Local business owners are adapting to a sudden increase in sales as thousands of MSU students return to East Lansing for the fall semester. Joe Orlowski, store director at Steve & Barry's University Sportswear, 515 E.
MSU students and East Lansing residents began a new chapter in the "One Book, One Community" program Wednesday.
New, fully-furnished apartments with features similar to East Lansing's Northern Tier complexes are now a step away from MSU's campus. Campus Village, located a block from Brody Complex on Michigan Avenue, was completed at the end of July.
Former MSU student Melissa Ernest died Saturday afternoon after she lost control of her SUV on U.S.
A train owned by Canadian National Railway derailed in Bancroft at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
Part of a Grand River Avenue building could be demolished to make way for more retail businesses and space for student rentals. At tonight's East Lansing City Council meeting, the council will review an application from Corey Partnership to take a wrecking ball to half of Stonehouse Village - 601 through 603 E.
It isn't necessary to fly a plane around the world in order for local residents to eat authentic homemade Mexican tacos and listen to live South Indian music in one day.
Kari Pierce has her doubts about an attempt by MSU Extension to promote nutrition through computer programs. The Lansing mother and Extension participant said that while learning about nutrition is important, MSU's new computer game, the "Fantastic Food Challenge", might not work as well as expected.
Even if MSU legally satisfies federal legislation requiring every student to have access to voter registration materials, both Republicans and Democrats want to see more done at the university level to get students involved in the upcoming election.
MSU police officers might be sporting new rides next year if a possible deal to replace their current squad cars with Chevy Tahoes is worked out. The current fleet of 13 marked Ford Crown Victorias, have leases that expire at the end of the year, would be replaced by the larger sport utility vehicles when they become available.
MSU police will conduct its second phase of emergency preparedness Wednesday morning during a full-scale mock disaster exercise on campus. About a dozen officials know exactly where the drill will take place - so responders such as MSU police, East Lansing Fire Department, the Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety and other local units will be able to test readiness. "We want to test our preparedness, response function and our ability to recover from whatever may happen so we can make sure we have the proper planning procedures," MSU police Lt.
Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the BoarsHead Theatre, 425 S.
Based on the premise that a sport is defined as any type of intense competition, the College Sports Television cable network created a one-hour long documentary based on the 58th National Debate Tournament, which MSU won earlier this year. With CNN news anchor Aaron Brown as the host, the film premieres on Sept.
Current undergraduate college students, as well as high school seniors and graduates, who aren't Target store employees may apply for the All-Around Scholarship until Nov.
Former MSU athletic director Clarence Underwood will discuss academics and athletics in urban schools in light of recent scandals in the intercollegiate sports world as part of the East Lansing's Luncheon Speaker Series. Underwood will speak at 12:30 p.m.
Secondary education teachers are invited to participate in fall weekend retreats concentrating on genetics.
In an effort to bring more attention to a part of society most people either don't understand or know exists, TransGender Michigan officials declared Sunday as International Transgender Awareness Day. "Some people will say, 'Your community is so new,'" TransGender Michigan executive director Rachel Crandall said.
For more than a decade, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program/Summer Research Opportunity Program has helped minority, low-income or first-generation college students pursue graduate school.