Magic Month comes to Lansing
It may not be escaping from a straightjacket while underwater, but the Magicians Guild of Lansing, Ring 54, had some tricks up its sleeve for Michigan Magic Day on Saturday.
It may not be escaping from a straightjacket while underwater, but the Magicians Guild of Lansing, Ring 54, had some tricks up its sleeve for Michigan Magic Day on Saturday.
In an effort to cure diseases and grow Michigan’s economy, some state lawmakers are pushing legislation that would ease stem cell research laws.
Lisa Dietlin has made a career of giving.
An army of volunteers roamed the streets of East Lansing Sunday in an effort to help their neighbors.
About 50 students rallied outside the Veterinary Medical Center Friday night to protest Nick Griffin, chairman of the British National Party, at a speaking engagement sponsored by MSU’s Young Americans for Freedom.
Whether he was studying with a group of friends from law school or dishing out friendly trash talk on the basketball court, second-year law graduate student Paulo Michael Pinto constantly displayed a grin that could put anyone at ease.
After a year of paperwork, interviews, inspections and a seven-week trip to Kazakhstan, Oralee Rivet brought her 16-month-old son Aydin home to the United States.
The MSU Board of Trustees approved final plans and costs Friday for MSU’s Grand Rapids medical school branch, the Secchia Center, providing the university with “authorization to proceed.”
After a 9.6 tuition increase for the 2007-08 school year, MSU students can expect to see a portion of that fee returned, the MSU Board of Trustees announced Friday.
Cona Marshall would not have been able to study abroad in Senegal, Africa if not for an MSU scholarship. “Last minute, I heard about it the day it was due,” the interdisciplinary humanities senior said. “I’ve always wanted to go to a French-speaking country, but I was in a lot of debt.”
A Lansing District Court judge ruled Thursday that the preliminary examination for Matthew Macon, who is a suspect in a series of Lansing murders dating back to July, will be open to media.
In an effort to begin preparation for the construction of railroad underpasses on Farm Lane this spring, Service Road west of Farm Lane will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday.
Mini princesses, ghouls and other characters flooded East Lansing streets Thursday in the annual Great Pumpkin Walk.
Legislators have little more than a week to get a budget enacted before a Nov. 1 deadline if Michigan is expected solve its budget crisis. Michigan still faces about $440 million in cuts since the last continuation budget was signed Oct. 1. So far, no bills enacting any cuts have been introduced.
The MSU men’s basketball team will host its annual Green vs. White scrimmage at 4 p.m. Sunday at Breslin Center.
A host of MSU students gathered in the Wilson Hall auditorium Thursday at a forum to discuss the issues behind stem cell research. A panel of representatives from several student organizations sat in front of an audience and debated the pros and cons of the research.
For the third time this week, police are investigating a robbery involving a suspect wearing a mask from the movie “Scream.” Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said a suspect entered the Deja Vu nightclub, 1000 W. Jolly Road, in Lansing, at about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday and robbed the club at gunpoint, making off with an undisclosed amount of money.
A 25-year-old graduate student died Saturday afternoon after losing control of his motorcycle in Genoa Township.
MSU researchers have discovered three new isotopes of magnesium and aluminum after a year of research.
While much of southern California is ablaze with raging wildfires, some MSU students are feeling the heat.