University officials reported a 25-year-old female employee embezzled eight checks worth $800 and $200 in cash from a business in the Natural Resources department. The witness, a 31-year-old employee, said the suspect embezzled money between December 2010 and July 16, when the suspect was fired. The business is conducting an internal audit to ensure more money has not been taken.
To appreciate the mystique of the Olympic games, one needs to look no further than the Opening Ceremonies.
Lansing resident Raquel Sanchez puts together a floral arrangement at B/A Florist, 1424 E. Grand River Ave., Monday. Sanchez, a flower designer, said she loves her job because she is able to play with the flowers and be creative.
Two weeks from today, polling places across the state will be filled with citizens casting their ballots for Democratic and Republican candidates for local, state and national office. But living in a college town can complicate matters, as many students are torn between voting for East Lansing candidates and returning to their hometowns.
For the first time in the history of the MSU College of Engineering, the solar car team competed in a cross-country race at the American Solar Challenge this past week.
A little after 9 a.m. Monday, the entire landscape of college football was hit with a seismic shift so powerful it can’t be quantified — yet — when the NCAA announced its penalties to the Penn State football program resulting from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
I love food. Pure and simple. Any place, any time you put some grub in front of me and you best believe I’m taking care of it. I’m the president of the clean-plate club. A human garbage disposal.
There is a consensus in the scientific community that global climate change is occurring due to the burning of fossil fuels by automobiles and factories. In an attempt to avoid adding to the problem, MSU is looking for alternative, renewable energy sources to reduce its carbon footprint.
Stephen Hsu was named the new vice president of research and graduate studies today. Hsu, who was appointed by the MSU Board of Trustees at a special meeting today, will officially take on his new role with MSU on August 20. Presently, Hsu is the director of the Institute for Theoretical Science and professor of physics at the University of Oregon.
With the 2012 Summer Olympics in London less than a week away, about 204 of the world’s nations ready for an athletic event of global proportions.
When it comes to politicians and elected officials interacting with their constituents, communication sophomore Chloe Seymour thinks President Barack Obama’s campaign efforts using social media in 2008 were the precedent. Obama’s social media campaign was widely praised as building up a strong base, but now that using social media has become the norm, more people are flocking to it to advance their causes — including “Gov.
Although physical fitness is important to graduate student Clark Goeman, he still falls prey to the occasional indulgences most people treat themselves to. According to a new study released by the British medical journal The Lancet, physical inactivity contributes to the death of one in every ten people. Chronicling the causes for death in 2008, the study found that inactivity resulted in 5.3 million of the 57 million premature deaths worldwide.
As moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., watched the midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises,” no one expected to be killed in the process. On Friday, an armed man entered the Colorado theater wearing abnormal attire for a movie, but blended in with the crowd of fans dressed in Batman outfits. The man turned from a moviegoer to an assassin when he opened fire in the theater, killing 12 people and wounding 58, according to the Detroit Free Press. In response to the crime, local movie theaters are considering changing their rules to improve security. MJR Digital Cinemas owner Mike Mihalich could not be reached for comment Sunday, but told the Detroit Free Press Friday that the theater will not allow moviegoers to come dressed in costumes and masks. “In the 45 years I’ve been in this industry, and 35 of those years owning my own theaters, we’ve never had anything close to resembling this,” Mihalich said to the Detroit Free Press. Mihalich said the quality security already in place at the theaters will now be increased. Nutritional sciences junior Leah McGee said she thinks the rule change will not stop a shooting similar to Friday’s from recurring. “I don’t think they should (regulate) what people wear to movies because that’s not addressing the issue,” McGee said.
There was nothing communication junior Johanna Jelenek wanted more on her birthday than to honor her best friend Carly Glynn. Jelenek organized Team Carly Glynn, complete with matching pink T-shirts with Glynn’s name, for the Ele’s Race 5K Run/Walk on Sunday morning.
Former Trustee Dorothy Gonzales wasn’t one to brag. She shied away from big displays focused on her, and no matter who she met, she carried herself the same way — she was all about her community. But last night, her friends and family decided it was time to give her a little extra attention by hosting a dinner in her honor.
One weekend each summer, the sidewalk along Grand River Avenue is covered in tents offering savings on a variety of items. But for customers attending this year’s Sidewalk Sales event, the merchant participation was much more sparse.
A local business hopes to encourage healthy lifestyles for East Lansing citizens when it opens later this summer. The Haven, an alternative sports shop located at 543 E. Grand River Ave., will offer yoga and disc golf equipment, as well as an environment for students to get together and hang out.
Following a 24-hour flight from Japan, So Tsuda finally was able to relax in East Lansing and focus his love for science, with none other than a Nobel Prize winner.
While Holt resident Zach Burton, left, fires a foam arrow, as Lansing resident Jim Case and Holt resident Lexie Morgan, 15, chat during their family reunion in Patriarche Park, 1100 Alton St., on Sunday.
A pool of 24 media members that cover the conference — including the Lansing State Journal’s Joe Rexrode and the Detroit News’ Matt Charboneau, among others — were polled and have chosen Michigan as the favorite to capture the Big Ten crown this fall.