Arts & Entertainment

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

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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.”

Bath

Bath High School’s Chalkboard Project creates a welcoming environment

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After weeks of seeing negative and hurtful comments on walls throughout the school, Bath High School students covered them with kind words.

The Chalkboard Project took over the walls of Bath High School in March, a project where students and teachers posed holding a chalkboard of a slur, offensive or rude comment directed at them. On April 3, those words were covered with kind, encouraging and helpful words to bury the effects of bullying and bring kindness to campus.

Campus News

MSU fraternity partners with community for river cleanup

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On March 28, the Michigan Waterways Stewards and East Lansing Rotary Club partnered with Michigan State’s Delta Sigma Phi to host a Red Cedar River cleanup day. With mentoring from the Stewards, the fraternity was able to rally around 30 volunteers to help. 

Mike Stout, founder of the Michigan Waterways Stewards, was notified by the City of East Lansing about the state of the river after citizen complaints. Stout instantly thought of reaching out to the brothers at Delta Sigma Phi, whose house is right on the banks of the river. Stout talked to the Delta Sigma Phi sergeant at arms, Gage Farrow, who was excited to help.

Bath

Controversy shrouds Bath Board of Trustees following charges against supervisor

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The Bath Charter Township Board of Trustees has come under public scrutiny due to the handling of charges filed against Board Supervisor Marie Howe. During the board meeting on March 20, multiple residents spoke out against what they described as “disrespectful and inappropriate” behavior.

On Feb. 8, the State of Michigan charged Howe with assault and battery. Records from the 65A District Court reveal that the alleged offense occurred Aug. 25, 2022. The reported victim is Deputy Clerk April Dunham. 

highschool freshman cutting out paper hearts.
East Lansing

East Lansing High School shows support for MSU

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After the Feb. 13 Michigan State University shooting, East Lansing High School teachers and students wanted to do something to help the community. On Feb. 18 during the ELHS floor hockey tournament, teachers and students set up a table with cut-out hearts and signs for students to fill out.

Two men in yellow jail clothes and their attorneys confer at courtroom table.
Bath

Men accused of 2018 slaying of Bath hunter to stand trial

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Two men accused of the 2018 slaying of a Hmong-American hunter in Bath Township will stand trial. This comes after a three-day preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to bind the charges over from the District Court to the Circuit Court to move the case forward to the formal trial.

Posters of students holding chalkboards with insults line a school wall.
Bath

Bath High School chalkboards fight bullying, plan to bury slurs

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Throughout the hallways of the high school, large black-and-white portraits are hung of students and teachers holding a chalkboard. On the chalkboard, participants wrote an insult they have been called. Profanities were uncensored throughout the building, showcasing the discomfort and hurt that comes with getting bullied. The slurs are to be covered over with positive messages.

Campus News
Picture of two of the buses (the 32 and the 33) taking part in the Listening Bus sessions.

The Listening Bus is back, and it’s all ears

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The Capital Area Transportation Authority launched a feedback program in late January to improve rider experience. This program is known as The Listening Bus.

During these sessions, CATA employees ride along with everyday bus riders and simply ask them for their feedback. Riders will also be provided with a survey form to help CATA get a better understanding of their perspectives.

Riders who want to participate in one of the Listening Bus sessions can also fill out a form online that will be given directly to CATA employees.

East Lansing
East Lansing high school Principal Shannon Mayfield addresses the audience at a podium on stage.

East Lansing public schools offer new safety enhancement plan after teacher finds gun

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Teachers, parents and students crowded inside and outside the auditorium for the school board meeting at East Lansing High School on Monday, Jan. 23. Violence and safety issues at the high school were the focus of the meeting.

The meeting specifically focused on an incident that occurred on Thursday, Jan. 19, where a group of students started fighting after the school’s triple-header basketball game. Second-year teacher Madelyn Zink was the first to intervene in the fight. When she did, a gun fell out of a backpack and onto her foot.