A bill going through the Michigan legislature could give bar patrons throughout the state a few more drops of beer in their mug. The bill, sponsored by Rep. David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights, would mandate that all bars selling pints must serve patrons a full 16 ounces.
Screen printing business Michigan Shirt Works hopes to capitalize on the hustle and bustle of East Lansing with a new location on Grand River Avenue. Michigan Shirt Works, located at 1385 E. Grand River Ave., is a screen printing and retail company that now will call East Lansing its primary home. In addition to screen printing, the store also serves as a local retail outlet.
MSU’s Pre-Medical Association, or PMA, is hosting a book donation and blanket-making event Wednesday night in order to benefit underprivileged children in the Lansing area. From 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 111 in Erikson Hall, PMA will be accepting gently-used books during its Curl Up and Read event, while members of the organization make blankets to give to homeless and underprivileged children.
A portion of Albert Avenue that stretches from Gunson Street to Durand Street will be closed between about 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday while city crews repair a sewer. City officials say a detour is in place that will include Gunson, Ann and Durand streets.
A Vernon, Mich. man implicated in a string of sexual assaults will be arraigned Wednesday morning. Oswald Scott Wilder Jr., 26, is accused of sexually assaulting four MSU students earlier this year. He is set to be arraigned Wednesday in Ingham County Circuit Court.
A new student organization aimed at developing students’ leadership skills, will be hosting its kick-off event Wednesday. The Leadership Institute at Michigan State University, or LIMSU, was founded in November 2012 by a group of students, led by then-marketing sophomore Maggie Mai.
While most incoming freshmen were preoccupied by the?hassle of moving into a cramped dorm room and leaving their homes behind last fall, a few students were thinking of adding their own spin on the MSU fraternity scene. Now, the 11 founding fathers of the Zeta Beta Tau chapter at MSU have established themselves in a small house on the northwest outskirts of campus and amongst greek life.
A leadership position that touches the academic lives of MSU students will change hands officially on Nov. 1, with the transition process already beginning. The post of Associate Provost for Academic Services will be taken over by John Gaboury who already spends two days a week at the university while he wraps up his duties at the University of Toledo.
The father of Okemos resident Connor McCowan continued his testimony during his son’s murder trial in Ingham County Circuit Court Tuesday morning. On the morning of Feb. 23, Randy McCowan said his son woke him at about 4 a.m., seeming “frantic and upset.” Connor McCowan then told his father about a scuffle with MSU student Andrew Singler, his sister’s boyfriend, saying he “feared for his life” and “cut” Singler.
A new bill proposed by Michigan Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-Westland, would offer tax credits to graduates from in-state universities who stay in the state.
East Lansing City Councilmember Kathleen Boyle is no stranger to mid-Michigan. Boyle was born in St. Johns and moved to East Lansing in 1985 after going to school and working in Syracuse, N.Y. She’s running for a partial two-year term on the East Lansing City Council this election season.
Students planning to throw away anything from textbooks to old furniture can look to the MSU Surplus Store for a more sustainable alternative. The store’s Community ReUse Days allows MSU students, faculty and alumni to haul in their unwanted household items, which are then resold in the store or recycled.
The autopsy and toxicology reports of MSU student Andrew Singler, as well as testimonies from Singler’s girlfriend Shay McCowan, were brought forward Monday morning in the trial of Okemos resident Connor McCowan. McCowan is on trial in Ingham County Circuit Court for allegedly stabbing and killing Singler on the night of Feb. 23 after a disagreement between the two went awry. He was charged with open murder and could face life in prison if convicted.
In the early morning of Feb. 23, Okemos resident Connor McCowan received a text from his sister, Shay McCowan, saying her boyfriend, MSU student Andrew Singler, had broken one of her ribs. “I’ll beat the s*** out of him,” his reply read.
As East Lansing moves toward a new phase of comprehensive planning and development, city officials are striving toward creating a safer and more diverse downtown that will entertain and retain students while they are at MSU and after they graduate.
MSU fraternity brothers stepped outside their comfort zone for a good cause by strapping on high heels Sunday for a walk dedicated to raising awareness about harassment and sexual assault. The “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event is a national awareness campaign brought to MSU by the greek community.
Chainsaws, canoes and cleaning crews filled the Red Cedar River Saturday afternoon to clear pathways to maximize the river’s full potential for local residents. For the past 12 years, the Lansing Oar and Paddle Club has organized a team to clear log jams, hanging trees and pollution that often makes the river unusable.
The smell of beer and the sounds of Bavarian bands filled the streets of Old Town in Lansing this weekend for the 8th annual celebration of Old Town Oktoberfest. Hundreds of people, including many students, gathered in downtown Old Town Friday and Saturday to embrace the longstanding German tradition.
The College of Engineering hosted its annual Spartan Future Engineers Preview Day, a recruitment event for high school juniors, seniors and prospective transfer students, on Saturday. During Preview Day, prospective students experience lab tours and attend two faculty and student-led information sessions about the different academic departments of the college, said Drew Kim, assistant to the dean for recruitment and K-12 outreach.
Hours of police questioning had passed since MSU alumnus Tyler Aho rushed his roommate, nutritional sciences senior Andrew Singler, to the hospital after he was stabbed on the evening of Feb. 23 — and Aho still had no idea his friend had died. It took him about ten minutes to drive Singler to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, with Singler fading in and out of consciousness, groaning in pain and holding a towel to his chest.