The streets around Capitol area were splashed in hues of red, white and blue as crowds gathered with friends and family to watch the Fourth of July parade in Lansing.
Every year the city of Lansing has a July 4th celebration including a parade, live music and fireworks.
When it’s warm outside in Michigan, and there are plenty of loud and colorful displays in the night sky, it can only mean one thing: Independence Day. No, not the 1996 Will Smith movie, but rest assured the Lansing area has plenty of activities going on from parades and concerts to, of course, fireworks.
After months of furious debate and arguments, Michigan Flyer LLC was granted approval on June 26 by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, or TCRPC, to increase its number of daily trips. With the approval of TCRPC, Michigan Flyer LLC, which services East Lansing, Ann Arbor and the Detroit Metro Airport, will increase the number of daily trips from eight to 12, starting this fall.
The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, recently was used in a online scam, according to ELPD Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth.
A combination of hot wheels, dominos and marbles which create massive chain reactions landed MSU mechanical engineering sophomore Steve Price on NBC’s 2013 season of “America’s Got Talent.” “I don’t really have an explanation of how I got started,” Price said.
Through research conducted by MSU scholars with local elementary school students, there is direct evidence of how children can improve their math skills if trained in spatial reasoning.
Let’s be honest, the only reason students get excited for the semester to start is because of the refund checks dispersed by their university.
The United States Supreme Court recently decided it will hear a case to determine if the state of Michigan has any power to shut down an American Indian casino.
The face of Spartan Country continues to evolve as summer construction advances. With majority of students gone, summer has proven to be the ideal time to reinvent various locations on campus.
As pressure mounts from both sides of the political spectrum to address Medicaid expansion in Michigan, it is uncertain whether legislators will be addressing the concern at their upcoming Wednesday session. Before breaking for the summer, members of the Michigan Senate began debating the merits of Healthy Michigan, a Medicare expansion plan that would cover more than 400,000 Michigan residents.
Former MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins was approached about writing his first book, “Game Changer,” after his speech at the Big Ten Media Day in July 2011.
During the 98th Annual Kiwanis International Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, MSU graduate Sue Petrisin was the first woman elected to serve as president of Kiwanis International, or any of the largest service organizations in the world, which include Rotary and Lions International.
After remaining on MSU’s to-do list since 2008, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, is getting closer to a ground-breaking movement. Last Thursday, members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved an energy and water appropriation bill that would fully fund the creation of the facility with $55 million. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations also approved the budget request last week.
When school is out and summer hits, some kids drop their books and run to the television, while some turn to science. The latter study at Summer L.A.B.S. “Summer L.A.B.S. is a program that we run every summer here at Impression 5 Science Center, and (it’s) learning about basic science,” Toni Daymon, operations coordinator at Impression 5 Science Center, said. “We take a bunch of different kids here and we teach them different topics dealing with science. We may be talking about recycling or we may be talking about rocks, and the next day it could all be about chemistry.”
After graduating from high school with a class of less than 200 students, incoming freshman Paige Brown is worried. She’s heard about the large lectures most of MSU’s core classes include, and after years of instant gratification the second help is needed, she’s not sure how she will adjust.
This Fourth of July, drivers will be seeing red, white and blue — through their rearview mirror. As part of a statewide effort, law enforcement is putting extra officers out on the road as part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over effort, which runs through July 7.
A small fire took place in Spartan Village Apartments the night of June 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. There were no injuries and it is still unknown how the fire started.
There are places to eat, and then there are places to dine. Famous Dave’s in Holt, Mich., is looking to be the latter. Famous Dave’s opened its Lansing area location on Monday morning, at 2457 N. Cedar St. The location is the ninth in Michigan and the first in the Lansing area.
After serving as MSU’s provost since 2005, Kim Wilcox officially has stepped down from the position as of Monday, the end of MSU’s fiscal year. Wilcox announced and solidified his plan to leave the position effective on Jan. 1. While June Youatt served as acting provost in his place from January until June, she now will take over his full duties.