An MSU employee was arraigned Wednesday on felony embezzlement charges for taking more than $20,000 in a period of up to 6 years, according to a news release from the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety. Patricia Ann McGraw, 49, is charged with embezzling more than $114,000 in transactions from the MSU Department of Theatre.
East Lansing has lost one of its prized landmarks. Spartan Sports Den, formerly 1227 E. Grand River Ave., recently closed with no public notice other than a sign planted on its front lawn, stating the restaurant will soon become another location for restaurant chain Los Quatros Amigos.
A Spartan Bookstore manager drowned Friday during a boating trip in Northern Michigan. Jack Singletary, 29, fell in Torch Lake, located about 195 miles from East Lansing on June 15.
In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield conducted a study of 12 children with autism and certain gastroenteric problems.
Bill Milzarski was sifting through applications from disabled high school students who hoped to be placed in his leadership forum.
As a foreign language major, I am often on the defensive against statements like "There's so much to see in the United States.
After Eli and Edythe Broad's $26 million donation, the MSU Board of Trustees didn't think twice about naming the new art museum after the pair at Friday's board meeting. As requested by Eli Broad, the name of the building - The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum - will be prominent on all sides of the building. Exactly how many times will the name be placed on the museum? That will be determined by the final design of the museum, which will most likely not be a standard, four-sided building. A competition is being held to design the building, and it's well underway.
Compared with the 7-year-olds who regularly walk into his Lansing skateboard shop, Steve Darling is a bit older. That's how the nickname "skate dad" stuck, the 21-year-old said. Today, Darling will join his clientele - who range from elementary school to middle-aged - on the ramps to celebrate Go Skateboarding Day. Go Skateboarding Day, which Congress has recognized since 2004, raises awareness about the skateboarding culture. "Basically, it's just a day to go skateboarding.
At Eric March's wedding, he welcomed his new in-laws with a nice cold one. But it wasn't just any generic beer flowing from the tap behind the bar. Instead, the drink was something fresh from the home-brewing enthusiast's kitchen in his Lansing town house. Home brewing is a growing hobby for people who want to drink something that cannot be found in the aisles of a local liquor store. For the last three years, March, an MSU graduate student, has crafted his own beer.
Jennifer Boettner's letter "Choice should be key factor in vaccinations" (SN 6/15) pulls all of the regular conspiracy theorist's tricks.
East Lansing's Ann Street Plaza Concert Series will begin at 5 p.m., Saturday as part of the city's Centennial Birthday Bash.
Michigan State Police, along with the Michigan Department of Corrections, arrested 214 fugitives during a three-day sweep of the state. The sweep, which occurred June 5-7, was a part of Project SAFE Street, or Statewide Apprehension of Fugitives Effort Street Sweep.
I am writing to express my concern at your lax approach to research in your recent editorial "Smoking ban infringes on business" (SN 6/14), supporting passive smoke exposure of Michigan residents.
By January 2008, all U.S. citizens were supposed to show a passport to reenter the country by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean.
An MSU employee was arraigned today on felony embezzlement charges for more than $20,000 throughout a five- to six-year period. Patricia Ann McGraw, 49, is accused of embezzling more than $114,000 in transactions from the MSU Department of Theatre.
A manager at Spartan Bookstore drowned Friday in Antrim County while boating. Jack Singletary, 29, fell in Torch Lake, about 195 miles from East Lansing, on June 15.
MSU added 10 University Distinguished Professors for 2007, bumping up the total number to 104 since the designation process was authorized in 1989. The MSU Board of Trustees approved Friday the following professors recommended by MSU Provost Kim Wilcox: Wolfgang Bauer, Timothy C.
What do you think of having a calendar like "East Lansing's Girls Next Dorm?" "It gives Michigan State a really bad name - it doesn't properly represent Michigan State girls." Janna Hiblernutritional sciences senior "To each his own.
Although the proposed Michigan Business Tax is still several steps away from becoming full-fledged legislation, some organizations are trying to gauge the impact of what the new tax will mean for small businesses. Groups, such as the Michigan Business & Professional Association and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association, sent out faxes Tuesday outlining some of the tax's features and requesting feedback from various businesses that would be affected by the MBT. "We just wanted to give our members the information to hear different companies say, 'This is not good for me,' or 'This is good for me,'" said Bonnie Bochniak, government relations director for both organizations. The proposed MBT is a replacement for the Single Business Tax, or SBT, which was repealed in November. The MBT will be based primarily on a .76 percent tax of the difference between a business's sales and purchase of tangible property.