Pastor Mark Inglot welcomed his congregation on Easter Sunday by encouraging those in attendance to focus on the holy holiday instead of daily worries.
To mark the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover, students and community members gathered at MSU Hillel, 360 Charles St., to eat a special Seder meal. In Jewish culture, the Seder meal traditionally kicks off Passover celebrations, which began Friday and will continue until April 14, said Audrey Bloomberg, director of Jewish student life at MSU Hillel.
Construction on two of Brody Complex Neighborhood’s residence halls is close to wrapping up, but two others will be out of commission for similar renovations starting in May. The current renovations to Bailey and Rather halls both are on budget and on schedule to be completed by the middle of June, said Jeff Bonk, assistant director of design and construction management for Residential and Hospitality Services.
Communication freshman Katelyn Kotowicz circled the bike racks near Campbell Hall on Thursday afternoon as she searched for a parking spot for a bike she was borrowing from a friend.
On Saturday night, as many students were heading home for the Easter holiday, another celebration of community was taking place at East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive. About 100 East Lansing residents, MSU faculty and students gathered for food and festivities at the sixth annual Muslim Students’ Association, or MSA, Diversity Dinner.
Potential discrepancies in health care for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender patients might not be the first thing on the minds of all medical professionals, but for physician and MSU alumnus Henry Ng, the topic has become the basis of his career.
As the East Lansing Public Library prepares to deal with the effects of a potential budget crunch, library officials are gearing up to raise funds and awareness for the facility. The library, 950 Abbot Road, is planning a series of events to celebrate National Library Week, culminating in its Books, Bites and Bids fundraiser Friday evening.
The MSU baseball team has assembled a pitching core to compete with any team in the nation. But great pitching is useless without offensive support. Jake Boss Jr. acknowledges that this much is true. But as the Spartans found out this weekend, there’s a fine line between the theory of scoring runs and the literal production of them.
When the MSU gymnasts headed into the NCAA Auburn Regional with the No. 6 seed this weekend, they were hoping for a similar result to last year’s tournament appearance, when the Spartans placed in third — falling just short of advancing to the next round. However, it was not to be, as the Spartans placed sixth overall with a team score of 194.050 as Georgia and Oregon State placed first and second, respectively, to advance to the NCAA Championships.
The MSU softball team took three losses this weekend in its three-game series against Penn State in University Park, Penn. The Spartans (11-26 overall, 0-9 Big Ten) just broke a seven-game losing streak with a win against Central Michigan last week before their losses this weekend.
At the age of 14, all it took was one trip to the gym for kinesiology senior Blake Selby to get hooked on bodybuilding. As an out-of-shape teenager, he found the lifestyle the sport entailed gave him the confidence he’d been searching for.
To experience success with their current band, Dillon Gorden and Drew Irwin first had to let another one fall apart. Lansing resident Gorden and East Lansing resident Irwin both were members of alternative act A Letter to You, which broke up about two years ago, before forming their new group, Redbird.
In Friday’s letter to the editor, (“Gun-free zones weaken daily life,” SN 4/6) Dennis argues against the ban on concealed weapons on campus.
On Feb. 26, an event occurred that proves racism still is alive and well in this country. It also reaffirms some negative aspects of human character. The shooting of Trayvon Martin is a very unique case.
After years of planning, talking and virtually nothing being accomplished, the City Center II project finally is breaking ground.
On paper, the MSU baseball team has an offense to compete with any team in the Big Ten and many teams across the country.
After taking two out of three against Ohio State last weekend to open up Big Ten play, the MSU baseball fell to in-state rival Michigan 4-0 in the weekend opener on Friday in Ann Arbor. Senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro took the loss for the Spartans (18-9 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) and his record on the year falls to 3-2.
MSU basketball player Derrick Nix waived his right to an arraignment on Friday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, according to court records.
A 19-year-old male student and a 19-year-old female student reported their cell phones were stolen between 8:45 and 9 p.m.
For the friends and family of Darren and Owen, it’s been two years of waiting. Waiting while the investigation by the Lansing Police Department was turned over to the Michigan State Police. Waiting for the trial and conviction of Lansing resident Benjamin French for the murders. Waiting for David Marion Jr. to plead guilty. Despite justice being served, Darren Brown Jr. and Owen Goodenow are forever taken.