I can honestly say that when I heard that there was a dead body pulled out of the Red Cedar river this week, I didn’t pay too much h attention to it.
Some fans of local music may claim there isn’t much variety around the Lansing area. But while there are a number of so-called “bar bands,” there is a growing number of different bands that are making a name for themselves.One of those bands, Shepard’s Folly, is preparing to celebrate the release of its first CD at 8 p.m.
An autopsy showed Wednesday that Eric James Blair, an 18-year-old from Bay City, drowned in the Red Cedar River. Police officials say he had been drinking while visiting friends at MSU on Friday, but were unsure of the events leading to Blair’s death. Blair was reported missing Saturday evening after a body was seen floating in the river near Bogue Street about 3 a.m.
The No. 6 MSU field hockey team began its season with a 3-2 overtime win against then No. 1 Old Dominion.But the Spartans’ (14-4, 4-1 Big Ten) final game of the season against No.
There’s nothing wrong with being a little more informed about a topic. When the topic is the Black Panther Party, some may disagree.
The Food and Drug Administration may be inspecting BioPort Corp.’s new facility at the beginning of November. Kim Brennen Root, spokeswoman for BioPort, 3500 N.
Holland, Mich.-based rockers The Green Room are back on the road following a brief summer hiatus and are scheduled to rock East Lansing tonight.The five-piece band will play a 21 and up show at 10:30 tonight at Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road.The Green Room puts out a kind of blues meets rock meets jazz sound and pushes acoustic sound to the edge with heavy, hard beats.
Dusty struggled against the slippery floor to jump up onto a blanketed table - a little jump that would enable another dog to live a longer, healthier life. Dusty, a 6-year-old yellow lab, is one of about 25 on-call donor dogs volunteered by their owners to give blood at MSU’s Small Animal Clinic. Elaine Striler, Dusty’s owner and a licensed veterinary technician at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said the animals need to be given attention to calm them down while donating blood. “They’re more afraid of what might happen,” she said.
One vote determined the fate of a proposed Jewish seat on ASMSU’s Student Assembly. The debate over the bill, which would have given the MSU Jewish community representation on the assembly, was heated.
Life went on in the wake of the storm that struck the Lansing area as students and businesses went back to work.Unfortunately, much of the work included extensive cleanup.The powerful winds destroyed property across the Lansing area Wednesday night and made a stop at the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s headquarters, 4615 Tranter Ave.
I am pleased that The State News is covering one of the many projects ASMSU/COGS Legal Services is working on.
Herb Haygood has not just made a name for himself as an explosive kick returner this season, but also as a prolific wide receiver.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality may be deciding if repeat polluters are just blowing smoke.
Friday The Breslin Student Events Center welcomes “Fake the Funk 11,” a lip-synch contest featuring R&B, hip-hop and pop music.
After playing organized football for years, MSU’s Josh Shaw thought he had seen it all. Then he traveled to Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium, where the Spartans haven’t won since 1991.
MSU Professor Sue Carter’s mom is proud of her children. And she acted on that pride when she nominated all three of them to carry the Olympic torch for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games in 2002.
Lansing residents wishing to work within the city government are being encouraged to apply for vacancies on various boards and commissions, Lansing officials said.Carol Wood, council member at-large, said city council is at a loss without boards and commissions being filled.“We realize everyone is busy with families,” said Wood.
Spartan green may mean more than just school spirit. A recent study found universities and colleges are being more environmentally sound. In the report by the National Wildlife Federation, 60 percent of the campuses surveyed works to use less and less pesticides by careful location of plants. Gary Parrott, manager of Grounds Maintenance, said environmental practices are common with the grounds crew. Parrott said the university has a mixture of native plants and some exotic plants.
“Spike Heels” is a romance, but it’s certainly no “Snow White.” The play started Thursday and continues at 8 p.m.
Last Saturday night the line at Oldsmobile Park’s “Fright Night” stretched from the haunted stadium’s entrance nearly to Michigan Avenue. And the teeny-boppin’ youths of the Lansing area, families, students and others that waited there had a common goal: to be scared - or at least entertained. “It was good, and I was scared, definitely,” said former Lansing resident Tameko Watts after her walk through the dark, spooked-up corridors of Oldsmobile Park. “We were at Detroit last weekend and it was a lot more expensive, so this was pretty good for the price,” said Rob Slonaker, who accompanied Watts that evening. Dewitt resident Joseph Fase brought Joseph Fase Jr., 6, to Fright Night Saturday. “Um, the train was the best,” decided the younger Fase after his haunted experience.