As holiday shoppers hunt for the best bargains this winter, Web sites are trying to entice consumers to purchase gifts online for extra deals, but some experts say it won’t have a large impact on in-store shopping.
Paintbrushes and watercolor paints top the tables where Lansing elementary and MSU students sit side by side to make works of art in a collaborative after-school program.
From free HIV testing to displaying a quilt memorializing the lives lost to AIDS, the MSU community recognized World AIDS Day on Tuesday.
A familiar face to Lansing-area residents said he might throw his hat into the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial ring. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said he is considering a run for governor and will make a decision about his candidacy within a month.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly Code and Policy Committee, or CAP, passed a bill on Tuesday mapping out recommendations for revisions to the university’s class retake policy. The bill will go before the full assembly Dec. 8 for a vote.
Eight members of the MSU football team were suspended by head coach Mark Dantonio on Monday following the ongoing results of an investigation by MSU police into a Nov.
Chicano history professor Javier Pescador will present his lecture American Lenses, Mexican Aliens: Photography of the Mexican Experience in the United States, 1930-1965 on Thursday afternoon in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
MSU’s student group Physicians for Human Rights will be hosting its annual Art Show fundraiser Sunday, which is a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the Lansing Area AIDS Network and Beit Atfal Assumoud.
The fate of the current Michigan State Police headquarters, which is owned by MSU and located across the road from campus, still is uncertain as state police employees await the headquarters’ scheduled move to downtown Lansing.
East Lansing resident Susan Woods has been fundraising for the past 13 years, all for an event that is held only once a year.
As students and East Lansing residents are enjoying the beginning of the holiday season, local food banks said the holiday cheer was felt through the number of donations received during the weekend, although numbers were slightly lower than last year.
The pressure of providing for his family and dealing with the poor economy has caused Dan Grutter to consider joining the Army National Guard.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop announced Monday Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Michigan Republican Party Secretary Hank Fuhs will serve as the co-chairs for his campaign for Michigan Attorney General.
Warm, cozy houses are the perfect antidote for the icy winter months, but some people might find unwanted creatures lurking in their walls or attic that also are looking for relief from the cold.
Members of MSU’s Academic Governance system hope to restore civility to MSU with a joint faculty and student statement on the topic, but officials said the campus community will have to wait until at least next semester for a finalized document.
What started out as a hobby for Val Berryman now brings holiday spirit to community members when he installs Christmas displays every year.
The LED Holiday Light Exchange through the Lansing Board of Water and Light is scheduled to end Friday.
Spartans Against Drunk Driving will host its fourth annual Survivor’s Forum at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Wonders Hall Kiva.
To Ray Schmidgall, the chilly temperatures and uncertain economic times aren’t undermining the quality of one of the most important aspects of the holidays: Christmas trees.
The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to discuss resolutions regarding several neighborhoods at its 7:30 p.m. meeting tonight at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.