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FEATURES

Covering All The Bases

When morning breaks over the ball field of Kircher-Municipal Park, one man stands armed with an arsenal of equipment, ready to prepare the nearly endlessly used field for another day’s punishment.

SPORTS

Turf's up

At a sporting event, many fans are just excited to watch their favorite teams battle it out on the field.

MSU

Pursuit of art

For some art is a life long passion. “I’ve been doing art since as long as I can remember. When I was a little kid it was my favorite thing to just draw pictures all the time,” East Lansing resident and recent graduate from MSU, Amelia Larson said.

MICHIGAN

Lansing charity hosts week to honor refugees

The women, members of the Lansing Somali Bantu Organization, dressed in bright patterns with covered heads and, grin at any camera that points their way.

MSU

MSU breaks ground on new bioengineering facility

Wedged between the Life Sciences Building and the Clinical Center, MSU has broken new ground. In honor of a new on-campus bioengineering facility on Service Road, a ground-breaking ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon, with figures such as MSU President Lou Anna K.

FEATURES

Facetime: Adam Savage

Whether they’re strapping JATO rockets to a 1967 Chevy or using 800 pounds of ANFO to blow up a cement truck, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have been approaching science in a not so conventional way for a decade on the Emmy-nominated Discovery series “MythBusters.” On June 22, the inquisitive co-hosts will be blazing mind-twisting experiments live with their “Behind the Myths” tour at Wharton Center. For the past 20 years, Savage and Hyneman have worked alongside one another doing special effects for big-time blockbusters such as “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” and “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” and “The Matrix” trilogy.