Anthropology senior Matthew O’Hagan spent weeks meticulously shaving layers of dirt in the shadow of Beaumont Tower, hoping to find a telling remnant that would give insight into the early students of MSU.
Bridging the gap between generations at completely different ends of the age spectrum, the sixth edition of Grandparents University wraps up on Thursday after bringing almost 900 participants to campus for a three-day experience at MSU.
Although East Lansing itself will not provide much in the way of celebrations this holiday weekend, the surrounding communities offer plenty for those in the area to do.
Former MSU All-American golfer Laura Kueny captured her first professional tournament victory as she won the 2011 Michigan PGA Women’s Open on Wednesday.
When living in Snyder Hall for the summer semester, one can’t help but notice the gargantuan piece of modern art called Funambulist rising out of the grass on the quadrangle. It’s visible from the windows in the Gallery at Snyder and Phillips halls and from both Bogue Street and Physics Road and invokes — in this writer’s humble opinion — influences both avian and Asian.
The East Lansing city council authorized the construction of the first building in a high-rise development project that will carve a new shape in the city’s skyline.
The 24-year-old MSU student who allegedly killed 10 dogs has been arraigned for three more charges of animal killing in East Lansing. Anthony Thompson, a former student in the College of Osteopathic Medicine who was dismissed because of the allegations, is being held in the Ingham County Jail with a $100,000 bond. He faces charges on 13 felonies, misdemeanor for animal cruelty and up to four years in prison. Thompson’s pre-trial is scheduled for July 5 and his preliminary examination was rescheduled for July 8.
The streets of East Lansing might be safer with the help of two new firefighters, thanks to funding from a grant for more than $300,000. U.S.
State universities likely will have to spend less time conducting research and more time filing paperwork if they decide to adhere to intent language included in the state’s education budget adopted last week. This boilerplate language requires universities in state to report the human embryonic stem cell research they conduct. Although Michael Gadola, a member of Gov.
The streets of the Big Apple were lit up with images of the rainbow flag this past weekend as New Yorkers celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage. The northeastern state is the sixth, but largest, state to pass the law. Shortly after being approved in the state Senate by a vote of 33-29 late Friday night, the news was announced and quickly became the trending topic of Twitter feeds. Comparative cultures and politics senior Sean Watkins was making his way into Manhattan when he heard the news, but it wasn’t long before he joined the celebration. “I was really happy for it,” he said.
East Lansing currently is in the running to receive a $50,000 grant to support its small businesses. Intuit will give out a total of $100,000 to the top two cities in its Love a Local Business program next month.
MSU faculty member Gary Reid received the Michigan Association of Broadcasters’, or MAB’s, highest honor at the organization’s annual conference on Mackinac Island Monday night. Reid, who serves as a distinguished senior academic specialist in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the state’s broadcasting and radio industries. “I was actually stunned,” Reid said upon learning of the award.
Steve Smith hosted his 12th annual charity golf outing Tuesday to raise funds for the MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan, the George Webster Scholarship Fund and the Steve Smith Charitable Fund.
Mark Van Ameyde, who has served as the MSU baseball’s pitching coach since the 2009 season, has been promoted to associate head coach, head baseball coach Jake Boss Jr. announced Tuesday.
The East Lansing City Council is slated to make a significant stride in a pair of development projects that will add to the downtown skyline. The council is set to approve the first of two mixed-use development agreements that would authorize construction of an eight-story, mixed-use building near the Ann Street Plaza, on the corner of Grove Street and Albert Avenue.
Seth Tompkins, co-owner of What Up Dawg?, didn’t open a food business last February to serve people lunch.
East Lansing saw a major increase in traffic on Sunday as thousands of fans flocked to the city to see one of the world’s most popular rock bands. U2’s East Lansing concert was one of the biggest draws of the summer, and many local businesses profited from the large influx of fans.
Despite dealing with an additional 70,000 people for the U2 concert Sunday night, crime in the city was under control, local police officials said. “From the perspective (of police,) there were very little problems,” East Lansing police Capt.
A semitruck backed into a 43-year-old Lansing woman’s car at about 9:30 a.m. June 24 on Service and Recycling roads, MSU police Sgt.
Working on the farm is notoriously tough, with agriculture students generally working on crop farms from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the summer, but the overabundance of rain has graduate student Erin Taylor and others working until sundown — sometimes as late as 10 p.m. — to get crops planted.