Leaders in the Lansing area urged the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday to pass transportation funding and reforms proposed Nov. 5 by the Transportation Funding Task Force.
She’s president of MSU, but Lou Anna K. Simon doesn’t make all the decisions at home. When she and husband Roy Simon decided to donate to the university two years ago, Lou Anna deferred the choice to her better half.
A top student government official will wait a week to find out if she faces punishment for sending an alleged spam e-mail to MSU faculty and staff.
Albert Place Condominiums are available to rent after the East Lansing City Council approved rental licenses for 12 of the 36 units at its meeting Tuesday night. The rental licenses were granted for units on the third and fourth floors of the complex, located at the corner of Albert Avenue and Bailey Street.
The 2008 Hate Crime Survey released by Human Rights First reports a historically high level of hate crimes occurring throughout the 56 countries surveyed.
Stacks of Scantrons soon will make their way around classrooms, leading students to frantically dig for a No. 2 pencil. But on this form, there are no wrong answers.
Religious documents written more than 500 years ago can soon be found in an MSU digital archive. MSU’s Writing in Digital Environments, or WIDE, research center will use a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to digitize 20 pages from two of the three MSU-owned Israelites Samaritan Pentateuchs, which were written in Egypt and Syria.
Lou & Harry’s Greek Grill, 1139 E Grand River Ave., closed Tuesday, while Lou & Harry’s Five Star Deli, 245 Ann St., will remain open. Owner Harry Saites said the Ann Street restaurant can handle all the student business.
Change. It’s what President-elect Barack Obama promised during his run for the White House. But naming Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as his secretary of state and the consideration of several people with ties to former President Bill Clinton’s administration for Cabinet positions has some political analysts wondering whether change is possible with so many old faces.
Keys were stolen from a Butterfield Hall dorm room before Thanksgiving break, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Six panels of education experts, including three MSU professors, have been tapped to assist President-elect Barack Obama’s administration with an education reform initiative.
Red ribbons. Candlelight. Singing. Against the backdrop of snow, these things appear as if they are more holiday festivities.
Members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity soon could move into the house they signed a lease for months ago if the East Lansing City Council approves a rental license at its meeting tonight.
The anticipated book signing by Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been canceled.
The building that formerly housed BTB Burrito is undergoing a renovation after being sold to a new owner.
India is not too far away for many international MSU students, and they felt the effects of the terrorist attacks that shook Mumbai, India, on Wednesday.
While most of the country watched ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” from the comfort of their homes Sunday, about 500 people braved snowy weather to attend a viewing party featuring an episode filmed in Holt. During seven days in late September, community members and businesses joined forces with the extreme makeover team to build a new home for the Nickless family.
A textbook was reported stolen from the Main Library on Nov. 19, MSU police Sgt. Keith McDaniel said.
With six work days left for the state Legislature this year, there are several issues that could see action before the holiday break. There’s no telling which, if any, will be passed, however. The Michigan House of Representatives and Senate will return to session Tuesday after a two-week fall break.
When the MSU Board of Trustees meets Friday, two new faces will closely watch how things are run, in preparation for their time on MSU’s governing board. Elected in November, Democrats Dianne Byrum and Diann Woodard will take their place on the board in January. Attending Friday’s board meeting will cap a preparation process that started before the election.