The hole, a benign Par 3 according to the much-graffitied sign, taunts mercilessly. The fairway - an 8-foot clearing before the trees start in earnest - curves slightly to the right before dropping off sharply, the red flag atop the basket barely visible from the tee. A distinctive “ching!” rings out from what constitutes the green as a disc lands hard in the metal basket.
In anticipation of today’s gubernatorial debate, the Michigan Republican Party accused Democratic candidates Wednesday of avoiding earlier debates and dodging “the tough questions.”Republican Party Chairman Rusty Hills posed 12 questions to Democrats for their first debate at 10:30 a.m.
After a Detroit woman was charged in the death of her 2 children when she left in a car on a hot day, a state lawmaker is working to increase the penalties in child-abandonment cases.Rep.
I’ve written several columns categorizing the different types of drunken, stumbling students who litter the MSU campus at night and sometimes during the day - but I’ve always done so with a cynical and angry pen.
Student leaders from across Michigan are preparing to join a battle against a November ballot initiative.
Pi Kappa Phi national leaders will attempt to recolonize the fraternity’s MSU chapter this fall after expelling all of its members in May. Kenneth Oubre, Pi Kappa Phi’s coordinator of chapter development, said Wednesday he and others from the fraternity’s national headquarters will come to campus Sept.
It’s still a place where an adventurous child can climb into the pilot seat of a huge tractor.
The Lansing Lugnuts will have a chance to gain some ground in the standings when they return to Oldsmobile Park, 505 E.
Residents looking for a nearby outdoor adventure can consider canoeing on the Red Cedar River. During the summer months, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, MSU Concessions offers canoeing service for the MSU community. “We offer this service because we feel that some things are just good for the community,” said Bill Kost, operations manager at MSU Concessions.
The first of two debates for the three Democratic candidates for governor is scheduled for Thursday. The first will be at 10:30 a.m.
Kudos to researchers in the MSU-WATER program, or Watershed Action Through Education and Research. The four-year, $1.4 million program designed to develop a watershed management program for the Red Cedar River, is an important effort to undertake, and it is only fitting that it originated at MSU. With the Red Cedar River as one of the foremost landmarks of MSU’s campus, it is important for the university to lead the charge to clean up the historic body of water whose banks it calls home.
If you see swimmers flying through the air at the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, don’t be alarmed.The park, located at 6400 Abbott Road, after inspection, could debut its fourth slide Friday.
Just recently, I stepped outside for a cigarette break. As I lit up, a woman walking into the building decided to make a comment. “Trying to help the deficit?
MSU will bid farewell to two more prominent administrators who are retiring or taking on new opportunities.
The Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road in Okemos, is holding three separate day-camps. All camps will run July 30 through Aug.
Thursday Barnes & Noble Booksellers presents authors Tim Powers and Karen Joy Fowler at 7 p.m.
Broadway is making a stop on the MSU campus this year to provide students with an amazing lineup of original and legendary shows. Wharton Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary season, “Encore,” and will host six Broadway shows and musicals from September to April. “Basically, we’re bringing back the best of the best for our 20th anniversary - and then adding to it,” Wharton public relations manager Bob Hoffman said.
East Lansing might be one step closer to annexing more than 100 acres of Meridian Township land after township officials voted 5-1 Tuesday in favor of a land-sharing agreement rejected by city officials July 3. This is the fifth time officials of the two municipalities have failed to see eye-to-eye on the issue.
Sweep crouched low in the weeds. His tail was stiff and flat between his hind quarters as he intently eyed a flock of sheep near Mount Hope Road, awaiting his cue.And then it happened.