For the time being, East Lansing has lost its only bicycle taxi because of confusion with the city’s updated taxi ordinance. Tony Benedict, owner of Pure Power Pedicab, said after operating his business since November 2008, he was forced to stop pedaling in East Lansing in late June because of new aspects of the city’s ordinance regarding taxis.
Chances are that n00b you pwned last night on “World of Warcraft” was a dude. In a study published last month, researchers at MSU found that women spend less time playing video games than men.
To those who knew him, Sgt. Brian “Keith” McDaniels was an all-around guy who impacted the lives of his co-workers simply by coming into work each day. McDaniels, 51, died Saturday of natural causes, leaving the department to share years of memories of a man whose co-workers said gave everything and asked nothing in return.
Switching majors in college is nothing new. However, it is a little less common to entirely change career paths. With a biology degree from MSU’s Lyman Briggs School in 1993, Ed Stielstra intended on going to medical school. But his plans changed.
A line of men sit in chairs against the wood-paneled wall. Waiting. Of different races, and ages, they wait patiently, but not quietly, for their names to be called. On the other wall, men sit in chairs being taken care of by the staff of Dino’s Barber Studio, 4314 S. Cedar St., in Lansing. Everyone is talking and laughing while the motion of the store moves gently to the beat.
Glorious citizens of America, this week is your time to unite and commemorate one of the greatest chapters in our nation’s superior history. This week, just days after we celebrated the birth of our nation 233 years ago, we are allowed to pat ourselves on the back for another one of our country’s accomplishments.
Almost a decade of planning, organization and effort by East Lansing officials was beginning to come together. It finally appeared as though City Center II might actually end up being built after all. But now, before a single bulldozer has been started or a single orange barrel has appeared at the site, the project is suffering another setback.
The city of East Lansing on Tuesday hosted July’s third Play in the Park, an interactive entertainment series geared toward younger audiences. Play in the Park is held at Valley Court Park, 201 Hillside Court. At Tuesday’s event, storyteller Chris Measzros, known by his stage name the Man of 1,000 Voices, was the main attraction.
MSU’s philosophy and religious studies departments might soon be sharing office space. The Department of Religious Studies will move from its location in Morrill Hall to South Kedzie Hall, where the Department of Philosophy is housed, said Karin Wurst, dean of the College of Arts and Letters. “Since Morrill Hall will be razed, the Department of Religious Studies will move to Kedzie Hall and will share administrative staff with the Department of Philosophy in order to realize cost savings,” Wurst said in an e-mail. Despite the move, Wurst said the two departments will remain separate and the academic programs won’t change.
MSU researchers found to be guilty of unacceptable or questionable research practices no longer will have the right to appeal. “That’s just more consistent with the way it’s handled in the federal system,” said J. Ian Gray, vice president for research and graduate studies.
Cheryl Goetz beat more than 100 applicants vying for 18 spots for a summer internship at the Houston-based National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, to study the health risks of long-term space flight on the human body. Goetz, a mathematics and premedical senior, said she has been working since May with the NASA Flight Analogs Project, a program that studies the effects of microgravity and space flight on the human body at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, Texas. “Every day I learn something new,” she said.
With the state on the verge of an election as well as a $1.7 billion deficit, a lot of people are trying to offer their solutions to many of Michigan’s problems. Unfortunately, not every idea is productive.
To help with both the city and state’s image problems, Lansing, the state of Michigan and MSU might all be joining forces to update the Michigan Library and Historical Center in downtown Lansing.
East Lansing residents looking to recycle their alkaline batteries will have to throw them in the trash starting Aug.
East Lansing Mayor Vic Loomis will undergo cardiovascular surgery today at Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital. Loomis, 62, said he is in good physical condition and the surgery is occurring to alleviate future concerns. “I’m in very good shape and have done a pretty good job at taking care of myself,” he said. The surgery will cause Loomis to miss the July 28 work session and the Aug.
Plans to offer low-cost flights out of Lansing this summer never left the ground after Jet America suspended flights and began refunding tickets earlier this month. The carrier, which was supposed to begin service July 13, planned service to Lansing Capital Region International Airport with direct flights to Newark, N.J., as well as to Melbourne, Fla., near Orlando.
Developers still are working “full speed ahead” as the lease for the new Michigan State Police headquarters is being debated in the state House of Representatives. The current headquarters is located on Harrison Road near Shaw Lane.
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety was awarded $48,622 in federal stimulus money as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Gov.
Cows and tractors will be aplenty on MSU’s campus as two free farming-related expos kick off this week with a number of educational and networking opportunities, event organizers said. The 13th annual Michigan Dairy Expo began Monday at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, with events geared toward education and livestock exhibition continuing throughout the week.
A 21-year-old male student reported his backpack stolen July 13 from the Chemistry Building, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.