Picking up a whole neighborhood worth of trash might not be the ideal activity for many people on a Sunday morning, but some community-minded students were up early doing just that.
While the housing market has been a point of concern for many people recently, the student housing market should remain stable, city and university officials say.
Josh Gehrke said the time is right to buy a home. Gehrke, a veterinary medicine graduate student, owns a home on Ann Street with his brothers Jason, 25, and Pete, 24.
As wireless devices continue to grow more technologically advanced, students said they’re taking extra measures to ensure their phones’ safety. Beginning Wednesday, YouTube, Gmail and Google Maps will be available on-the-go when the T-Mobile G1 hits stores across the nation. Google and T-Mobile are partnering on the G1’s launch, marking the first time Google has become involved in the mobile market.
Maj. Zoltan Krompecher recalls hiking up a snow-covered East Lansing hill with his 3-year-old daughter, Leah, stammering behind. Leah had lost her boot in the snow, causing the Green Beret to scoop her up in his arms, burying her barefoot into his heavy parka.
Both presidential campaigns revealed their economic recovery plans this week, attempting to draw a line between the two candidates heading into tonight’s third and final presidential debate.
The Michigan Secretary of State will begin issuing enhanced driver’s licenses as an alternative to passports for Michigan residents crossing the border to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean, the department announced Monday.
As mid-fall sets in, local season-based businesses are either preparing for busy periods or getting ready to close their doors until next summer. For the past 10-15 years, American Eagle Superstore, 901 N. Larch St., in Lansing, has devoted 20 percent of its store to Halloween costumes, wigs, masks and decorations, but because of economic hard times, this season is likely the store’s final year for selling Halloween items, store manager Mike Piggott said.
The East Lansing City Council will set the date for public hearings regarding the rezoning of several properties at its work session tonight. The work session is scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St.
When Christopher Covington picked up an Atari controller for the first time 19 years ago, he realized he couldn’t set it down. “It was one of those things I got hooked on,” said Covington, a graduate student in telecommunication, information studies and media. “I just got addicted, and from there I got involved with 3-D stuff.”
The Michigan Secretary of State Thursday denied allegations of illegal voter purging, but if the American Civil Liberties Union has its way, the issue will go to court.
After four months of sandwiches, pitas and subs, E.L. Moe’s Firehouse Grill, 565 E. Grand River Ave., closed Friday because of slow sales. The Mediterranean and sandwich restaurant struggled to keep pace with nearby chain restaurants — namely Taco Bell — and wasn’t able to draw enough customers to stay open, manager Ahmad Elbast said.
A group of the state’s top research universities, health care systems and health departments will use more than $50 million in funding to assess children for more than 20 years.
Students and East Lansing residents are encouraged to help the environment by participating in the Red Cedar River Cleanup.
As a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, the Capital Area Domestic and Sexual Violence Coordinating Council, or CADSVCC, hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday evening with the candidates running for Ingham County prosecuting attorney.
The East Lansing City Council will hear a presentation on the city’s Community Development Block Grant and make a decision on part of the West Village project during its meeting tonight.
Despite a slumping economy and shrinking job opportunities for most fields, experts said there’s a shortage of information technology workers in the state.
A new mobile answer service brings information to students’ fingertips, but as similar services make research easier, experts stressed the importance of source credibility.
Arlene Nickless watched her late husband’s dreams come true last week: Her family now has a stable home and their three sons have bright futures ahead of them. After entering their new home, built by ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” for the first time Friday, the Nickless family received more good news on Saturday.
One week after a fatal house fire in Wright Township, investigators still have questions about the death of an MSU sophomore and three others. Katherine A. Brown was found dead with her boyfriend Jeremy Zimmer, his mother Sharmaine and his brother Tyler in the Zimmers’ house Sept. 29, according to The Grand Rapids Press.