A University of Michigan sophomore and daughter of an MSU professor was found dead in her dorm room Monday. Kristi Sprecher, 21, of Okemos, was found dead at 8:15 p.m.
The MSU College of Nursing will hold its first-ever women's health day on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day will start at the James B.
MSU's College of Law will expand its community outreach with a $100,000 grant awarded over two years to create and support a new clinic. The college was awarded the grant to begin the Small Business/Nonprofit/Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, designed to assist and counsel law entities throughout the state.
East Lansing and MSU police officials experienced a slowdown in crime this Labor Day weekend, a week after Welcome Weekend and a week before the first MSU home football game. There was nearly a 90 percent decrease in minor in possession complaints and parking complaints in East Lansing during the weekend, and more than 60 percent decreases in other common crimes. East Lansing police Sgt.
The water level of the Grand River will decrease by 18 inches in Lansing starting today. The Lansing Board of Water & Light lowered the river above the Moores Park Dam so property owners upstream of the dam can repair sea walls and make other property improvements. The river will drop by six inches each day from today until Friday.
The Executive Committee of Academic Council met Friday to discuss the applicants for the search and rating committee for the acting provost.
Ralph Nader and a state constitutional proposal to ban gay marriage will both appear on the November ballot, after two Michigan Court of Appeals rulings.
Walking home drunk can lead to an encounter with a police officer, even for those 21 or older, local officials said. East Lansing police Capt.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and area public and environmental officials will meet today to present presidential candidate John Kerry's proposal to stop Canadian garbage from being sent to Michigan landfills.
With a projected shortage of 794,000 registered nurses nationwide in 2008, the MSU College of Nursing is stepping up to teach more students. Marilyn Rothert, Dean of the College of Nursing, has been working with Provost Lou Anna Simon to bring more nursing instructors to campus.
A little boy covered his ears and a young girl sitting in a shopping cart asked her father why everyone was yelling as more than 30 people gathered in front of Walmart, 3225 Towne Center Blvd., on Monday to protest its vending of Mt.
The Red Cedar chapter of the Michigan Botanical Club will meet tonight to discuss the effects of the emerald ash borer on local ash trees. Therese Poland of the U.S.
The MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education was packed with award-winning llamas and alpacas this weekend for Lamafest. The event, which shows and sells the animals and their products, brought people from across the country to MSU's campus. "Lamafest is one of the biggest llama shows in the Midwest," Lamafest co-Coordinator Sheryl Topliff said.
Minors who have been repeatedly caught drinking might face jail time, if the East Lansing City Council approves an ordinance that will revise its current policy. The proposed changes to East Lansing's minor in possession laws will be discussed at a public hearing during the East Lansing City Council meeting 7 p.m.
About 50 students from MSU's turf management program put 21,000 square feet of Kentucky bluegrass sod on the front yard of the governor's mansion Thursday afternoon.
In addition to a day off for MSU students, a number of area businesses and local offices will also be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.
Following a year where members of ASMSU's Academic Assembly jokingly referred to an initiative to add candy to the business office as "the best thing we've done all year," student government officials laid out their plans for this year. Student Assembly Chairperson Andrew Schepers said the Student Assembly will look to gain publicity through on-campus events centered on the upcoming presidential election. "We're working to get celebrities or politicians in a roundtable discussion for students before the election," Schepers said. He envisioned something similar to a Michael Moore vs.
Heavy security measures at hospitals since Sept. 2001 have become second-nature to area hospital patients, local officials said this week.
A Grand Rapids boy was released from the hospital after being treated for West Nile virus, said T.J.