It was the morning of June 30 and Derrick Austin stood outside a restaurant on Grand River Avenue, looking up and down the empty summer streets of East Lansing.
Shanna Draheim, a Southern California native, fell in love with East Lansing during her undergrad years at MSU. After bringing her family to live in and be part of the community 11 years ago, Draheim has decided to run for East Lansing City Council.
Velvet A candy Story, a new family business on Grand River, officially opened Saturday, July 18, 2015, giving residents a slice of Mackinaw Island here in East Lansing.
Here are the top stories for the week of July 17. Meng Long Li was sentenced to one year in the Ingham County Jail by Judge Clinton Canady III for his involvement in the assault of fellow international student Yan Li during the 2014 Chinese New Year at a local karaoke bar.
A 23-year-old male international student taking summer classes at MSU was assaulted on his walk back from Harper's Restaurant and Brew Pub early July 10 at 1:30 a.m., MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
With both Eastern Michigan University and Oakland University raising tuition above the 3.2 percent state tuition cap, MSU could gain some additional state aid, according to an MSU spokesperson.
“I feel like I’ve dishonored my father and dishonored my family,” MSU alumnus Meng Long Li said at his sentencing on the morning of July 15.
On July 1, MSU basketball player and junior guard Eron Harris was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and blew a 0.12 blood alcohol content on a breathalyzer test, according to the police report obtained by The State News.
A full, two-week road closure of Abbott Road between Saginaw Street and Whitehills Drive will begin Monday, July 20, for construction of an ongoing major street project, according to a city statement.
Brandi Eileen Moody, the former MSU employee who had previously been convicted of embezzling as much as $143,000 from MSU, was sentenced tofive years of probation and to pay a restitution of $43,000 to MSU. She has already paid back $100,000 of the money.
MSU alumnus Meng Long Li was sentenced to one year in the Ingham County Jail for his assault on fellow international student Yan Li during the 2014 Chinese New Year.
Velvet, a candy store and ice cream parlor on 507 E Grand River Ave., next to Bruegger’s Bagels, is set to open Saturday with limited offerings.
Although not a single MSU sporting event took place Friday night, people in Cedar Village evidently found some reason to burn a couch.
Though organized religion may be declining among millennials, for students and community members who still want to sit in a pew during their holy day to worship God or engage in community life with like-minded individuals, the East Lansing area boasts a number of different houses of worship for those of many different faiths.
Construction begun for a new nexus of innovation on June 18, 2015, with the groundbreaking of the new MSU Grand Rapids Research Center.
By Cameron Macko cmacko@statenews.com Lou Anna K. Simon University President Lou Anna K.
At 10:45 this morning, a small explosions occurred in Giltner Hall, according to a statement from MSU police. It took place in an empty lab room and remained isolated there.
In a recent CBS Best in College Sports rankings, MSU was ranked No.
Only a week after the Supreme Court's historic approval of same sex marriage the Episcopal Church, America's largest branch of the Anglican Communion, gave their approval for same-sex couples to marry in religious ceremonies sanctioned by the church.
This Thursday, July 9, 2015, marks the start of East Lansing's Moonlight Film Series. According to cityofeastlansing.com films are free and are shown in Valley Court Park, located at 280 Valley Court.