By Emily Lawler At the World Thrift store in Lansing, workers, developmentally disabled volunteers and socially conscious shoppers gather daily to pursue a greater mission. The store raises money for the impoverished in Africa, Haiti, Central America and other impoverished parts of the world. They share...

The Supreme Court’s January decision to allow corporate funding of political campaigns goes against fundamental First Amendment principles, according to former Spartanedge editor Nick Meador in this Letter to the Editor. I feel incapable of bottling my anger over a recent misstep by our nation’s...

By Alanna Thiede La Bodega, a funky fair trade boutique, is the most recent addition to East Lansing’s bustling Grand River Avenue. The store opened in August 2009, just in time for the annual influx of college student shoppers. The store’s name, La Bodega, meaning “the warehouse” in Spanish,...