Seated on a lawn chair on the divider on Grand River Avenue, graduate student Joseph Harris single-handedly protested the verdict of the controversial Trayvon Martin case on Sunday night. As the New York Times reported, in February 2012, Martin, a 17-year old black male was shot to death by George Zimmerman in Florida.
MSU scientists recently made discoveries about the biology of insects that will aid in the ongoing fight against summer’s peskiest pests. Ke Dong, MSU toxicologist and neurobiologist and senior author of the paper, which appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has a lab in MSU’s Department of Entomology that has been dedicated to the study of insecticides for the past 15 years.
I haven’t figured out yet how to say goodbye to my grandfather. It’s been haunting me for quite awhile now, because I know he’s dying and I know every moment I spend with him may be the last time.
For almost 17 months, the trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin captivated the United States and brought many discussions of racial and gun violence in the public eye. And it all came to a head Saturday night when a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
Locals and world travelers alike found some common ground tonight: folk music.
Bright colors, glow in the dark accessories and smiling face were added to the electric feel on day five of the Lansing Common Ground music festival. MGMT attracted the largest crowd of the night but with three stages, festival-goers had the option to see ten other bands such as Awolnatiom, Twenty One Pilots, and Foxy Shazam.
The fourth night of the Common Ground Music Festival boasted the biggest crowd yet, in addition to a genre-redefining act. Prepared for a rock-oriented night, the crowd, dressed consistently in cowboy hats and boots, jean shorts and camouflage caps, bounced beach balls, threw their hands up and filled Adado-Riverfront Park. “You see different people every night, and there’s a different feel,” Williamston resident Erica Pincumbe said.
Child’s play takes on a whole new meaning at the Robotics and Nanotechnology Camp offered for children in kindergarten through 12th grade. The program, directed by Dean Aslam, MSU professor of electrical and computer engineering, strives to introduce children to cutting edge technology while allowing them to get a hands-on experience. “The idea is to teach these new technologies to children — future scientists, future engineers,” Aslam said.
This August, MSU’s campus will play host to a world of champions for the 2013 World Dwarf Games. The games will include more than 400 athletes, with more than half from the United States.
Here in East Lansing, 7-Eleven hosts the annual 7-Eleven Day, or what is more commonly referred to as Free Slurpee Day every year on July 11.
Old or young, the third day of the Common Ground Music Festival attracted music lovers of all ages with a lineup featuring legendary guitarist Slash and local up-and-coming metal bands.
Amidst the Common Ground Music Festival excitement this week, MSU Community Music School Rock Camp has assembled eight talented teenaged bands that will be “rocking out” among the big names in music at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing on Saturday.
In a turbulent past few weeks for indebted college students, with federally subsidized student interest rates doubling on July 1 to 6.8 percent, the news from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday offers no relief for concerned parents and students. With a 51-49 vote, the Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 failed to reach cloture, which would have ended debate and allowed for voting on approval by the Senate, falling nine votes shy of the required 60.
As economics senior Ayush Gupta explored the streets of Egypt last month, a rebel tour guide in tow, he took in two things: the illegal street vendors who lit up the night and the contempt many Egyptian people had toward their government.
Ingham County Sheriff Deputies are investigating a fatal car accident that occurred last night on Osborne Road, south of Howell Road in Ingham Township, according to Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth.
There really is no “off-season” for student-athletes at a Division 1 university, and this is especially true if you are Adreian Payne. While his teammates are at home working on fundamentals and getting healthy, the senior center is in Kazan, Russia, representing the U.S.
This week, children grabbed their pens and paper and headed to the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden for inspiration during the fifth annual Garden Writers Workshop. The program went on from July 9-11, with each session packed with writing activities, exploring nature and snack time.
After six years of financial advising experience, MSU law student Renwei Chung knew assisting at Investor Advocacy Clinic would be the next step in landing a job in Grand Rapids, after he graduates. Chung was one of seven MSU law students chosen to spend the fall semester away from the classroom. Instead, he will be learning what it means to investigate real cases.
Wednesday’s East Lansing Planning Commission meeting featured a hometown favorite: Wanderer’s Teahouse, as the group unanimously passed a permit to add a seven-bedroom apartment unit above the location. After a public hearing, the commission unanimously approved a Special Use Permit that will allow Perry Investment Group, the organization that owns the space at 547 E.
With a few warm and sunny days in Lansing, one way to take advantage of the heat is to go fishing. Lansing provides bountiful of opportunities to fish, and the changing fish species through spring and fall only add to the reasons why one should cast a line in the Lansing area. Willis Bennett, director of Ingham County Parks, endorses taking up fishing as an outdoor activity in order to “enjoy the natural surroundings in a relaxed atmosphere.”