FEATURES
First two days of Common Ground offer alternative rock, reggae
Common Ground Music Festival has arrived in East Lansing, drawing hundreds to Adado Riverfront Park.
COMMENTARY
This too shall pass: all pain eventually fades
I recently went back home to Gibraltar for some family Fourth of July festivities, complete with barbecue food and fireworks. This was a gathering I’d been looking forward to for awhile because, while the town is small, the fireworks display is actually pretty decent - my family and I can watch them from our front porch.
FEATURES
Play in the Park fosters sense of community, fun
The monthlong children’s entertainment series, Play in the Park, returned to East Lansing on Tuesday with a third appearance by Tacey, a magician, juggler and comedian.
MICHIGAN
City Council passes ordinance to limit deer population
On July 8, East Lansing City Council made a "self-proclaimed" first step toward reducing an apparent infestation of deer in the city.The council members approved ordinance 1334, an ordinance to disallow the feeding of deer within the city.
MSU
Suspects in Spartan Stadium bomb threat have case postponed
Two suspects appeared in court Tuesday in connection with the false bomb threats to Spartan Stadium, which occurred Wednesday.
MSU
University of New Hampshire graduate offered VP position with MSU IT services
Joanna Young, the candidate for the new vice president of information technology and chief information officer, is awaiting approval by the MSU Board of Trustees.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Former MSU men's basketball player David Thomas joins women's basketball staff
David Thomas will begin on July 14, joining a women's basketball that last year scored a Big Ten Championship and a NCAA Second Round Journey.
MSU
Student loses more than $1,500 to email phishing scam
Between June 5 and June 20 a 20-year-old student was victim to an email scam, robbing her of $1,536 via Western Union money transfer transactions. The correspondence turned out to be a phishing scam.
MICHIGAN
Road closings to affect traffic
Multiple road closings might affect traffic on Hagadorn Road.
FOOTBALL
ESPN names MSU's scoreboard ninth best in college football
The sports network cited the $10 million upgrade, which expanded the video board’s size by nearly tenfold, as the reason for the ranking.
FEATURES
New movie theatre to open Friday
The new 12-screen theatre, accommodating more than 2,300 moviegoers, will offer cutting-edge auditory and visual technology.
NEWS
Lansing band Squirrel Shaped Fish one of many acts in 2014 Common Ground Music Festival
The lineup of Lansing-based band Squirrel Shaped Fish consists of the usual components of any band — guitar, vocals, bass, keyboard, drums — but the Thursday before their debut at Common Ground Music Festival, they traded in their drums for pots and pans.
MICHIGAN
Net Neutrality decision to have minimal impact on MSU Internet access
“We’re not planning to restrict any type of traffic. We are going to continue to provide equal access,” Vice President of Membership Outreach and Engagement at the Merit Network Elwood Downing said. “We aim to promote education and research.”
COMMENTARY
Major in your passion, not your family's expectations
When meeting new people, as soon as they find out that you’re a student they have one question: What do you study?
MICHIGAN
Grand River oil cleanup prompts investigation
Gamble said this isn’t the first time a substance has come from the storm drain in question. Every time the city has gotten a report of pollution or has witnessed substances in the river, the pollutants have come from the same drain.
MSU
Officials explain decision to not issue alert for Spartan Stadium bomb threat
Despite a bomb threat to Spartan Stadium in the heart of campus, MSU safety officials said an alert was not necessary, and opted not to issue one.
MICHIGAN
Fourth of July parade give outlet for celebration
On the Fourth of July, hundreds of people lined the Capitol grounds, waving flags and waiting in eager anticipation as the cannon fire and sirens drew closer during the Lansing Fourth of July Parade.
MICHIGAN
Residents celebrate Fourth of July with downtown fireworks
An estimated 40,000 people came out for the event situated at the Adado Riverfront Park and the Lansing Lugnuts’ Cooley Law School Stadium Friday, which garnered attendees from within Lansing and many surrounding cities.
COMMENTARY
What the FIFA? Luis Suarez's "ban" is convenient for him
After shocking the world with his third biting transgression on the pitch, Luis Suarez will be allowed to make the move he’s been angling toward for quite some time.
MSU
Two suspects arraigned in Spartan Stadium bomb threat
Two Lansing residents have been charged in falsely reporting a bomb threat to Spartan Stadium.