It only was last week The State News published a series of articles covering the changes the city of East Lansing has undergone throughout the past few decades. In keeping with that spirit of change, city officials are looking to renovate the 35-year-old Amtrak station at 1240 S. Harrison Road.
As Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days began Monday in Chicago, the Big Ten released the top three teams in its preseason poll. And not surprisingly, Ohio State was chosen by the media as the top team in the conference, followed by Iowa and Wisconsin.
Late July and early August mark the beginning of a transitional period for many MSU students, who move from one place to the next for the coming school year. At times stressful, students find moving takes a precise approach to ensure the transition is seamless.
The first college football game of the 2010 season still is more than a month away, but with Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days this week in Chicago comes the unofficial start of the new season.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has surged to an eight-point lead over Michigan Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, D-Redford, in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial primary elections, according to a poll recently released by Lansing-based polling firm EPIC-MRA.
A 19-year-old male MSU student reported his bicycle stolen near the front of Armstrong Hall, MSU police Sgt. Dan Munford said.
Sarah Willis, a creative writing sophomore at Grand Valley State University, directs this summer’s production of Peter Pan at All-of-us-Express Children’s Theatre at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road., which premiered Friday night. The All-of-us-Express Children’s Theatre is a local nonprofit organization that produces plays throughout the year.
In line with a growing trend of businesses offering mobile access, Biggby Coffee customers can access a calorie counter, find nearby locations and other information using the company’s new mobile website. The site, launched in July, converted the original Biggby website into a mobile-friendly version for use on cell phones.
Endangered giant pandas in China could see significant change in their habitats due to research partially supported and conducted by MSU’s Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. There are large areas of natural habitat for giant pandas outside current captivities, which leaves much of the panda population vulnerable, according to research conducted by international and MSU scientists.
Indie band Archeology performed Saturday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing and delivered an entertaining and well-executed show.
After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft in April, former MSU wide receiver Blair White immediately was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent. White joins a team loaded with talent at the receiver position and has no guarantee of making the team once training camp is complete. However, the one-time MSU walk-on could be a valuable asset to Indianapolis or any other NFL team next season.
If now is not the time to “go green,” I do not know when it will be. On July 26, an oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Inc. ruptured near the city of Marshall, Mich., about 40 miles southwest of my hometown of Portage.
The gubernatorial candidates The State News endorses — Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder — were chosen with an eye toward what they could possibly bring to students through their policies. Not all the positives and negatives are discussed in this editorial, but some of the more central issues are brought to light.
The attorney representing the 22-year-old former MSU track and field triple jumper who allegedly tried to rob and then assaulted a man on July 1 motioned to have the case dismissed in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court on Friday.
Representing both the United States and Canada, two MSU rowers earned medals last week at the Under-23 Rowing World Championships in Brest, Belarus.
A lot has happened in the last 1,000 days. Three different national champions have been crowned in college basketball, the first non-white U.S. president has taken office and three separate “Twilight” movies have been released, making obsessive girls around the globe decide between Team Edward or Team Jacob. But not once, in all that time, has Michigan defeated MSU in football or men’s basketball, the two biggest college sports in the country.
It is rare that a single paper changes the horizon of science. Instead, Wolfgang Bauer said scientists — including MSU researchers — publish countless papers and results that slowly push science toward a different direction. One such paper, examining protein folding, was published last week in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, or PNAS, which showed proteins fold into their structures more slowly than previously thought.
A 20-year-old female MSU student reported her bicycle stolen Tuesday near a trail on the west side of Bogue Street, MSU police Sgt. Dan Munford said.
Friday is the last day to be counted in the 2010 U.S. Census. Any Michigan resident who failed to mail back a form or talk to a census worker should call 1-866-872-6868 to be counted.
Plans to renovate the East Lansing Amtrak station are on the right track after the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved last week allocating the station $2.5 million.