NEWS
More than 100 Spartan athletes honored by Big Ten for GPA
More than 100 Spartan athletes were on the list released by the Big Ten of the 2015 spring academic All-Big Ten honorees.
MICHIGAN
Annual water main flushing began Monday, potential laundry hazard
East Lansing’s annual flushing of water mains began Monday, and residents within adjacent areas might experience cloudy or rusty colored water that is safe to drink but can present problems for doing laundry, according to an East Lansing Department of Public Works statement.
MICHIGAN
Residents drawn to new Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
If you live around Trowbridge Rd, you may have noticed a bold red barn has recently replaced what used to be Goodrich’s Shop-Rite. That barn happens to be Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a new grocery store that aims to soon have 10-12 different locations around Michigan.
NEWS
Annual city recycling event going strong in its 21st year
A parking lot filled with scrap metal, old TV’s, computers, books, refrigerators, microwaves, lawnmowers, and other household appliances is the scene at Recycle!
MSU
Week in Review: May 29
This week's top stories, brought to you in one minute or less. Click to read more about the Engineering Library project petition, campus bike impoundment, the retrial of alumnus Meng Long Li and Brandon McLittle's guilty plea.
NEWS
Student survey website gives MSU high marks on food, partying
In the same report card grading MSU's campus food and party scene an A+, the university flopped on drug and alcohol safety, earning a D+ because of poor student reviews and numbers of alcohol and drug related arrests and referrals reported by the university.
NEWS
Spartan Village assault victim recounts beating
Three important individuals testified Thursday in the preliminary exam for two of the girls allegedly responsible for the savage beating of an MSU student just before spring break. Paris Jeannine-Renee Strickland and Brittani Shanta Barber-Gribble, two of the five defendants in the case were in the courtroom while the alleged victim, Mariah Kelly and the two officers who investigated the case, Aaron White, a patrol officer who responded to the initial dispatch and Det.
NEWS
Event showcasing Lansing area, MSU kicks off Saturday morning
The 21 annual Be a Tourist in Your Own Town event kicks off at 10 a.m.
BASKETBALL
Former MSU basketball player goes on drunken Twitter rant, alleges helping teammate cheat drug test during tenure
Former Michigan State big man Garrick Sherman revealed a lot about his time in East Lansing on Wednesday through a series of drunken tweets.
MSU
Zombie survival course kicks off this summer
MSU has a variety of elective courses for students to take, everything from wine tasting to scuba-diving. One online summer class available to students is “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse – Disasters, Catastrophes, and Human Behavior”.
MSU
Statewide student activism organization to hold series of discussions, skill sessions on campus over the weekend
The statewide grassroots activism organization, the Michigan Student Power Network, will be hosting a series of strategy and issues events this Friday to Sunday in Berkey Hall. The event, Michigan Student Power Convergence 2015, already has around 70 expected attendees who have registered, state organizer Ian Matchett said, though more than twice that have joined the event on Facebook. Convergence was chosen to be in East Lansing by a vote from the organization, who has affiliates on campus including MSU Students United and the Black Student Alliance.
MSU
W.J. Beal Botanical Garden to revive Music in the Garden program after 18 years
The W.J. Beal Botanical Garden will see music once again, as garden administrators and staff are reviving a Music in the Garden program that has not been active for 18 years. Starting Friday, June 5, the garden will have music during the lunch hours, with acts being primarily from the Michigan State College of Music.
NEWS
Summer downtime: a chance to build resume and catch up with friends
Jessica Steeley Jsteeley@statenews.com MSU’s campus can seem deserted in the summer, but just because there are less people doesn’t mean there’s not plenty to do around East Lansing. Though summer is a time for relaxation, students often have more downtime than they know what to do with.
NEWS
Pedestrians and drivers should coexist, cooperate
By Rachel Fradette rfradette@statenews.com Living on a college campus during the busy school year makes you appreciate the peace of your suburban hometown.
NEWS
East Lansing marijuana decriminalization a step backward for pot smokers
Although the May 5 passage of the marijuana amendment to East Lansing’s city charter seemed like both a victory for those citizens in favor and a message to the state government, the new amendment could have a negative effect on East Lansing and marijuana offenders.
NEWS
Summer jobs in East Lansing: a way to save up cash, get ahead on graduation
Summer in East Lansing is filled with fun and exciting opportunities. It might be spending a day rafting on the Red Cedar River, spending a night downtown at the bars, taking a short trip to the capital for a Lansing Lugnuts’ game and much more. However, these activities aren’t free and money can be an issue. Many students who stay in East Lansing for the summer work various summer jobs to support themselves.
NEWS
Cab driver implicated in December robbery of passenger pleads guilty
Brandon McLittle, the Lansing resident and former iCab taxi driver in connection with the beating and robbery of MSU student Hongda Jiang on Dec. 9, 2014, pled guilty to armed robbery Wednesday morning.
MSU
Crews have begun impounding bikes in violation of university ordinances
With many students gone for the summer and some leaving their bikes behind, crews have begun cutting locks of bikes in violation of university ordinances before impounding them and, if not claimed, selling them off to the public, officials said.
MICHIGAN
(SCENE) Metrospace transfer to MSU potentially only for short-term trial period
Talks on handing over (SCENE) Metrospace to MSU have shifted from allowing the university a long-term lease with full curative control to a shorter, possibly year-long, trial period.
NEWS
Retrial begins for alumnus accused of karaoke bar assault
More than three months after a hung jury was declared, Meng Long Li, the alumnus accused of assaulting another Chinese student with a plastic water pitcher at a karaoke bar on Jan. 31, 2014, appeared before a jury again Tuesday for the start of his retrial.