As I sat gazing out my window at the fairly miniscule number of pedestrians walking by my office, the almost nonexistent vehicles hurtling by on the road, and the seemingly total lack of any negative thoughts in my head, I realized for the millionth time that it is a whole lot easier to be critical toward things in which we can find fault.
When all is said and done, MSU will have dropped $44 million on renovating the various cafeterias across campus. The renovations began with The Gallery in Snyder and Phillips halls in 2007 and continued with Brody Square, which will open this fall.
Although Holland put together the most impressive run in the tournament, the talent always existed on the Spanish side. Spain had some struggles early on in the tournament, but the talented squad was able to put it all together when it counted. They didn’t win any game overwhelmingly despite their loaded roster, but they won, and isn’t that all that counts?
The Pacific Coast states of California, Oregon and Washington have long held a reputation for top-notch craft beers. While many states have settled to enjoying those microbrews, Michigan is catching up — and perhaps surpassing — the West in the art of brewing.
With headlining acts such as American Idol’s Adam Lambert and Ludacris, the Common Ground Music Festival is set to take over Lansing’s Adado Riverfront Park starting Monday.
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market opened for its second year of business Sunday with vendors from the Lansing area and beyond selling a sense of community along with produce and baked goods.
MSU will spend about $44 million to revamp several residence halls’ cafeterias, a step officials said is in response to student demand and needs. The move is part of a larger plan to renovate and update dining facilities campuswide.
Mid-Michigan residents walked Saturday at the Stroll East Lansing event of the Walking in Our Community series. The series is aimed at promoting walking as a form of exercise and getting to know local communities. There were one-, three- and five-mile trails that started at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, and led participants through East Lansing’s downtown and residential areas, as well as MSU’s campus.
Residents of the Lansing area sorted through more than 100 varieties of wine and food samples from 15 different local vendors Saturday at Lansing’s Taste of Downtown. The inaugural event kicked off at 3 p.m. on South Washington Square in Lansing, and was hosted by the Lansing Principal Shopping District, or LPSD, with wine and food served buffet style accompanied by music from live local bands Third Coast Steel and Soulstice.
An undiagnosed case of pertussis, or whooping cough, might have been exposed to the 900 people who attended Grandparents University at MSU from June 29 to July 1. The Michigan Department of Community Health, or MDCH, identified 20 individuals Friday who attended the event who are at a high risk for contracting pertussis.
Nine students attended the first Michigan 4-H Discovery Camp last week, which offered Michigan students ages 15-19 opportunities to learn about bioenergy and green solutions. At the camp, students visited MSU faculty member’s labs and took interactive field trips across the state while experiencing dorm living in Shaw Hall.
I was wrong in the best way possible, I suppose. The Netherlands didn’t win the 2010 World Cup, losing 1-0 Sunday to Spain. But despite the low score, the game, like the rest of the tournament, never lacked excitement.
This summer nearly two dozen students from Wayne State University, MSU and the University of Michigan will create a 20-25 minute film based off a longer film written by a student.
I’ve always been of the mind that education is about understanding. A student takes the materials provided and seeks to understand their application and meaning.
About 900 children and their grandparents might have been exposed to pertussis, or whooping cough, at Grandparents University at MSU. A child who attended the event, held between June 29 and July 1 was infectious, although not yet diagnosed with pertussis, might have infected others.
MSU horticulture professor and researcher Amy Iezzoni was honored as the 2010 Cherry Industry Person of the Year by the Cherry Marketing Institute on Wednesday at MSU’s Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station in Traverse City. Iezzoni was chosen for the award because of her commitment to cherry growers through her research.
A group of students from MSU, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University began working on a short film Wednesday as part of a state initiative to keep student filmmakers in Michigan. The 21 students working on the project, including seven from MSU, are receiving instruction and learning firsthand every facet of creating a movie, Albers said.
Transforming the former dance studio of Pin-Up Pole Dancing into a unisex boutique, store owner and MSU alumna Michelle Gross is attempting to bring New York street fashion to the city of East Lansing with Jeanologie XX/XY Boutique, 303 M.A.C. Ave., which opened last week. Jeanologie offers labels including Betsey Johnson, BCBG, Lacoste and Lucky Brand, but also features local designers, such as Niki Biki, a designer from Central Michigan University that has a line of one-size-fits-all camisoles. Gross plans to invite pieces from MSU’s apparel and textile design students into her boutique as well.
Although local residents will get a break from the 90-degree heat this weekend, this summer promises to be warmer than average. Saturday will bring highs in the low 80s under sunny skies. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s. Although temperatures will be five to 10 degrees lower than the past few days, people still should be cautious and monitor their hydration.
A 23-year-old male from Lansing reported his bicycle stolen Monday morning on the west side of the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.