Spartan Newsroom (https://news.jrn.msu.edu/author/bozackja/)
When most people think of East Lansing, they think of Michigan State University. MSU is a key part of East Lansing, but after looking past the 50,000 students that attend the college, there is a community of East Lansing residents.
The streets of downtown East Lansing were bustling with people of all ages in search of the perfect cup of chili on April 1 during the third annual East Lansing Chili Cook-Off.
Artists, musicians, museum employees and cultural organizations nationwide became concerned when President Donald Trump’s first budget proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in his first federal budget plan.
Host Jacqui Marpa said, “We have a lot of talented and dedicated comics in Lansing who built a solid comedy scene even without having a comedy club and that’s something the community can be proud of …”