Maco Jeleniewski

EAST LANSING, Mich.—On Feb. 17, council members voted to postpone the consideration of ordinance 1565 and 1566, which would amend East Lansing’s disorderly conduct ordinance to add restrictions for “camping” and redefine the term “public space” to include city-owned facilities like parking lots. The vote was postponed until March 17, in order to provide more time for the council members to consider alternate wording and amendments after a divisive public comment period.

MSU is in the midst of 21 different building projects, notably including renovations to Campbell Hall, construction of the Multicultural Center and reconstruction of the Farm Lane bridge. But even with the influx of new building projects and renovations, there are still abandoned spaces on campus going unused as well as forgotten buildings being unearthed after a century. “So what the heck is up with Spartan Village?” Reddit user pinklemondaezzz posted to the r/MSU subreddit 3 years ago.

With election day quickly approaching, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made one last campaign stop in East Lansing in her fight to win the battleground state of Michigan. The campaign rally was held at Jenison Field House on MSU’s campus, filling the 6,000-seat arena to near capacity. Before doors opened at 2:30 p.m., attendees waited in a line stretching across Dem Field, backed up to the Spartan Statue.