find it hard to believe for an entire semester I hadn’t plopped myself down at the computer to write umpteen “opinion pieces” — published or not. The semester was so busy one of my favorite activities had to be put not just on the back burner, but on a burner that was turned off.
It is fitting MSU officials chose “The Funambulist” as the new piece of artwork on the north lawn of Snyder and Phillips halls. Sculptor John Van Alstine said his piece, installed last Thursday, represents the balance college students must maintain in their lives as they seek to graduate. It would be prudent of MSU to balance the aesthetics of campus when considering future pieces of art.
Some East Lansing residents remain without power after a severe storm moved through the area Friday causing multiple downed trees and power lines. There are no confirmed reports of injuries or the extent of the damage cost as of Saturday afternoon, East Lansing police officers said.
A new sculpture was erected Thursday in the north lawn of Snyder and Phillips halls. The sculpture, called “The Funambulist,” which means rope walker, represents the balance college students must maintain.
An environmental rally Thursday at the Capitol, hosted by the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve and the National Wildlife Federation, attempted to gain mass opposition in hopes of preventing a mining operation in Marquette, Mich., which protesters said could harm the surrounding environment.
The gubernatorial election is trending toward a Republican battle, as the top four GOP candidates are leading the two Democratic candidates for the November general election, according to polls released Wednesday by Lansing-based polling firm EPIC-MRA.
A 40-year-old male from Wesley Chapel, Fla., reported his vehicle broken into early Sunday morning outside East McDonel Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The man caught the subject, a 19-year-old male from Lansing, going through his wallet after breaking into the car.
The city of East Lansing’s last foray into significant development wasn’t a paradigm of successful execution. The $116.4 million mixed-use project has only recently begun to show signs of life, and even those are feeble. Therefore, we feel a touch of trepidation when we say the two proposed developments that were set for a July public hearing last Tuesday sounds like a good idea.
The gas line break at the intersection of Wilson and Chestnut roads has been cleared by the East Lansing Fire Department, officials said.
Census workers in Lansing and East Lansing are hitting the streets to collect incomplete and missing information for the 2010 survey. Perhaps the most important aspect of the Census, the enumerators come from all walks of life and say it is not always easy getting the numbers down.
A lease and two letters of intent by various businesses have been signed for spots in the $116.4 million City Center II development. The project’s developer said it will not actively seek further tenants until funding is secured and an amended site plan is approved by its financial backers and the East Lansing City Council.
East Lansing community members will have a chance to pose questions or concerns about two potential downtown developments after the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday scheduled a hearing for July 20.
Whether or not Congress decides to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy aimed at keeping service members’ sexual preference unknown in the military, the day-to-day operations of the MSU ROTC program will remain the same, the program’s recruiters and cadets said.
Amid rumors of possible additions to the Big Ten Conference, the presidents and chancellors of universities in the conference will meet Sunday in Park Ridge, Ill., to discuss the conference’s general functions and receive a status report on the potential expansion.
A 16-year-old male from Kitty Hawk, N.C., who was on campus for the 2010 Odyssey of the Mind world finals reported several items missing from his backpack Saturday night on the second floor of the Union, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The fate of two lots located on Louis Street has become more certain with the demolition of two century-old houses Monday. Plans brought forth to East Lansing City Council last May by Community Resource Management Company, or CRMC, aim to construct a 12-unit apartment complex on both lots that could house up to 48 people, along with a two-level underground parking structure close to campus.
Citing a lack of funds and support from voters, Kande Ngalamulume on Wednesday announced the end of his campaign to represent Michigan’s 8th District, which includes East Lansing and MSU, in the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving Republican incumbent Mike Rogers the only candidate actively campaigning in the race. Both candidates were running uncontested in their party, leaving the outcome to the November election.
MSU researchers will begin a large-scale study this month to confirm a correlation between ruptured tendons and prescriptions containing statins, a class of drugs commonly found in medication aimed at lowering cholesterol.
An oil leak the magnitude of the current BP Amoco PLC oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will not happen in the Great Lakes, said U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. A federal ban on drilling for oil and natural gas in and around the Great Lakes was put in place temporarily in 2000 and then made permanent in 2005.
More than 200 people from 35 countries are on campus for a three-day structural fire engineering conference at Kellogg Center that began Wednesday. The Sixth International Conference on Structures in Fire looks at the latest developments in the area of structural fire safety.