After months of uncertainty, the Michigan Democratic Party announced Friday that it will not hold a “redo” primary, according to The Associated Press.
Taking the bus in East Lansing will require more cash beginning today. The Capital Area Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted Feb. 20 to raise fares by 25 percent for adults and 10 percent for student semester passes to stay on pace with budget costs.
An MSU student who died while playing basketball during summer 2006 was remembered by his peers Sunday at the Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience’s charity basketball tournament.
Nicole Letourneau grew up watching her four younger brothers play hockey. “They’ve been doing it since they were as young as 2,” Letourneau said. “That’s the way I wanted to start. When I stepped out on the ice at that age, I cried to play.”
A press conference was held today to review the events of last night’s Cedar Fest in Cedar Village apartments, which police are officially classifying as a riot. Police estimate between 3,000 and 4,000 people from MSU and other areas crowded into the 200 block of Cedar Street for the event.
Thousands of people at Cedar Fest dispersed by about 3:15 a.m. Sunday after police declared an unlawful protest and fired tear gas and other munitions into the crowd. East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert said the decision to fire munitions was made after repeated loudspeaker commands urging the crowd to disperse were ignored.
Police have fired multiple canisters of tear gas into crowds at Cedar Fest, where thousands of people have gathered throughout the night.
A few thousand people descended upon Cedar Village tonight for Cedar Fest, where police have patrolled a rowdy crowd that has shouted various Spartan chants, occasionally tossed beer cans and bottles into the air and sparked several small fires.
It’s a tradition. A “weeklong” transitional period after students pour back into East Lansing and pack their stuff into their dorm rooms for the first time as summer draws to a close. During Welcome Week at MSU there is no class, and required activities are minimal. Welcome Week was the craziest experience of Jake Willis’ life, a week full of nonstop partying, meeting friends and getting to know the campus.
Runners, walkers and members of the community will participate in the first American Medical Association’s 5K RACE (Run for Access to Care for Everyone) at 9 a.m. Sunday.
A five-day trip to Spain is among the top prizes being given away at Dice & Ice, a University Activities Board program Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
As thousands of people walk into the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games, they will be greeted with 100-foot banners with the signatures of people from around the world — one sporting the John Hancock of MSU students.
On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his dream and contributions to the American civil rights movement.
MSU’s official job listing Web site, MySpartanCareer.com, will now be open to students and members of the MSU Alumni Association, according to a news release.
College students might as well not lose sleep over a stalled bill that would allow bars and restaurants to extend hours until 4 a.m. by paying a $2,500 annual fee, local officials said.
Students will celebrate the Central Asian New Year with speakers, music and tradition at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
The Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, or MRULE, is hosting a 2008 campus celebrity basketball game at 4 p.m. Sunday at IM Sports-West.
Following a late meeting of the membership, the Graduate Employees Union approved a strike platform Wednesday to establish a list of the bedrock issues to be included in a new contract with the university. With more than 210 members in attendance, the union voted to include a 5 percent wage increase, increased medical coverage and parking rights in the platform.
Peter McCubbin said there are few things he enjoys more than an afternoon walk around campus. During such a walk, the psychology sophomore, who has low-partial blindness, listens to the flow of traffic and crosswalk countdowns while using his cane to feel for warning strips at the edge of the sidewalks.
Consistency and fairness — qualities some MSU representatives say seem to be lacking for MSU in Dubai in the details of religious observance, student governance and student tax-taking bodies.