MSU Jewish Center Seeking 2,450-Square-Foot Expansion

Michigan State University’s (MSU) Jewish student center is bursting at the seams, so Hillel students are asking the East Lansing City Council to approve a 2,450 square foot expansion. Hillel acts as a cultural, social and worship center for the university’s Jewish population.

According to excerpts from the article:

"We're running out of room most weeks," said sophomore Eric Dropkin, 20. "There are periodic weeks where there are not enough tables."

MSU Hillel officials hope to remedy the situation with a two-story addition on the south side of the 12,000-square-foot building at 360 Charles St., Hughey said.

The East Lansing City Council will hold a public hearing on the matter April 15. The project already has gone through the Planning Commission and the Historic District Commission, Hughey said, and City Council approval is the last step.

"I just hope that it will provide a building that will allow us to serve our students in a more comfortable setting, or in a more adequate setting," Hughey said. "It's just too crowded."

The 2,450-square-foot expansion would add space for 100 more people in the dining room, enlarge the kitchen, add an office and put a multipurpose room on the second floor, Hughey said.

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