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MSU

Luck of the Spartans

After the confetti fell in Indianapolis following the Big Ten championship game, a different kind of green fell over East Lansing on Monday.

MICHIGAN

BYOB law allows patrons to bring wine to restaurants

Don’t be surprised if you’re out to dinner and see someone casually pull a bottle of wine out of his or her bag and start drinking it.House Bill 5046 went into effect March 14 giving bars and restaurants with liquor licenses the option of allowing their customers to bring their own wine.

MICHIGAN

Ukranian students reflect on Crimean crisis

There are no yellow school buses in Kharkiv, Ukraine.Instead, the children travel downtown using sidewalks and public transportation, and amid tense political demonstrations sometimes erupting in brawls and shootings, the schools shut down.

MICHIGAN

Living city: Raise your flag

There are few sounds to be heard in the expansive rehearsal room.As the performers dance to the beguiling strains of the musical piece, the faint whirl of spinning flags can be heard. Their silks sail through the space in tandem with the snap and smack of the rifles they maneuver around their bodies and through the air, several feet above their heads.