The coordinator of the Refugee Development Center in Lansing will hold a discussion today about "The Refugee Crisis: Global Problem, Local Solutions." The discussion is part of MSU's noontime conversations.The facilitator, Vincent Delgado, will speak at 12:10 p.m.
After seeing details about the parties cited under the new East Lansing ordinance, I think those involved should be thankful about how easy they got off (multiple kegs, hundreds of people and a party attendee found unconscious with a closed head injury). You are going to have a hard time getting any sympathy about softening the ordinance when that is the sort of behavior that is being targeted.
The Irish-American Club of Mid-Michigan will host a concert featuring folk singer Pat Woods at 7:30 p.m.
MSU crime has decreased by 38 percent since 1987 and felony crime has dropped by 65 percent, according to the university's annual crime statistics released today.During the past three years, figures show a decline in the number of liquor law and drug violations, as well as aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft.Not all the news was positive, though.
AAA Michigan and Northwest Tire & Service will offer free winter car care inspections throughout October.The inspections are available at all AAA Approved Auto Repair facilities and will check motor oil, fluid levels, belts, hoses, battery terminals, air filters, wiper blades, lights and tire pressure.This is the 24th year AAA has offered the program.Dirk VanderHart
Michigan environmental groups will meet today to address changes and concerns surrounding new clean-water legislation in the state House of Representatives.Clean Water Action, Michigan Environmental Council and Sierra Club will hold the meeting at 10:30 a.m.
Angry over East Lansing's new noise violation policy? Upset because your party was busted up? Scared you might end up in jail for waking the neighbors?Good.
I am writing to express my disappointment in the way the owners of the station once known as 92.1 The Edge ruined the station.
Senate lawmakers, unhappy with growing tuition rates, refused today to give their stamp of approval to three recently appointed Board of Control members at Saginaw Valley State University.The lawmakers were upset that the university officials would not sign an "Affordable Tuition Pledge."The pledge says board members will not vote in favor of raising tuition by more than 125 percent of the annual growth in Michigan personal incomes, even as a last resort.But the pledge allows for increases if state appropriations are cut by lawmakers.The Saginaw Valley board members refused to sign, telling lawmakers it would infringe on the school's rights as an independent university.For more on this story, please see Thursday's edition of The State News.
As subtle as it seems, a win over Indiana this weekend could be historic for No. 25 MSU. The Spartans finished the 1999 regular season on a three-game winning streak, the last time they won three straight. Spartans players and coaches are glad to have beaten Notre Dame and Iowa but know they can't let their excitement and top-25 ranking get the best of them - or else the Hoosiers might on Saturday. "It's kind of too early for that kind of stuff," senior quarterback Jeff Smoker said of the Spartans debuting in the AP poll.
Actor Jack Black knew how to get his newest costars in the right mindset to crank up the volume. "We made sure the parents weren't on the set.
Homecoming week may have started Monday, but Thursday evening students and alumni will have the chance to catch a musical homecoming celebration that will kick off the much-anticipated weekend.The Sounds of Homecoming Concert is an outdoor event, sponsored by the University Activities Board, and will feature MSU musical acts and fun activities for everyone. MSU groups performing will include the MSU Jazz Ensemble, Spartan Dischords, Ladies First and Capital Green, along with an appearance by our beloved mascot, Sparty, and cider and donuts for all.
Students studying abroad, riots, an increase in the sciences and a police infiltration - all have marked the 10 years of M.
As the air turns colder and students cram for midterm exams, Spartans everywhere start to feel the green-and-white spirit flowin' in their veins.
The East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road, will host "Share a Scary Story" for boys and girls from 1-3 p.m.
When the No. 14 MSU volleyball team steps onto the court at 7 p.m. today, there will be a buzz in the air - the Wolverines are in town.People might think an MSU-Michigan volleyball match is not as intense or exciting as a hockey, football or basketball game.The truth: If MSU were to play U-M in curling, there would a heightened level of play and state of emotions."It's a natural rivalry," head coach Chuck Erbe said.
Lowell, Mich. - For 10 years, the nation's seventh-largest university has been led by a man who came from a large white farmhouse set back from the road behind oak trees in a small Michigan town.But it was at the century-old home with a weathered red barn a few steps away that this small-town boy developed and began to dream of MSU."Like a lot of well-educated farming families, MSU was where you went," MSU President M.
Automobile makers will discuss the future of vehicle propulsion at MSU's Management Education Center in Troy on Wednesday. The discussion is one of many events that are a part of the 38th annual Broad Executive Forum.
I fondly remember jumping in my pajamas and plopping on the couch next to my sister with cookies and milk in hand to watch Friday night TV.Oh, the good old days when ABC's TGIF lineup engulfed my allotted one late night a week to stay up.