As closing arguments were made in the retrial against MSU alumnus Meng Long Li, the prosecution projected a very clear message they hoped the jurors would consider when making their decision — credibility.
A plan to construct a four-story, mixed use building at 500 Albert Avenue and 122 Division Street was approved by the East Lansing City Council at this week’s meeting.
Looking at strengthening bonds between campus groups and strategizing for the next few years, the MSPN picked MSU to hold its state-wide event, organizing to better fight the injustices they so strongly advocate against.
The MSU community can seem as though it’s a world apart from the city of East Lansing, but in the summer, with most of MSU’s students gone, there’s a chance to get more involved in East Lansing’s community through volunteering.
Now that Michigan's Proposal 1 has failed, cities across the state are forced to find alternate funding to repair the poor conditions of their roads. East Lansing mayor Nathan Triplett said he, along with other East Lansing city officials, did not expect for the proposal to pass when creating the city budget for this year, so they had a plan prepared.
After several bumps in the road, the East Lansing Amtrak Station renovations will soon be completed on schedule and within budget. The renovations were announced back in 2012 after the Capital Area Multi Modal Gateway Project received a $6.28 million federal grant, but because CATA had to wait to receive the funds, construction on the area was delayed.
Although MSU is more relaxed in the summer, there are still professors teaching on campus and students doing homework and going to class. “One of the biggest differences with the summer course is it’s only seven weeks, opposed to 15 weeks in the other semesters, so everything is rushed,” doctoral student Julie Bell said.
The retrial in the case of 25-year-old defendant and MSU alumnus Meng Long Li continued with his testimony Tuesday. The defendant's testimony served as the last eye witness account of the trial before closing arguments and a final decision is made on the case Thursday.
Beginning in early July, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts will see a new leader.
A fire in the Biochemistry building was reported shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, causing a brief road closure of Wilson Road between Farm Lane and Bogue Street, according to an MSU police tweet.
A bill currently working its way through the state legislature would prohibit local units of government from establishing ordinances, resolutions or policies, attempting to control certain employment related matters.
East Lansing Police Chief Juli Liebler, who has been with the police department since 1987, will be retiring at the end of the month.
“The Voice” finalist and MSU alumnus Joshua Davis is coming back to East Lansing for a concert on June 26th.
The Spartan Spanners took 12 in the national Student Steel Bridge Competition. The competition was hosted by the University of Missouri – Kansas City on May 22 and 23.
East Lansing’s annual flushing of water mains began Monday, and residents within adjacent areas might experience cloudy or rusty colored water that is safe to drink but can present problems for doing laundry, according to an East Lansing Department of Public Works statement.
If you live around Trowbridge Rd, you may have noticed a bold red barn has recently replaced what used to be Goodrich’s Shop-Rite. That barn happens to be Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a new grocery store that aims to soon have 10-12 different locations around Michigan.
A parking lot filled with scrap metal, old TV’s, computers, books, refrigerators, microwaves, lawnmowers, and other household appliances is the scene at Recycle!
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Three important individuals testified Thursday in the preliminary exam for two of the girls allegedly responsible for the savage beating of an MSU student just before spring break. Paris Jeannine-Renee Strickland and Brittani Shanta Barber-Gribble, two of the five defendants in the case were in the courtroom while the alleged victim, Mariah Kelly and the two officers who investigated the case, Aaron White, a patrol officer who responded to the initial dispatch and Det.
MSU has a variety of elective courses for students to take, everything from wine tasting to scuba-diving. One online summer class available to students is “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse – Disasters, Catastrophes, and Human Behavior”.