Service organizations such as Teach For America and the Peace Corps are seeing increased interest among MSU students as the job market declines.
Better design flexibility and parking options are two of several proposed changes to the Delta Triangle, an area of land along Louis Street that potentially could be rezoned for the creation of more multiple-student and multiple-family homes.
A plethora of pizza joints already maintain a steady hold on East Lansing, especially along Grand River Avenue. That means restaurants need more than just good food to set themselves apart.
In commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the MSU Jazz Orchestra I, Vocal Jazz Ensemble I and Voices of Total Praise will present concerts at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, has announced plans to expand its popular eastern black rhino exhibit. The proposed renovation will expand the indoor rhino facility and feature two enlarged outdoor habitats to create a more natural environment.
Four years ago, representatives for a car company turned to MSU entomology professor Howard Russell for help on a paint job.
The Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, will host the 11th annual Lansing Boat Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The selection of the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration has outraged some members of MSU’s ?Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Straight Alliance Students, or LBGTSA.
While many MSU students were away on winter break, police in East Lansing concluded investigations into a string of home invasions and made arrests related to the Oct. 19 brawl between members of the MSU football and hockey teams.
The Amtrak station in East Lansing was a busy place to be at 8:21 p.m. Sunday, the day before classes resumed for the spring semester.
For five months last year, the future of MSU’s Cyclotron hinged on its bid for the federally funded Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a half-billion dollar nuclear physics research site.
Computer engineering senior Ali Aqel was walking to his cousin’s house on Dec. 27 when he heard what he thought was a sonic boom. In reality, the noise was the beginning of Israel’s airstrike against Hamas, the Palestinian authority in the Gaza Strip. The airstrike killed at least 140 people. “I got to my uncle’s house, everyone was watching the news and everyone was horrified,” he said.
After a year of unanswered questions, the mother of an MSU student who was found dead on an Indiana golf course one year ago wants more investigation into her daughter’s death.
The Old Navy apparel store in the Lansing Mall, 5330 W. Saginaw Highway, will close Jan. 26 after opting not to renew its lease this year, a store associate said.
MSU Federal Credit Union is seeking candidates to fill vacancies left in its board of directors.
The East Lansing Police Department remains in mourning after former cadet and officer Mason Samborski was killed in the line of duty Dec. 28 while investigating a traffic stop in Detroit.
ASMSU Association Director Kara Spencer, who was found guilty in December of sending a “spam” e-mail to faculty, has appealed to the University Student Appeals Board and hopes for a decision in the coming weeks.
In his Student Book Store shopping bag, English junior Mark Schoenknecht carried something he’s never used — a wireless device called a clicker, which he will use this spring to answer questions in his physical science lab.
Replacing a campus favorite like BTB Burrito isn’t easy, but it’s not a concern for Eric Gunn, co-owner of Brother’s Grill, 403 E. Grand River Ave. “It was a nice establishment and a lot of people ate there,” Gunn said. “We want to do our own legacy.”
At the suggestion of MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, the Board of Trustees recommended to not increase the president’s salary for the 2009-2010 year today.