Animosity between the MSU Chicano/Latino Studies program director and students over the director’s performance will be the subject of an investigation by a College of Social Science task force in the coming weeks after students called for her job.
A 19-year-old female student reported $138.75 of fraudulent charges made on her Spartan Cash account for 16 orders to Menna’s Joint, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU police completed its investigation of the fatal vehicle crash involving kinesiology sophomore Josh Parks, ruling it an intentional crash, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
During the second prime-time televised address of his presidency on Tuesday, President Barack Obama reiterated his message that the economy will recover, adding “we’re beginning to see signs of progress.”
As lane closures began Tuesday on northbound US-127/I-496 between I-96 and Trowbridge Road, 58,000 commuters were forced to adjust their daily commutes.
The developer of East Lansing’s multimillion dollar City Center II project was granted an additional 90 days to finish securing funds for the project during a city work session Tuesday.
Organizers of the 10th Annual Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing announced Monday the first round of performers for the summer festival.
Pak Mail, 4150 Hunsaker Drive, is accepting used cell phones to donate to Cell Phones for Soldiers, a foundation that sends prepaid calling cards to troops.
Interviews for a spot at IBM’s new programming center on campus began Tuesday and continue today at the Business College Complex.
East Lansing joined four other cities in Michigan last week when it adopted a measure to encourage residents to turn off nonessential lights this weekend. The dim down, nationally known as Earth Hour, takes place from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday and residents are encouraged to turn off all nonwessential lights and electrical devices, East Lansing City Councilmember Nathan Triplett said.
Members of ASMSU traveled to Washington, D.C., this past weekend to speak to Michigan’s legislators about lobbying for higher education funding. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.
Playboy bunnies, “Girls Gone Wild” and g-strings were a few of the topics author Ariel Levy discussed Tuesday when she spoke to a crowd of more than 160 people at the Union.
Jasmine Angelini-Knoll closed her eyes, letting words she didn’t always understand flow into her ears.
There was an eerily familiar feel to it all. The name that blared over the Breslin Center public address system was as familiar as the woman who paced the sidelines with meditative determination and focus. But this time, there was no green blouse under the dark suit and the team backing her was wearing an unfamiliar color — blue.
Guatemala native Oscar Arreola calls his homeland “the most multicultural and multilandscaped country you would find in the whole Central America.” Yet Arreola, an MSU doctoral student who lived in Guatemala until he was 17, said his home country suffers from “a combination of underlying social problems, gangs and drug trafficking.”
A 19-year-old male student reported 10 CDs stolen by two males he found sitting in his vehicle in the East Holden Hall service lot, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Student and local artists expressed emotions, experiences and different perspectives through artwork at a show Monday. Each of the pieces of art dealt with the subject matter of women.
Several discussion sessions are being held to prepare MSU students, faculty and staff for upgrades to the ANGEL system.
A major city development, medical marijuana and newspaper racks highlight this week’s East Lansing City Council agenda as council members are set to vote on a deadline extension for City Center II.