The Lansing Board of Water & Light, or BWL, will begin producing wind energy-generated electricity for customers in the Lansing area by fall 2014.
Campus police are investigating an assault that occurred at 1 a.m. Sept. 14 near Lot 29 at the intersection of Shaw Lane and Akers Road. The victim, an 18-year-old female student, told police she was returning to her residence hall when an unidentified man attacked her from behind, according to a statement from MSU police.
After several decades of existence, the neighborhood-run Orchard Street Pump House community center could soon acquire an official contract with the city of East Lansing. Positioned in the heart of the Bailey Neighborhood, the pump house serves as a center for community events, including exercise classes, ice cream socials, concerts, celebrations and several other neighborhood activities.
A man found unresponsive at East Lansing’s Patriarche Park earlier this week has been pronounced dead, the East Lansing Police Department confirmed Monday evening. The man was found in the park, located at 1100 Alton St., early Sunday afternoon and has since died.
Jerred Pender walked to the closets on the right side of his bedroom. One holds his civilian clothes. The other has some military uniforms, a camouflaged helmet and two pairs of cowboy boots on the shelf above. A stuffed camouflage backpack lay on the ground, the top flap hanging open.
It’s been days since flames ripped through Phoenix cooperative house, and for the majority of its residents, life is back to normal. But for environmental biology junior Jordan Brandel, whose room was completely destroyed, the living situation remains far from ideal.
The challenge calls for contestants to eat all of the restaurant’s nine original-style hot dogs in 20 minutes. In addition to fame, winners also receive a T-shirt, the chance to make their own hot dog recipe and are immortalized with a picture on the wall of What Up Dawg?, located at 317 M.A.C. Ave.
A Lansing initiative to decriminalize marijuana use is slated to appear on the city’s Nov. 6 ballot, but the notion of how the law would be enforced and whether the law will carry over to surrounding areas remains uncertain. If passed, the initiative would allow the possession, use and transfer of less than one ounce of marijuana on private property in Lansing for those aged 21 or older.
The man police believe initiated a series of sexual assaults in East Lansing during the summer is facing charges for a similar incident that occurred in late March, court documents show.
Minority enrollment at higher education institutions already was sloping downward before the 2006 ban on affirmative action. A new report from a Detroit-based advocacy group shows that trend continued even after the ban, but large universities — MSU included — have been the exception to the rule.
After her mother enrolled her in for surprise guitar lessons in sixth grade, English sophomore Stefanie Haapala decided it was a hobby she wanted to stick with. She wrote her first song in eighth grade. “Usually when I have an idea for a song it’s just kind of sparked by something really random that I see or an image and I want to write a song about it,” Haapala said.
A pilot program conducted by university officials has students living in Brody and North neighborhoods entering their residence halls after midnight without night receptionists checking them in. The program, created by the Department of Residence Education and Housing Services, or REHS, is a part of a continuing effort by the department to efficiently allocate resources for students, REHS safety and security service coordinator Natisha Foster said.
A city proposal that would effectively prevent the development of future bars downtown is on the backburner for the time being.
Parking lots across campus are getting a facelift as MSU police replace existing meters with credit-card compatible and environmentally conscious models. Throughout the fall, MSU police gradually will install the new solar-powered parking meters, which cost between $400 and $500 apiece, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
A bill that could pressure companies to tack on sales taxes for online purchases bought from Michigan passed through committee Wednesday morning and is headed for the House floor. The bill would force online businesses to collect Michigan taxes during the purchase, handing them over to the state afterward. Yet there’s no way of insuring that out-of-state businesses comply, even if it passes.
State politicians and visitors to Lansing joined thousands across the country in remembering those who died on Sept. 11, 2001 in a memorial service held Wednesday at the Capitol. The House Chambers were filled with patrons of all ages, politicians, first responders and members of the military honored for their service to the country.
Careless use of fireworks was deemed the cause of last week’s fire at Phoenix cooperative, East Lansing Fire Inspector Don Carter confirmed Wednesday.
East Lansing officials are considering a proposal that would effectively prevent future bars from opening downtown, according to a staff report obtained by The State News.
Apple unveiled the newest editions to its iPhone lineup on Tuesday, the 5S and 5C, marking the first time the technology giant has released two models of its smartphone simultaneously. Both phones will be released on Sept. 20. The 5S will begin at $199 for 8GB of storage and the 5C will begin at $99 for the same amount of storage. The prices are based upon a two-year contract with a cellular service provider.
They don’t agree on many things, but when it comes to Syria, at least a handful of MSU’s student political leaders across the ideological spectrum don’t want an American military intervention in Syria. And they’re not alone. From the polls to the thousands of phone calls, emails and letters flooding congressional offices — a majority of Americans oppose U.S. involvement.