Grandson of Malcolm X visits MSU
Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, greeted students and community members with the traditional Islamic welcome “As-Salamu Alaykum,” Thursday evening at the International Center.
Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, greeted students and community members with the traditional Islamic welcome “As-Salamu Alaykum,” Thursday evening at the International Center.
The assembly lines at General Motors Co.’s Lansing Grand River Assembly plant, 510 Olds Ave., in Lansing, came to a halt Thursday morning as employees learned that “Lansing” and “luxury” soon will be two words linked together in the auto industry.
MSU Trustee Donald Nugent was fired earlier this week from the company he founded about four decades ago.
East Lansing City Council approved a construction agreement for the Michigan Department of Transportation, or MDOT, to add a lane to the northbound lane of U.S.-127 between the Grand River Avenue and Lake Lansing Road ramps.
Being a theater major, senior Lauren LoGrasso spends much of her time in the Auditorium and she still gets freaked out when she’s there by herself at night. An alleged haunting in the Auditorium makes the Auditorium and Fairchild Theatre a natural fit for the Haunted Aud, a haunted house event produced by MSU theater students and faculty, theater senior Mikayla Bouchard said. The Haunted Aud is in its second year on campus and the group plans to hold the event annually, Bouchard said.
Since it first began a decade ago, Veronica Will and her family have ventured from Durand, Mich., to attend the annual Safe Halloween event in East Lansing.
Every child, from the smallest of bumblebees cuddled in a mother’s arms to the scariest of goblins running from business-to-business, descended on East Lansing for this year’s Great Pumpkin Walk on Thursday. The annual event, put on by East Lansing’s Downtown Management Board, gives families the opportunity to bring costumed children to more than 50 businesses to trick-or-treat, said Heather Pope, the board’s director.
People from across the world gathered on Thursday at the International Center to celebrate Central Asia Day and the signing of a collaborative agreement between the University of Central Asia, or UCA, and MSU.
Traditional Israeli food including falafel, kabobs and hummus welcomed students to Israel Fest on Wednesday night at the Union Ballroom.
Two years ago, Gary Wozniak was staring at a vacant lot in the heart of Detroit. Soon, when he goes back to that same area, he hopes to be able to pick fresh greens and tomatoes right off the vine.
Starting Sunday, the difference between a .08 and .17 will be more than a few decimal spaces. A new law, which passed in 2008 and goes into effect on Halloween, will provide stiffer penalties for those who drive with a blood alcohol content, or BAC, of .17 or above.
An ASMSU proposal to shift the Main Library’s weekend hours would be considered by library staff before being shelved.
Local residents and students had a chance to help stock the MSU Student Food Bank Wednesday by donating a jar of peanut butter or jelly at local Noodles & Company restaurants.
East Lansing officials are hoping a new initiative in Meridian Township will catch on and inspire residents to participate in more community service.
Many members of the East Lansing Jewish community who rely on kosher foods often are restricted to eating either at home or at Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St. Soon however, Woody’s Oasis, 1050 Trowbridge Road, will be added to the list.
Candles brightened the room and music filled the air Tuesday evening at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing, 855 Grove St., as community members remembered victims of domestic violence. The vigil was held in memory of victims of domestic violence and to support surviving victims of abuse, said Jillian Pastoor, the End Violent Encounters community relations coordinator.
A first-generation college student and mother of a 2-year-old son, Lupe Dominguez is looking to graduate with two degrees this spring, and she did it all without the help of either of her parents.
Pam Clark can’t imagine giving up on Michigan. When Clark lost her job as a graphic designer in 2006, she decided to turn her hobby of making skin care products into a business.
When MSU doctoral student Raymund Narag noticed that Super Typhoon Megi would be hitting the Philippines — his home country — he immediately called his parents.
If there were any doubts Mother Nature didn’t have any other tricks up her sleeves, today’s storm system should prove otherwise, meteorologists said. Students and residents are bracing for the next slap in the face after Tuesday’s stormy weather as wind gusts are expected to reach 60 mph during much of the day.