The spring showcase comes around every year for the MSU Dance Club, but this year’s showcase was particularly memorable. Rachel Gross, a junior at Michigan State University, choreographed a dance titled “Spartan Song” in tribute to the lives lost and the students affected by the campus shooting that occurred in February of this year. The piece showcased 56 dancers, all of whom are Michigan State students.
“I started to think about how I could process what happened,” Gross said. “Dance has just always been the answer for me.”
Since February, counselors from the Community Mental Health Authority (CMH) of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties have been offering crisis support at the East Lansing Public Library (ELPL). Community members who need support following the Feb. 13 violence at Michigan State University can stop by the library Monday–Friday from 12:30–5 p.m. for free counseling, with no appointment required.
The Capital Area Transit Authority (CATA) plans to implement heated bus stops along major routes as early as next fall. For some East Lansing residents, the addition of the new heated shelters would be a welcome change.
Mason library will be operating under limited services as a long-awaited renovation bid was approved by the City Council in March.
Before, there was only one bathroom, and it was in the basement. Now there will be two on the first floor, and the main entrance will be redone. A new ramp will replace the wooden one currently outside the building along with an expansion of the room on the main floor space with added movable furniture to ensure members do not have issues navigating their way around the library.
