Patients recovering from lung cancer surgery and participating in a recent study conducted by a researcher in the MSU College of Nursing are being given video games to help with the recovery.
On Tuesday, Susan Schmidt — an East Lansing educator and former chief of staff to Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing — will challenge fellow Democrat Sam Singh in Tuesday’s primary to become the state representative for the 69th district. The State News talked with Schmidt about her biggest concerns for the state.
The College of Arts and Letters has a busy school year ahead and a lot to celebrate. Between the move to Wells Hall and the college’s 50th anniversary, the college both will pay tribute to its past and look to its future this coming school year.
In 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics for the world to see. The children at the Lil’ Olympians Sports Camp are too young to remember the games, but fast forward four years, and the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, is teaching children the Olympic basics.
The coming months will be crucial for the East Lansing Fire Department as city officials discuss a study conducted by Plante Moran concerning collaboration between the department and five other local municipalities.
A series of four GameDay Parking apps hits Apple’s iTunes App Store Wednesday to assist sports fans in finding the closest and cheapest available parking on football game days.
Beer lovers and music enthusiasts will come together in celebration this weekend at the first Michigan Rock’n Brew.
Campus and East Lansing often play host to a barrage of summer camps and conferences during the summer. Sports camps, leadership summits and youth groups from all over the state and the nation come to MSU’s world-class facilities to utilize the mostly vacant student housing during the hottest parts of the year.
The Office of Study Abroad reports that close to 3,000 students travel overseas each year on university-sponsored programs. This does not surprise me. Everyone and his or her brother, it seems, has been across the ocean at least once this summer, and they all have the Facebook photos to prove it. My friends have been checking in from all corners of the globe — so many places that I can’t even keep track.
Technology continues to advance the lives of citizens around the world as continual innovation and new ideas help shape day-to-day routines.
After reviewing different programs to replace MSU’s current online learning management system, or LMS, MSU announced Tuesday it will be switching to the Desire2Learn, or D2L, system beginning at the end of the fall 2012 semester. D2L was chosen by the LMS Futures Committee, consisting of delegates from Libraries and IT Services, academic colleges along with professors and students on campus. Libraries and IT Services and the LMS Futures Committee looked at Blackboard as another option to replace ANGEL, but chose D2L and is now discussing a multi-year license agreement. Training and use of the D2L system will start in the late fall, but ANGEL will be available until spring 2015. Keep checking The State News for more updates.
Two women allegedly involved in the robbery of a high-traffic East Lansing gas station waived their rights to preliminary examinations today during separate pretrials at 54B District Court, 101 Linden St. Chrystal Atkins and Chelsi Howard are facing armed robbery charges for the June robbery of Admiral Gas Station, 1120 E.
Less than a year after his appointment by the Meridian Charter Township board of trustees, Thomas Maleck is resigning from his position on the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, board of directors and dealing with the controversy surrounding why.
Arrogance in the workplace can lead to problems, such as lack of productivity and an uncomfortable work environment.
Three-year-old Aubrey Howe was all smiles Tuesday morning as she let a Vietnamese Walking Stick sit on her hand at the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden.
Although MSU might not be the go-to school for literary geniuses looking to get a head start on their future writing careers, it has been known to produce a number of alumni who pen their own stories postgraduation.
The 158th annual Ingham County Fair isn’t just a place to go when you’re having a craving for a corn dog or a ride on the Tilt-A-Whirl. For some, it’s a tradition that has been passed down through generations.
After dealing with personal struggles, Pang Lo discovered love and faith in the religion of Islam. And now in her observance of Ramadan, she has found the ability to thrive in it.
As the age-old saying goes, the numbers don’t lie. The phrase holds especially true in East Lansing as recent reports illustrate the extent of the crime happening in the community.
After 10 years in the Frandor Shopping Center, Modern Skate and Surf is returning to East Lansing. The Michigan-based alternative sports store is moving from its current location in Lansing, 326 Morgan Lane, to downtown East Lansing at 319 E.