SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Hot off its third Grammy Best Tropical Album nomination for “Bach in Havana,” and the release of its new album, “My Secret Radio,” the sizzling, dance-inducing Cuban music group Tiempo Libre will throw one big Cuban party on April 19 at the Lake Superior State University Arts Center. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets [...]

Lake Superior State University’s dance company rehearses for its showcase, “Give Me Back My Glory,” offered April 12-13 at 7 pm in the LSSU Arts Center. This year’s program benefits those in the LSSU community who have recently been diagnosed with cancer — long-time humanities professor Thomas Schirer, dance professor and program director Deborah Choszczyk, and fire science student Zach [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Lake Superior State University engineering alumnus who worked 33 years in aerospace before retiring from Boeing in 2010 is making a visit to campus April 2-3 for a public talk and special working sessions with engineering faculty and students. Steven Lien, a 1977 graduate in electrical engineering technology, will present a public presentation entitled [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – At this moment, a nuclear-powered rover the size of a Toyota Prius is exploring a crater on Mars a third the size of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. If the Red Planet ever harbored conditions that supported life, NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover will conclusively find the evidence. Lake Superior State University is hosting a visit March 28-29 [...]

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., mayor Tony Bosbous presents a city proclamation recognizing March as national athletic training month to Lake Superior State University athletic training professors Sarah Ouimette and Joe Susi, their students, plus a number of program alums with War Memorial Hospital. The date of their city commission appearance, March 18, was also declared Athletic Training Day. The group [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – Lake Superior State freshman forward Austin McKay and junior goaltender Kevin Kapalka read to third graders at Washington School this week as part of National Reading Month. Participating in reading month is one of many community service activities in which Laker athletes participate. LSSU’s upcoming event is Sunday’s Lock In for the Make A Wish Foundation. [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – An award-winning club at Lake Superior State University has established a scholarship in memory of one of its founding officers. The Wendy J. Sak Memorial Fisheries and Wildlife Award will help LSSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club student members of any discipline afford their education through a cash grant given each year. An initial $2,000 check [...]

Lake Superior State University’s Fisheries and Wildlife Club has garnered the 2012 Most Active Student Subunit Award from the north central division of the American Fisheries Society for the 6th consecutive year. Gary Whelan, president of the north central division and fish production manager for the Michigan DNR, personally presented the award during a club meeting on March 7. Whelan [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Lake Superior State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s annual Lock-In for the Make-A-Wish Foundation is from 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the Arbuckle Student Activity Center. The Lock-In is open to boys and girls in grades 1-8. Registration is $10 per child. The afternoon includes games and activities, food and refreshments, and a chance for children to interact [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. –The Lake Superior State University student chapter of Ducks Unlimited will host its sixth annual banquet on March 23 and tickets are still available. The event begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. in the LSSU Walker Cisler Center, with dinner to follow at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 each or $45 per couple and [...]

Members of LSSU’s Student Athletic Training Association pose with the MATS Cup they brought back from the 9th annual Michigan Athletic Trainers Society Student Seminar and Quiz Bowl, held last November. Ryan Peroceschi (left; from Norway, Mich.), Amy Olar (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.), and Mike McPherson (Ironwood, Mich.) beat 24 other Michigan university teams in a “Jeopardy” quiz show competition [...]