One of Europe’s most popular dishes, the doner kebab, is coming to East Lansing. Memo’s, a traditional Turkish diner, will fill the location at 321 E. Grand River Ave., which was left vacant when Ria Malaysian closed its doors in early 2007.
Five familiar, cheap red plastic cups floated against a stark white banner, the one on the end somersaulting into the air. For anyone who’s been on campus, it’s a familiar sight, but the message that floated beneath it was less so: Don’t risk your life with the flip of a cup.
Although discussed legislation providing automatic admission to Michigan’s public universities for some students was designed to keep students in-state, university officials said such a measure could put many students at a disadvantage.
Undergraduate students cast more than 6,000 votes for college representatives and four referenda items during this year’s ASMSU elections, held March 31 through April 3.
MSU’s student comedic improvisation group, Your Mom Improv, and the University Activities Board, or UAB, are teaming up to present an evening of comic relief at 9 p.m. Saturday in the International Center.
In a country that prides itself on the separation of church and state, I was surprised to find that the Democratic candidates have turned down an opportunity to discuss science, but accepted one to discuss faith.
As of late, the Olympic torch has looked more like a celebrity being chased by paparazzi or a controversial politician on the run than a historic symbol of a global athletic competition. In Paris, Olympic officials extinguished the flame and put it on a bus to avoid the crowds before they canceled a leg of its tour of Paris. Before the torch arrived in San Francisco, daring protesters climbed the Golden Gate Bridge to unfurl a giant banner that read “One World, One Dream, Free Tibet.”
“Pave paradise and put up a parking lot” seems less like a catchy song lyric and more like a bleak reality. A report from the National Parks Conservation Association warns that Congress must spend about $100 million in land purchases during the 2009 fiscal year to help preserve the beauty of about 55 national parks.
Starting 6 p.m. today and running through this weekend, Students Promoting Animal Rights invites East Lansing residents and MSU students to protest the university’s hosting of the Royal Hanneford Circus at Breslin Center. We will hold signs along Harrison Avenue to demonstrate our disapproval of hosting an act that is so cruel that it’s been banned in six countries and more than 50 cities worldwide.
As I opened The State News on Monday morning, looking forward to reading articles on the accomplishments of the MSU greek community in the past week, I was absolutely disgusted when I did not find 1 inch of information about it. Instead of broadcasting an unprecedented accomplishment for the greek community and MSU as a whole, The State News pored over Cedar Fest.
About $3,000 worth of damage was done to a gray 2008 Toyota Corolla parked outside Spartan Stadium sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Efforts to revitalize the Cedar Village area aren’t being sped up following last weekend’s riot. East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton said the East Village project is a long-term solution that could prevent events such as Cedar Fest from occurring.
After months of consideration, the East Lansing Planning Commission voted 7-2 Wednesday to forward a site plan proposal for the City Center II project to the East Lansing City Council.
Despite wins against Iowa and Minnesota last weekend, the MSU women’s tennis team couldn’t continue its streak as it suffered a 6-1 loss against Michigan on Wednesday at MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
For Magen Atisha, there’s more to being Chaldean than tabouli and baklava. Being Chaldean is about family and faith, the prenursing sophomore said.
Several of MSU’s tax-collecting student groups are questioning a draft of an administrative ruling that defines financial practices groups must follow to continue collecting student taxes.
In addition to bringing a diploma and four years of college experience to their new careers, two MSU seniors also will have about $4,000 of prizes in tow.
With a proposal to legalize medicinal marijuana sitting in the Michigan House of Representatives since March 5, legislators said it’s highly likely the issue is headed for the November ballot.