Lt. Col. David Taylor said he has wanted to be in the army since his childhood.And now, after a 17-year-long military career, Taylor is the MSU ROTC program's new chairman.
Law enforcement officers statewide will run this week to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics Michigan.More than 2,000 Michigan law enforcement officials will participate all week in local races and a five-day-long marathon.
The Ingham Regional Healthcare Foundation is sponsoring several community prostate cancer programs.The Prostate Cancer Education Forum will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Nearly two years after East Lansing officials purchased land to develop a second city center, property negotiations have delayed the progress.
Business-affiliated clubs and organizations will be available with membership information on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The Cristo Rey Community Center will celebrate its 35th anniversary of service to the Lansing area with three community events during Hispanic Heritage month. An automobile and motorcycle show will be held from 10 a.m.
For those who think they have what it takes to "Fake the Funk," auditions for the lip-sync competition are coming up. Fake the Funk 13 will be holding auditions from 9:30-10:30 p.m.
MSU Students for Dean will hold its first general members meeting of the year at 7:30 p.m. today in the Northwestern Room of the Union.
As soon as Amelia Zukowski and Heidi Schanhals found out they'd be roommates at MSU, the pair pushed their apprehensions aside and met in Lansing for a day of shopping before classes began.Three weeks into the school year, the freshmen said going in blind was a good decision.
Computer engineering freshmen Brandon Turner and Eric Puidokas found themselves in the dark and worried about missing early classes when Case Hall lost power early Monday morning - twice."We sat in the hallway with our mentor just talking about stuff until about 1:15," Turner said.
Spartan Travel is now supplemented by a discount travel Web site for MSU employees and their families that launched yesterday.
Additional changes to the city's parking regulations will be discussed at the East Lansing City Council work session today.The council approved changing the no-parking ordinance on city streets to 2-6 a.m.
Greek Week 2003, which started this week, will continue until Friday across campus as the National Pan-Hellenic Council hosts events each day.A Greek Symposium will be held today at 8 p.m.
MSU geography professor Harm J. de Blij will give a lecture called "Why Africa Matters" from 3-5 p.m.
About 20 people congregated outside Student Services Friday in a final push for students to reclaim the $5 State News tax included in their tuition.
The Hillel Jewish Student Center hired a new rabbi. Rabbi Elazar Meisels will work in East Lansing on Mondays, teaching classes and meeting students. Meisels is head of the Dirshu Institute of Jewish Education in Oak Park, where he lives with his wife and four children. "I very much look forward to meeting and working with the students and adding my own personal touch to the warm environment already found at Hillel," Meisels said in an e-mail sent to students involved. He welcomed students to visit him at the student center at 260 Charles St.
Lansing - Residents from across the state gathered for a special cause on Saturday at the Michigan Foster and Adoptive Parent Association's first 5K Run/Walk and Family Day at Potter Park.
White airplanes flew far and high Saturday afternoon, speeding past bustling shoppers as part of 88.1 The Light's Ready to Fly Paper Airplane Contest. The contest, part of a promotion for Christian pop band FFH's Ready to Fly tour, took place at Meridian Mall in Okemos. Participants of all ages were invited to make and fly a paper airplane to compete for tickets to the FFH concert and an ice cream sundae party with the artists. "Our son loves to make paper airplanes," said Trish Payne of her son Jordan.