One of Europe’s most popular dishes, the doner kebab, is coming to East Lansing. Memo’s, a traditional Turkish diner, will fill the location at 321 E. Grand River Ave., which was left vacant when Ria Malaysian closed its doors in early 2007.
Five familiar, cheap red plastic cups floated against a stark white banner, the one on the end somersaulting into the air. For anyone who’s been on campus, it’s a familiar sight, but the message that floated beneath it was less so: Don’t risk your life with the flip of a cup.
Although discussed legislation providing automatic admission to Michigan’s public universities for some students was designed to keep students in-state, university officials said such a measure could put many students at a disadvantage.
Undergraduate students cast more than 6,000 votes for college representatives and four referenda items during this year’s ASMSU elections, held March 31 through April 3.
After months of consideration, the East Lansing Planning Commission voted 7-2 Wednesday to forward a site plan proposal for the City Center II project to the East Lansing City Council.
Efforts to revitalize the Cedar Village area aren’t being sped up following last weekend’s riot. East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton said the East Village project is a long-term solution that could prevent events such as Cedar Fest from occurring.
About $3,000 worth of damage was done to a gray 2008 Toyota Corolla parked outside Spartan Stadium sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
For Magen Atisha, there’s more to being Chaldean than tabouli and baklava. Being Chaldean is about family and faith, the prenursing sophomore said.
Several of MSU’s tax-collecting student groups are questioning a draft of an administrative ruling that defines financial practices groups must follow to continue collecting student taxes.
In addition to bringing a diploma and four years of college experience to their new careers, two MSU seniors also will have about $4,000 of prizes in tow.
With a proposal to legalize medicinal marijuana sitting in the Michigan House of Representatives since March 5, legislators said it’s highly likely the issue is headed for the November ballot.
The results of the Graduate Employees Union’s continued contract negotiations with MSU could set a precedent for whether the university offers its employees domestic partner benefits.
The names of the six MSU students suspended for their involvement in the Cedar Fest riot last weekend will not be publicly released, a university official said Wednesday.
A grant of $10,000 was awarded to Volunteers of America by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday.
The number of reported crimes related to last weekend’s Cedar Fest riot has been minimal, police said Tuesday.
While scoping out colleges, Bryan Morrison knew he wanted a taste of it all — the perfect fusion of the arts, culture, music and history. The freshman found the feeling of diversity and community he was looking for in the Residential College in the Arts & Humanities. The college, located in Snyder-Phillips Hall, is nearing the end of its first operational academic year, and students and faculty said they’re looking forward to its growth.
One of the 28 MSU students arrested at Cedar Fest was arraigned Tuesday in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court and faces a single charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Trying to boost MSU’s faculty salary ranking of ninth in the Big Ten for the second year in a row, the University Committee on Faculty Affairs has recommended a 5 percent increase for the 2008-09 academic year.
Michigan legislators said college students could be relieved of some financial burden if the state moves to place state employee retiree health care benefits in a trust fund instead of paying the bill annually.