Michigan will be rewarded for its recent efforts to reduce the misuse of Bridge Cards utilized by college students and other Michigan residents in need of food assistance, U.S.
With axes, chain saws and other equipment, East Lansing firefighters cut into the roof of a building in Cherry Lane Apartments Thursday afternoon. Inside, there were no students.
A 25-year-old male student reported his bicycle stolen from a rack in near Holden Hall between 6:30 June 8 and 4:30 June 13, MSU police Sgt.
This Saturday, Potter Park Zoo will be celebrating summer by hosting a number of activities for people of all ages. The day starts with the Wild 1-Mile race, where children 12 and under will have the chance to run through the zoo, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, and see exotic animals up close. TV personalities Evan Pinsonnault from WLNS and Tim Nester from WILX will be on hand to host the event. There will be games, a bounce house and face painting, along with other activities put on with the help of the zoo’s community sponsors, including Impression 5 Science Center, Meridian Historical Village, MSU Science Theatre and more. Potter Park also will be hosting the eighth annual Volks Folks at the Zoo, featuring various types of Volkswagen cars, which will be located just outside the zoo. General admission still will be charged for the day’s events, although participants in the Wild 1-Mile will have their fee waived after registering for the race. Dads who attend the zoo on Father’s Day, June 19, will receive free admission. The zoo is open daily year-round, with summer hours from 9 a.m.
Deconstruction continues on the MSC Smokestack this week. All letters are now gone from the structure, as bricks are removed one row at a time.
A memorable day in any child’s life, Charlie’s birthday had a special meaning. He was diagnosed on April 1 with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, a rare and inoperable form of brain cancer. With the best treatment, he might have between months and years to live, his parents said.
In the coming months, East Lansing will look a shade greener than ever before in the city’s history. The first application for an East Lansing medical marijuana dispensary was submitted to the city’s planning department on Tuesday, Community Development Analyst Tim Schmitt said. The dispensary — which has yet to be constructed — will be housed in a new, two-story office building located on Lake Lansing Road, just east of Abbot Road, Tim Schmitt said. The future owner, whose name was submitted on the application form, could not be reached for comment. The submission came a day shy of the one-month anniversary of the end of East Lansing’s medical marijuana moratorium — which expired on May 15 — though the city has legally accepted applications since the medical marijuana ordinance went into effect April 6.
MSU students might be paying more for classes in the coming school year if the MSU Board of Trustees votes to increase tuition rates at its Friday meeting. The board is expected to set a specific percentage increase during their work session in Grand Rapids.
A 25-year-old male employee reported his cable lock and bag stolen from a bike rack near the Union between 9 p.m.
State residents have the opportunity to recommend regulation reform that would make Michigan’s rules more conducive to job creation and more user-friendly. Michigan’s Office of Regulatory Reinvention, or ORR, currently is accepting applications for citizens to join their Advisory Rules committees, which will assess regulation concerning natural resources, occupational licensing and liquor control in the state.
Michigan’s first hydraulic excavator using hybrid technology is being operated at a construction site on MSU’s campus. AIS Construction Equipment Corporation, a 50-year-old Michigan-based company, is the supplier for what will be the Bott Building for Nursing Education and Research located on Bogue Street south of Service Road.
After trying several different dating websites without much luck, Columbia University senior Lara Hirner signed up for a new site, datemyschool.com, hoping for the best. When using other dating sites, Hirner said she had difficulty meeting normal people with interests similar to her own.
For the fifth consecutive year, MSU students and fans have the opportunity to vote on the design of the football student section T-shirt, which comes along with the student season ticket package.
After six decades as a vital part of the MSU soccer program, Joe Baum has announced he will retire at the end of June.
For the 2011-12 season, MSU football season tickets are on sale with the prices remaining the same as the previous two seasons.
Making living arrangements for the summer can be a frustrating and complicated process for students. With many apartment complexes offering only 12-month leases, students can be forced to scramble to find someone to take their lease during the summer or risk paying for an unused apartment.
East Lansing residents will have a new place to take their technology-related problems when a computer repair store opens at 228 Abbot Road.Spartan Tech Center will be filling the vacancy left by Swirlberry and is owned by Adna Technologies, a Lansing-based company that offers information technology services.
Unlike many students in her graduating class who still are searching for their first post-graduation job, MSU alumna Chelsey Frank is busy working for a company she loves. Two days after graduating from MSU in May 2011, Frank started her job in the marketing department at Zaarly, a buyer-powered online market. Frank said she got her job because of the connections she made while she was involved with MSU Entrepreneurship Network, or msuENet. “The network definitely provided an avenue to connect with a lot of awesome people,” she said.
As someone who has lived in East Lansing for 10-plus years and as a current MSU junior, I take a lot of pride in the colors green and white.
Whatever happened to the middle ground? Everything today is grouped into “for” or “against,” from traditionally polarized areas, such as politics and business, to things that usually aren’t as polarized, such as music and sports.