initial figures from the Lansing Census Bureau confirm strong household return numbers for the area. About 80 percent of Ingham County returned the census form, compared to the national average of about 70 percent.
The Michigan House of Representatives stayed in session late Thursday night and into Friday morning to pass a bill that could create numerous jobs in the state for MSU education students and save schools across Michigan hundreds of millions of dollars. The legislation will create incentives for older teachers to retire, potentially opening the job market for recent graduates.
Just like the “Forrest Gump” explanation of life would suggest, sometimes you do get an impeccable array of candy, and the new Broken Social Scene album “Forgiveness Rock Record,” released earlier this month, is just that — an above-par selection of something for which I already had a taste.
Ten teams went head-to-head in a 48-hour filmmaking competition Friday through Sunday to write, produce and edit five-minute movies in the East Lansing Film Festival Spring 48/5 Film Contest. The winning films will be shown as part of the 13th annual East Lansing Film Festival on November 10-18.
After taking the first two games in a vital three-game conference series against Indiana, the MSU baseball team had its four-game winning streak snapped Sunday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field, losing to the Hoosiers, 10-7.
For some businesses in downtown East Lansing, students leaving in the summer means a shift in clientele, preempting more local than student-based business. Although East Lansing businesses experience a drastic decrease in student clientele, attracting crowds from the community helps keep businesses steady during the summer months.
The MSU softball team split its final series of the season, losing 6-1 on Friday but winning 11-3 on Saturday, the final game for senior pitcher Kelly Confer.
The MSU men’s basketball and men’s swimming teams received Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA on May 12 for garnering some of the best Academic Progress Rates in the country.
Closing out one of the best seasons in school history, the MSU women’s golf team finished in 10th place at the NCAA Regional, which was played May 6-8 at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Ind.
The MSU rowing team finished third overall this weekend at the 2010 South/Central Sprints in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Summer is here and it seems we can look forward to three and a half months of mild weather before unreasonably hot and humid temperatures arrive just in time for football two-a-days.
It is nice to see education moving to the forefront of debate in Michigan. At this point, residents have become accustomed to lawmakers seemingly doing everything except making laws.
Thanks to a career day by freshman second baseman Ryan Jones, who hit for his first-ever cycle, the MSU baseball team routed Indiana, 10-4, Saturday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
When senior designated hitter Chris Roberts stepped to the plate for the MSU baseball team with the score tied at eight in the bottom of the ninth, the last thing he wanted on his mind was that he had a chance to win the game.
After more than a year’s worth of planning, MSU’s College of Human Medicine and MidMichigan Health signed an agreement Wednesday establishing a new regional medical campus in Midland. The campus — which includes various hospitals in the Midland area — is expected to open in July 2011.
Michigan State’s Summer Circle Theatre celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday with a gala and fundraiser — complete with actors in wardrobe — at the Fairchild Theatre. Proceeds from the event will toward upgrading the performers’ audio equipment.
The Michigan Board of Education has unanimously approved a plan for reforming education funding in the state on all levels that, if adopted, could offer college students financial assistance for their first two years of schooling. The bipartisan Board approved the plan Tuesday, although it is not legally binding and is meant as recommendations for legislators during state budget negotiations.
The Red Cedar River is under a flood advisory and will continue to be monitored as rainfall continues in East Lansing and mid-Michigan throughout the next several days, said Nathan Jeruzal, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
In a game that featured a mix of potent offense at the start and clutch pitching in the end, the MSU baseball team defeated rival Michigan, 13-10, Wednesday at Wilpon Baseball Complex in Ann Arbor.
Harold Sollenberger, a professor emeritus of accounting and information systems, has been named interim executive director of MSU’s campus in Dubai, the university announced Tuesday. Sollenberger temporarily will replace Brendan Mullan, who served as executive director of MSU Dubai for two years. Sollenberger’s appointment will begin June 1.