With the Board of Trustees decision last week to institute a new tobacco-free policy at MSU, a few aspects of the policy have yet to be ironed out before it is eventually implemented August of 2016. However, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said the policy will be geared toward education rather than be punitive in nature.
Uber has not been in East Lansing for even a full year yet, but the ride-sharing company has already left a big impression in the city.
While Palcohol’s powdered alcohol is not even out for sale yet in the United States, many states, including Michigan, are already attempting to ban commercial use of the product.
At the work session on June 23, the East Lansing City Council set a date for action on an ordinance that would prohibit the use of roofs for recreational uses.
On the night of June 17, nine people were shot and killed at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., according to NBC News.
Lansing resident and former iCab taxi driver Brandon McLittle has been sentenced to no less than 108 months and no more than 240 months in prison, the Ingham County Circuit Court ruled Wednesday morning. McLittle previously plead guilty to armed robbery on May 27 of three counts for the role he played in the Dec.
With all parties on board, it will make the process for cab drivers in the area to get registered shorter, but also eliminate issues of inconsistency such as cab drivers having licenses to operate in the city of East Lansing or Lansing, but not the other that have occurred in the past. “What you really need is one uniform set of rules for the whole region because that’s what the taxi market looks like. It’s regional not jurisdictional," said Triplett.
The driver in thefatal motorcycle accidentat Durand Street and Albert Avenue Saturday morning in East Lansing, is likely to be at fault, East Lansing police Lt. Steve Gonzalez said.
The East Lansing Detective Bureau is investigating a string of stolen mopeds, East Lansing police Lt.
East Lansing has received a $125,000 grant from The Recycling Partnership to assist with a new curbside recycling system later this year. As a result of the the grant and matching funds from the city, new 96-gallon carts will be rolled out to East Lansing residents at no cost by early to mid-October.
No criminal charges in the complaint from former softball player Alyssa McBride that she was targeted with pitches in batting practice before two separate games will be filed, according to a statement from the Isabella County Prosecutor's Office.
Expect to see some severe weather in the East Lansing-Lansing area Monday afternoon and night, a meteorologist said.
The 19th annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival on June 19-20 featured musicians from all over the world and provided pivotal experience to youth jazz players. The festival was presented by the City of East Lansing, MSU College of Music and the Wharton Center for Performing Arts; with artistic direction from the director of Jazz Studies at MSU, Rodney Whitaker. “My favorite part is really hearing everybody perform, that’s what this is all about,” said Whitaker.
MSU Police are alerting community members of East Lansing of a potential telephone scam. According to a press release from the MSU Police, several East Lansing community members have reported callers claiming to be police officers and telling people they have a warrant out for their arrest for tax evasion with the FBI and IRS.
Black Student Alliance (BSA) organized students and painted The Rock on Thursday afternoon to express sorrow over the shooting that happened in Charleston, S.C.
Here are the most important stories from the week of June 19. The Board of Trustees raised tuition for upper and underclassmen for the sixth year in a row and banned smoking on campus effective August of 2016. For graduate students of most colleges, the tuition will increase 4 percent, or $26.75 per credit hour. Another set of approvals included extending the contracts for athletic director Mark Hollis, men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo, women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant and men’s ice hockey coach Tom Anastos by a unanimous vote. In city news, GrandRiver Coffee Cafe, on 515 W.
Dr. Marsha Rappley is leaving her position as dean of MSU's College of Human Medicine, she announced Tuesday, according a report by MLive. Rappley has accepted a new position with Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., as vice president of for health sciences and chief executive officer of VCU Health System. Rappley accepts the position after serving as a faculty member at MSU since 1988 and acting as dean since 2006.
Ground was broken Wednesday on the construction of MSU's new Grand Rapids Research Center. The building is an $88.1 million, six-story, 162,800-square-foot facility that will include research program spaces and five core labs that will benefit the MSU College of Human medicine scientists and researchers. "We envision the MSU research building and Grand Rapids Innovation Park to be a gateway to the Medical Mile and a magnet attracting business in life sciences and growth in the biotechnology sectors," MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon told MSU Today. The new research facility will be located on the corner in Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids and is expected to be completed and opened late 2017. When it opens, it is expected to support 260 members of the MSU College of Human Medicine's scientific research teams.
The new Pedestrian Pathway Bridge was officially opened to the public in Meridian Township. On June 17, the ribbon cutting and ceremony took place along the new bridge. Derek Perry, assistant township manager, said, "for the new bridge, they have the separations for the road and the pedestrian. Both traffic can cross safely.
After hearing about the cafe closing, students spoke in appreciation of what GrandRiver Coffee Cafe has brought to them in the past few years. For many students, GrandRiver Coffee Cafe has been a favorite place to study and hangout with friends.