MSU students might have another option for late-night meals on the weekends. A new food cart in East Lansing is selling two American favorites combined in one.
Next week will mark the beginning of a several-month project to improve the roads on Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue — a project that could slow down the daily routine of both residents and students in the city.
Despite a lagging national economy, a new study found East Lansing improved financially last year. Milken Institute’s ranking of top U.S. cities, which judges metropolitan areas based on economic performance, placed the Lansing-East Lansing metro area as 120th in the nation in 2012, up 30 spots from 2011.
An MSU student was stabbed to death in Meridian Township this weekend.
A 19-year-old female MSU student has been found dead at her Bailey Street home, according to East Lansing police.
A portion of the former City Center II project will be foreclosed on Monday if outstanding fees are not paid, according to the Lansing State Journal.
MSU Provost Kim Wilcox was named one of four finalists for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor position, according to a report from the Lansing State Journal.
Upwards of 100 MSU students gathered inside the Breslin Center ticket office this morning, with high anticipation to get the first crack at tickets for the March 19 Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert.
About four inches of snow has fallen upon East Lansing this morning, but not much else is expected for the rest of the day, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, officials passed a bill at Thursday night’s general assembly meeting to provide up to $250,000 for a second spring concert.
“I want peace more than anything in the world,” said Lital Shemesh, former Israeli combat soldier in the border police unit of Israel Defense Forces, or IDF. “But I will not apologize for defending my country or my right to live.”
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, officials are looking to improve students’ studies after passing a bill at Thursday night’s general assembly meeting to postpone jury duty for full-time students.
For some students, their parents stop telling them to eat their vegetables at a young age. For others, this continues through college.
An unknown individual reportedly entered a locked dorm room Monday night in North Wonders Hall, according to MSU police.
Dressed in suits and historical costumes with note cards at the ready, seven student teams made the case for their champions; a group of activists whose messages have endured the test of time. Presenting and sometimes acting out their arguments, the trios of students expounded on why their historical figure deserved their respective place in history.
Zachary DeRade was elected as the next Residence Halls Association, or RHA, president for next year’s 44th session at the general assembly meeting Wednesday night at Shaw Hall.
East Lansing is relatively safe from fires, according to experts, despite three couch fires and a dumpster fire in Cedar Village following the MSU vs. Indiana basketball game Tuesday evening.
Without a Pell Grant, Hanna Reed wouldn’t be able to call herself a Spartan. “If I didn’t get enough financial aid, I wouldn’t be coming to MSU,” the psychology sophomore said. Reed’s not alone.
As Democrats and Republicans squabble in Washington, D.C., student groups at MSU are working to prove that conservatives, liberals and libertarians can coexist and “civilly discuss” issues, as economics freshman Lucas Joncas put it. MSU College Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians came together Wednesday night at Erickson Hall for a debate on topics such as gun control, Michigan’s right-to-work law and the national debt and deficit. Joncas, a libertarian, said the debate provided about 15 participants and 20 audience members a chance to hear different viewpoints. “It’s a chance to hash out important issues and hear other people’s opinions,” he said. Political theory and constitutional democracy senior Stephen Wooden said while the debates do provide a forum to discuss differing ideologies, the participants are just looking to enjoy themselves. “(We want to) have fun and get to know other people,” Wooden said.