Casting Talent, a casting talent agency out of the United Kingdom and the Michigan Film office, are looking for extras for the filming of "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" in mid-Michigan next month.
A proposal that will allow adults 21 and older to use, possess, or transfer one ounce or less of marijuana on private property was submitted by Coalition for a Safer East Lansing to be voted upon on November’s ballot.
Residents of East Lansing will have the opportunity to recycle their clothing at the curb by the end of October.East Lansing’s Environmental Services Administrator Catherine DeShambo said that Simple Recycling, a company dedicated to recycling household appliances and clothing, would start operating in
East Lansing and Royal Oak ranked in ‘10 Happiest Small Places in America.’
Many international students pursue degrees and careers, forcing them out of their comfort zones. It isn’t easy. But both MSU and East Lansing are taking steps to ease the transition.
Lorraine Platman and her husband, Gary Sussman, co-own the store and are MSU alumni.
After the early morning stabbing of a 19-year-old MSU student on Sept. 7, an alert was sent out to all who were signed up to receive them. This time, the alert came to students through a host of communication channels — through text, phone calls and emails.
An 18-year-old MSU student was assaulted on River Trail near Owen Hall early Sunday morning, MSU police said.
A taxicab authority approved by the East Lansing City Council will provide more regulations to taxicab drivers in the city ? but may increase the cost of fares.East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett said a taxicab authority would benefit both drivers and riders.ap“Creating the Greater Lansing Taxicab Authority will allow us to have one uniform license, and requirements and regulations of taxicabs,” Triplett said.apThe authority will eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy when licensing taxicabs, Triplett said.apThe plan for taxicab authority was created after officials from Lansing and East Lansing realized the differences of regulations in the neighboring cities.ap“Lansing and East Lansing both have different rules, and at times we reach different conclusions of who should be licensed to drive a cab,” Triplett said.apAlthough regulations might create a safer resource for riders, price increases might affect students.EZ Taxi owner Eric Penrose said a taxicab authority would be helpful, but its implementation will have an impact on riders and drivers.apOne of Penrose’s concerns is regarding the implementation of meters in different taxicabs.ap“The rate is going to be more ? it’s going to affect everybody if you are going to put meters,” Penrose said.apPenrose said that with the meters, drivers would incur more expenses because of the meter maintenance.apBut Triplett said adding meters will help riders identify reliable taxicabs.“The objective is to make sure that we have a pricing system that is fair and transparent to riders,” Triplett said.apNeuroscience sophomore Erica Meissner thinks that the creation of a taxicab authority will benefit students.ap“You can’t go wrong with regulating something that so many students use,” Meissner said.apHowever, Meissner said that the increase in fares would make students opt for other options.ap“I think students will still use it because they kind of have to,” Meissner said.
Alcohol has fueled celebrations, riots, holidays and in some cases, trips to the hospital. But what do students who attend MSU really think about the drinking culture here?
The memory of Renisha McBride’s murder might have faded away since it happened a little less than a year ago, but it has recently re-gathered media attention, as the man convicted of her murder, Theodore Wafer, was sentenced to 17 years in prison.McBride, a 19-year-old black woman, was shot to death on Wafer’s porch in metro Detroit while seeking help after a car accident.The Sankofa Graduate Association has been actively spreading awareness on the case since it took place.
Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac N’ Cheez plans to open its doors by Monday, Sept. 15, offering 14 varieties of macaroni and cheese to residents.
This weekend, partygoers were shocked when a confrontation turned physical. An MSU student was stabbed near the shared driveway of Campus View Apartments and the fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi.At about 1:30 a.m.
A former student of MSU, Calley is currently the youngest Lt. Gov. in the U.S. at age 37.
There’s no question that the world of music is constantly changing, from records to cassette tapes, to CDs, to iPods. But for Dave Bernath, owner of East Lansing record store Flat, Black & Circular, 541 E. Grand River Ave., the change hits close to home.
On Sunday, Sept. 6 at about 10:55 a.m. in front of the Pi Beta Phi sorority house on the 300 block of N.
Tyrel Bredernitz, the second Saline, Mich., teen charged with the death of MSU sophomore Dustyn Frolka, no longer faces life in prison for his involvement in Frolka's death.
Premedical freshman Steven Lott was the victim in the stabbing incident at Alpha Sigma Phi early Sunday morning, according to a statement obtained by The State News from the fraternity.
On Aug. 27, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill allowing the Natural Resource Commission (NRC) to create a hunting season for the gray wolf. Voters, at MSU and across the state have been sharply divided about the measure.
“It’s our best month of the year,” general sales manager of Crippen Auto Mall Chris Erickson said. “It’s definitely an above-average month.”