While campus was thriving with tailgate parties and Spartan spirit wear on Saturday morning, five miles away, protestors clad in green and white dotted the lawn of the Capitol.
Student bus riders could be riding new or rehabilitated busses in about a year because of a $4 million federal grant awarded to the Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA.
On Sunday, the Community Relations Coalition, or CRC, a nonprofit organization that seeks to build relationships between MSU and permanent residents of East Lansing, hosted its second neighborhood cleanup of the semester.
During his ninth visit to Michigan on Friday, President Barack Obama defended his decision to approve a government bail out of the Detroit automakers almost three years ago, giving voters a reminder of his record at a time when Michigan is increasingly being pegged as a key swing state for next year’s election.
Penny Gardner is a survivor. Nearly 50 years after an abusive marriage, the mother of three is a self-proclaimed feminist, determined to help victims of domestic violence in the community by spreading awareness. And Gardner, an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, is not alone.
Benjamin French’s confession of involvement in the murder of MSU student Darren Brown and his roommate Owen Goodenow in March 2010 will stand as valid evidence, according to a ruling from Lansing’s 30th Circuit Court.
In 1981, Linda Stevens enrolled in a stained glass class at Lansing Community College, a decision that would change the course of her life. Motivated by a desire to produce Victorian windows, Stevens began to learn the art of glass cutting.
After being reprimanded for violating House rules last month, East Lansing’s state representative now is in danger of being found guilty for violating campaign finance laws.
Occupy MSU, a group based off of the national movement Occupy Wall Street, was canceled because of lack of attention, group organizer and psychology junior Shay Berman said via Twitter.
As Gov. Rick Snyder prepares to meet with Canadian leaders at MSU next Tuesday, a major step in the initiative to build a new, publicly owned bridge from Canada to Detroit fizzled in the Michigan Senate.
More than 50 members of the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, gathered in McDonel Hall’s cafeteria to enjoy an international meal, which included exotic dishes from India, Japan — and Pittsburgh.
George Lahanas’ longtime goal of working with city government led him from New York to several locations in Michigan, ultimately leading him to East Lansing. After almost 13 years of moving through the ranks, Lahanas has found himself in the city manager’s office.
Interested students and residents can obtain free legal information from the MSU College of Law Mobile Law Clinic 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at The East Lansing Public Library.
With summer’s end and warm weather waning, businesses across East Lansing and on campus are preparing for the change in weather.
The university is planning to expand its reach in providing assistance to Michigan’s downtrodden cities and wants students to be a part of the solution.
The East Lansing City Council opened fire on the issue of increasing deer population throughout the city during a city council work session Tuesday night.
The Rev. William Stein has seen people cut from jobs and negatively impacted by the economy. Stein, a pastor in Kalamazoo and chairman of God’s Kitchen, a community kitchen in Springfield, Mich., is spearheading a project to create Sparty’s Kitchen, a community kitchen that will provide five meals a week to members of the East Lansing community and students by spring 2012.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss options for control of wild animals and dead animal removal within city limits at its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
On the corner of Grand River Avenue and Divison Street, Jack Taylor reached into his brown satchel to hand out flyers about Occupy Lansing, a movement bringing Occupy Wall Street to the area.
Good beer and good fun were had by college students and older generations alike at last weekend’s Old Town Oktoberfest in Lansing, a long-standing German tradition to celebrate the fall season.