A 36-year-old male MSU professor reported his digital clock missing from a windowsill Friday morning at the Engineering Building, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The man left his office last Wednesday and returned Friday morning to find the clock missing.
For the past 10 years, the only thing more predictable than MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo making the Final Four about every other season is his name being thrown into the mix as a candidate for every high-profile coaching job in the country. So, if no school or franchise has been able to lure the Iron Mountain, Mich. native away from Spartan Country before, why would this time be any different?
There are only a handful of things in life you can really depend on. Driving somewhere always takes longer than driving back, drinking beer before liquor will give you a hangover, puppies will always be cute and The National will always release a stellar album.
U2 announced on its website that its U2 360 tour — including a June 30 stop at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing — will be postponed until 2011, as lead singer Bono recovers from surgery.
Near the end of his sophomore year, horticulture senior James Manning came to a sudden realization — he had no idea how to grow his own food. “You learn that food, water, shelter … those are the things we need,” Manning said.
Nontenure-track faculty at MSU can expect greater job security beginning in the fall after the Union of Nontenure-Track Faculty reached a contract agreement with the university last week. The approval comes about a month after members of the union rallied outside the Administration Building during an MSU Board of Trustees meeting for what its officials then called a “fair and timely” contract.
An MSU alumnus has founded a company that offers an assignment reminder service to students by sending e-mails or text messages. The service is being tested during the summer semester, and will launch exclusively at MSU in the fall.
A campuswide student survey is being conducted by MSU researchers to discover ways students might easily transition from paper to electronic textbooks. Although the survey’s findings won’t necessarily translate to university-wide changes, researchers said the university is looking to be on the cutting edge of educational technology media.
A 56-year-old MSU employee reported a trash can fire outside Anthony Hall on Wednesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The fire potentially could have been caused by a discarded cigarette.
With thousands of people coming to East Lansing during the summer for a variety of festivals, local restaurants need more space to adequately seat customers who want to eat while enjoying the festive atmosphere, city officials said. Last week, East Lansing City Council passed requests — all of which were encouraged by festival planners — to extend outdoor seating for several East Lansing restaurants.
A prominent new city sculpture and more extensive dog laws are on the agenda for Tuesday night’s East Lansing City Council work session. Project Pride will be making an artistic donation to the city and its potential location in the new plaza being constructed on the east side of the East Lansing Marriott at University Place. The City Council also will discuss the issue of dog laws after two loose dogs attacked and killed a neighbor’s pet dog, about a month ago.
Legislation providing federal funding for academic research that failed to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives last week could mean more competition for MSU faculty seeking funds in the future. The America COMPETES Act will grant more federal support to university research, but the failure to pass the reauthorization bill will spread the act’s funding over a longer time period than originally anticipated
Reaching a high of 83 degrees Monday, Michigan has rarely had weather this warm this early in the year. With a chance of storms on Thursday, the air might cool, promising a more comfortable weekend with temperatures ranging in the high 70s and lower 80s for an enjoyable holiday.
Part the East Lansing Public Library’s of the May Gallery Walk Monday, the gallery invites students and residents to experience the visions of local artists at no charge. The current exhibit is named “Many Faces of Art,” displaying work from local artists.
The Capital Area Transportation Authority will not operate May 31 in observance of Memorial Day. All CATA services, including Fixed-Route, Spec-Tran, Redi-Rides, Connectors, Rural Service and Shopping Bus will be affected.
Police officers across Michigan are on the lookout for drivers not wearing seat belts as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign, which kicked off Monday in preparation for Memorial Day weekend. To keep motorists safe, police officers are increasing enforcement of state seat beat laws because Memorial Day is one of the state’s biggest travel days.
An MSU professor on national panel contributed to a report released last Wednesday to Congress that found climate change is occurring and people are part of the cause. Tom Dietz, a professor of sociology, former director of MSU’s Environmental Science and Policy Program and vice chairman of a panel on the America’s Climate Choice project, reported his findings last week in Washington, D.C., and said pollution caused by humans accounts for a significant part of global climate change.
Bret Michaels has been booked to perform at Common Ground Music Festival July 15 at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing. Michaels is best known for his involvement with the’80s rock band Poison and his appearance on the reality dating show “Rock of Love” on VH1.
Lansing Live will present Showdown with opening act Matt Foresman beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday in Washington Square in Lansing. Showdown is a four-member band that has been performing throughout the Midwest for more than 30 years.
After recently being named Big Ten Golfer of the Year and chosen for the All-Big Ten first-team for the third consecutive season, MSU senior golfer Laura Kueny added one more accomplishment to her illustrious career by being named a second-team All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association, or NGCA.