A contract to develop a surface parking lot near Morrill Hall into a controversial seven-level ramp was approved Thursday at a meeting of the MSU Board of Trustees. The ramp is being constructed to satisfy a 400-space deficit on north campus.
A plan to demolish a Grand River Avenue building to make room for a mixed-used property is set to go before the East Lansing City Council for approval. The East Lansing Planning Commission reviewed and approved the project at this week's meeting, sending it to the City Council. According to city documents, plans for the Grand River Avenue and Bailey Street site next to Taco Bell include creating a building to house retail space in addition to upper-level apartments targeted at young professionals and families. "If someone does not want to make a long-term solution to owning, they would have the option of renting," said David Krause of Corey Partnership, the project's developer.
Some student government members feel ASMSU's Student Assembly has turned its back on the undergraduate student body. In a meeting on Jan.
The members of the MSU medical school development team signed an agreement outlining their commitments to the expansion of the MSU College of Human Medicine to Grand Rapids during a meeting Tuesday, a statement released Thursday by the Van Andel Institute said.
The 22nd annual "Pow-Wow of Love" will start today at 7 p.m. inside the Jenison Field House and will run through the weekend. The powwow is sponsored by the North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO, and will showcase American Indian traditional dances, drumming and food.
Marc Pinate recites a spoken-word piece with other members of Grito Serpentino at a performance preview in the basement of Wilson Hall on Wednesday night.
MSU isn't the only school in East Lansing - nestled along Grand River Avenue sits the Douglas J Aveda Institute, a finishing school for those who wish to pursue a career in cosmetology. Off to the left, at one of the workstations, is Erin Smith.
Lansing joined cities across the country in recognizing the release of a U.S. postal stamp honoring the late President Ronald Reagan. About a dozen representatives from the Lansing Post Office and state and national government representatives gathered in the Capitol's glass floor rotunda to unveil the stamp. "There is some symbolic significance to having the unveiling at a state capitol," said Mike Lee, customer relations coordinator for the Lansing Post Office. Before he became the 40th president of the United States, Reagan was governor of California. Normally, people can only be honored with a stamp once 10 years has passed since their death.
An MSU professor described as a "pioneer" died on Wednesday after injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Gill-Chin Lim was an MSU endowed professor of Urban and Regional Planning and a former dean of International Studies and Programs. Lim died at 2 p.m.
Three seniors have been selected as voting members of the curriculum team for the new residential college program. Andrew McCoy, Paige Harley and Kyle Martin were among the students recommended for the positions by the Lyman Briggs School, James Madison College, the Residential Option in Arts & Letters program and the College of Arts & Letters.
The MSU Marksmanship Club is taking aim at a new goal - becoming an official club sport. The club, which was started about four years ago, has grown to 45 due-paying members.
Michigan residents will be able to assure their cell phone numbers are kept out of potential directories if a state bill in the Senate passes. The bill, introduced by Sen.
People involved in the move of MSU's College of Human Medicine to Grand Rapids met Tuesday to discuss a set of commitments for the project. The commitments indicate what the group members intend to do on the project and were formally decided upon at the meeting, said Steven Heacock, chief administrative and legal officer of IdeaSphere Inc., a David Van Andel-run private company that manufactures and supplies dietary supplements. Heacock also serves as a discussion facilitator of the group of leaders in the expansion.
The sanctuary of St. John Student Parish was filled on Ash Wednesday as students and residents lined up to have their foreheads symbolically marked with ashes by a priest. The Catholic tradition, known formally as the Day of Ashes, is a solemn beginning to the season of Lent, said Father Mark Inglot of the parish, which is located at 327 M.A.C.
In an effort to fight obesity in Michigan, state Surgeon General Kimberlydawn Wisdom launched a free interactive Web site last week to help residents create personal health plans. Targeted at communities, businesses and individuals, the site opened Feb.
Some undergraduates support a new ASMSU tax that will create a scholarship fund, while several student government members oppose the idea. In a meeting last week, Academic and Student assemblies for MSU's undergraduate student government voted to increase student taxes by $3 to fund a scholarship account.
As part of Women's Healthy Sexuality Month, Olin Health Center and the Residence Halls Association are sponsoring a Sex & Sensibility health fair today at 7 p.m.
An expert in preservation taught about 10 people how to protect their personal collections over lunch on Tuesday. Jeanne Drewes, the assistant director for access and preservation at the MSU library, gave the presentation in the Ohio State room of the Union.