When it was all said and done, it was the sense of belonging which reeled devoted customers back in. The sense that despite hectic college life, there were friends willing to share the dark stumble home with each other after a night out. And these friends were never more than a $2 coney dog away.
Subleasing is part of any college town in the summer, including Michigan State University, however, as many students find out, it’s not always an easy process.
Construction in North Campus began May 11, causing the closure of West Circle Drive from Auditorium Road to the Main Library entrance, with Beal Street to Hannah Administration Drive closed to the public. For the duration of the project, parking lots 6 — the MSU Museum lot — and 11 — the lot behind the Main Library shared with the Hannah Administration building and Olds Hall — will remain closed. “It’s an overall underground utility refurbishment project,” Infrastructure Planning and Facilities project representative Andy Linebaugh said.
Dozens of white tents lined the streets with a variety of colorful fabrics, jewelry and paintings underneath each.
The toxicology report of applied engineering sciences senior and Alpha Sigma Phi member Anthony Hawley has revealed the cause of his Jan. 29 death to be a heroin overdose, East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez said.
The five women wanted for their alleged connection to the brutal baseball bat attack on an East Lansing woman and MSU student on March 6 have have been arrested.
Snoop Dogg is scheduled to play at the Auto Value Main Stage on Saturday, July 11
The popular East Lansing restaurant What Up Dawg? closed its doors on business for good Tuesday evening. What Up Dawg? was established in 2010 and was located on M.A.C. Avenue just north of Albert Street.
Taylor was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had a history of mental breakdowns with homicidal intentions, resulting in his being hospitalized several times, a state psychiatrist revealed in court Monday.
Most of the breakdowns — allegedly including the one that lead to the murders — were the culminations of Taylor's conspiratorial delusions centered around acquaintances and loved ones attempting to poison him, humans morphing into malevolent supernatural entities.
U.S. Senator Gary Peters introduced legislation Monday which might help college students across Michigan who have defaulted on their private student loans.
Recently graduated students express their sentiments on leaving MSU and share their favorite college memories.
Tuesday night, the East Lansing City Council voted in favor of consideration of a resolution to adopt the Amended Brownfield Plan #4 for the project at 300 W.
Although during the post-arrest interview Taylor made no mention of his being a vampire and the victims morphing into werewolves — a motive for the killings Taylor revealed to a psychiatrist reviewing his mental health, according to the LSJ — Lansing detective Brad St. Aubin said his non-expert opinion after interviewing Taylor was that he suffered from a mental illness other than the ADD that Taylor said he had.
The GEU staged a sit-in on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during finals week to show solidarity with the bargaining team, a group of GEU members negotiating a contract with the administration.
Tuesday night the East Lansing City Council unanimously voted in approval of a Site Plan and Special Use Permit that was submitted by Gateway of East Lansing, LLC.
Tuesday night, voters said yes to both local Proposals 1 and 2. Proposal 1 decriminalized marijuana in East Lansing, but under Michigan state law marijuana possession is still a misdemeanor.
After the last ballot was counted Tuesday night, voters had struck down one state proposal and voted yes to two local ones. State Proposal 15-1, which would have increased sales tax and others to fix roads, was defeated by Michigan voters. Local Proposals 1 and 2 were both accepted by voters. Prop 1 will decriminalize marijuana possession in East Lansing. Prop 2 will allow to City Council to sell property with a simple majority vote from citizens as opposed to the current 60 percent super majority requirement.
Votes for the state of Michigan's Proposal 15-1, which would raise taxes to fund road repairs and more, are coming in and it's headed toward a defeat.
On a rainy Tuesday, some precincts are noticing abnormally low voter turnout, even for a local election. The reasons for this range from everything from finals week taking up the bulk of student concerns, to the weather discouraging East Lansing residents from voting or even a general apathy towards the issues on the ballot.