There’s a buzz surrounding players on the MSU hockey team. It’s Michigan week. The No. 12 Spartans put Saturday’s devastating last-minute loss to Ohio State behind them, and now are going full force into this weekend’s series against the Wolverines.
Strathmore Development Co., the developer in charge of the City Center II project, paid the entirety of its outstanding city taxes Tuesday. With the nearly-$96,000 ledger erased with the city, Strathmore’s amended site plan will be considered by the East Lansing Planning Commission at its Feb. 24 meeting. The city had previously notified Strathmore owner Scott Chappelle that it would not consider any changes to the project until all city taxes were paid.
Texting and driving might soon be illegal in Michigan because of moves made Tuesday in the state Senate. A two-bill package that would make texting and driving a secondary offense passed in the Senate 31-6 and a similar bill passed in the Michigan House 94-13 in December. The bills must now be reconciled and sent to Gov. Jennifer Granholm for approval to become law.
Two more MSU football players have been suspended and face assault and battery charges stemming from an alleged November altercation with an MSU fraternity.
An 18-year-old male student reported his room broken into Thursday at West McDonel Hall on, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is pondering a run in the state gubernatorial race, said Monday at his State of the City address he hopes to see the gap between MSU and the state capital shrink in 2010.
Academic dispute cases eventually could be handled by a new board of representatives from across the university if a set of proposed changes to MSU’s student rights document moves forward today.
Tom Izzo disagrees with former football coach and current trustee George Perles’ famous quote, “They all count one.” The mantra is something the MSU men’s basketball head coach won’t be thinking tonight when the No. 5 Spartans (17-3, 7-0) travel to Ann Arbor to face Michigan (10-9, 3-4).
After a year’s worth of setbacks, MSU officials are moving forward with construction of the multimillion-dollar Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, despite not having all the funds raised for the project.
When Steven Wildman first met James Quello 10 years ago, he expected to find an elderly man. What Wildman found instead was an energetic 85-year-old who “treated everyone as if they were the most important person in the world,” he said.
On the way to lunch in the International Center on Monday, comparative cultures and politics sophomore Scott Osdras made a brief stop in Antarctica. At least, that is how it will look on an online postcard that Osdras sent to his parents during the first of a five-day event hosted by the Office of Study Abroad. MSU’s first Study Abroad Week is replacing the spring study abroad fair and will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday.
Michigan history, (just) not one that people think of a lot,” Perkins said about the group.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss adding more taxi stations in the downtown area during its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
Almost exactly two years after Detroit Free Press reporters M.L Elrick and Jim Schaefer broke news of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s text messaging affair, they are touring Michigan to promote their book, “The Kwame Sutra: Musings on lust, life and leadership from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.”
Students planning for the future now can use an online tool that might make their lives a little easier.
Students in MSU’s College of Human Medicine will have the opportunity to study in China and work alongside Chinese students in East Lansing thanks to a medical education agreement.
Gyms usually have their fill in January as thousands of Americans attempt to lose holiday pounds. With East Lansing workout hotspots bulging with a glut of new January members, MSU alumna Emily Zurek noticed the gyms themselves usually shed more clients than the members do pounds when the calendar flips to February.
Members of Generation Y want to purchase more hybrid vehicles but aren’t very willing to give up a significant portion of their hard-earned green without some benefits, according to an MSU-led survey.
I am a recent graduate of MSU, an active supporter of all Spartans and a four-year alum of the Izzone. I recently heard of the news regarding the logo change and I personally feel it is a mistake.
As a long-time MSU alumnus who closely follows and supports both academics and athletics, I find the recent news of a logo change perplexing, largely because of what hasn’t been explained. While I don’t particularly care for the new logo as published reports have shown it, I’m not ready to set my hair (at least what’s left of it) on fire over this as many Internet commentators appear ready to do.