For journalism graduate student Wes Holing, hearing that MSU’s student radio station was named college station of the year was thrilling enough.
An old East Lansing hangout will unveil its new, colorful look Friday. The former Club 131, 131 Albert Ave., below Harper’s Restaurant & Brewpub, will unveil a new name, Club Rush, and a revamped appearance at its 9 p.m. grand opening.
After more than eight years of investigation, police and MSU officials announced Tuesday the arrests of four suspects in connection with the 1999 arson of Agriculture Hall. Detroit residents Frank Brian Ambrose, 33, Aren Bernard Burthwick, 27, and Stephanie Lynne Fultz, 27, and Cincinnati resident Marie Jeanette Mason, 46, each face four counts of conspiracy to commit arson, aggravated arson and arson in connection with the Agriculture Hall incident and a Jan. 1, 2000, arson of commercial logging equipment near Mesick, Mich.
When Rory Hoipkemier thinks about City Center II, her thoughts turn to her neighborhood. The $117 million redevelopment project slated for the area near Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue could transform her neighborhood into an urban center — something the mother of three who has lived there for about 20 years is not too fond of.
After an up-and-down senior season, MSU guard Drew Neitzel was recognized by his efforts by the Big Ten coaches and was named to the first-team All-Big Ten team.
Some of the weight of textbooks and course packets could be lifted off the backs of students if some textbook publishers have their way. Electronic or digital books, known as eBooks, could eradicate the need for students to carry around textbooks and, in turn, put texts into a slim device or laptop computer. Tom Stanton, director of communications for McGraw-Hill Education, said his company offers more than 1,000 digital textbooks — most at half the cost of traditional print counterparts.
A computer tower and several video games were among the $992 in items reported stolen from a Hubbard Hall dorm room during spring break, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Liquor licenses and the redevelopment of a former nightclub site are among the items to be discussed at today’s East Lansing City Council work session. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Conference Room A of City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
A $146 million renovation project for MSU’s Life Sciences Building could enter planning stages this year, potentially marking the first state aid toward university building restorations in three years.
A trip to the restroom could contribute to MSU’s energy future if studies being done by the university produce cost-efficient results. The MSU Physical Plant is analyzing the cost of creating a fuel composed of coal, sewage and animal manure to reduce gas emissions.
The band Hellogoodbye will headline the seventh annual Sparty’s Spring Party on April 19 at Demonstration Field, according to a release. The University Activities Board, or UAB, announced Monday the free event will host local bands Bishop’s Collar and A Letter To You and another national band.
While probation departments in district courts across the state feel the pressure of growing caseloads, technological and personnel updates have helped East Lansing’s 54-B District Court cope.
The first place Lillian Collins searches for her required text books is her computer.Collins, a social relations and policy junior, started purchasing books from Amazon.com after spending about $800 for books her freshman year.
With Michigan’s Democratic delegates still not being counted at August’s national convention, pressure from the Democratic National Committee to hold a second primary in Michigan has been mounting as the presidential nominee race remains close.
Various items valued at $5,939 were reported stolen from a Hubbard Hall dorm room between 3 and 4 a.m. Feb. 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Police have suspended the criminal investigation into the death of MSU student Rylan Cotter following an Indiana coroner’s ruling that Cotter’s death was a suicide.
Fewer parking spots and apartments are among the changes that could be made to the proposed development between Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue.
Any type of momentum going into the Big Ten Tournament has been shattered. The MSU men’s basketball team tripped and fell down the stretch as Ohio State pulled the rug from underneath the Spartans’ feet, snatching a 63-54 victory Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena in Columbus.
After more than two years in bureaucratic gridlock, The State News may soon know whether MSU can withhold a 2006 police report detailing a campus assault.
To Liz Schweitzer, stories are the heart of the Catholic Church. So the best way to commemorate St. John Student Parish’s 50 years in East Lansing, she said, was to put personal stories of alumni on display. Collecting stories and experiences of at least 50 alumni from the past five decades was an easy feat, said Schweitzer, a pastoral associate who has been working at the parish for 30 years.