Ingham County will have a more accurate representation of the number of homeless people living in the area as officials undergo a countywide homeless census today.
President Barack Obama is giving his State of the Union address today at 9 p.m. According to White House officials, the address will focus on the federal deficit and job creation.
The exit of Democratic front-runner Lt. Gov. John Cherry from Michigan’s gubernatorial race three weeks ago left the Democratic candidacy wide open, and the position still is sparking interest among party leaders.
A new exhibit in the MSU Museum took flight this week to coincide with the museum’s Darwin Discovery Day. The exhibit, called Avelution, focuses on birds highlighted by famed biologist Charles Darwin in his theories on evolution. The museum will host its Darwin Discovery Day from 1-5 p.m. Feb. 14.
After about six years of review by a university committee, revisions to what has been referred to as the bill of rights for MSU students made it to the next step of implementation Tuesday after it was approved unanimously by Academic Council members.
Strathmore Development Co., the developer in charge of the City Center II project, paid the entirety of its outstanding city taxes Tuesday. With the nearly-$96,000 ledger erased with the city, Strathmore’s amended site plan will be considered by the East Lansing Planning Commission at its Feb. 24 meeting. The city had previously notified Strathmore owner Scott Chappelle that it would not consider any changes to the project until all city taxes were paid.
Texting and driving might soon be illegal in Michigan because of moves made Tuesday in the state Senate. A two-bill package that would make texting and driving a secondary offense passed in the Senate 31-6 and a similar bill passed in the Michigan House 94-13 in December. The bills must now be reconciled and sent to Gov. Jennifer Granholm for approval to become law.
Two more MSU football players have been suspended and face assault and battery charges stemming from an alleged November altercation with an MSU fraternity.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, who is pondering a run in the state gubernatorial race, said Monday at his State of the City address he hopes to see the gap between MSU and the state capital shrink in 2010.
Academic dispute cases eventually could be handled by a new board of representatives from across the university if a set of proposed changes to MSU’s student rights document moves forward today.
After a year’s worth of setbacks, MSU officials are moving forward with construction of the multimillion-dollar Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, despite not having all the funds raised for the project.
When Steven Wildman first met James Quello 10 years ago, he expected to find an elderly man. What Wildman found instead was an energetic 85-year-old who “treated everyone as if they were the most important person in the world,” he said.
On the way to lunch in the International Center on Monday, comparative cultures and politics sophomore Scott Osdras made a brief stop in Antarctica. At least, that is how it will look on an online postcard that Osdras sent to his parents during the first of a five-day event hosted by the Office of Study Abroad. MSU’s first Study Abroad Week is replacing the spring study abroad fair and will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday.
Michigan history, (just) not one that people think of a lot,” Perkins said about the group.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss adding more taxi stations in the downtown area during its 7 p.m. Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
Almost exactly two years after Detroit Free Press reporters M.L Elrick and Jim Schaefer broke news of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s text messaging affair, they are touring Michigan to promote their book, “The Kwame Sutra: Musings on lust, life and leadership from Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.”
Students planning for the future now can use an online tool that might make their lives a little easier.
Students in MSU’s College of Human Medicine will have the opportunity to study in China and work alongside Chinese students in East Lansing thanks to a medical education agreement.
Gyms usually have their fill in January as thousands of Americans attempt to lose holiday pounds. With East Lansing workout hotspots bulging with a glut of new January members, MSU alumna Emily Zurek noticed the gyms themselves usually shed more clients than the members do pounds when the calendar flips to February.
Members of Generation Y want to purchase more hybrid vehicles but aren’t very willing to give up a significant portion of their hard-earned green without some benefits, according to an MSU-led survey.