mount Pleasant and neighboring areas were in Lansing, Traverse City or Saginaw, said Lorrie Youngs, health education supervisor for the Central Michigan District Health Department.
The pitter-patter of little feet will be joined by little hooves Wednesday afternoon as the world’s smallest horse pays a visit to pediatric patients at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital.
Kalamazoo City Manager Kenneth Collard named Jeffrey Hadley of the Fort Wayne Police Department in Indiana as the new Kalamazoo Public Safety chief on Friday. Other candidates included David Headings, the current Battle Creek chief of police, and Capt. Kim Johnson of the East Lansing Police Department.
Two vending machines were damaged at the Armstrong Hall loading dock sometime between 5 p.m. last Thursday and 5 p.m. the following Friday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.