Lansing’s Old Town puckered up for the SMOOCH! Project at the Perspective2 Studio, 319 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing, on Tuesday in an effort to reduce violence through human affection. The SMOOCH! Project is a documentary record of the human demonstration to willingly share and welcome love and affection with no regard to social, economic or political boundaries.
The Ronald McDonald House is a building that can house up to eight families at once, said Lisa Gnass, Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan executive director. The house celebrated its 10th anniversary of operation Tuesday afternoon in Lansing. The anniversary event featured an open house for the public, refreshments and a silent auction. Additionally, leaders from the Lansing community, such as state Rep. Joan Bauer, D-Lansing, gathered to speak.
Lansing area residents should be on guard for the possibility for severe weather Wednesday, said George Wetzel, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, on Tuesday.
A 21-year-old female MSU employee was injured last Wednesday morning in the lobby of Snyder Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The proposed demolition of 110-year-old Morrill Hall is bittersweet. The $38 million project, which includes adding onto Wells Hall and renovating the Old Horticulture Building, is scheduled to begin in September, when construction on Wells is slated to start.
For those who enjoy The Postal Service songs that include a female singer, but were always left wishing they were a little less electronically enhanced, Stars’ new release “The Five Ghosts” is the album you’ve been waiting for.
Recognized for their excellence on the playing field last season, MSU football linebacker Greg Jones and field hockey midfielder Floor Rijpma were named the George Alderton Male and Female Athletes of the Year, MSU announced Monday. The award is given to the top male and female Spartan athlete at the end of each year.
Voting has begun for the design of the 2010 MSU football student section T-shirt. For the fourth year in a row, fans can vote for different designs on the front and back of the T-shirt that comes with the purchase of student season tickets.
Head coach Jake Boss Jr. and the MSU baseball team are offering three camps this summer at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field. Registration for all camps can be completed at sportcamps.msu.edu.
Animated with arguments over the Michigan Promise Scholarship and Michigan’s job growth, the first Democratic gubernatorial debate took place Monday night at Grand Valley State University in Allendale.
MSU has launched a nearly $500,000 advertising campaign aimed at using storied from across the worldwide Spartan community as a promotional point for the university. The first phase of the campaign included print ads across the U.S. and Internet marketing. The second phase, set to launch in mid-July, will use videos to tell stories about how the university has influenced lives across the globe.
The MSU Board of Trustees on Friday approved a $38 million plan to demolish the 110-year-old Morrill Hall and add onto the B Wing of Wells Hall. The plan, which also includes money to renovate the Old Horticulture Building, will relocate several academic departments.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss and set public hearing dates at its meeting Tuesday night for several agenda items, including some development and rezoning projects, adding to an already packed July 20 council meeting.
Recent polls by Lansing-based polling firm EPIC-MRA found Attorney General Mike Cox has taken the lead over U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, in the Republican gubernatorial race. On the Democratic side, state House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford, maintains a lead over Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero.
Two 21-year-old males from Kentwood, Mich., reported multiple items stolen Wednesday from IM Sports-West’s gym No. 2, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The Korean summer camp is a five-day program featuring classes in Korean traditions and culture, including art, music, language and Taekwondo classes. The program is geared toward educating adopted children who have Korean backgrounds, although it is open to all children interested in learning about Korean culture
While many MSU students have been on study abroad programs, East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton has done some traveling of his own. Staton returned June 15 from a nearly two-week adventure to East Lansing’s sister city, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The trip was a continuation of a project started about five years ago when Staton and former East Lansing Director of Planning and Community Development Jim van Ravensway traveled to Romania to begin the relationship between the two cities.
Children practiced their vocabulary and learned to introduce themselves in French on Monday, marking the beginning of a series of six language summer camps taking place at MSU’s Community Language School. The campers in the French Summer Camp for Kids will use their newly attained vocabulary to go on ventures across campus, including ordering ice cream at the MSU Dairy Store in French.
Jody Ackerman, the newly appointed senior director of development and external relations for MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, or CANR, is looking forward to connecting with alumni and donors to take CANR and the university to a higher level of fundraising. Ackerman was chosen by Jeff Armstrong, dean of CANR, and Kris Bradley, the senior director of constituency programs for MSU’s University Development, to link the interests and passions of alumni and organizations that want to support CANR through fundraising, Armstrong said.
The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Physical Plant lunchroom. Although Physical Plant employees are encouraged to give, walk-ins from the public are welcome to donate as well.