Jiang had taken a long-distance cab for a day trip to Chicago to shop and see a friend, he said, paying McLittle around $400, including a tip, for the ride down and arriving around 2 p.m. Jiang said he spent “a couple thousand” dollars in Chicago, including a trip luxury clothier Hermes, charging it to his credit card.
Charles Schmitter first came to MSU in 1938 to coach the fencing team, and despite his 45-year tenure with the team, is not a well-known figure in the annals of MSU history.
For the last six months, Mike VanHouten has scaled the ladder of a 150-foot tower crane and gone to work at the construction site of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB — located on campus near the Wharton Center.
All sound like they might be flavors of drinks but are actually flavors of the tobacco product hookah. For those under 21 and looking for something to do on a Friday night, hookah seems like a viable option – it’s inexpensive and anyone over 18 can go.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum hosted the inaugural triennial faculty exhibition show on Friday evening.
By Andrew Merkle amerkle@statenews.com They say there are two things guaranteed in life: death and taxes.
A bill in the Oklahoma state’s education committee to ban Advanced Placement United States History from high school curriculum has made national news and resonated with educators here in East Lansing.
As the largest international student community on campus, Chinese students have an experience entirely different from others.
Citing a lack of funds and wanting to be close to family, a recent study shows why recent graduates choose to stay in Michigan, despite wanting to leave the state for bigger cities.
Melvin G. Leiserowitz died peacefully at his home in East Lansing on February 5, 2015. Mel was an MSU art professor until from 1964 to 1991 and designed and constructed the “Orpheus” sculpture in front of the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing.
MSU’s Residential and Hospitality Services is looking towards MSU Board of Trustees approval this summer to begin construction on Spartan Village replacement housing on the corner of Kalamazoo and Harrison road in East Lansing.
The days of MSU's current email system are numbered, said MSU IT Vice President and Chief Information Officer Joanna Young during part of a presentation to the University Council Tuesday afternoon. Currently, every student, faculty, and even alumni are on the current email system.
Hoping to better inform teaching assistants on how to handle sexual assaults and how to report it, the Graduate Employees Union held a town hall Tuesday, utilizing a panel of experts to answer questions.
Production began Sept. 21 and ran rather smoothly, Laimbeerka said. Barens was open to the idea for the film, and his parents were very cooperative. They provided childhood photographs and videos of, some of which can be seen in the film. As a producer, Laimbeer was in charge of scheduling and conducting interviews, along with ensuring all other parts of the film came together. This was his first time doing a voice-over for a film, and in order to prepare for the role he studied other sports documentaries.
The Legacy fundraiser will be held on March 4 at Buffalo Wild Wings in East Lansing, and will begin as soon as the doors open at 11 a.m.
For the city of East Lansing, parking revenue is the second largest annual source of operating revenue, behind only sewage user service charges. East Lansing sees more operating revenue from parking expenses than it does from charging its residents for water usage, according to city documents.
Representatives of eight state public universities testified on the proposed budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal term on Tuesday in a joint meeting with both the Appropriations Committee of both the state Senate and House of Representatives.
The MSU Student Housing Co-Operative may be considering opening its doors to non-students in an attempt to make the housing more affordable.
MSU police said 10 employees were evacuated, and one was taken to Sparrow Hospital as a precaution.
Identity Theft A 50-year-old female employee was the victim of identity theft reported to police on Feb.