Business & Economy

Crown Boxing Club teaches students more than how to throw the perfect jab

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Crown Boxing Club has been a staple in the Lansing area for almost 30 years. Providing the Lansing community with a great sweat through their various boxing classes. But for students, three days a week, they are able to to hit the bag or hop in the ring for free. “The program that we have is a free program for all the youth in the Lansing area,” said head coach Ali Easley. Making the classes available to everyone was one of Easley’s top priorities.

Focal Point News

The MSU surplus store has a lot more to offer than books and binders

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The Michigan State surplus store is known for selling everything imaginable. From office chairs to speakers, the store has many different unique items.

The surplus store’s inventory is completely dependent on the people of East Lansing. Whatever crazy items people bring, the store will take it because they see the unseen value in everything. “I’m also a junkie if you will,” said surplus store manager James Ives. “A pack rat by trade.” 

Ives has sold almost everything imaginable.

Sports

NCAA Road Trip to Des Moines

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The Michigan State basketball team is in Des Moines for the first round of the NCAA tournament. The drive is from East Lansing to Des Moines is a long one, 540 miles to be exact, but the fans drove in full force.

Business & Economy

Eastside Fish Fry and Grill gives its employees a fresh start

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Eastside Fish Fry and Grill has been a staple in the Lansing area for seven years now. They sold 18,000 chicken wings during the Super Bowl and owner Henry Meyer says they sell 2,500 wings a day. But Meyer’s path wasn’t always clear to him and he had to go through some hardships to get to where he is today. “Nobody took a chance on me nobody would hire me,” said Meyer. “I was having a hard time finding a job.”

And now, he’s paying it forward.

Campus News

MSU closes for only the seventh time in 150 years

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Its been a mild winter for most of the year, but in the past couple of weeks the state of Michigan has been pounded by storm after storm. A polar vortex recently dropped over a foot of snow and wind chills brought the temperature down to -20 degrees. But, just a glimmer of hope for everybody, major league baseball spring training starts in two weeks, granted that will be down in the warmth of Florida and Arizona. The first day or spring is March 20th.