If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Or at least when it comes to phishing, an online scam that involves the use of emails appearing to be from a trusted source. These scams range anywhere from job offers that are a little too convenient to a free iPad, and students can be easy targets for these scammers.
“We’ve been given an ultimatum,” ASMSU President Evan Martinak said. “If you’re driving a car and someone puts a gun to your window, you don’t argue with them. … You get out of the car and you pick up the rest of the pieces later.”
There’s a different batch of students on campus this week — more than 1,000 of them. Their ages range from about 8 to 80-plus, and they parade from each class smiling ear to ear.
East Lansing Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday night regarding a site plan and special use permit approval for the properties at 500 Albert Ave.
It was a hot and humid day out in the woods at Burchfield Park, 881 Grovenburg Road, in Holt, Mich., with mosquitoes gearing up for a full-on attack around the clock.
There still is uncertainty as to whether or not Impact 89FM will receive student taxes in the upcoming school year, according to Impact 89FM General Manager Ed Glazer.
The annual Battle for Blood challenge has kicked off with Lansing area police and fire departments competing to see who can get the most votes from donors. The event, which started on Monday, has attracted donors from around the area.
Nine MSU professors have been awarded the title of University Distinguished Professor by the Board of Trustees for their achievements in the classroom, laboratory and community.
Three suspects involved in an unarmed robbery on June 10 were arrested and charged on Friday, according to East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth. The suspects face felony charges punishable with prison time.
In a landmark 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, which previously barred same-sex couples from receiving the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
East Lansing City Council interviewed DTN Management Co. and Lurvey White Ventures for the potential development of the Park District Project Tuesday night as part of a special work session.
After more than 40 years of service to MSU, Dan Chegwidden, the director of MSU’s Office of Gift Planning, said former MSU trustee Patricia Carrigan will be remembered for both her strong personality and her compassion.
Roar, sing, cry, whisper, persuade, converse. Everyone has a different interpretation of those words and it’s that sentiment that an exhibit at the MSU Museum draws upon.
As the Supreme Court gears up to announce its decisions on two key cases involving marriage equality, the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act and the fate of Proposition 8 in California, several members of the Michigan House of Representatives stood outside the Capitol in Lansing today to discuss their plans to make Michigan an accepting place for LGBT Michiganians.
East Lansing City Council will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Executive Conference Room of the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, to interview DTN Management Co. and Lurvey White Ventures, the two developers in contention for the Park District.
On Friday, 47-year-old East Lansing resident Robert Miller was charged with one felony count of embezzlement from the Pinecrest Elementary Parent Teacher Council, or PTC. At the time, Miller was treasurer on the council and upon investigation was found to have embezzled more than $7,700 over the past year, according to East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth.
This week, thirsty beer lovers will have a new reason to raise their overflowing glasses. It’s time to celebrate Michigan beer with the second annual Lansing Beer Week that began Friday and concludes on June 29. Paul Starr, the co-creator of Lansing Beer Week, or LBW, said the week is essentially based around different events promoting Michigan beer at various locations throughout Lansing. “(They’re) fun, unique events to get people out and go to places they’ve never been before,” Starr said.
The vacant 35,000 square-foot space of the former Barnes & Noble is making a comeback, and East Lansing Mayor Diane Goddeeris is thrilled. “The new office space will create news jobs for our region, bring additional people to our downtown and use that beautiful building in a way that we all wanted,” Goddeeris said.
The Laura sculpture stolen on Thursday morning has been returned to the East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, by individuals who located it in front of the Treehouse North Apartments in the 400 block of Evergreen Avenue, ELPD’s Scott Sexton said.
Give 12 teams two weeks and 500 pounds of scrap metal and they’ll give you works of art. Art sculptures were displayed, judged and sold in a live auction this weekend during the Fifth Annual Scrapfest Competition in Lansing’s Old Town.