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Moving off-campus can make running errands like grocery shopping and buying cleaning supplies more difficult, especially when you don’t have a means of transportation like Michigan State University student Ben Lefere. He is like many students who live in an apartment without a guaranteed parking spot.
Michigan State University implemented new safety measures during all athletic game-days to ensure anyone on campus during game-day can enjoy the game without the worry.
A school in the Pinecrest neighborhood keeps alive the memory of those who fought for desegregation in the East Lansing community. In a unanimous decision, The East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education voted to change the name of Pinecrest Elementary to Green Elementary to honor the legacy of Dr. Robert L. Green.
East Lansing City Council met earlier this month to discuss the proposal to rezone seven parcels of property by Hagan Realty on the north end of Grove Street and on Burcham Drive.
Election season is just around the corner on Nov. 7; not every community has an election in the state, but East Lansing’s City Charter requires odd-year elections. Preparations are in full swing to make sure precincts are ready to go.
Residents at Chandler Crossings apartments are fed up with management. Within the first week of moving in, residents have filed multiple maintenance work orders and complaints to the leasing office.Â
After going through a lot in the last year, now Michigan State University students and staff are facing a new problem: a scare of car thefts, robberies, and burglaries.
September marks Hunger Action Month and with the rising food prices, many Michigan State University students are struggling to pay for basic necessities.
With price increases and more students feeling financial pressure due to other expenses, food insecurity has become a pressing issue on the MSU campus. According to the 2020 National College Health Assessment, nearly two of five MSU students reported experiencing some level of food insecurity, which is defined as not having access to sufficient food or food of adequate quality.
As a part of Michigan State’s move to increase safety on campus, staff recently installed metal detectors at every entry at Spartan Stadium. Holding 75,000 people, the new installation didn’t slow down event goers from getting into the stadium as quickly as possible for Saturday’s game.
East Lansing residents said off-campus student housing has taken a turn for the worst at Michigan State University. At The Villages of Chandler Crossing, an off-campus apartment complex far down Abbot Road, one mom couldn’t help but laugh at the condition of her son’s apartment as she moved him in.