Michigan restaurant and bar owners are trying to clear the air before the state’s smoke-free law takes effect May 1. The new law, passed by lawmakers in December, prohibits smoking in all workplaces including restaurants and bars, and the owners of East Lansing hangouts are anticipating the change.
The Michigan Senate approved a higher education budget plan Wednesday, which included a 3.1 percent funding decrease to all state universities next fiscal year.
Students accustomed to using Spartan Cash for food purchases and tanning salon visits now have a new way to spend their money: at Lansing Urgent Care.
MSU will be hosting the Michigan Clean Energy Forum at 2 p.m. April 10. The theme “Jobs and the Clean Energy Race” will include panelists from various job sectors including several faculty members from MSU.
About 30 students gathered Wednesday at the Hillel Student Jewish Center, 360 Charles St., for an Ice Cream Seder night to get into the holiday mood for the upcoming Passover Seder on Monday.
MSU’s Debate Team was crowned national champions Tuesday after participating in the five-day National Debate Tournament.
The ground is littered with stained wooden platforms, an abandoned cloth doll, discarded pop cans, bits of torn newspaper and a lone rubber ducky. It’s the setting of The Department of Theatre’s production of “In the Blood,” written by Suzan-Lori Parks, opened on Tuesday night at the Auditorium Arena Theatre and runs through Sunday.
Greg Heffley, played by Zachary Gordon, is a wise-cracking pre-teen misunderstood by most everyone in his life, in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” released March 19,
After being on the road for its first 27 games, the MSU softball team returned to East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon and defeated Western Michigan, 5-3, in the team’s home opener at Old College Field.__
Starting Friday, freshman Jacob Jarzen will compete in one butterfly and two backstroke events at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, looking to use the experiences of a successful freshman season to put together a good showing as the first Spartan to qualify for the championships in five years.
Being on a college campus is one of the best experiences one can have. It gives each student the opportunity not only to be educated academically, but also socially and culturally. But how many students actually will take the time to learn about other cultures that they see bits and pieces of each day?
ASMSU members are taking steps to provide students with sorely needed funding during these uncertain economic times. Any amount of money — even $3,000 — can go far toward a person’s future. Compared to previous half-baked ASMSU expenses on student taxpayer money, this scholarship serves a much higher purpose and will have the potential to assist all students at a greater level.
An MSU instructor was sentenced to six months probation Wednesday for accosting a child with immoral purposes. Takashi Higuchi was charged in November 2009 with third degree sexual conduct after he met a 13-year-old girl on an Internet dating Web site for adults and allegedly had consensual sex with her.
Students share their thoughts after President Barack Obama signed the historic health care reform bill into law Tuesday morning.
The Lansing region could attract federal funds for a large scale transportation project, as announced by a Capital Area Transportation Authority official at East Lansing City Council’s work session Tuesday. Council also discussed a plan to bring a fleet of environmentally friendly and efficient cars to be rented by residents to the city as part of a car-sharing program.
Heading into the Sweet 16, the Spartans hope to overcome injuries. Junior guard Kalin Lucas will be sidelined for four to six months after rupturing his left Achilles tendon. Delvon Roe continues to fight through pain in his right knee. Junior guard Chris Allen did not practice Tuesday, but both Allen and Roe are expected to play.
Philosophy senior Brittany Collins held perfectly still as needles were inserted into her ears and wrists Tuesday evening, while other students watched in amazement. Collins was one of several students who volunteered to try the treatment when East Lansing acupuncturist Shalena Havens visited the MSU Chinese Club Tuesday at Wells Hall. The presentation was one of several activities used to teach members of the club parts of Chinese culture and prepare them for study abroad in China.
A grant awarded to the MSU Extension will allow researchers to look into the feasibility of planting crops that could be used for biofuels on nontraditional croplands such as Michigan roadways, vacant lots and state-owned pieces of land. Provided by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, or DELEG, the $24,950 grant was announced Friday.
It might have come as a bit of a disappointment that Felix Yeboah has never seen a tiger. Yeboah, a natural resource management graduate student, is one of MSU’s international students from Ghana, a small country in Western Africa. He spoke Tuesday at Holt High School’s fourth annual World Language Week. The weeklong event began Monday and will continue through Friday.
The Census Road Tour Celebration will make a stop at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ann Street Plaza in downtown East Lansing and will bring giveaways, free food, a DJ and surprise celebrity guests. The event, which lasts until 10 p.m., is part of the U.S.