Whether he was studying with a group of friends from law school or dishing out friendly trash talk on the basketball court, second-year law graduate student Paulo Michael Pinto constantly displayed a grin that could put anyone at ease.
About 50 students rallied outside the Veterinary Medical Center Friday night to protest Nick Griffin, chairman of the British National Party, at a speaking engagement sponsored by MSU’s Young Americans for Freedom.
The MSU Board of Trustees approved final plans and costs Friday for MSU’s Grand Rapids medical school branch, the Secchia Center, providing the university with “authorization to proceed.”
After a 9.6 tuition increase for the 2007-08 school year, MSU students can expect to see a portion of that fee returned, the MSU Board of Trustees announced Friday.
Cona Marshall would not have been able to study abroad in Senegal, Africa if not for an MSU scholarship. “Last minute, I heard about it the day it was due,” the interdisciplinary humanities senior said. “I’ve always wanted to go to a French-speaking country, but I was in a lot of debt.”
For the third time this week, police are investigating a robbery involving a suspect wearing a mask from the movie “Scream.” Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said a suspect entered the Deja Vu nightclub, 1000 W. Jolly Road, in Lansing, at about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday and robbed the club at gunpoint, making off with an undisclosed amount of money.
A host of MSU students gathered in the Wilson Hall auditorium Thursday at a forum to discuss the issues behind stem cell research. A panel of representatives from several student organizations sat in front of an audience and debated the pros and cons of the research.
The MSU men’s basketball team will host its annual Green vs. White scrimmage at 4 p.m. Sunday at Breslin Center.
Legislators have little more than a week to get a budget enacted before a Nov. 1 deadline if Michigan is expected solve its budget crisis. Michigan still faces about $440 million in cuts since the last continuation budget was signed Oct. 1. So far, no bills enacting any cuts have been introduced.
A Lansing District Court judge ruled Thursday that the preliminary examination for Matthew Macon, who is a suspect in a series of Lansing murders dating back to July, will be open to media.
Mini princesses, ghouls and other characters flooded East Lansing streets Thursday in the annual Great Pumpkin Walk.
In an effort to begin preparation for the construction of railroad underpasses on Farm Lane this spring, Service Road west of Farm Lane will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday.
Three MSU football players Wednesday were arraigned in District Court in Mason and charged with unarmed robbery.
A 25-year-old graduate student died Saturday afternoon after losing control of his motorcycle in Genoa Township.
MSU researchers have discovered three new isotopes of magnesium and aluminum after a year of research.
While much of southern California is ablaze with raging wildfires, some MSU students are feeling the heat.
Three cards taped to the front counter of Udon Sushi Bakery, 134 N. Harrison Ave., welcome its owner back from the restaurant’s half-year hiatus. “We were all losing weight. You need to feed us more!” one reads. Another customer writes, “When you guys closed, I died a little inside.”
A second trial against Claude McCollum was dismissed Tuesday by the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Lansing and East Lansing City Councils discussed regional developments and community issues on Wednesday during a joint City Council meeting at Olga’s Kitchen, 354 Frandor Court.