Lansing — Forging ahead even as state leaders have vowed to kill the project, Lansing City Council members moved forward with plans to build a casino downtown, seeking to fund schools and boost the city’s economy.
On Wednesday, State Rep. Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, will have one of his last chances to drive himself to the Capitol this year to hear MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon testify in front of House lawmakers.
The recent warm weather has brought out more students in shorts and T-shirts, but it also is ideal for other seasonal creatures: bugs. The winter’s mild weather and melting snow created a haven for many insects — especially agriculture pests and mosquitoes — to breed and thrive earlier in the spring than usual, assistant professor of entomology Matthew Grieshop said.
A 50-year-old woman reported her gas was stolen out of her gas tank between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 9 in the parking lot south of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Every time Amanda Publiski licks an envelope, sticks on a stamp and sends out a letter or card in the mail, she feels more and more like she’s part of a dying breed. “It’s a lost art,” the English senior said. “E-cards and Internet connections are just more convenient.”
The developer behind the City Center II project will present a proposed financing plan for the project during a special meeting prior to the East Lansing City Council’s regular meeting tonight. The special meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
Posters of various dishes from Sultan’s Restaurant cover the windows of a new location at 235 Ann St. as construction workers team up to finish the chain’s third location. Owners guided the workers to get the perfect look for their new establishment, which is scheduled to open in early April.
Besides leaving behind the pollution that plagues the environment near his home in the Shanghai area, general management senior Zeshan Jiang also wanted to come to the U.S. for college because of the degree offerings and academic reputation of American universities.
With about 100 Izzone members in attendance to send the MSU men’s basketball team off to Phoenix for the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, Andrew Klimbal came away a little disappointed.
Just a few days ago, chemical engineering junior Kimberly Lebioda had only heard of MSU’s plans to transition into a campus fueled by 100 percent renewable energy.Now she is being trained as a leader of a project that could do just that.
Athletic training freshman Heather White studies Monday afternoon on the lawn outside the Administration Building.
Egyptian student Nehal Amer was shocked when she learned one of her country’s major religious leaders died last Saturday.
With the MSU men’s basketball team locking up its fourth trip to the Sweet 16 in the last five years, the Spartans continue to establish themselves as one of the best tournament programs in the country. And although that’s all fine and good, senior forward Draymond Green said players and teams aren’t remembered for making the Sweet 16.
Curran Jacobs was 60 seconds away from his first All-American honors. Competing for a top-eight spot in the NCAA Tournament this weekend — where the top eight finishers are named All-Americans — the senior 174-pounder was the remaining Spartan participating.
Through movement and creative expression, Scott Stafford said he has learned to develop his own sense of home and belonging.
Led by the hot bat of junior second baseman Ryan Jones, the MSU baseball team traveled to Cincinnati this weekend and came away with a three-game sweep at Marge Schott Stadium.
Being the anemic individual I am, I’ve never been particularly optimistic about Michigan weather. In the winter, it feels as though the constant chill never will leave my bones, and once it does begin to get warm, the persistent rain showers virtually cancel out the newfound heat.
Rick Santorum says American law should never violate biblical commands, and often it doesn’t. For example, both prohibit murder and theft. Yet, the conflicts are enormous.
Hey, al-Qaida. My name is Omar Thabet and I am an Arab-American living in the United States. I was born in Detroit, but both my parents and all my ancestors are from the country of Yemen, which is where your global broad-based Islamist organization operates as a network now.
A recent report revealed some place MSU among the top 25 public universities regarding the gap in graduation rates between Caucasian students and black students.