Michigan residents believe juvenile offenders deserve second chances such as rehabilitation or parole, according to surveys conducted over two years by MSU associate professor of social work Sheryl Kubiak.
The first time he was on a sailboat, Alex Clark said he was 2 months old. Now, he and his brother, Tim Clark, a 2007 MSU graduate, have carried on the family tradition, teaching classes at the MSU Sailing Center, as their father did before them.
Even as the MSU Board of Trustees approved a 6.8 percent increase in tuition for in-state undergraduate students, much of the meeting’s talk Friday centered around trying to reduce costs.
Those within the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences are mourning the death of a man who led the way in the journalism field.
The East Lansing City Council will hold its June 17 meeting at a different time and location.
As many families think of fancy restaurants for the celebration of Mother’s Day, it was golf courses that saw the influx of patrons Sunday, as local residents flocked to the greens on Father’s Day.
Students and residents interested in becoming more involved with city government, or expanding their leadership skills, can take part in the second annual East Lansing Emerging Leaders Program.
Within the next month, Michigan legislators could override of Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s decision Friday to veto a ban on partial-birth abortion, said Rep. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge.
East Lansing police Officer Tresha Rodriguez, who was named Woman of the Year by the Lansing State Journal’s Greater Lansing Woman magazine in May, will be recognized by the East Lansing City Council on Tuesday.
The Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition for the 2008-09 school year by 6.8 percent for in-state undergraduate students at their meeting Friday.
MSU’s minority enrollment was down slightly in 2007, but the minority graduation rate rose to 61.8 percent, its highest in the last 10 years, according to a report to be presented to the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.
Eric Winter was a 12-year-old boy who always wanted to go to summer camp — but since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, he never got the chance before his unexpected death in 2003.
Potter Park Zoo officials hope for a stampede as Lansing-area residents are invited to participate in the zoo’s 18th Annual 5K Rhino Walk on June 14.
East Lansing residents and students may have to cut back on their use of air conditioning this summer, due to an increase in electricity rates.
The Michigan House of Representatives approved funding for the MSU Wednesday, allocating $298.2 million for the 2008-09 fiscal year — a 2.8 percent increase from the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
The severe storms earlier this week could have posed a much more serious risk to residents — carbon monoxide poisoning — from alternate power sources like generators used during outages.
With his hands as his only instrument, Benjamen Warren, a master-level Reiki instructor, is able to soothe the discomforts of his clients through the Japanese practice.
When Lauren Olson approached the MSU Board of Trustees in April 2006 to speak about recycling, she never imagined she would make such an impact.
The Michigan Department of Management and Budget will hold a surplus auction of vehicles and heavy equipment at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lansing.