Three college students who faced five felony charges for providing alcohol to three minors at a party in January — after which the minors were involved in a fatal car crash — pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in court Thursday.
After spending years running cross country in high school, physiology freshman Chris Hall developed chronic lower back pain.
The members of the MSU Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, ratified a new four-year contract — which will include increases in pay and better health and dental care — by a 94 percent vote.
Well, this is it. Just another semester for some, the culmination of a college career for others and an ending (of sorts) for all. When something ends, people choose to look in two directions: backward to the progress that’s been made and forward to prepare for the unknown and what lies ahead.
Anthony Maiale wants to bring a different kind of restaurant to the Lansing area — a restaurant on wheels.
A bill passed in the Michigan House on Tuesday could give Michigan a competitive edge in the telecommunication industry.
As students prepare to vacate their dorms and apartments for the summer, many leave behind a trail of carpet, wooden lofts and various belongings that would end up in a landfill.
Students looking to blow off a little end of the year steam have the option to don a mask, grab a glow stick and head to the RHA Masquerave. The fourth annual charity ball for the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Once again, football, tailgating and the spirit of competition will be in the air when the Green Team faces the White Team in the MSU football team’s annual spring game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
For students like Graham Lundeen who live in East Lansing during the summer, the lack of students in town might imply a lack of entertainment options. But for Lundeen, who is planning on purchasing tickets to see “CHICAGO” again when it visits Wharton Center in May, summer in East Lansing is not a dull time for entertainment.
The amount of construction going on across campus is the most communicative sciences and disorders senior Erin Dixon has seen during her time at MSU.
With only 10 games remaining this season, the Spartans (22-22 overall, 3-9 Big Ten) have a chance to take control of their season, and they want to prove they’re tough enough to do so, starting with two road games against Minnesota (27-20, 5-7) at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The three college students accused of supplying alcohol to four teenagers at a party leading to a fatal car crash, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in 55th District Court today. MSU students Charles King III and Jordan Henika and their roommate, Lansing Community College student Michael Freund, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to contribute to the delinquency of a minor, Freund’s lawyer Scott Mertens said. Mertens said the students feel terrible for what happened and for the victims’ families, but they do not feel they contributed directly to the deaths and their pleas are reflective of that, he said. “There was one thing our clients were guilty of — holding a keg party and not monitoring who was consuming alcohol,” Mertens said.
MSU junior defensive end Corey Freeman has been suspended from Saturday’s spring game after being ticketed for driving with a suspended license and a failure to disclose a concealed pistol to an officer, a court clerk from East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. Driving with a suspended license carries a maximum of 93 days in jail and a $500 fine and is a misdemeanor charge.
MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson said he will keep his position at MSU if he’s not allowed to serve on both the MSU Board of Trustees and Detroit’s Greektown Casino board of directors. Ferguson said he was considering a position on the Greektown board in June 2010 — one he’s been contemplating since — but Greektown officials have said a 1996 Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act prohibits all elected officials from serving on a casino board of control. “If I can’t work this out and I have to choose, I’ll stay at MSU,” Ferguson said. Ferguson was elected first to the Board of Trustees in 1986 and currently serves as chairman.
Following his hiring as the MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. asked his father, Jake Boss Sr., to help lead the team after years of high coaching experience.
The East Lansing Fire Department and five other fire departments in the Lansing area are looking into options to further efficiency and reduce expenses by sharing resources. Discussions between Lansing, Delta, Delhi and Meridian townships, as well as the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, began last summer, East Lansing Fire Chief Randall Talifarro said. To gather more information on viable options, the municipalities are considering a study that will investigate the most effective ways for the departments to operate, Talifarro said. With the recent loss of state revenue sharing, the municipalities are considering consolidating departments or cooperating in other ways to save money, Talifarro said. “We’re trying to build on what’s similar and where we have common ground,” he said.
A 31-year-old male reported damage to his vehicle at about 9:30 a.m. April 24 in Lot 23 near Owen Graduate Hall, MSU police Sgt.
Danielle Winterberger is a direct descendent of a Holocaust survivor. The marketing junior has been researching her family’s history since she was 16 years old — putting together her grandmother’s story in the greater context of the Holocaust.
Presidential candidates would be required to furnish a birth certificate to Michigan authorities in order to appear on ballots in the state if a state representative has his way.