With a background in architecture and urban planning, city council candidate Daniel Bollman hopes he can bring form-based zoning, which moves buildings closer to the street, to East Lansing, should he be elected. He is running for a four-year term.
Frank Telewski, director of W.J. Beal Botanical Garden and plant biology professor, will be retiring in October 2021. In just under 30 years, Telewski has heavily impacted MSU's plant life through MSU Shadows, leading the legacy of the Beal Seed Experiment and saving several patches of trees throughout campus.
Performances for "The Penelopiad" run from Oct. 5-9 in the Studio 60 Theatre in the MSU Auditorium.
The Black MSU Pageant returned this fall after a two-and-half-year hiatus.
Elke Schmidt, the coordinator for Global Health, Safety and Security, or GHSS, said in the 2020-2021 academic year, there were 108 students in 12 countries.
The new STEM building on campus, made from repurposing parts of the old Shaw Lane power plant, is a place for students to learn and collaborate. It contains lab rooms, classrooms and study spaces.
In attempt to fight food insecurity, participants in Sparrow Hospital's new program will then receive a crockpot, a cookbook, groceries and a healthy eating/motivational text message three times a week. Participants will also learn healthy eating tips.
The College Recovery Community, led by coordinator Dawn Kepler, helps students in the MSU community seeking recovery from alcohol or substance use issues by providing a safe space on campus that is free of substances.
College of Music professor Mark Sullivan said the exhibition explores the societal impacts of surveillance.
After a full virtual homecoming week last year, MSU will be hosting a blend of virtual and in-person events for the week of Homecoming 2021. The opening festivities will begin this Monday, Sept. 27.
According to East Lansing Police Department Deputy Chief Steve Gonzalez, a stabbing near the Ann Street Plaza Sept. 26 resulted in significant yet non-life-threatening injuries.
“This is very bittersweet, but I am excited for this new and unique opportunity to continue doing my life’s work of advancing bold programs and policies that promote the health of all communities,” Michigan's former Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said in a statement.
While students have complained about shortened hours and lack of weekend service at some halls, taking away weekday dinners brought more difficulties for those living in some areas of campus.
The annual Second Amendment March at the Capitol Sept. 23, garnered a variety of gun rights advocates and speakers to advocate for Second Amendment rights.
The Graduate Employees Union protested MSU's COVID-19 policies on Friday night, asking for more reliable contact tracing and flexibility for switching to online instruction.
UNTF president Kate Birdsall kicked the meeting off by explaining her issues with how the university is handling the pandemic in regards to the lack of information they are being given.
All residential dining halls will be closed to the public until further notice. Anyone entering a dining hall must have an MSU issued ID.
MSU Police Public Information Officer Chris Rozman and Deputy Director of the Management Services Bureau John Prush presented SafeMSU with the return of students this fall along with the ongoing issue of campus safety.
"Black people lived in East Lansing and bought homes likely through white proxy-buyers, but Dr. Green sued the Lansing Board of Realtors and then prevailed in that lawsuit, really effectively in being the ability for people to discriminate against you based on your skin color," East Lansing's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Administrator Elaine Hardy said.
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