“American Idol” fans soon will have the chance to see James Durbin, one of the show’s past finalists, perform live rather than watching him on TV.
I’ve always had a “best friend” during the younger years of my life; a friend I relied on more than any other. But recently, I find the term too loose to apply to any one person. Often, it gets thrown into casual conversation between fickle participants, deciding one day who their best friend is, then turning to someone else when the timing is most convenient.
The East Lansing Farmers Market continues into its fourth season this summer. As a weekly marketplace offering residents a variety of fruits, vegetables and other fresh ingredients, the farmers market also promotes local sustainability and benefits the local economy. The East Lansing Farmers Market runs from 10 a.m.
A second man involved in the death of MSU freshman Olivia Pryor was arraigned Wednesday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, according to MSU police. Detroit resident Dishon Tyran Ambrose, 19, faces a felony charge of selling or furnishing to a minor causing death.
A vote to approve a modified site plan for the St. Anne Lofts project was put off until July 24 by East Lansing City Council during its bi-weekly meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, Tuesday night. Council also unanimously approved a policy resolution which would allow food trucks to move into the downtown area with a concessionaires license.
A recent study from the MSU School of Packaging shows that consumers are more likely to purchase packages that have a long shelf life, are easy to open and are made from bio-based products. Georgios Koutsimanis, a doctoral student and graduate assistant, said the report asked people around the country what type of packages they would be inclined to purchase. “We couldn’t find anything like it,” Koutsimanis said.
Few things taste better on a hot summer day than an ice-cold smoothie.
Scott Isham first fell in love with beer when he traveled to Germany after graduating high school. There he developed a taste for “decent” beers, as opposed to cheaper macrobrews, the only ones he could afford when he returned to the U.S.
Continuing a debate that has been ongoing for over a month, East Lansing City Council will discuss the unauthorized construction of a fifth floor at the St. Anne Lofts project during its scheduled meeting Tuesday night.
Law student Edem Okudzeto and his classmates always tried their best to avoid wearing red in professor John “Jack” Apol’s criminal law classes. Apol was known for being sensitive to the color red, and each day, he scanned the hundreds of students in his lecture halls, singling out the students wearing anything close to red to answer questions. “We avoided red, pink or maroon,” Okudzeto said.
Construction workers at the West Circle steam loop found quite the surprise last Tuesday when they discovered the foundation of a wall below the ground near Morrill Hall. The wall, which Lynne Goldstein, anthropology professor and director of MSU Campus Archaeology Program, said probably was built in 1900, likely was an old boiler building constructed to support the demand for more energy for Morrill Hall. Goldstein said there was no record of the building on MSU’s historical map, and the building likely was forgotten prior to its discovery last week. “What is interesting about it is that people have forgotten that it existed,” Goldstein said.
With a record all-time high temperature in Lansing of 103 degrees Fahrenheit last Friday, MSU geography professor and state climatologist for Michigan Jeff Andresen said the warm front that has been affecting North America likely will continue to affect the community, causing warmer temperatures and increased humidity.
Hope has officially been lost for alumni who wish to keep their @msu.edu email account. MSU has stopped looking into alternatives to completely deleting email accounts for alumni who have not registered for classes in over two years, university spokesman Kent Cassella said in an email Monday.
Earlier last week, mathematics senior Sarah Jordan returned to her East Lansing home to find her air conditioner was out of service. This would be only a frustrating circumstance for most people who have experienced the recent high temperatures, but for Jordan, the situation was more than a bit worrisome because she owns two pugs.
Jim McNitt of Lansing plays a game of Magic the Gathering inside of Capital City Collectibles on Monday afternoon. McNitt said he was playing with his goblin deck against shop owner and Lansing resident Peter Ryan’s event deck.
The weeklong musical event will continue until July 15 at Adado Riverfront Park, 300 N. Grand Ave., in Lansing. During the seven days of performances, more than 40 acts representing a wide range of genres will be featured.
Student employment steadily increases by about 500 to 1,000 students each academic year, according to a recent report done by Anna Barner, student employment coordinator in the MSU Human Resources Department. “It’s a trend we see every year,” Barner said. “Fall semester is one of our busiest times.”
The Mid-Michigan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded MSU a $45,438 grant to help women who can’t afford to be checked for breast cancer.
Greg Ballein, born and raised in East Lansing, has been at the Student Book Store, 421 E. Grand River Ave., since he was a teenager working for his father. About 30 years later, he still is at the business, but as an owner and manager, and said he has noticed his business is slower this summer than in the past.
MSU announced the newest members of its Ring of Fame on Monday with the addition of former head football coaches Clarence “Biggie” Munn and Hugh Duffy Daugherty.