Friends and family of Imade Asemota, an MSU alumnus who died from sickle cell anemia in 2009, hosted a memorial concert Friday to raise awareness and donations for a foundation that was created in her name. The Imade Asemota Foundation, which was founded by Asemota’s family, stressed how difficult it has been to recover from the loss of their loved one.
The East Lansing Police Department recently was awarded $2,200 in funding from local businesses to purchase new headgear for officers on duty. The four Nolan N43 Trilogy helmets for the ELPD motor unit feature “full face” shielding to protect the officers and increased crash, hearing and UV light protection while riding.
The MSU College of Law announced Friday that it received a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council. A mid-November production of a play written by Sandra Seaton, MSU Law’s inaugural writer, and a corresponding symposium will both be supported with the available money.
The annual Middle Eastern Food Festival occurred on Thursday and Friday in Lansing at the St. Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The event featured Middle Eastern specialties including homemade pastries and hosted raffles and church tours throughout the day.
An African immigrant, MSU alumnus and newcomer to politics, Kande Ngalamulume has decided to run for U.S. Congress in the November 2010 election. Ngalamulume will oppose incumbent, Mike Rogers, R-Brighton. Rogers has defeated various opponents to be re-elected in the past four elections.
Longtime local Chinese restaurant Peking Express was approved to obtain a liquor license by the East Lansing City Council after debate on whether the dining room should close as soon as alcohol sales stop.
The MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center was one of four state organizations to receive a Recycler of the Year award last Wednesday from the Michigan Recycling Coalition. The award was given to the most effective and innovative recycling and waste reduction programs across the state.
Tents in Old Town were booming to the music of James Brown and Marvin Gaye as the first Mi.Funk concert took place from 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the corner of Turner Street and East Grand River Avenue in Lansing.
When Saturday’s series finale rolled around, the scenario was clear. Win and move on to the Big Ten Tournament. Lose and pack it up until next season. Unfortunately for the Spartans, the latter became reality as they lost to the Wildcats, 8-6, on Saturday on a walk-off three-run home run at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston, Ill.
MSU senior golfer Jack Newman tied for 11th last weekend at the NCAA Notre Dame Regional in South Bend, Ind., barely missing out on a chance to play at the NCAA Championship.
Junior Kyron Foster of the men’s team and sophomore Becca Buchholtz for the women earned spots on the All-Big Ten first-team list, while juniors Charelise Davis and Emily MacLeod, both from the women’s team, made the second team.
What’s a person to do when he or she is praised and simultaneously condemned for having a certain body type? Cassie Smith, a 20-year-old waitress at Hooters of America, Inc. in the Metro Detroit area, experienced that firsthand.
As Academic Technology Services, or ATS, upgrades the computer labs around campus this summer, it will be investing in the university’s top commodity: Students.
The MSU baseball team was given a taste of its own medicine Saturday, losing 8-6 to Northwestern on a walk-off home run at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston, Ill., ending the Spartans’ season and hopes of making a second consecutive Big Ten Tournament.
Only Conan O’Brien can tell a stadium full of Spartans they had a drinking problem and their mascot should be a “Spartan vomiting into his own helmet,” and be met by hysterical laughter. Friday night at Breslin Center, O’Brien took the stage brandishing an MSU T-shirt and his full late-night band behind him for his “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour.”
Using late-game heroics at the plate and a pitching gem by junior Kurt Wunderlich, the MSU baseball team won game two of its three-game series with Northwestern, 2-1, Friday at Rocky Miller Park in Evanston, Ill.
U2 still is scheduled to perform its U2 360° tour June 30 at Spartan Stadium following reports of front man Bono’s emergency back surgery earlier this morning, said Cheryl Swanson, executive director of the Breslin Center.
The Academic Technology Services Open House and MSU Computer Store Expo was held Thursday at Computer Center to showcase some upcoming technological renovations at the university. Updates will occur in the computer labs at Berkey and Wells Halls, which will be completely upgraded with new paint, flooring, printers and computers.
In an attempt to find opportunities for higher education partnerships in their country, four Sri Lankan academic delegates on Thursday, visited the Plant and Social Sciences Building. The delegates — three professors and the executive director of an agriculture policy center — visited the college to gather information to help advance the country.
In preparation for the estimated 70,000 to 80,0000 attendees expected at the 47th annual East Lansing Art Festival in downtown East Lansing this weekend, several parking lots and roads will be closed. The festival will last from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.