The main office of The Village at Chandler Crossings is spotless. Polished hardwood floors reflect the summer sunlight flooding in from the large windows that line the walls, and light bounces up towards its high triangular ceilings.
At first it failed, but then it passed. In a monumental vote, the plan that would extend healthcare to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Michigan residents passed the Senate after being initially shot down. “Healthy Michigan is an opportunity for all of Michigan to benefit (from),” Gov. Rick Snyder said in a press conference after the vote. “It’s about helping 470,000 Michiganders have a better life. Now we’re gonna have an opportunity, hopefully, with the House passage, to move forward in terms of taking care of many hundreds of thousands of Michiganders,” Snyder continued. But it’s not over yet.
?Led by the East Lansing Police Department, Wermuth and 200 other injured veterans passed through East Lansing on Tuesday afternoon as a part of Ride 2 Recovery, a nationwide program for veterans that has offered rehabilitation through long-distance biking since 2008.? Ride 2 Recovery accommodates veterans suffering from many kinds of injuries, including those with missing limbs and paraplegics. The group was a part of the Great Lakes Challenge, a route reaching from Chicago to Detroit.?
There are only a few events during the academic year at MSU where someone can be approached by men in Speedos and pet a live snake all at the same time. Sparticipation, the annual freshmen showcase of clubs on campus, is one of them. Student Activities Assistant Amanda Scharnweber said about 360 clubs participated in Sparticipation, and while she said she hoped for a 100 percent turnout, she estimated 80 percent freshmen attended.
MSU’s campus might look a little different to students as they fall back into the routines of academic life. Several construction-related changes have been made in and around MSU since the conclusion of spring semester, affecting the way students get around campus.
Grand River Avenue was swarmed with students doing back-to-school shopping during Welcome Week while businesses tried to get their names in students’ heads with giveaways and deals. MSU Federal Credit Union had a booth outside for free water bottles, tote bags, coolers and $10 cash. The booth was there for about a week and a half Tuesday was the final day. Passers-by spun a wheel to win prizes.a different prize or one that was listed?
Getting accepted to the university? Check. Signing up for class and getting housing? Check. Buying books? Check. Getting a driver’s license and Social Security number? In process.
After months of debate, a contentious Medicaid expansion bill was passed with a 20-18 vote in the Michigan Senate shortly before 8:30 p.m. Nearly two hours before, the bill was voted down in a 19-18 vote, with a move for a reconsideration vote passed before the Senate went into recess.
After months of investigation, East Lansing authorities have arrested and charged a suspect in connection to three reported sexual assaults that occurred in April and May.
After seeing the event page on Facebook, MSU alumnus Seth Brown knew there was no other option: he had to be at Thursday’s HopCat grand opening in East Lansing.
East Lansing might see a registry symbolically recognizing same-sex couples within city limits if privacy concerns with such a list can be addressed.
A 19-year-old Okemos resident accused of stabbing and killing MSU student Andrew Singler will stand trial in September, a judge determined Tuesday. Connor McCowan allegedly drove to Singler’s Rothbury Road apartment on Feb. 23 and fatally stabbed the 23-year-old MSU senior.
The end of summer is approaching and those orange construction cones are almost completely out of sight for the MSU community.
Resident assistants, intercultural aides, community coordinators and residence education staff members gathered at the rock on Farm Lane Monday morning to kick off the second annual MSU Day of Service: Taking it to the Streets.
?A trial date for MSU alumnus Raulie Casteel, the alleged I-96 shooter, has been scheduled for Jan. 13, 2014.
Among ASMSU nearly losing its funding, an academic building fire and a sexual assault suspect on the loose, summer in East Lansing was nothing short of eventful.
After spending countless hours during the spring semester, a team of MSU electrical engineers were honored with second place at the 2012-2013 Texas Instruments Analog Design Contest in Dallas, Texas. Each year, Texas Instruments, or TI, has a three-day contest, hosting 10 final teams who have created a project using a minimum of three TI components in their final design.
As one walks down Grand River Avenue, it’s hard to ignore the ever-growing presence of a certain Japanese cuisine. With at least five sushi restaurants already established in the East Lansing area, another is about to join the pack of sushi options nearby.
Celebrating the art of agriculture and fresh breath, the 29th Annual St. Johns Mint Festival kicked off Friday with events held at St.
While both of these men have served Michigan, Rick Snyder as the current governor and Mark Schauer as a state representative and senator, later serving as a U.S. representative, they are slated to face off as adversaries in the 2014 gubernatorial election.