MSU
MSU Engineering advisor to receive national award
After nearly 20 years of "dedicated service to the nation’s community of academic advisors," has earned Dan King.
MICHIGAN
On-campus students lament constant weather changes
With summer approaching, activities such as swimming and camping are on the minds of MSU students, but with Michigan’s unpredictable weather, students might have to hold off on warm-weather activities.
MICHIGAN
Capital Area Housing Partnership will take over closed Bailey Community Center building
A Capital Area Housing Partnership project to turn the historic Bailey Community Center into a daycare and senior living center was approved by the East Lansing City Council last night.
MICHIGAN
VIDEO: Keys in the Cities project brings spontaneous art and music to downtown areas
"Keys in the cities" project brings free opportunities for students to play public pianos in the city.
MSU
Women's Resource Center finds new interim director
The MSU Women's Resource Center has seen a new interim director who began her tenure early in the summer semester. Lydia Weiss took over from Jayne Schuiteman, who has taken a position as the Senior Institutional Equity Investigator at MSU,
MICHIGAN
East Lansing Farmer Market to open Sunday
East Lansing's Farmer's Market opens this Sunday. Read more for all the information you need.
MICHIGAN
CVS now open 24/7, alcohol sales extended to 2 a.m.
After unanimous East Lansing City Council approval earlier in the week, the CVS Pharmacy located at 240 M.A.C. Ave. will stay open 24/7 and will sell alcohol until 2 a.m. now.
MICHIGAN
ACLU launches Mobile Justice for Michigan app
The ACLU of Michigan has launched a free downloadable smart phone app that allows users to record and quickly report cases of police misconduct to the ACLU of Michigan. The app is known as Mobile Justice Michigan and became available to users on iOS and Android Wednesday, June 3.
MICHIGAN
VIDEO: East Lansing Police Chief Juli Liebler discusses her retirement
Liebler will step down at the end of June, and more information about the process of hiring her predecessor will be released next week.
NEWS
Meng Long Li found guilty in karaoke bar assault
A jury has found alumnus Meng Long Li guilty of assaulting MSU student Yan Li with a plastic water pitcher at a karaoke bar on the 2014 Chinese New Year.
NEWS
UPDATE: Closing arguments made in karaoke assault retrial; jury in deliberation
As closing arguments were made in the retrial against MSU alumnus Meng Long Li, the prosecution projected a very clear message they hoped the jurors would consider when making their decision — credibility.
NEWS
Dantonio to serve as grand marshal for NASCAR race
MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio will serve as the grand marshal of the Quicken Loans 400 on Sunday, June 14 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. The ninth-year head coach of the Spartans will give the command of "Start your engines!" when the NASCAR race gets underway at 1 p.m.
NEWS
VIDEO: MSU researcher’s work focuses on habits of honey bees
Bees are everywhere in the summer, and bees' habitats make interesting stories for researchers to study. Zachary Huang, associate professor in the Department of Entomology at MSU, has studied bees for more than 20 years. His job consists of three parts: extension, research and teaching.
MICHIGAN
New downtown apartment complex approved by City Council
A plan to construct a four-story, mixed use building at 500 Albert Avenue and 122 Division Street was approved by the East Lansing City Council at this week’s meeting.
MSU
Activists from multiple Michigan universities converge at MSU
Looking at strengthening bonds between campus groups and strategizing for the next few years, the MSPN picked MSU to hold its state-wide event, organizing to better fight the injustices they so strongly advocate against.
COMMENTARY
Weekend co-op stay shows variety in what MSU students call home
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to stay at a rather interesting co-op that shall remain nameless.
NEWS
MSU environment celebrates individuality
I have always admired the people who do and say exactly what they want. You know, those whose randomness brightens your day.
BASKETBALL
Sherman’s drunken rant raises point about NCAA drug testing
While the drunken Twitter rant provided by former Michigan State basketball player Garrick Sherman on May 27 was entertaining for all who saw, it could be indicative of a larger issue of the collegiate sports landscape.
MICHIGAN
Summer volunteer opportunities abundant in Lansing, East Lansing
The MSU community can seem as though it’s a world apart from the city of East Lansing, but in the summer, with most of MSU’s students gone, there’s a chance to get more involved in East Lansing’s community through volunteering.