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VIDEO: MSU Dance Club performs ‘Spartan Strong’ tribute dance  

By Mackenize Dekker | May 8, 2023

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.”

East Lansing Public Library offers counseling in response to MSU violence

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.

Proposed heated CATA bus stops may become reality in 2023

Students boarding bus

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 Capital Area District Library to start long awaited renovations in May

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.

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Obama visits Detroit for the Democratic Get-out-the-vote rally

Former President Barack Obama stopped at Renaissance High School in Detroit this past weekend for a limited national tour to support democratic candidates up and down the ballot. More than three thousand Michiganders attended the event.

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SSR: Football hosts Spring practice, softball snaps losing streak

The Spartan football team returned to the Woodshed Saturday to showcase their team ahead of this Fall. Meanwhile, as the weather warmed up in East Lansing, the baseball and softball teams' bats did, as well.

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Pollinator fans take a break from lawn mowing

NO MOW MAY: Communities around Michigan will suspend enforcement of grass and weed codes in May in an effort to give bees and other pollinators a chance to thrive. Michigan cities promoting “No Mow May” this year include Ann Arbor, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Jackson and East Lansing. We talk to a No Mow May enthusiast in Muskegon Heights, the Rochester Hills-based Wildflower Association of Michigan and the West Michigan Environmental Action Council. By Morgan Womack. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE, FARM NEWS, PLANET DETROIT, WKTV, HOLLAND, LUDINGTON, IONIA, GREENVILLE AND ALL POINTS.

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  • East Lansing Art Festival amps up Downtown for spring

    The East Lansing Art Festival concluded on May 21 at 5 p.m. with giggling kids racing after bubbles spreading across the closed off, pedestrian friendly intersection. Photo by Sammy Pietrinferno.A ceramic artist demonstrated how to make a pinch pot for young onlookers outside the Marriott East Lansing at University Place on M.A.C. Avenue on May 21.

  • VIDEO: MSU Tower Guard hosts 23rd annual Shamrock 5K Run-Walk-Roll

    Sabrina Seldon Despite the rainy, cold weather, hundreds gathered outside the Michigan State University auditorium bright and early on Saturday, March 25.  East Lansing residents, students, family and MSU faculty came out to support Tower Guard and the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) on MSU’s campus.  Tower Guard is an organization for sophomore students, dedicated to serving the RCPD through collaboration scribing for exams, creating accessible textbooks, holding tutoring and working towards promoting accessibility, inclusivity and service.  Eric Swanson heard about the race through his daughter Alexa Swanson, who is a member of Tower Guard. “When she got into Tower Guard was when I first heard about the 5K, I wasn’t much of a runner, so I set a goal then that I was going to train to run it,” Swanson said.

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