For the first time in more than a decade, Spartan Stadium will be hosting a concert event, leading many local police to stress the differences between this event and a typical football Saturday. This Sunday, U2 will be making their long-anticipated trip to East Lansing to perform, and MSU police Sgt.
Funding for about 24 Libyan students attending MSU has been reinstated by the Canadian Bureau for International Education, or CBIE, department officials announced today.
Three students charged with one count of conspiracy to contribute to the delinquency of a minor were sentenced today to 120 days in jail and almost $2,000 in fines each.
For Carol Kasuda, her involvement with the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program — a free transportation program for cancer patients who need to get to treatment — is very rewarding and worthwhile. Kasuda, who has volunteered since 1999, said she was out running an errand after retiring and noticed she was behind an American Cancer Society van for the program.
When John and Abigail Waller first were told their son was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, they didn’t expect to have food brought to their house every day.
The MSU College of Education has its next dean after the appointment of Donald Heller was confirmed last week by the MSU Board of Trustees. Heller’s appointment fills the role left by departing dean Carole Ames, who will step down on Aug.
Law enforcement officers might find it easier to fight crime with the creation of an advisory board to promote communication between local and state police, officials said. The advisory board is intended to help law enforcement and criminal justice officials share information, said Ken Silfven, deputy press secretary for the governor.
A 25-year-old female student received medical treatment from Olin Health Center after spilling chemicals on herself at about 9:30 a.m.
Student train travelers might have a harder time commuting to and from campus as speeds of a branch of track servicing East Lansing slowed last week, even though the train line that runs through East Lansing has seen record ridership this year. Maximum speeds on the section of the Blue Water line from Battle Creek, Mich., to Kalamazoo slowed to 25-60 mph, down from 79 mph previously, said Rudy Husband, a spokesman from Norfolk Southern Corp., the company who owns the section of track. The track includes several West Michigan stops and also is en route to stations in and near Chicago.
Researchers at MSU and the Michigan Biotechnology Institute, or MBI, say they plan to use a $4.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to further their examination of alternative fuel technology. Money from the grant will go primarily to researchers at MBI, a Lansing-based company owned by the university.
When interdisciplinary studies in social science senior Peter Croce first arrived at MSU, he was surprised by the limited number of students using skateboards to navigate campus.
When Michigan banned smoking in indoor businesses more than a year ago, Patrick Kent, owner of Blue Midnight Hookah Lounge, immediately saw his shop’s profits drop more than 15 percent. But the tobacco-based portion of his business still was thriving. Rather, Kent’s losses were more edible in nature: The new law outlawed the food service portion of his business, banning him from selling malts, wraps and smoothies in the same location as tobacco smoking.
More than a year after Michigan’s Dr. Ron Davis Smoke-Free Air Law was adopted, some state lawmakers have introduced legislation that once again would allow smoking in East Lansing bars and restaurants. Four separate bills have been introduced by state Reps.
Lisa Campion was once an 11-year-old girl attending her first session with 4-H Exploration Days at MSU. Through five or six years with the 4-H Exploration Days program and her continued participation with 4-H, Campion learned about her love for environmental sciences, something that helped her decide what she wanted to do with her life. Campion, now 24, graduated from MSU in 2007 with a degree in environmental science and management and a degree in fisheries and wildlife.
As Redbox progressively adds more video games to its selection of available media, the company could pose a threat to local video game stores. The movie rental kiosk company announced this past weekend that they will be making video games available to rent at more than 21,000 of their locations. Although movies will continue to be rented out for $1 a night, video games will cost twice that. Redbox is owned in part by McDonald’s Corporation and Coinstar Inc. Together, the companies have distributed more than 27,000 kiosks nationwide in locations such as grocery stores, retailers, drugstores, restaurants and convenience stores. Since its launch in 2003, Redbox, along with other new movie renting and streaming alternatives, have put a strain on the movie rental industry. Blockbuster, for example, has closed thousands of stores worldwide, and Hollywood Video has gone out of business. Tom Leach is the owner of Video to Go in the Frandor Shopping Center, in Lansing, a video rental store that once also carried video games.
Where do former Spartans Kalin Lucas and Durrell Summers fit into the scheme of things in Thursday’s 2011 NBA Draft?
The State News recently sat down with former MSU men’s basketball great Mateen Cleaves to discuss his accomplishments and what he’s been up to.
With the help of MSU’s Capstone program, fans of “Man vs. Wild” now have the opportunity to put themselves in Bear Grylls’ shoes as they navigate his world and fight for survival in Scientifically Proven Entertainment, or SPE’s, “Man vs. Wild: The Game.” The game — available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii consoles — is the first such game to be developed in Michigan for all three home game consoles.
At the rate that companies develop new smart phones and gadgets, it’s only appropriate new accessories accompany them. With that in mind, MSU alumni Jim McGaw and Tara Armbruster— who graduated in 2004 and now live in Santa Barbara, Calif. — decided to develop a product geared toward people who sleep with their iPhones.
Last Friday’s nationwide protests — one of which occurred in Lansing — of the “war on drugs” on its unofficial 40th anniversary were a bit misguided. When there’s talk about ending the war on drugs, it’s mainly focused on the legalization of recreational marijuana and the high cost of fighting a war against a noun.