MSU
On first day of class, student rode bicycle into bus
A female MSU student was hit by a CATA bus at the crosswalk by lot 56 across from the Engineering Building around 7:30 this morning.It
MSU
Wiz Khalifa's planned Breslin Center concert canceled
First Spartan Spectacular, now Wiz Khalifa. It's been a day of disrupted plans for MSU students of all interests.MSU's Residence Halls Association announced the cancelation late Tuesday evening on the organization's Facebook page."Due to Michigan State University’s review of recent events and assessment of campus concerns, MSU has decided to cancel the event," the statement said.It is unclear whether the statement was referring to a shooting at a Wiz Khalifa concert in Irvine, Calif.
MICHIGAN
Alleged Rite Aid and Coolidge Road shooter will see court Friday
The man charged with the shooting deaths of two people in early May at a Lansing Rite-Aid and at the 1800 block of Coolidge road will continue to a preliminary examination on Friday.Ricard Taylor, 34, appeared in court today via teleconference before East Lansing 54B District Court Judge Richard Ball, who said Taylor would be brought to court on Friday, the first time he will physically appear in court.Taylor, a former employee at MSU and East Lansing street musician, was found competent to stand trial earlier this month and is facing a total of seven felony charges, including two counts of open murder.
MSU
Spartan Spectacular canceled, without a rescheduled time
So long, Spartan Spectacular — at least for now.
MICHIGAN
Savor warm weather while it lasts with Lansing attractions
As fall welcome comes to an end, reality will start hitting students harder than imagined.
MICHIGAN
Alleged Rite Aid and Coolidge Road shooter will see court Friday
Charged with the shooting deaths of two people in early May, Ricard Taylor will see court Friday.
MICHIGAN
Two arrested for allegedly attempting to rob students
The two men are accused of attempted strong-arm robbery early Tuesday morning.
NEWS
New and returning Spartans settle down in East Lansing
Preveterinary freshman Rachel Smeenge was in for quite a shock when she realized she lives on the third floor of Landon Hall without the convenience of an elevator.
MICHIGAN
Civil rights leader authored One Book, One Community selection
Residents of East Lansing had the opportunity to hear about the civil rights movement from an intimate perspective Tuesday, as one of its leaders, Congressman John Lewis, spoke about his experience as part of East Lansing’s One Book, One Community event.
MICHIGAN
Deceased student had yet to take classes at MSU
On Jiayi Dai’s last post on Instagram, there are comments wishing for her to rest in peace -some in English and some in Mandarin.The 19-year-old MSU student from Beijing, China was found dead in the 300 block of Pin Oak Lane in East Lansing Saturday morning.According to her Facebook page, it wasn’t Dai’s first time in the United States, but it was her first time in East Lansing.
MSU
Protestor of indecency laws stands shirtless outside Union
She was protesting states with indecency laws that penalize women for going topless, but not men.
MICHIGAN
LGBT community rallies at state Capitol
"This is what it should be. It shouldn’t matter that I love her and want to marry her," Warshaw said of the ceremony, becoming emotional. "It was so nice to have people supporting us, because my family doesn’t."
NEWS
UPDATE: Deceased woman identified as MSU student from China
A 19-year-old female was pronounced dead this morning when the East Lansing Police Department responded to a report of an unresponsive person at an address in the 300 block of Pin Oak Lane.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing City Council considering meter service in cabs, stricter cab regulations
The East Lansing City Council is considering stricter regulations for taxi and ride-sharing services. At the council's meeting Tuesday night, they also discussed implementing a meter service inside taxi cars.
NEWS
MSU upgrades campus cable before move-in
Carpenter said the new contract roughly triples the amount of entertainment channels available to students, estimating that about 150 channels are now available to students in residence halls, compared to about 40 before the renegotiation.
MSU
MSU reaches goal of doubling study abroad enrollment in China
In 2009, President Barack Obama announced the “100,000 Strong China” initiative with the goal to increase the number of students studying abroad in China.As a response to the initiative, 94 MSU students studied in China during the 2012-13 school year, a number double from the 2010-11 school year.Secretary of State Hilary Clinton launched the initiative in Beijing in 2010 and called upon institutions of higher education to increase their number of students studying in China by 2014.
MICHIGAN
Rite Aid and Coolidge Road shooting suspect deemed competent to stand trial
Taylor appeared via teleconference before East Lansing 54B District Court Judge Richard Ball, who found Taylor competent to stand trial, citing a psychiatric evaluation dated July 23.
MICHIGAN
Great Lakes Folk Festival comes to East Lansing
The festival included local and national artists specializing in a variety of genres — from jazz to zydeco, an up-tempo kind of music that blends rock-and-roll with blues.mkThe music was accompanied by dancing among audience members, and the 2,400-square-foot dance floor was rarely empty. Festival-goers were encouraged to participate in the waltz hour, zydeco or join instructors teaching various forms of swing dancing.
MSU
MSU students, faculty, join forces to stop invasive species
Latimore said these aquatic hitchhikers, such as zebra mussels and the starry stonewort algae, are transported from one body of water to the next because they essentially hitch a ride on the bottoms of boats.Algae that might have been picked up from Lake Michigan will attach itself to the boat’s underside and fall off in another lake, giving it an opportunity to populate the lake.