Seven-year-old Gabe Regan of Lansing drinks a bottle of water after running a 5k with his father at Lansing’s Hawk Island County Park on Sunday morning. The 5k was put on to raise money for the Lansing Area AIDS Network.
Just a few months ago, former MSU basketball player Anthony Ianni thought he would follow in the footsteps of his father, Deputy Athletic Director Greg Ianni, and pursue a career in sports administration. That all changed earlier this month when he was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to the state’s newly created Michigan Autism Council.
As the temperature continues to rise, staying cool is on many students’ minds. For students not living in an apartment complex with a pool, hot summer days can be miserable.
East Lansing officials have dreams of what downtown East Lansing could be like.
The MSU Formula Racing Team completed the year with a sixth-place finish at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers’ 2012 FSAE-West competition.
Recent weather conditions are the driest they’ve been since the drought of 1988 — and campus greenery is feeling the heat. “In recent history, (the drought of 1988) would be the worst Midwest drought, and the conditions we are seeing compare,” Amy Fouty, athletic turf manager for MSU, said.
After about two years of working at Menna’s Joint, 115 Albert Ave., actuarial science senior Matt Dolinar has done just about every task possible within the restaurant.
Atticus Finch said you never know a man until you walk a mile in his shoes. Other people say it takes much more than a mile. I’m assuming none of us have walked a mile in Jerry Sandusky’s shoes, and if I had, I know mine wouldn’t have led me near any underage boys — hopefully, neither would yours.
As food truck popularity is growing and interest in the different type of vendor is rising, East Lansing has risen to the hype, and it’s bound to make many MSU students and local residents pleased. Last week, the East Lansing City Council passed a policy resolution allowing for two food trucks in the downtown area, on Albert Avenue between Division and Charles streets.
For students running out of things to do in East Lansing as the midsummer mark approaches, Lansing’s Old Town offers interesting, unique activities to fill an otherwise boring summer day.
“Oh, we’ve still got a while before it comes,” Jacquelyn White said with a sigh while she waited for her bus Sunday afternoon. White, an LCC student, relies on CATA bus routes 1, 24 and 15 to get her to school and work every day — a task that became much more difficult when the bus company switched to its summer schedule.
Doris Parks loved old books. More than anything, she loved searching for books. There was rarely a dusty, ornamented hardback she couldn’t find for an MSU student or professor in need.
Following five months in the Capital Area Humane Society in Lansing, Mich., and an additional month in a foster home, Woody, a pit bull mix, finally found a permanent home Saturday.
It’s a familiar scene for the city of East Lansing. The summer rolls along, MSU students leave the city, and with them, they take their business to other locales.
MSU announced, after a delay, an opening date for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum of Nov. 9, when it will host an opening ceremony.
For any students still hoping to get their hands on football season tickets this year — too late. The MSU athletics department confirmed Sunday that the ticket packages are sold out for the 2012 season. “I would say the demand is at an all-time high, and when we get the final numbers, I’m confident that we’ll break the season ticket record,” Associate Athletics Director John Lewandowski said. There were fewer than 200 tickets remaining on Thursday, and the last of them were sold over the course of the weekend.
The seven-day long event featured more than 40 musical acts on two stages, and this weekend’s headliners included rock groups The Wallflowers and Three Days Grace, as well as ska-punk group Sublime with Rome.
Spartans appear to be taking over the world. In my two months abroad so far, I have not only been inundated with countless Facebook photo albums and blog posts connecting me with friends everywhere from Spain to Azerbaijan, but I have also crossed paths with many MSU students and alumni.
Following a setback from the original opening date, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum has now set a date for opening: Nov.
Several Spartan football players have been named to preseason watch lists for various honors and awards for the 2012 season.