The Lansing Board of Water and Light entertained and filled the bellies of thousands at its 18th annual chili cook-off Friday, bringing back several traditions and creating new ones.
Crowds of people gathered on the streets of Lansing and East Lansing as residents discovered local shops, artists and things to do in the Lansing area during the annual Be a Tourist in Your Own Town event Saturday. With more than 70 attractions, people could purchase a Greater Lansing passport for a dollar and spend the day exploring the community.
The MSU Bakers are working hard to establish a more visible presence on campus, leading to the opening of a farm stand where they sell their fresh baked goods.
Thousands of children around the Lansing area got moving and stayed active during the 2013 Sparrow Michigan Mile this past Saturday at Cooley Law School Stadium.
The moment she walked out the door of REACH Studio Art Center for the first time, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities senior Emily Nott knew she had to be a part of it, which has now led her to recognition in the community.
Gears, springs, shocks and bolts are not traditional things that come to mind when thinking of art. However, for Lansing artist Troy Sika, tools and automotive parts are his creative inspiration.
On Saturday afternoon, the 5th Michigan Regiment Band brought the sounds of the 19th century to the front lawn of the Capitol building.
A survey released by the Center on Children and Families at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. suggests not every person should attend college. The survey said with increasing student debt, the amount of pay coming into the job market and defaults on student loans, it might be better for some people to forgo attending college and delay entering the workforce.
When people used to tell me that college would be “the best times of my life,” I would halfheartedly agree and then continue on with my day. For the past three years of college, I have worked day and night, weekday and weekend, to ensure that my final grades were to my liking. I have passed up party invitations, free tickets to sporting events, concerts and opportunities to travel out of town.
Universities are in for a 2 percent increase in state funding after the Legislature OK’d this year’s amount of state-aid for public educational institutions.
With the MSU track and field team advancing 12 Spartans to the NCAA Championships, head coach Walt Drenth said the team’s biggest challenge has been exceptional competition.
In response to the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornadoes, the New World Flood Organization, which promotes community service and giving among students, will be gathering supplies and delivering them next week to those affected.
Tuesday evening, an unidentifiable amount of students who subscribe to the MSU Police Department’s text alerts received a text message warning students of a shooting on campus and to take shelter. The alerts turned out to be an accident by the shift supervisor on duty while he was trying to send out a severe weather warning.
For most, the concept of other planets does not reach beyond an elementary school classroom or daydreams of strangers in spacesuits, floating around in a sea of darkness. But for two teams of MSU researchers, putting astronauts on Mars has become the latest problem to solve.
If a student is living in East Lansing throughout the summer and don’t have their own mode of transportation, chances are they have to deal with the lowered frequency of the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, buses to get around.
There’s no shortage of speculation when it comes to the new Mark Schauer vs. Gov. Rick Snyder matchup in the upcoming 2014 governor race.
Water slides, diving boards and other water fun returns Friday as the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road, opens its doors for the 2013 summer season.
For those in the color and honor guard at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, Post 701, participating in parades and raising flags is just a small part of what they do.
A composite sketch has been created of the suspect who is believed to be involved in the recent sexual assaults that have taken place in East Lansing.
With the advent of the digital age, students no longer have to rely solely on word of mouth to find information on professors, electing instead to peruse the Internet in search of pertinent information.