A body has been found on a playground at Glencairn Elementary School, 939 North Harrison Road. A section of the schoolyard has been roped off.
East Lansing City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a special use permit for Woody’s Oasis, 1050 Trowbridge Road, which would allow for the restaurant to obtain a Class C liquor license.
As the MSU baseball team returns home after a quick exit from the NCAA Tournament, head coach Jake Boss Jr. is forced to look ahead. The Spartans were ousted from the Palo Alto Regional in Palo Alto, Calif. after a pair of weekend losses to Pepperdine and Fresno State, respectively. The NCAA Tournament berth was the first for the program since 1979, where the Spartans were eliminated on their home field in the Mideast Regional by Pepperdine and San Diego State.
The 2012-13 state budget is en route to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk now that the Senate has passed the $14.6 billion education portion of the two-part budget. The education budget includes $11.3 billion in appropriated funding for public institutions, and new criteria to measure universities’ performances, according to state budget director John Nixon. Performance funding would allocate money based on several criteria, including tuition restraint, research funding, stem cell research reporting and dual enrollment policies. Now that the education budget — which includes school aid, community college funding and higher education funding — has been passed, Snyder will sign it and the general budget in the coming days. The budget’s passage was not without its debate, however, as Republicans and Democrats faced off on the Senate floor arguing about the effects of cuts to the budget from the previous year.
When the first MSU IT Conference was held five years ago, it was with people like MSU health information technologist Wajahat Syed in mind.
Although summertime typically means spending time outdoors and enjoying the warm weather, not every day is full of sunshine and days spent at the beach.
Jerry Halm graduated from MSU in 1960, but has come back every year for the last twenty to take part in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Golfing for Scholarships.
With college costs skyrocketing and loan rates increasing, students are left with more debt and a search for money
The future of the unauthorized construction of a fifth floor on the St. Anne Luxury Lofts development will be determined at East Lansing City Council’s biweekly meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. The living complex originally was approved as a four-story project, but construction has been underway for a fifth, yet-to-be-approved floor.
Former MSU basketball player Brandon Wood pleaded guilty to criminal trespassing in Cook County misdemeanor court in Chicago on Monday, while his other misdemeanor charges of battery and assault were dismissed, Wood’s agent Mike Naiditch said. Wood will be required to pay $250 in court costs, complete 20 hours of community service and be under court supervision in exchange for a nonconviction.
When students arrive at MSU for the fall semester, many expect to see the dorms in a stain-free, disinfected state with freshly painted walls and new light bulbs. Craig Czajkowski helps to make sure it happens.
In accordance with the city charter, East Lansing City Council approved an emergency succession plan for City Manager George Lahanas during its May 21 work session. Lahanas was asked to choose five potential replacements in the event of an act of war on the city, or if he becomes incapacitated, goes on vacation or is otherwise unable to perform his duties as city manager. He submitted his plan before the meeting, and it was approved unanimously as written. “We have a pretty deep bench of people who could run the operation, certainly during a short period,” he said.
Workers stand on an aerial lift on May 31 at the north end of Spartan Stadium as the new scoreboards are being installed.
Biochemistry and molecular biology/biotechnology senior Rosie Jaremba picks crab apples on Monday near the Plant Science Greenhouses on Wilson Road.
As an international student from Malaysia, biochemistry and molecular biology junior Liyana Aziz was not used to the cold Michigan winter as a freshman.
For the last time until 2117, the transit of Venus will occur at approximately 5:04 p.m. today. During this rare phenomenon, Venus covers 1/32 of the sun and can be seen by the naked eye — or preferably with protective eyewear due to the sun’s damaging rays — in good conditions.
When senior swimmer Jenny Rusch emerged from the water, she wiped her eyes, looked up and saw that she had achieved a dream more than a year in the making.
Swimsuit season finally has arrived, and the search for the perfect beach ensemble commences. With all the clothing stores in the area, there are plenty of swimsuits to choose from, but not all come at a price the average college student can afford. I used to shop online for my new suit every year, but since I started college, I found a lot of beach apparel to be too expensive for my budget. So this year, I explored many of the Lansing area’s shops in search of some less expensive but equally stylish alternatives.
Over my past four years at MSU, try as I might, I have never been able to successfully pay for college on my own. When I say “pay for college,” I am referring not only to the rapidly rising cost of tuition, but also the added costs of food, clothing and shelter — not to mention the exorbitant price of textbooks.
East Lansing residents and MSU students have been known to be at each other’s throats at times. But in more recent years, the relationship between students and the city has been strong, creating a positive atmosphere for residents and students alike. With the city virtually being split down the middle, 45,998 students to 48,579 residents, families and students have found a way to coexist, regardless of different lifestyles.