Thanks to low-cost transportation and additional sponsors, thousands of families went exploring on Saturday, laughing and enjoying themselves in the sunshine. The families weren’t at Cedar Point or anywhere out of state. They were right in their hometown.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm asked Michigan legislators Friday to approve about $163 million in federal funding to improve Michigan airports, including $4.75 million for Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport.
Democratic Party leaders decided Michigan and Florida delegates will be allowed half a vote each at this summer’s Democratic convention — a decision an MSU political expert said the states should have expected.
The East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, will begin its summer renovation project Monday.
When international relations sophomore Brad Dennis starts his second year at MSU, he will have more on his plate than 12 credit hours — he’ll be campaigning for Ingham County’s Board of Commissioners.
The Abbott Center’s parking lot was filled with what many think of as trash on Saturday, and for organizers of East Lansing’s Project Pride, that was a sign of another successful year. Project Pride, held at 1400-1500 Abbot Road, is an annual cleanup event where residents bring their household items to be recycled or reused. Some of the items accepted included usable furniture, scrap metal and cardboard.
Local educators and students say that the quality of education at East Lansing High School has been impacted by the school’s proximity and relationship with MSU.
When the MSU women’s rowing team finished sixth in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, they were overjoyed.
Whatever happened to the idea of “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil?” Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has released a tell-all book that could mean the demise of President George W. Bush and his administration.
After months of fighting, the issue of Michigan’s Democratic primary and its delegates has finally been settled. Given everything that came before, it’s perfectly fitting that the solution is just as much of a mess as the road that brought us here.
I opened The State News the other day and read yet another article about the steps the university is taking to reduce its environmental footprint (Campus conservation, SN 5/30). I applaud their efforts to go green, but again question why the MSU police department isn’t on board.
Yet another Spartan icer has decided to leave MSU early to pursue a professional hockey career. On Sunday, MSU head coach Rick Comley announced that junior forward Tim Kennedy will leave MSU after signing a deal with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.
Leaving a harsh environmental footprint isn’t difficult on a more than 5,000-acre campus. But, to help combat the toll the university takes on its surroundings, MSU is beginning an environmental stewardship program this summer that will continue throughout the school year. The program is looking at lowering ecological waste in two ways: Reducing energy consumption on campus and reducing the amount of materials the university sends to landfills, said Kathy Lindahl, assistant vice president for finance and operations.
A 64-year-old male with no university affiliation had his vehicle damaged by a fork lift in the MSU Surplus Store parking lot on Tuesday around 1 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Eighty Spartans were named to the 2008 Spring All-Big Ten Academic Teams on Wednesday.
The 14th annual Be a Tourist in Your Own Town event is happening this weekend in Lansing and on campus.
Pat LeBlanc’s primary concern is quality — the quality of the education delivered to the future specialists training at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the quality of the care given to the animals.
A statewide ban on smoking in public places, including college residence halls, could limit students’ opportunity to smoke in their rooms this fall, but University Housing has already pledged to make MSU smoke-free by August 1.
If the driver’s license or other personal data isn’t helping to catch a suspect, try their tattoo.
There are so many problems facing the United States that it’s hard to say which is more important. Last Thursday, a version of the bipartisan Supplemental Appropriations Bill passed in the Senate that includes funding for the new GI Bill, support for fair trade and money toward alternative energy research.