Gov. Jennifer Granholm addressed the state last night in an effort to reassure Michigan’s citizens that legislators would continue working to avoid a government shutdown.
The Second Annual Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Summit will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, at the Chemistry Building.
Local police said a recent district court ruling making it illegal for police officers to issue a Breathalyzer test to minors without a search warrant will not affect their current practices. As the law stood prior to the ruling Wednesday, police had the authority to force minors to take a Breathalyzer test — and those who refused could be issued a civil infraction and a fine of up to $100.
The East Lansing City Council will vote on the Hagadorn Road conversion during next week’s city council meeting, Mayor Sam Singh said at Tuesday’s work session.
As Internet fraud, identity theft and other computer-related crimes continue to grow in number, police are constantly trying to stay one step ahead of computer-savvy lawbreakers.
The sound of college fight songs from University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University reverberated off the walls of the Capitol as about 200 students rallied for higher education funding.
Local investigators have reopened the 1970 murder case of a 19-year-old Lansing woman found dead on the outskirts of campus. Marie Ann Jackson disappeared from the Lansing area on November 13, 1970. Her body was discovered in a pine grove eight days later by a man looking for a hunting site.
Because the state Legislature has struggled to reach a budget agreement, an issue important to many MSU students is falling through the cracks — health insurance. Proposals that would allow students and others to remain covered under their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26 have sat idle since May.
Papa John’s Pizza is leaving its slice of East Lansing at 1105 E. Grand River Ave. With the closing, the chain store’s Lansing location at 1522 E. Michigan Ave. will deliver pizzas to East Lansing and campus residents beginning Oct. 1.
Many East Lansing-area residents opened their doors to live music Sunday evening when members of the East Lansing High School marching band performed on front porches and accepted donations.
The potential conversion of Hagadorn Road and the proposed construction of a sound wall near a local neighborhood will be among the topics discussed at Tuesday’s City Council work session.
Father Mark Inglot sees St. John Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. Ave., as a microcosm of the world, inclusive of all MSU students, faculty and staff. Their support group, One Spirit, is a way for them to reach out to the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community looking to strengthen their spirituality.
With Michigan facing a $1.75 billion shortfall and the start of the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, the state risks a government shutdown if a solution is not reached in time.
With film of a baby laughing hysterically or a bawling fan blubbering about Britney Spears, videos on YouTube.com tend to lure students away from their studies. For a class at a private, liberal arts college in California, students’ entire grade depends on posting, watching or commenting on such videos.
A week after Ana Almonte graduated with a civil engineering degree in May, she left the state for a job with an engineering firm in Florida. “There’s just not too many opportunities in Michigan right now because of the economy,” said Almonte, who began working with CH2M Hill, an engineering and construction management company in Orlando.
Republican student leaders migrated to Mackinac Island during the weekend for the Republican Leadership Conference, which featured many of the 2008 presidential candidates.
A motion for a new trial has been filed by Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III in the case against convicted murderer Claude McCollum.
For the past few years, East Lansing officials have been searching for ways to raise student involvement in city government. They hope a new program will help them achieve that goal.
Campus organizations and city representatives are giving students a chance to exercise their voices in a voter registration drive from 5-7 p.m. today.
Editor’s note: An inaccurate version of this story was published Monday night. This is a corrected version of the article, which notes the commission’s vote does not reverse a previous decision made by the commission.