The glitz and glamour of the Emmys rubbed off on MSU this past weekend as members of the university took home eight awards at the annual event.
In his last career start at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, senior pitcher Kurt Wunderlich threw a complete game shutout, as the Spartans (33-18 overall, 14-8 Big Ten) downed Big Ten foe Northwestern (19-28, 9-12), 3-0. With the win, the Spartans edged ever closer to winning a Big Ten championship — the program’s first since 1979.
A bill passed Wednesday in the state Senate could mean increased health costs for recently-hired college graduates working in the public sector. The bill would require local government and public school employees to pay 20 percent of their health insurance premium. Many people in the private sector already pay at least part of the cost of their health insurance, said state Sen.
Jim Sukenik thinks the recent renovations at the University Club of MSU, 3435 Forest Road, in Lansing, are something he would expect to see in Chicago or New York, not Lansing. Sukenik, president of Bakergroup Hospitality & Foodservice Design and the head of the design team behind the renovations, said the club’s new bar, called Mixx, and the accompanying restaurant, Mingle, represent “large-city outcomes” in terms of the club’s dining experience. Sukenik, an MSU alumnus, said he was approached by the club in August to design the changes, which he said sought to restore the club’s reputation as a premier dining location.
Prospective employees at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital will have to be nicotine-free in accordance with a new hospital policy that went into effect May 1. The policy prohibits the hiring of any employee who tests positive for nicotine or tobacco and is part of an initiative that Sparrow took to help promote healthier lives throughout mid-Michigan. John Foren, a spokesman for Sparrow Hospital, said implementation of the new hiring policy was going well. Foren declined to comment further on the policy. Teri Wilson, a consultant and researcher for the Michigan Department of Community Health, said testing for tobacco is done by assessing the level of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, in a person’s system.
David LaPratt will do whatever it takes to improve his business — so he set his restaurant up on Campusfood.com, an online food-ordering system for college campuses. LaPratt, the owner of Samuel Mancino’s Italian Eatery, 401 N.
Three MSU students reported various valuables allegedly were stolen from them between 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The University Seventh-Day Adventist, 504 Ann St., will hold a gospel concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, with Hyman — a Christian artist who records Jewish music — performing.
The MSU baseball team stands in position to win the Big Ten as its seniors take the field at home for their last weekend series against Northwestern.
No arrests have been made in correlation with the robbery of a Lansing PNC Bank branch Tuesday, but police are actively pursuing a suspect, Lansing police Sgt.
After leading police in a high-speed chase, 20-year-old East Lansing resident and MSU employee Carl Stamm died in a motorcycle crash at 4:20 a.m.
State economists determined yesterday that Michigan will have more than $400 million more in revenue available for use this fiscal year than previously was projected. At the biannual meeting, economists from Gov.
A coin-operated machine in Wells Hall outside of Room C-111 allegedly was robbed between May 13 at 5 p.m.
Michigan’s film tax credits, eliminated under the tax reform approved last week by the state Legislature, might soon make another appearance.
Beginning on Saturday morning and lasting through the weekend, downtown East Lansing will be a whirl of color, music and excitement as the East Lansing Art Festival rolls into town for the 48th consecutive year.
As a former member of the MSU triathlon team, Lindsey Bachman thought nothing of hitting the road for miles at a time on her bike to train for a race. But in August 2008, Bachman’s friend and former teammate Mason Barker was riding his bike on Round Lake Road when he was struck by a vehicle going 55 mph.
Some farmers and agricultural industry members across the state are turning to an MSU-operated website for guidance in the fields and on their farms. Enviro-weather is an MSU website run through partnerships between MSU Extension and MSU AgBioResearch and is partially funded by the Michigan Legislature’s Project GREEEN.
Early last week an injured bald eagle was rescued from the Saginaw River. Bay City’s Department of Natural Resources’, or DNR, Fisheries Division technicians rushed to the scene after receiving calls Monday morning from individuals who spotted the wounded bird.
The Michigan State University Children’s Health Initiative was awarded the $10,000 Community Impact Grant. The grant was established to help organizations fund projects that will impact their communities.
As the Spartans (32-18 overall, 13-8 Big Ten) head into their final regular season series — hosting Northwestern (19-27, 9-11) with game one at 3:05 p.m. Thursday — they hold a one-game lead over Minnesota (21-20, 12-9) and Illinois (22-25, 12-9) in the Big Ten. To be guaranteed outright champions, MSU will have to sweep the Wildcats at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs field.