When East Lansing City Councilmember Nathan Triplett was bullied as a high school student in Portage, Mich., it started a fire in him to fight against bullies across the state. Triplett was assaulted with a textbook in his high school’s locker room, knocking him unconscious. “The school’s response was ‘Boys will be boys’,” he said.
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday not to open debate on military spending authorization bill that included amendments on the controversial DREAM Act and “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal. In order to reach discussion, and thereby a final vote, the Senate required 60 favorable votes, a three-fifths majority.
Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III will not seek charges against the suspect who allegedly burned an Quran in front of the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing. The burned and desecrated Quran was found on Sept.
The East Lansing City Council will introduce three potential medical marijuana ordinances and vote to approve a public hearing regarding the issue for Oct.
In addition to his Republican status, gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder garners support from his experience in business, according to a recent poll. Thanks in part to his executive background, almost twice as many people plan to vote for Snyder as for Democratic Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero in the gubernatorial elections Nov.
Professors in the departments of electrical engineering and kinesiology have partnered together in an effort to learn more about how the human body reacts to physical activity to better improve overall health. The research involves the development and testing of a new type of wearable multi-sensors, developed by MSU engineering professor Subir Biswas.
Biking on city sidewalks from downtown Lansing on Monday, Art Slabosky left work briefly to join East Lansing city officials and community members in celebrating the ribbon cutting for the Saginaw Pathways Project.
Christmas came early for some MSU students as they caught a sneak peek at some of Victoria’s secrets on Monday. Victoria’s Secret PINK kicked off its annual college campus tour at the Harrison Roadhouse, 720 Michigan Ave., and offered items from its holiday line, including MSU PINK apparel before it hits stores.
For Dayna Bancroft, the two-mile stretch around the Red Cedar River will always be a walk to remember. Bancroft, an Ovid, Mich.
Many flocked to East Lansing for the MSU vs. Notre Dame game, but with the weekend’s festivities came several fires and robberies. Thursday night more than seven students in Case Hall had items taken from them while they slept, MSU police Sgt.
Lansing Community College could open a bachelor of science in nursing program only five miles from MSU’s College of Nursing if a bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives Thursday is passed into law. In a vote scrambled across party lines, both pieces of the two-bill package passed by a narrow margin — 55-49 and 55-48, respectively.
The rain Saturday afternoon couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of alumni and fans who gathered on campus to cheer on the Spartans or the opportunity to share their stories with the world.
The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, is hosting its third annual Clean Commute Challenge today through Friday to encourage the public to participate actively in cleaner commuting and cleaner communities, said Edgerly, CATA’s Clean Commute Options coordinator.
Both candidates campaigning to become the next attorney general pledge to create safer streets in the state. In the Nov. 2 general election, voters will decide which man has the better plan. Democrat David Leyton will face Republican Bill Schuette in a race to replace term-limited attorney general and ex-GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Cox.
MSU officials gathered in the Wells Hall east plaza Thursday to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the official beginning of an expansion at the building. The expansion will add three stories above the B-wing of Wells Hall, adding about 88,000 square feet of additional learning space.
Vice president for student affairs and services Lee June will step down from his position at the end of the year, June announced Thursday. June also announced he will return to the faculty effective Jan.
What might have resulted in a field day for the ducks along the Red Cedar River turned out to be more of an inconvenience to many students and area businesses after heavy thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday.
The MSU Board of Trustees will meet Friday to discuss proposals to proceed with construction at the MSU Cyclotron building, establish plans to replace the Main Library’s chilled water system and approve an expansion of IBM located inside the MSU Federal Credit Union’s former Crescent Road headquarters.
ASMSU’s governmental affairs leadership is building up their new blog to help keep students in touch with governmental issues that have the potential to impact them. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.
Football Saturdays are known for tailgating, rowdiness and the thrill of the game, but the Sundays after can leave the streets of East Lansing strewn with trash. MSU’s Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, will be on hand Sunday to clean-up after MSU’s Saturday football game against Notre Dame. CRC is encouraging East Lansing residents — both students and long-term residents — to pitch in at 10:30 a.m.