Applied engineering science senior Sabrina Morris woke up at about 11 a.m. Monday to public safety officers pounding on her door. A power line had fallen on the roof of her house at 121 River St.
Flash mobbing is an online sensation that has hit center stage in locations across the world over the past couple of years, and a local organization is preparing to make Lansing the next location to follow the trend. A flash mob organized by Meridian Entertainment Group will perform spontaneously at the annual Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing this week.
Rock Camp, a week-long summer program for students ages 12-19, began Monday and will conclude with a performance at the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
In honor of the company’s 84th anniversary Monday, some customers who entered 7-Eleven, 918 E. Grand River Ave., greeted employees with, “Happy Birthday 7-Eleven.” Every year, 7-Eleven stores give out free Slurpees on July 11, and the public response did not come up short at the East Lansing location with a line that extended into the parking lot.
Whether the federal government is forced to default or a deficit-reducing plan allows for the raising of the nation’s debt ceiling, citizens — from students to the retired — could be forced to make sacrifices because of the federal government’s financial woes.
University officials said today MSU’s study abroad program in Japan continues to operate smoothly despite a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit off the country’s northeast shore last week.
Jimmy Pickens verbally committed to play for MSU before his senior year of high school, and this summer, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 41st round of the MLB draft, leaving him with a choice between the Spartans or the Tigers.
At 29 years old, Aaron Scheidies, the reigning world paratriathlete champion and MSU alumnus, has competed in more than 150 triathlons and often travels the country telling people about how he overcame adversity. His success in the world of triathlons has positioned him for a 2011 ESPY Award nomination — which will air on ESPN at 9 p.m. Wednesday — in the Best Male Athlete with a Disability category.
Lawmakers and the governor are attempting to send ineffective teachers to the principal’s office, but it’s the legislators who need the time-out. Four separate bills, all approved by the state Legislature June 30, would change the tenure process for teachers in an attempt to retain more quality teachers.
Police confirmed the body found in a Pennsylvania lake at 9:45 a.m. today is graduate student Aaron Riley, Pennsylvania State police Cpl.
Lansing resident Sean Dunham sat beneath a tree in Valley Court Park yesterday watching his son Barron, 3, practice twirling a hula hoop around his arm, stopping occasionally to grab a handful of fresh-picked blueberries from the carton his father just purchased. Dunham, his wife Jennifer and their two children, Barron and Caroline, 17, spent the afternoon resting in the shade after a morning of shopping at the East Lansing Farmers Market, as they often do on Sundays during the summer. “It’s always interesting to see what (the vendors) have in the stalls,” Sean Dunham said.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., thinks Michigan soon could be the advanced battery capital of the world, and she came to MSU Friday to announce an initiative that would help the state realize this potential. Stabenow chose MSU’s Energy and Automotive Research Laboratories as the site to unveil her Battery Innovation Act — legislation focusing on creating advanced battery development opportunities and jobs throughout Michigan and the U.S. “What’s exciting is we’re taking what we’ve always done very well, which is make things, and combining that with the research and development of new technologies,” Stabenow said. The Battery Innovation Act would work to spur the nation’s research and development and increase the production of advanced batteries.
Students attending MSU’s College of Human Medicine, or CHM, could have additional opportunities to train in communities across the state after college officials announced their plans to expand the college’s Upper Peninsula campus last week. The college is examining the possibility of partnering with three additional hospitals across the state’s northern region, in the process training more medical students. Currently, most students — about 10 per year — complete most of the third year of their rotational training at Marquette General Hospital, 580 W.
When I was walking back to campus from St. John’s Student Center last weekend, I noticed an interesting juxtaposition on the corner of M.A.C.
A 25-year-old woman from Holt, Mich., fled from MSU police Sunday morning at about 2 a.m. during a car chase through campus, MSU police Sgt.
Thanks to Gov. Rick Snyder, we’ll soon see if “three strikes, and you’re out” is better for the job market than “one and done.”
As a crowd of vendors and customers gathered Sunday to end the East Lansing Farmers Market, another crowd was geared up nearby to take part in the two-mile Blues Family Health Walk with the Mayor.
For about four hours, former MSU instructor Steve Helderman was held hostage Thursday by a Grand Rapids man who shot and killed seven people the same day. The whole time, Rodrick Dantzler never took his finger off the .40-caliber handgun he used to kill his wife, child and eventually himself, Helderman’s brother Tom Helderman said.
To those who knew him, no one was as devoted to MSU as William Faunce. Simply called Bill by his friends and family, the former MSU sociology professor and chairperson had a connection with the school from a young age, something he carried with him until his death from liver cancer July 3 at the age of 83.
As fans patiently wait for the new season to begin, EA Sports will ease some of that tension with the release of its latest football title “NCAA Football 12” on Tuesday for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.