“The very first Summer Solstice Festival was held at midnight at Erickson (Hall) Kiva,” jazz pianist and MSU professor of music theory Ron Newman said. “Everybody would come over on campus and they started at midnight on the 21st for the solstice. We played all through the night.”
More than 130 different types of beer and wine were poured this weekend at the Festivals of the Moon and Sun on June 20 and 21 in Lansing.
As the owner of Hammer In Hand Custom Cycles in St. Johns, Iler builds motorcycles for a living, but on Friday and Saturday he showcased how he puts the same skills to use in his free time. For the second consecutive year, Iler was Scrapfest’s first place winner. He was also the People’s Choice Award winner for his display “The Fiddler,” which was a metal windmill which harnessed wind energy to move a small fiddle player beneath it.
The Capital Area Humane Society has celebrated 1,420 adoptions so far this year. Capital Area Humane Society president and CEO Julia Palmer-Willson said the purpose of Woofstock is to promote adoption so that people will come to the shelter and consider adopting an animal.
The festival is part of the country-wide commemoration of emancipation known as Juneteenth, which dates back to June 19, 1866, the year after federal troops marched into Texas to enforce the emancipation of all enslaved blacks in the state, who were among the last to be freed.
MSU Spokesman Jason Cody confirmed the student was accounting sophomore Xin Yue Zhang, despite erroneous identification of the student as Xin Yue Zhan by the Lansing State Journal and in a press released posted on the police department's web page.
By Sierra Layslay@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU's campus carries graduates through a few memorable years in their lives, shaping them and giving them skills that don't expire after graduation ? it's no wonder alumni can't help but visit their old home from time to time.This weekend, one alumni group returned to campus, reuniting friends from years past.
While knocking out power to many, the accident also left the vehicle's three occupants injured, including one passenger who was seriously injured. All three were taken to Sparrow Hospital.
The fifth consecutive tuition increase splits to a 2.6 percent increase for lower division in-state students, which amounts to $11.25 more per credit hour. There will be 2.9 percent increase, or $13.75 more per credit hour, for upper division in-state students.
The corpse flower is a rare bloomer. The last time it bloomed at MSU was in 2010. It will bloom this year also, making it possible for students at MSU to have a chance to see the corpse flower in bloom during their time on campus. Carrington said it is impressive for the corpse flower to bloom twice in only four years, especially since they don't always bloom easily in their native habitat of Indonesia.
The incident was reported by a university employee and is thought to have occurred between 5:00 p.m. June 13 and 7:00 a.m. June 17.There was one witness but the suspect remains unknown. Damages have been estimated at $2,000 and the incident is still under investigation.
The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Friday and vote on a proposed tuition increase of 3 percent for the upcoming 2014-15 school year. The increase would translate to about $385 more per student.
Kathleen Russell, 17, turned herself in to East Lansing police and was later charged with destruction of school property in 54B District Court. The sixth and final suspect has not yet been arraigned but has made arrangements with the court to turn herself in next week, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said.
Hundreds of local shoppers fled to Meridian Mall Thursday for H&M's grand opening at noon.
A citizen petition to the city of East Lansing could change how the city gets its legal advice. The petition, signed by at least 2,269 citizens, would remove City Council’s ability to hire a private law firm for the position of city attorney.
Community members concluded Patriarche Park playground construction on Wednesday, despite dismal weather. Volunteers have been donating their time to help complete the project since Monday, working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The park is slated to re-open in early August, officials familiar with the project said.
After almost 30 years of working with the university, John Baker seems to be the heir apparent to the deanship of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
As students trek to class during the seemingly endless winter months at MSU, they may experience a fleeting moment of relief as they pass over a small circle of salvation from the frigid cold. That circle is a grate that provides a glimpse into an underworld of warm, interlocking steam tunnels responsible for distributing heat to campus buildings.
Training standards for private security guards are lacking, according to a study conducted by Mahesh Nalla, associate director and professor in the School of Criminal Justice. Nalla said the private security industry is fairly big, but there are no college-level degree requirements by Michigan’s standards. Nalla also said relative to police training, private security guards have virtually no expectations.
One change to remove council review from site plans has caused controversy among the council.