The stories you missed during spring break
Marquay McCoy, the 20-year-old charged in the murder of MSU student Dominique Nolff, pleaded guilty, Michigan lawmakers took a Polar Plunge and an alternative radio station is going country.
Marquay McCoy, the 20-year-old charged in the murder of MSU student Dominique Nolff, pleaded guilty, Michigan lawmakers took a Polar Plunge and an alternative radio station is going country.
Marquay McCoy, the 20-year-old charged in the murder of MSU student Dominique Nolff, pleaded guilty today, according to the Lansing State Journal. The charges the Grand Rapids resident pleaded guilty to, which include second degree murder and armed robbery, carry a minimum of 32 years in prison and up to a life sentence. On Jan.
An 18-year-old female student was punched, kicked and beaten with a baseball bat by three other females at 2:50 a.m. on March 6 outside of her Spartan Village apartment, according to an MSU police statement.
The steps to improve safety at the waste water treatment plant following a mercury spill incident was a major discussion topic during this week's City Council meeting.
It’s undoubtedly the best seven days of the spring semester, and in a few days it’ll be back for its annual visit.
She felt invincible. She was with close friends and vacationing for her final spring break as an undergraduate in the same place she’d been many times before. The nights were jovial celebrations, the days were relaxing.
Former MSU finance freshman Matthew Mullen, who was charged with making a false threat of terrorism for posting a school shooting threat on YikYak, was sentenced to two years probation and a payment of $1,737.06 in restitution fees.
Back on January 23rd, MSU criminal justice alumnus Lee Wan-Koo was named as the new Prime Minister of South Korea by President Park Geun-hye.
Former MSU finance freshman Matthew Mullen, who was charged with making a false threat of terrorism for posting a school shooting threat on YikYak, was sentenced to two years probation and a payment of $1737.06 in restitution fees on Wednesday.
On Feb. 26, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters announced he will be co-sponsoring the “Defending Our Great Lakes Act” which would prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from destroying the Great Lakes.
Here are tips to stay warm without increasing the heat.
East Lansing City Council unanimously voted on a resolution to add their names to an amicus curiae brief supporting the freedom to marry, in relation to the DeBoer vs.
Michigan Headache and Neurological Institute’s director and founder Joel Saper said migraines are a brain biological disorder that have a genetic basis and involve a cascade of neurophysiological changes when provoked.
For the city of East Lansing, parking revenue is the second largest annual source of operating revenue, behind only sewage user service charges. East Lansing sees more operating revenue from parking expenses than it does from charging its residents for water usage, according to city documents.
Representatives of eight state public universities testified on the proposed budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal term on Tuesday in a joint meeting with both the Appropriations Committee of both the state Senate and House of Representatives.
Many citizens across the country are still reeling from the tragic and senseless murders that occurred last week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
On Friday night, downtown Lansing was alive with the passion and sound of the six finalists in the 10th annual Homegrown Throwdown event, hosted this year by The Loft. "We try to pick bands that are local, talented and will bring a diverse sound to the event," The Loft's booking and promotions assistant Lauren Godlesky said. Local judges, including gave live feedback to each band after their performances, a la American Idol style. The sounds thumping through The Loft certainly didn't lack for any diversity.
An East Lansing resident who came to the U.S. in 2013 as a refugee from Iraq is charged with lying to federal officials about plans to join the Islamic State in Iraq and conduct jihad, according to court documents. Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad, a 29-year-old who shared an apartment in East Lansing with an MSU student, told FBI agents that he had been recruited to join IS by a childhood friend and that he intended to travel from Jordan to Iraq, where he was to attend six months of training. In preparation, he had been running to get in shape and had been to a shooting range, he told agents. But later, when no evidence of the communications between Jawad and his friend could be found on either his cellphone or his laptop, he rescinded the statements, saying he had fabricated the entire story. Unable to provide an explanation as to why he had, Jawad only stated that "his home life was messy." On Feb.
Students crafted new interpretations of Judaism at Paint Your Way Through Israel Tuesday night hosted by MSU Hillel.
An idea that started as a way to make some extra cash for the two soon turned into a desire to create a movement.