MSU is stepping up its game when it comes to fighting chronic disease. MSU’s College of Human Medicine recently announced its membership in the new Michigan chapter of the National Chronic Disease Coalition.
The summer following his freshman year of high school, Alex Schmidt signed up for a local basketball clinic to improve his skills. Now 10 years later, Schmidt, who recently graduated from the University of Michigan, still attends David Thomas’ Basketball Clinic.
One backpack of unknown origin, multiple stops in cities across the globe and one mysterious unidentified owner. That’s the story behind the recently premiered feature film, “The Owner,” a collaborative movie created with the help of three MSU alumni.
On June 15, 1962, members of the Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS, gathered in Port Huron, Mich., to combine voices and opinions in the creation of a statement which still holds relevance almost 50 years later.
After the U.S. entered the war in Iraq, Chris Worland found herself asking for international students’ opinions to share the effect the event had on their lives.
Tony Bucciferro has seen his life go through a whirlwind of changes in the last month.
It is always easy for a person to admit they are overweight, but it is never easy for them to admit it is a problem.
After almost a year since its beginning, the Andrew Thompson case came to a close on Wednesday, leaving many baffled at his sentencing and wondering whether or not the punishment fits the crime.
Tuesday night at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing City Council discussed the potential risks and rewards to moving forward with City Center II redevelopment project.
Despite a possible four-year sentence looming overhead, former graduate student Andrew Thompson was sentenced today to five years of probation, with stipulations from the court. Thompson will be required to perform 400 hours of community service, maintain 30 hours per week employment, continue to receive psychological treatment, have no contact with animals and pay more than $5,000 in court fines and restitution.
When one of Kathy Toman’s close friends told her how talented the Sea Cruisers were, she decided she had to see for herself.
Recent construction along Grand River Avenue between Harrison Road and Hillcrest Avenue is part of a larger sidewalk reconstruction project that has been ongoing for about a year. Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen said the city has been replacing sidewalks in the surrounding neighborhoods since last fall as part of East Lansing’s hazardous sidewalk program.
Tomorrow evening at Wharton Center at 7:30 p.m., the Verdehr Trio will showcase their unique sound for music lovers to enjoy. Walter Verdehr, violinist for the trio and professor of violin at the College of Music, said that this concert will kick off the 40th year of performances by the group, which was founded with his wife in 1972. Verdehr said the trio has performed in many large-scale concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Sydney Opera House. Still, he said he continues to love working and performing at MSU. “MSU is a wonderful place to work because the administration encourages performance,” he said.
A swarm of pink invaded the Michigan Capitol Tuesday afternoon when hundreds of pro-choice advocates clad in Planned Parenthood T-shirts gathered to protest a series of anti-abortion legislation going through the House of Representatives.
MSU men’s basketball assistant coach Dwayne Stephens has been elevated to the role of associate head coach, the athletics department announced on Tuesday.
Several Democratic legislators are proposing an increase to state and federal minimum wages, in an effort they have called “catching up” to the current economy and inflation rates.
The risks and benefits of City Center II will be subject for debate at the East Lansing City Council biweekly work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, on Tuesday.
As the mid-Michigan August primary inches closer, two MSU alumni vying for the title of Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court judge received endorsements from friends in high places. Last week, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, a former NBA player who attended MSU in 1978, endorsed local attorney Wanda Stokes for the position.
When MSU law professor Mae Kuykendall found out she was being published in The New York Times, she knew it was a race against the clock. Kuykendall wrote an Op-Ed piece entitled “A Way Out of the Same-Sex Marriage Mess” that was published on May 23.
