MICHIGAN

Draheim brings federal expertise, environmental passion to City Council

Riley Murdock

April 2, 2017

Councilmember Erik Altmann, elected at the same time as Draheim and Mayor Mark Meadows, said Draheim is very dedicated to the community and to the city. “She works hard and she has policy expertise, which she brings to bear on our discussions, and she always has an eye out for compromise which has helped the council gel in the last year and a half,” Altmann said. “We’ve worked on a number of issues and I think we have similar views on specific issues like transportation and environmental policy, and she knows more about this stuff from her day job than I do from mine.

MICHIGAN

Supply Chain Management program is nation's best for 6th year in a row

John LaVaccare

March 31, 2017

U.S. News and World Report recently named MSU’s supply chain management program the best undergraduate supply chain program in the nation for 2017. According to department chair David Closs, this is the sixth year in a row MSU has won the honor.

MSU

Nassar in the news: Gymnasts testify before Senate Judiciary Committee

Brigid Kennedy

March 31, 2017

Retired Olympic gymnasts testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in support of S.534, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017.

MICHIGAN

Awaiting vote, E.L. City Council weighs proposed Center City brownfield plan

Riley Murdock

March 31, 2017

East Lansing’s Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or BRA, voted to send the current brownfield plan for the Center City District project to East Lansing City Council.

MICHIGAN

Sens. Stabenow, Peters will oppose Gorsuch nomination

Eugene Kutz

March 30, 2017

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced on Tuesday she will vote against Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination.

MICHIGAN

'Whip-its' drug surfaces on campus amid other drug-related incidents

Marie Weidmayer

March 30, 2017

Since the start of the spring semester, MSU police have responded to five reports of inhalation of a chemical agent at Hubbard Hall. There have been no other incidents reported anywhere else on campus.

MSU

Nassar in the news: Judge signs gag order barring potential Nassar victims from speaking publicly

Connor Clark

March 30, 2017

A Michigan judge hearing a case against former MSU employee Larry Nassar issued a gag order on Tuesday, limiting what accusers and their lawyers can say about the sexual-assault allegations.

MSU

New MSU Counseling Center model addresses its past criticism

Mila Murray

March 29, 2017

An attempt to rid campus of the stigma behind mental health is in full swing at MSU.

MICHIGAN

ELPD looking for man who allegedly impersonated a police officer

Marie Weidmayer

March 29, 2017

East Lansing police are investigating an incident involving a man who allegedly impersonated a police officer.

MICHIGAN

Record Lounge relocates after months of unpaid rent

Riley Murdock

March 29, 2017

The Record Lounge owner Heather Frarey stood behind the counter of her shop and watched longtime customers browse through her stock around 6 p.m. Tuesday, for the last time in East Lansing.

MSU

MSU professor, Shedd Aquarium in Chicago are teaming up

Riley Murdock

March 29, 2017

The goal of the partnership is to learn how to develop healthier aquatic environments for animals and plants, Joan Rose, the Homer Nowlin Endowed Chair of Water Research at MSU, said in a press release.

MSU

Nassar in the news: Two plaintiffs come forward

Casey Harrison

March 28, 2017

Amidst ongoing investigations by MSU and law enforcement, former university employee Larry Nassar has been under investigation since October 2016 for allegations of criminal sexual conduct.

MSU

'It's On Us' week proved successful for ASMSU and other orgs involved

Mila Murray

March 28, 2017

This is the first time MSU has changed its direction with the "It's On Us" national campaign by organizing a whole week of events to raise sexual harassment and sexual violence awareness.  “The goal of our week of action is really to engage individuals who may not of attended programs and events before, may not of been aware of this issue and its impact of the community, or may not of known how they can individually get involved in efforts to prevent sexual violence," Title IX Coordinator Jessica Norris said. 

MSU

Two plaintiffs come forward, release identities in Nassar lawsuit

Rachel Fradette  and  Madison O'Connor

March 27, 2017

She got a phone call from her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law had seen an article on ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar, the man who had treated her when she was a gymnast in MSU’s Youth Gymnastics program in the late 1990s. Her mother-in-law informed her of how Nassar was accused of sexually abusing USA Gymnastics gymnasts.

MICHIGAN

Blaze Pizza opens on Grand River

Marie Weidmayer

March 27, 2017

There is yet another pizza option for East Lansing residents as Blaze Pizza opened Monday at 437 E. Grand River Ave. Blaze Pizza opened among a rash of East Lansing businesses that closed during the past year.

MICHIGAN

As healthcare bill is pulled, here's what it could have meant

John LaVaccare

March 27, 2017

The details of the American Health Care Act, the Republican Party’s proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act, may be unfamiliar to many members of the MSU community.

MSU

Nassar in the news: Judge in case reassigned

Brigid Kennedy

March 26, 2017

Two new lawsuits were filed in federal court in Grand Rapids with a collective total of 17 new plaintiffs. One of the plaintiffs, Lindsey Lemke, is a current MSU gymnast.

MSU

Local church avoids addressing Nassar ties despite evidence

Brigid Kennedy

March 26, 2017

Former MSU employee Larry Nassar was a catechist for St. Thomas Aquinas Church’s seventh grade class, though the parish is not eager to claim him.

MSU

Amid year of controversy, ASMSU president seeks re-election

Brendan Baxter

March 26, 2017

Amid the latter half of a tumultuous year riddled with resignations, transparency questions, censoring controversy and lack of interest, ASMSU president Lorenzo Santavicca announced his bid to run again.

MICHIGAN

Park District, Center City present updated views of projects to Planning Commission

Riley Murdock

March 24, 2017

The latest iterations of downtown development projects Park District and Center City District were presented to the East Lansing Planning Commission Wednesday night, and in some aspects it appears the two projects have warmed to the idea of coexistence. Attorney for Park District developer Convexity Properties David Pierson presented the project’s new site plan at the meeting.