While students head home for the summer, construction on campus will be in full swing as about 20 road, building, steam and water distribution construction projects are planned. The summer months are the busiest for campus construction most of the projects are scheduled to be completed by August.
When Ryan Golden and Matt Field were students at MSU, they worked together at Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub and joked about someday opening their own bar. On Friday, their hopeful plan turned into reality when Golden's bar, called Plan B, celebrated its grand opening in Chicago.
As Gov. Jennifer Granholm is stopped at every turn in her efforts to fight Michigan's budget deficit, it seems any program receiving state funds is fair game. Next up on the chopping block? The arts. On April 18, 200 people showed up at the Capitol Building in Lansing to protest Granholm's executive directive to freeze $7.5 million in grants promised to arts and cultural organizations.
Mason — In the cafeteria of Heartwood School on Tuesday, 17-year-old Kelsey Manning lifted her pastel-striped cardigan sweater out like wings and swooped into the scene like a butterfly. At the same time, Adam Clark and Angie Ellis practiced being frightened little wolves from the story "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig" by Eugene Trivizas. The students were rehearsing for their school's upcoming play — "Pigs & Wolves & Tigers, Oh My!" — which is being directed by an MSU student. At Heartwood, special education junior Abbey O'Loughlin works with special education students, ranging in age from 16 to 26 years old. Clark, called "Ace" by the students and O'Loughlin, prides himself on his dramatic acting skills.
Pack a bag, hike a trail, pitch a tent, huddle around the campfire and sleep under the stars — some students cannot resist the call of the wild. The allure of getting away from city lights and into the woods in pursuit of a relaxing utopia void of traffic is an experience some people can't live without.
After beating the Tri-City Storm 5-3 on April 7, the Sioux Falls Stampede were just on another long bus ride home.
It's only a few hours, but it can alter everything. Between busy schedules filled with class, work and daily life, Lansing-area volunteers are learning about the power of time.
Lansing — Jurors were selected Tuesday for the start of the murder trial of Kumbi Salim, also known as Stanley A.
Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, has helped propose a bill to extend scientific research on embryonic stem cells in Michigan and increase the punishment for those who violate the current restrictions. The bill would amend constraints placed on research facilities — allowing scientists to potentially use stem cell research to develop ideas or cures for diseases.
Money from East Lansing's General Fund might be set aside to help local social service agencies establish a regional sobering center. "From the testimony we've heard, it's evident there is a growing need for a sobering center," Mayor Sam Singh said, during the council's Tuesday work session. A sobering center is a facility where authorities could take intoxicated persons and give them a chance to sleep, as an alternative to transporting them to a homeless shelter, hospital or jail.
Everything was ready for her 21st birthday. Balloons covered Amanda Gorman's apartment, streamers hung from her bedroom door and martini glasses lined the table. But the Spanish senior had other things on her mind — in less than 24 hours was her test to become a certified Spanish teacher. It was a dilemma for Gorman, who will graduate this semester with a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average and who recently won an award from the MSU Board of Trustees for her grades. "I was trying to wait up till midnight for my birthday, but of course I was studying like crazy," she said. Her friends didn't buy her excuse to skip the celebration. "Your 21st birthday only comes around once in a lifetime," they told her.
Title IX gave women opportunities that their mothers or grandmothers never dreamed of. The federal law, which forced universities to fund women's sports, opened the door for women to play, but its impact on the gender imbalance among coaches at the university and youth levels isn't as obvious. Women often are found on the sidelines as soccer moms or cheering from the stands with photo buttons of their children pinned to their jackets. Experts say this is because of the way men and women are socialized. "Most women choose to be team moms," said Michael Messner, a sociologist at the University of Southern California.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is preparing the state government for a possible shutdown this year in the event that the state legislature cannot balance the budget. Granholm ordered all state departments to draft contingency plans for their programs in case she needs to temporarily shut down or suspend them. The legislature is trying to balance a budget deficit that exceeds $600 million in the current fiscal year and about $2 billion the next fiscal year. If the state runs out of money, which could happen as early as May when the state anticipates a $400 million cash-flow problem, Granholm would be constitutionally obligated to take action to balance the budget, said Liz Boyd, Granholm's spokeswoman. Granholm is constitutionally obliged to balance the budget before the fiscal year ends Sept.
Since I am an owner of several different firearms and am an avid sportswoman, I firmly believe in my privilege to own and use them.
Former MSU women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie canceled a Tuesday press conference with the MSU media.
The MSU baseball team will look to end a six-game losing streak when it hosts Central Michigan at 5:05 p.m.
The smell of natural hair products saturates the air. Perfectly groomed men and women dressed in black scurry past, holding clipboards, bringing guests their beverages and guiding them to the back of the salon to begin their treatments. For cosmetology and esthiology students at Douglas J Aveda Institute, beauty school is not merely doing hair and giving facials — it's a lot of work. Life at the institute, 331 E.
One shirt. One price. One section. Come September, MSU students with season football tickets will find themselves unified in one student section. "It's great for the student section, great for the university and Spartan football in general," said Ben Adler, a general business administration and pre-law sophomore.
Each of the East Lansing's 13 parking lots and garages should be equipped to accept credit cards within the next month, said Dan O'Connor, East Lansing's parking administrator. The city purchased about $1 million in updated parking equipment in January.
While reading the article titled "YAF-sponsored event draws 5 arrests" (SN 4/20), I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows progressively higher as I read farther down the page.