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MICHIGAN

City Council discusses potential Showroom Shine apartment additions

A request to construct a three-story addition onto the existing detail shop at Showroom Shine car wash at 248 West Grand River Avenue was discussed at Tuesday night's East Lansing City Council work session.Showroom Shine President, Owner and Operator Mark Sprinkel BW said the addition would contain a total of nine one-bedroom apartments, with three apartments on each floor. Each of these apartments would have a balcony.

COMMENTARY

Being a "man" does not mean immaturity

I ’m sure that the vast majority of people have at least heard tidbits of the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from “Mulan,” whether it be from the Disney movie itself or friends that are singing it nearby. The song depicts that obtaining a strong physique and learning discipline are the keys toward becoming a man.

FEATURES

Student turns childhood passion into college major with horseback riding

At the age of 6, veterinary technology junior Caraline DeWitt instantly fell in love with horseback riding the minute she set foot in the stables of Nottingham Equestrian Center in East Lansing

FEATURES

MSU's dirty jobs

Despite the growing role laboratory research plays at MSU, not all jobs at the university involve lab coats and sterile tabletops. To keep campus running and advance agricultural education, MSU still has its fair share of employees who get down and dirty in their work.

FOOTBALL

Dantonio unveils Spartan Stadium renovations on Twitter

MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio gave his Twitter followers a glimpse of the new Spartan Stadium renovations earlier today. The $24 million renovation to the north end zone of the stadium, scheduled to be completed before the start of the 2014 season, includes new locker rooms, a media center, a training room and recruiting lounge.   Dantonio's photos include a panorama of locker room upgrade, murals next to the Ben & Barb Maibach Welcome Center and player's locker room, and an outside view of the project. 

FEATURES

Poetry draws crowd at Capitol

Poets from Lansing and as far as Detroit came to the Capitol building for the free annual event put on by Rina Risper last Thursday. Poetry in the City allows anyone to step up to the mic and recite original or previously published poetry.

NEWS

Pepper spray banned on MSU's campus, but many students may not be aware

All weapons — including chemical substances — are banned on campus, according to an ordinance set by the Board of Trustees in the 1960s.Ordinance 18.00 Firearms or Weapons, which was first enacted Sept. 15, 1964 and was last amended June 19, 2009, specifically bans the use of firearms, chemical, biological, radioactive or other dangerous substances to injure, molest, or coerce another person. Students concerned with protecting themselves on campus have to resort to other means when walking alone, because under the ordinance pepper spray is not permitted.