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MSU

Thrive at Owen to close on weekends starting Fall 2025

Recently, Eat at State announced operational changes for Thrive at Owen and The Vista at Shaw, located inside Shaw Hall in the River Trail Neighborhood, that will be put into effect during the Fall 2025 semester. As part of these changes, Thrive will be closed on weekends and The Vista at Shaw will open on weekends.

NEWS

'See ya later alligator': Chef MaiMai's Eato Food truck moves to Florida

Chef Suree "Mai" Richardson moved to the U.S. in 2015 after growing up poor in Thailand. She met her husband Mark online, and together they started their own food truck, Eato Chef. After five successful years at Horrocks Farm Market, Chef Mai has decided to move the Eato Chef food truck to Florida and continue her business there. The truck was hand built, the food is made fresh daily and the advertising is minimal – but that hasn't stopped her from having lines around the parking lot.

STUDENTS

Student start-up Zolli Candy aims to make people smile

Finance sophomore Alina Morse started Zolli Candy, a candy brand that prioritizes healthy options, at 7 years old. Now, studying at MSU, Alina Morse's company employs student interns, takes philanthropic action through the Million Smiles Initiative and works to make people happy through candy.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Communities combat Lansing area's lingering impact of redlining, environmental racism

Redlining and its direct correlation with environmental discrimination continue to infest Lansing neighborhoods. The aftermath of I-496’s construction demolishing Black neighborhoods are still being repaired, and studies highlight Lansing as being more prone to environmental injustice. Organizations in the community are working together to combat the effects of redlining.