An influx of art enthusiasts will take over the streets of downtown East Lansing this weekend in celebration of the 49th annual East Lansing Art Festival.
Nine years ago, Ross Emmett was a regular ANGEL user. But now, the professor in James Madison College has all but sworn off MSU’s current online learning management system, or LMS, after many frustrating incidents where ANGEL muddled his grade books, prevented students from sending him assignments or just didn’t function as well as it could have, he said. Emmett has opted to use Facebook to manage his classes, as it helps students connect with him more quickly.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
With fewer people on campus to socialize with, it can become more difficult to make plans to occupy your time. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of activities to fill your schedule with. Take this laid-back season as an opportunity to participate in events that you might otherwise not have time for.
Senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro will be on the mound in game one for the Spartans (34-17 overall, 12-9 Big Ten) to set the tone against Penn State (27-24, 13-8), which is tied for second place in the Big Ten with Indiana and holds a one-game lead over MSU in the standings.
In the realm of the MSU hockey program, Tom Anastos is making moves. Despite completing just his first season as head coach of the program in March following a 3-1 loss to Union in the NCAA Tournament, Anastos is generating buzz around one of college hockey’s most sacred programs.
I often have been amused and mildly disturbed by the way The State News and MSU students close an academic year. On April 29, 2011, for instance, “A Year in Review” in The State News focused on the exhilarating football championship, disappointing basketball season and no classes due to snow.
I want to like Mitt Romney and endorse him in the upcoming election, but it feels like on a daily basis he is making it more difficult to do so.
A newly introduced bill in the Michigan Legislature could protect employees from having to provide passwords for their social media profiles, taking a fundamental measure in protecting employees’ privacy. The bill was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives last week by Rep.
On a picturesque night with the Detroit skyline dimming in the background, the MSU baseball team got a taste of the big leagues as they downed Central Michigan, 5-2, in the second annual Clash at Comerica — played in the home of the Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park.
In front of a crowd of 3,458 on a warm summer evening in Detroit, VanVossen gave up two runs in seven innings of work en route to MSU’s 5-2 victory over Central Michigan in the second-annual Clash at Comerica.
Tuesday night, East Lansing City Council met with Strathmore Development Co. President Scott Chappelle for the first time since the council voted in favor a pre-development agreement on the City Center II project. In a previous meeting, the council had agreed to allow Chappelle to begin demolition of a building located at 303 Abbot Road, provided he complete a due-diligence report.
The East Lansing City Council voted unanimously to approve the 2013 fiscal year budget Tuesday night at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, and a millage for the East Lansing Public Library. The total budget for 2013 comes to $64,537,155, with just over $31 million allotted to the city’s general fund.
In light of developments to the global business market in the past few years, business owners, importers, exporters and local leaders gathered on Tuesday at Kellogg Center to discuss businesses’ options to expand globally, at the Port Lansing 2012 Global Logistics Conference. The Capital Region International Airport and Port Lansing brought in experts with international business to speak on their experiences and tips on supply chain management, international logistics, international finance and other various global trade exercises. Tim Daman, president and CEO of Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce said he works in partnership with the Capital Region International Airport on managing and marketing the Port Lansing services as well as the Foreign Trade Zone, and said the conference was a way for them to introduce these services to the attendees of the conference. “The expectations of what we were hoping to do here was expose businesses throughout the greater Lansing region to the opportunities for international and global trade and the resources that were established and built here locally,” Daman said. Matt Szukalowski, UPS marketing manager of the Great Lakes District branch, said his company uses Port Lansing to export and import packages daily, but he came to the conference to learn more about the logistics aspect. “UPS is obviously very versed in logistics, but looking at it from the customer’s perspective — what do they expect from the provider?” Larry Finney, supply chain manager of Air Lift Company, attended the event to pitch his company to Port Lansing, but found he learned more about what Port Lansing can do for his company. “I’ve gained a lot more today than I expected,” Finney said.
With ceremonial golden scissors in hand, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero visited Old Town Tuesday afternoon and dropped in to see new additions to the area and welcome new businesses with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Escorted by members of the Old Town Commercial Association, or OTCA, Bernero visited four new stores to check out the merchandise, welcome the owners to the neighborhood and wish them the best of luck. Bernero’s first stop was Gallery 1212, 1212 Turner St., in Lansing, which opened in November 2011.
Susan Schmidt, a Democrat and East Lansing resident, officially announced her registration as a candidate for the 69th District seat for the state House of Representatives on Tuesday morning. A former president of the East Lansing School Board and instructor at Lansing Community College, Schmidt made the announcement at 9:30 a.m.
Packaging senior Matt Weal cannot fathom what MSU was like 155 years ago.
Despite the large amount of debate about health care reform in the past few years, according to medical professionals from across the state, one major topic is missing from the discussion: prevention.
The East Lansing City Council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, to approve the proposed budget for the 2012-13 financial year and to decide on the future of the East Lansing Public Library. However, before the scheduled weekly meeting, the council first will hold a work session to meet with Strathmore Development Co. President Scott Chappelle, who is orchestrating the $105 million City Center II redevelopment project. Strathmore was granted a predevelopment agreement with the city to allow demolition of the current building located at 303 Abbot Road, but could not move forward with construction until Chappelle completed a due-diligence report.
Under the bright lights and prominent glow of a new multimillion dollar scoreboard at Detroit’s Comerica Park on Tuesday night, Blaise Salter will be chasing shadows. Though anticipating playing at the home of the Detroit Tigers in the second-annual Clash at Comerica like the rest of his teammates, Tuesday’s matchup with Central Michigan will be something of a homecoming for the freshman catcher of the MSU baseball team. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Salter also happens to be the grandson of legendary Tigers catcher Bill Freehan.