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VIDEO: Summer Scenes from Greater Lansing
Check out the sights and sounds of summer from the Greater Lansing area.
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There Will Be Criticism: War for the Planet of the Apes
"War for the Planet of the Apes" showcases the power of narrative cinema. It’s made with such delicate humanity that it rises to the level of film art, despite its ridiculous premise and comical franchise-status.
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Humans of East Lansing: Sara Bano
"In my home country... mass higher education was not really a thing when I was going to school and College, mass higher education just started (to) trend in the 2000’s in Pakistan."
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There Will Be Criticism: Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the kind of film that would have had six-year-old Simon leaping with excitement.
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Humans of East Lansing: Sun Tao
I live in a co-op house, where the majority of the residents are American students. We have a house meeting every other week, where members bring up and discuss house issues in a democratic way, but it used to be one of the hardest times for me.
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There Will Be Criticism: Baby Driver
Baby Driver is an ecstatic experience, a vehicle for pure joy and awe that illuminates the immense emotive power of well-crafted film form.
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Ashton Keys, MSU senior, looks to attend Paris Fashion Week
Experience architecture senior Ashton Keys is looking to make his dream come true — attend one of the "Big Four" fashion weekends, Paris Fashion Week.
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Grandparents and grandkids galore: MSU hosts Grandparents University
1,300 participants from 450 families from all around the country traveled to campus this week to live, play and learn together this week.
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There Will Be Criticism: Transformers - The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight represents a landmark in the refinement of Michael Bay’s powerful style. It’s long, loud, oppressive, and dumb in a manner more effective than his previous films, and in this sense perhaps deserves a perfect rating. However, I find Bay’s work so forcefully stupid that the thought of lending it even tacit approval is repulsive.
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Local pastor, author, blogger Kevin DeYoung moving on
The celebrated East Lansing pastor of 13 years is picking up in North Carolina to pastor and teach in a seminary.
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There Will Be Criticism: Cars 3
"Cars 3" will not change you, because it does not want to change you. It is what it is, an animated film about talking cars who compete in races. And while I can’t fault it for not being more than the sum of its parts, I can grieve the lost opportunity of transcendence.
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MSU student uses art to run custom apparel business
Graphic design sophomore DeMarco Jackson is turning his passion for modern and urban art into a business.
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MSU alumnus builds new meditative labyrinth at Patriarche Park
The project was funded through the arts council’s Artist in the Community grant, which awards up to $4,000 to a local artist every other year. The artist received $3,000 to complete the labyrinth.
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Politically-passionate MSU alumnus running for Novi City Council
MSU alumnus Sam Olsen announced April 21 he's running for Novi City Council. While his father said their family has always been business-centered, Olsen broke the mold by going into politics.
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East Lansing Farmer's Market returns for the season
The East Lansing Farmer's Market is officially underway for its 2017 edition. Opening Day came and went as vendors from across the state came together in East Lansing to sell their homegrown products.
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Spartan Sports Sale draws crowds looking for memorabilia, game-worn equipment
The doors opened at 10 a.m., ushering in thousands of fans throughout the day, many of whom had been lined up to enter hours before. And what a line it was—stretching from the northwest door of Jenison past the on-site Eat at State and Dairy Store food trucks and down to The Spartan statue.
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Impact-sponsored music festival Bled Fest brings local acts for 13th year
Bled Fest, a music festival presented by Fusion Shows, returned to the HPAC in Howell, Michigan May 27. The event brought forth a variety of different music styles and backgrounds as it continued for its 13th year.
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MSU Distinguished Professor looks to make a difference against Malaria
Dr. Terrie E. Taylor, MSU Distinguished Professor of internal medicine and an osteopathic physician, has worked for decades to study malaria transmission, infection and treatment methods.
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Humans of the East Lansing Art Festival
147 artists took over downtown East Lansing for last weekend's 54th annual East Lansing Art Festival. The State News sat down with three of those artists from various walks of life to chat about their creative journeys.
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Five restaurants to celebrate at after graduation
Spring 2017 Commencement is upon the MSU community, and thousands of students will be graduating and preparing for their next phase of their lives. After graduation, families will gather with their student, probably take pictures and then travel to a restaurant to celebrate afterward.