I used to refer to The New York Times best-seller list when I wanted to find something new to read. If everyone else was reading it, I thought, it must be decent. Millions of people can’t be wrong.
Some students have faced the daunting situation of choosing to get themselves in trouble with law enforcement in order to save a friend’s life. With a new medical amnesty bill, which just passed the Michigan Senate last Wednesday, this scenario now might be avoided.
Former College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate student Andrew Thompson pled guilty this morning to three charges of animal killing in Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court, according to court records. Thompson was at one point charged with 13 charges of animal killing — three in East Lansing and 10 in Okemos — after he admitted to killing several Italian Greyhounds to an Ingham County Animal Control investigator in June 2011. As part of the plea bargain, Thompson admitted to killing two dogs while living in East Lansing and one in while living Meridian Township.
About 50 students and community members held a counter protest against four representatives of the Westboro Baptist Church at about 8:15 a.m.
Across the nation, environmental lovers gathered yesterday with baskets of food, in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people picnicking in a 24-hour period. More than 40 locations in the U.S. hosted picnics related to the event, including the Fenner Nature Center, where 244 MSU students and community members participated in the challenge linked to Earth Day, said Nature Conservancy Marketing Manager Melissa Molenda.
Dave Chou knows what it’s like to be far away from home, without the comfort of a home-cooked meal. Originally from Taiwan, Chou remembers being homesick for his family’s cooking when he went away to college, so he decided to open Chopstix, a new Asian cuisine restaurant housed in the former Asian House building at 1001 E. Grand River Ave.
Samantha Thomas has barely known her mother without cancer. Since the hospitality business junior was in third grade in 1999, her mom has been in a constant battle with breast cancer — the most common type of cancer in women.
Before chemistry junior Mary Steinhauer stepped on campus, she knew she wanted to be a Paranormal Society member. Ever since a friend introduced her to paranormal studies in high school, Steinhauer has had a deep interest in the topic.
For economics junior Ahmed Almansouri, showing off his yellow and black 2008 Corvette at the MSU Car Show on Saturday had more significance than just his love of cars. “People say Corvettes are the American dream — that’s my dream,” Almansouri said.
After nearly a year of allegations, investigations, witness testimony and more than 100 days of jail time, former MSU graduate student Andrew Thompson will face trial for 13 counts of animal killing for allegedly torturing and killing several Italian greyhounds in East Lansing and Meridian Township. His trial will commence at 8:30 a.m.
Final exams will be held from April 30 to May 4. As students gear up for the last week in school, they share some advice for studying and making it through the final days.
A chilly breeze couldn’t keep hundreds of residents from getting a feel for the flavor of downtown during a three-hour event Saturday night that transformed a city parking lot into a minifestival called the Taste of East Lansing.
The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to continue its discussion on an ordinance that could reshape an area redevelopment project at its Tuesday night work session. The work session is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
University Council will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. in 115 International Center. The council’s agenda items include discussion of the proposed merger of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and the Department of Plant Pathology to form the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences.
A 30-year-old lansing man reported a wallet was stolen from his parked vehicle between about 10:30 p.m. April 12 and 11 p.m. April 13 from ramp 6, near Grand river avenue, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Advertising junior Justin Gaines first joined the MSU Breakdance Club in 2009 as an outlet to show off his talent. He never thought he’d gain a family out of the deal, but it’s exactly what he has.
While Nicholas Dansby sat under the sun Saturday afternoon reading a newspaper and enjoying a cup of coffee as he often does, he noticed something wasn’t quite the same.
MSU wrestling junior heavyweight Steve Andrus’ bid to compete in the 2012 London Olympics ended Saturday night when he dropped the championship match in the 120 kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling Olympic trials to Dremiel Byers of the U.S. Army.
A newly vacant spot in the city was occupied by a bit of country Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of community members occupied the space once filled by the East Lansing Barnes & Noble, 333 E.
The University Activities Board and Senior Class Council are partnering to hold Movie by Moonlight from 8:30-10:30 p.m.