When kinesiology senior Kaylee Finney left for her East Lansing apartment late Christmas night, she hoped to gun down enemies in her new Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 video game.
MSU will offer another incentive for students to stay on campus — unlimited, free access to laundry machines.
After a mild start to the season, local winter sports businesses are finding ways to keep snow lovers on the slopes and spending money. This winter has been significantly milder than previous years, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. In December 2012, Lansing experienced an average temperature of 33.5 degrees — 5.2 degrees above the normal of 28.3 degrees.
As the new year begins, East Lansing and MSU community members are reflecting on new goals for 2013. Many are skeptical about resolutions, and whether they can actually be accomplished. Still, most agree high hopes and new dreams give a fresh start and purpose to the new year.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine recently released a list of the top 100 best values in public colleges. MSU placed 46th for in-state value and 66th for out-of-state value.
The East Lansing City Council will kick off the new year discussing a potential ban on more hookah lounges downtown and the future of the boarded-up site for the failed City Center II project during Tuesday’s work session. One of the hot topics that might drum up conversation at the regularly scheduled work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Rd., is a proposed public ordinance to ban any additional hookah lounges from opening in East Lansing.
At the last MSU Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 14, 2012, an array of issues were discussed and either approved to plan or proceed.
A new exhibit soon will be on display at the MSU Museum highlighting a transgender community of individuals living in transition in Istanbul, Turkey. The exhibit will open on Jan. 21 and will be on display until April 14 in the museum’s Heritage Gallery.
The MSU Community Music School, or CMS, known for its music education and music therapy classes, has relocated to a newly renovated facility at 4930 S. Hagadorn Rd. and begins its classes Monday.
The MSU Union will hold a grand reopening from 4-7 p.m. next Tuesday, Jan. 15, on the first floor of the building. The Union has been under construction since the end of last school year. The first floor then reopened in mid-December during the holiday break.
While thousands of college students across America popped champagne and watched the ball drop in New York City at midnight, biosystems engineering junior Rob Kraemer celebrated 2013’s arrival in a completely different way — sitting on a beach with about 30 strangers in Costa Rica.
As most Americans prepare to countdown to a New Year, the president and Congress have been working on a solution to avoid the fiscal cliff but won’t be passing any legislation before midnight.
East Lansing Police are investigating two reported break-ins and the thefts of two electronic cash machines from the East Lansing Public Library, according to a department release.
Alleged I-96 corridor shooter Raulie Casteel, an MSU alumnus, will face terrorism charges, Michigan’s Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Dec. 20.
The East Lansing City Council approved the Black Cat Bistro but held fast on the 50/50 rule requiring bars to have at least half their revenue from food during its Tuesday meeting.
More than a decade after his death, Brandon D’Annunzio’s law officially was passed today after months of deliberation in the Michigan Legislature.
Days after the Michigan Legislature passed historic right-to-work legislation, the lame-duck legislature passed various bills, ending a marathon session after an up-and-down week.
East Lansing businesses with liquor licenses might not have to report liquor sales to the City Council if a proposal discussed during its regularly scheduled work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Rd., is passed.
Gov. Rick Snyder announced in a press conference Tuesday afternoon he has signed both right-to-work bills into law.
After right-to-work legislation was passed through both chambers of the Michigan Legislature last week, state police are preparing for thousands of protesters to swarm the Capitol on Tuesday.