Community supported agriculture, or CSA, can provide an alternative to grocery store shopping for fresh produce. CSA is a partnership between the farmer and the people who buy shares in the farm prior to the growing season, agreeing to share the farmer’s risk, said Elaine Brown, executive director of Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems, or MIFFS, a nonprofit, affiliate organization of MSU.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss ways to increase energy conservation and promote citywide green initiatives at its work session Tuesday.
Supporters of a new bill that would offer a tax exemption to businesses that help improve vehicle fuel efficiency say it could attract new entrepreneurs to the state.
The Flying Aces, a professional Frisbee team, will be performing as part of The City of East Lansing’s Play in the Park children’s entertainment series, 7 p.m. Tuesday, at the Valley Court Park in downtown East Lansing.
East Lansing’s alternative art space, (SCENE) Metrospace is accepting proposals for an upcoming exhibit, now through Sept. 19. The exhibit will display the works of individuals and groups of artists from Oct. 24-Dec. 14.
The Ingham County Fair, which began Monday and will continue through Saturday, is celebrating its 154th anniversary, and organizers say it will draw in more than 100,000 residents from Lansing to Stockbridge.
A new law will allow Michigan’s nine small distilleries to sell their products on-site, a move that could create $414 million in economic activity and at least 1,400 new jobs for the state.
Playing your worst game of the season during your team’s first bowl game in four years is bad timing. But being forced to wait an entire offseason to redeem yourself is simply unfair.
It seems that at a growing rate, many students are becoming musicians, managers of artists, and CEOs of independent labels right out of college.
When many people hear the phrase affirmative action, the first word that comes to mind is inequality. The word minority has even been misinterpreted as only relating to race. But just as the word minority is inclusive of race, sex, religion and sexual preference, so are affirmative action programs.
What do you think about the giant sex scandal that is currently rocking a major potential vice-presidential pick? You haven’t heard about it? It’s probably because the mainstream media seems to be running from the news like it’s the plague.
The month of August not only marks the beginning for a new school year at MSU, but also the beginning of honey harvesting season for beekeepers across the state. But as students return to East Lansing they may be the only ones creating a buzz, as Michigan’s honeybee population is continually disappearing.
A window was broken at the Union between 11 p.m. July 19 and 12:15 a.m. July 20, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Despite rising tuition costs and a lack of financing options, about 500 more international students than last fall are expected at MSU this year, said Nicole Namy, an international student adviser and community outreach developer for the Office for International Students & Scholars.
The Green Party of the United States, the nation’s most prominent third party, has selected former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential nominee, but it remains to be seen if she will receive enough support to qualify for federal campaign funding.
Washington — Presidential challenger Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Sunday that he supports a proposed ballot initiative in his home state that would prohibit affirmative action policies from state and local governments. A decade ago, he called a similar effort “divisive.”
When Lansing resident Tanya Helderman attended Ingham County’s Senior Prom Friday night, she was able to experience a night of dinner and dancing that she did not get while in high school.
The East Lansing Police Department is encouraging residents to keep laptop computers out of plain view as a result of an increase in laptop thefts around the city.
Title IX doesn’t just cover sports. The law, passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits against gender-based discrimination in all education.