The end of the school year in East Lansing typically means copious abandoned furniture, clothing and household items up for grabs, lying on the side of the road. However, East Lansing and MSU officials are seeking to eliminate such waste by teaming up for the Pack Up, Pitch In recycling program.
Students searching for career options might have a better chance of being hired as AmeriCorps volunteers after President Barack Obama signed legislation last week to expand the program.
As swine flu increases in prevalence across the U.S. and possible cases begin to appear in Michigan, state health officials are making preparations in the event of an outbreak. The U.S. government declared a health emergency Sunday after 20 cases were reported. The U.S. first became aware of the virus Friday, Ingham County spokesman Marcus Cheatham said.
Improvements to city parks and two land acquisition projects headline the parks and recreation portion of the city’s 2009-10 fiscal year budget that will be presented tonight to the East Lansing City Council.
A collaborative grant awarded Tuesday to MSU will give the university $50,000 to research development in Africa. The university is one of 20 U.S. colleges and universities to receive funds to address Africa’s environmental and developmental challenges.
As the nation celebrates planting trees for Arbor Day, East Lansing crews work to reforest areas of the city stricken by a tree-killing insect, and await the day when increased blight and inadequate funding make it impossible to continue replacing the trees.
Hundreds of students and other concerned citizens gathered Thursday at the Capitol steps to lobby for legislation to ban smoking in Michigan workplaces. The health care rally was organized by the American Medical Student Association, or AMSA, Student Osteopathic Medical Association and the MSU College of Human Medicine.
Travelers could see less hassle crossing the Canadian border after Michigan’s enhanced driver’s license became available Tuesday, but some have voiced concern about the license infringing on personal privacy.
As Canadian ambassador to the United States, Michael Wilson spoke via satellite to a room full of scholars, business leaders and politicians Wednesday morning in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building. He advocated for strong Canada-U.S. relations, especially for border states such as Michigan.
The economy’s impact on city services was reflected in sections of the city’s budget, which was presented Tuesday to the East Lansing City Council. The city’s human services, parking fund and capital improvement received little or no increase in funding, due in part to difficult economic times, council members said.
Here’s what MSU students had to say about the University of Michigan’s smoking ban.
The city of East Lansing has been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 22nd year. The recognition is given to cities that have a continual commitment to community forestry.
Stone Temple Pilots are among the three new acts added to the lineup for the 10th Annual Common Ground Music Festival, slated to be held July 6-12. Los Lonely Boys and Billy Squier also were announced as performers at the festival, which will be held at Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing.
To help boost their Rhino Expansion Project, the Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing, invited a special friend for support. America’s best-known zookeeper, Jack Hanna, and some of his animal friends visited the zoo Tuesday evening to chat, bark and growl about animal education and black rhinoceros conservation.
The Old Town Scrapfest this summer might be the perfect opportunity for hungry artists to express their creativity.
In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, members of Alpha Epsilon Pi will lead a “Walk to Remember” and candle-lighting ceremony today.
Through acts like sharing personal poetry or singing Grateful Dead songs on acoustic guitar, the women who gathered Thursday evening at the LookOut! Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall were there to heal together.
The ramp and bridge from southbound US-127 to eastbound I-96 will be demolished Friday to begin a project to rebuild the structure this summer. Work on the bridge will be done with one lane of traffic maintained at all times on the two-lane roadway.
Parts of a four-block stretch of East Kalamazoo Street in Lansing will be closed for two weeks beginning today to replace lead service lines in the Lansing water system.
The theft of a treasured attraction in the Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden has fueled fresh concerns about the security of university and personal property on and off campus.