Plans for a new housing complex in northern East Lansing may soon get the green light from the city council. Gillespie Development & Management President Patrick Gillespie will submit revised construction plans for The Beaumont, a 40-acre housing complex planned to be built west of Crossing Place Apartments on Coleman Road.
While many students argued over where to go on New Year's Eve, the MSU Debate Team focused on returning to East Lansing with two national tournament wins.
Even with her fur coat, Frances shivered after finishing Harris Nature Center's "Howl at the Moon" nature hike Friday in Meridian Township.
MSU administrators and MSU President M. Peter McPherson denied broadcast news reports that the president interviewed for a high-ranking position with the federal government in Washington, D.C. Television station WILX reported Thursday night that anonymous sources said McPherson was job hunting for a federal position. University spokesman Terry Denbow said a headhunter had contacted McPherson for a position with federal home loan company Freddie Mac, but that's not unusual. "In the last 10 years, somebody with Peter McPherson's résumé has gotten calls," he said.
As students return to East Lansing with driveways full of snow, it's not their own health that should concern them while shoveling - it's their parents' and grandparents'. Research conducted by MSU kinesiology professor Chris Womack and his colleagues showed that when young people shovel snow, their body increases production of the enzyme that helps fight coagulation, a condition which can lead to blood clots.
With the majority of students out of town during the semester break, public safety officials said activity on campus and the streets of East Lansing remained calm. MSU police Sgt.
"Principles and Practices for Improving Soil Quality," a program showcasing soil quality control techniques, will take place at 9 a.m.
A popular grocery store chain is shutting down both of its local locations after sagging sales nationwide. On Dec.
Two different locations will host an educational program that will give wheat producers a chance to learn the current trends and products in their industry.
Production of the new Michigan quarter began Friday hundreds of miles away at the Denver Mint in Colorado, with several Michigan residents on hand to see the first coins being pressed. The quarter's design, chosen by Gov.
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm's executive order balancing a $920-million shortfall in the state budget is presented to state Senate and House appropriations committees next week, East Lansing will be without its chief advocate.At least in person.State Rep.
Two students received the Donald P. Durocher Memorial Scholarship Award in the amount of $2,000 to go toward their studies in public relations education and professional development.
As the state waits for Gov. Jennifer Granholm to announce her final budget proposal, officials from the East Lansing Public School District say they're prepared for whatever comes their way.
A presidential candidate's daughter told students Tuesday they should take a look at all of the candidates and decide who can do the best job, rather than cheering for front-runners in the Democratic race.Vanessa Kerry, who is the daughter of presidential hopeful Sen.
Lansing - Placing two human-sized green coffins on the Capitol steps during a rally Thursday afternoon, students, administrators and lawmakers sent a message to legislators about proposed budget cuts to MSU. Chanting "No more cuts at MSU" and displaying dozens of placards, the crowd, spearheaded by the Coalition of Labor Organizations, marched down Michigan Avenue to the Capitol to protest what they call the looming "death of Michigan State." "It's very realistic, truth be told," Scott Henkel, president of the Graduate Employees Union, said.
The office of the first black electrical engineering doctorate in the nation reveals little about his colorful past.One of the only distinguishing features in Percy Pierre's office in the Engineering Building is his dry-erase board, useful for recording ideas and making plans.This balance of creativity and sensible planning is what has helped this vice president for research and graduate studies for the College of Engineering in his commitment to innovatively solving problems."One of my best friends in grad school was an artist," Pierre said.
When Tom Dutch first arrived in Pearl Harbor, there was no memorial, nor tourists or a souvenir shop.
MSU Provost Lou Anna Simon and an advisory committee selected Chuck Salmon as the acting dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.The recommendation will be voted on by the MSU Board of Trustees at its meeting today.Salmon, the associate dean for the college, will replace Dean James Spaniolo, who will become the seventh president of the University of Texas at Arlington on Feb.
Olin Health Center's health education services coordinator Nancy Allen was named the new director of Healthy U, MSU's health promotion program, this week.