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.
The Spartans don’t kick off the 2012 season against Boise State until Aug. 31, but college football junkies can get their fix today with the release of EA Sports’ NCAA Football 13.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I’m doing my best to avoid the daily rigors of the journalism industry. And even as I sit here writing this, I’m searching far and wide for the opportunities that will keep me afloat as I chase after my dream.
Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed three election reform bills last week that were proposed by Republicans in the Michigan Legislature.
An armed robery occurred at approximately 11:14 a.m. Monday at PNC Bank, 2101. E. Michigan, according to Lansing police. Displaying a hand gun, the suspect entered the building and demanded money from a teller. After he was given the money, he fled the scene on foot towards the east. The suspect was described as about a 5’11” black male with a dark complextion and muscular build.
Graduate students Sara Jablonski and Mukesh Ray laugh and talk while sitting under the shade of a tree outside of IM Sports-West on Sunday July 8, 2012 afternoon. Jablonski, from Buffalo, N.Y., and Ray, an international student from India, met at MSU this summer and have been dating for about a month.
With jazz in the air and visitors sampling local wine and food, Greater Lansing residents got a taste of downtown Lansing Saturday afternoon.
Despite being told by her last deportation officer she needed to stop living in a fantasy world and face the reality of being on the deportation list, Cayla Roberts stays determined to reach her dream of becoming a U.S. citizen. At the age of 14, Roberts became a victim of human trafficking when she was sold to smugglers who took her to the U.S. from China, causing her to live in fear of deportation for 10 years.
Gov. Rick Snyder shot down three bills regarding election reform last week in a rare veto, stating that the bills’ language may cause confusion, while signing others into law to improve transparency and efficiency in the election process.
At the close of the first day of the East Lansing Farmers Market’s fourth season, Owosso Organics farmer Richard Bowie dropped off his extra produce to the Trailer Park’d food truck nearby. “It’s cool to get the food in the morning from the farmers and serve it right then,” Trailer Park’d co-founder Jesse Hahn said.