“This is a program where we are going in as a recent college graduate, talking to these students and making their dreams of going to college realistic,” adviser Lorrena Johnson said.
As a result of its 50th birthday celebration in February, the Abrams Planetarium will be receiving an upgrade. Its 20-year-old DigiStar 2 projection system will be replaced by a DigiStar 5, a two-projector system with clearer images creating a more accurate representation of the night sky.
The petition would allow voters to decide on marijuana reform similar to what Lansing voters enacted last year, which allows for the use, possession or transfer of less than one ounce of marijuana on private property for those age 21 or older.
The owner, Spencer Soka, said the first name change was the result of acquiring a liquor license last year. Due to customer confusion and the desire to establish a brand, the restaurant has now changed its name to the more recognizable State Side Deli and Pub, to join similarly named restaurants in Okemos and Howell, Mich.
The suspects took a cell phone and pizza from the victims and fled north on foot. The victims were not injured and were able to call 911.
Connor McCowan's family talks about their thoughts of what happened the night he killed Andrew Singler.
An unseasonably cool air mass moving into East Lansing on Monday night will drop temperatures into the mid-60s to low-70s through Thursday.
Meridian Township Police have asked for assistance in identifying a man thought to be involved in the theft and use of a couple’s credit cards.
While the festival was winding down, the attendees were in full force for the headliner of the night — Earth, Wind, and Fire.The multi-genre band rose to fame in the '70s, but their music and stage presence live on to this day.
From the tie-dye clad concert-goers who attended reggae and rock ‘n’ roll Wednesday, to the country singers who donned cowboy hats on Thursday, Common Ground Music Festival brought something for the music lover in everyone.
Pivarnik said the data shows the correlation between purchasing a membership, GPA and retention. MSU isn’t only interested in the GPAs of the student body, retention — students completing a degree — is important, too. The study did not address whether or not participants actively used the gym membership.
“It was decided (to remodel the house) a couple years ago,” Nemesi said. “We were coming up on the 50th anniversary of the house, it was built in 1963, and we started talking about the fundraising and all that type of stuff, and figured if we remodeled it right, it would be able to go the next 50 years.”
Applying for local jobs a couple of months prior to the start of the school year is usually the best bet for getting hired, many employers said.
“Flying around that track is just so much fun. I had this little bugger on three wheels going on the turns,” Speer said, pointing to his Volkswagen Golf. “I love (racing). It’s a blast running into each other. You can drive fast and hit cars and not get in trouble.”
Hinz said the proceeds from this race will go toward the Sparrow Regional Children’s Center and Kelleigh’s Cause, a charity dedicated to finding a specific protein that causes the disorder known as Arteriovenous malformations, or AVM.
The run, hosted at Grand Woods Park, included a variety of obstacles designed for families with kids ages 5 to 15. No time was kept and no winner was announced to keep with the non-competitive spirit of the run.
President of Move In, Move Out (also known as MIMO) Kevin Ye said in the summer of 2013 he was approached by a student at Northwestern University in Illinois looking to expand the organization to schools in Michigan.
Lansing's Common Ground Music Festival blended reggae and rock and roll for their Wednesday event, bringing spectators together from all over for concerts and carnival festivities.
The MSU College of Music holds five consecutive carillon recitals on Wednesdays through July beginning at 6 p.m. at the John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower.
The right westbound lane of Grand River Avenue between Bailey Street and Division Street will be closed on Thursday, July 10 and Friday, July 11 during daylight hours.