As the internationally-recognized director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU, Marc-Olivier Wahler’s day at the office is rarely average.
On Thursday night, ASMSU met in a general assembly meeting. During the meeting, the association passed five new bills.
ASMSU elected Cassandra Shavrnoch as the new vice president for academic affairs at the general assembly meeting Thursday night.
“Mamma Mia!” is coming to the Wharton Center in Cobb Great Hall from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16 and tickets are still available. Tickets are $28 for MSU students and start at $41 for the general public.
Follow along live with Daniel Eggerding, the president of the MSU College Democrats, Michael Sandoval, the Chief of Staff of the MSU College Democrats, Justin Gould, the vice chair of the MSU College Republicans and Noelle Cohn, the secretary of MSU College Republicans during the second presidential debate for the 2016 election season.
MSU was visited by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s mobile unit on Friday, which registered students from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the Rock on Farm Lane.
Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, held a protest at Thursday’s ASMSU meeting.
U.S. Senator Cory Booker will visit MSU on Tuesday alongside Michigan senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters.
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is bringing art to campus in a whole new way with an exhibit along the Red Cedar riverbanks. The exhibit, a series of portraits by photographer Gideon Mendel, is part of MSU’s 2016-7 thematic year, Water Moves MSU.
The Peace Vigil to Honor Black Lives was held on Thursday afternoon to bring the East Lansing community together to share their concerns about the the violence against Black and Brown people in the community, state, and country.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday afternoon at Adams Field. Chants of "Bernie, Bernie, Bernie" were heard throughout the rally.
MSU police have requested that the Michigan Attorney General review and investigate into the case of ex-MSU faculty member, Larry Nassar. According to a press release from the Michigan Department of Attorney General, the request was made by police chief and director Jim Dunlap.
Anyone who walks into the Main Library might notice changes to rooms previously meant for reading and studying — gaming rooms opened last month. In March, MSU Libraries was given an estimated 17,000 electronic games. Each game must be catalogued and processed — something that has proven difficult.
After Oct. 6, Hubbard Dining Hall will be switching over to special events only dining. After “The Edge” at Akers Hall was opened, Hubbard Hall didn’t see as many students as it used to. “Once we opened Akers—brand new, bigger operation, air conditioned—of the over a thousand residents in Hubbard, we feed less than 200 each meal in Hubbard; they all go to Akers,” Matt McKune, associate director for residential dining, said. The dining hall in Hubbard was one of three in East Neighborhood.
Along the riverbanks of the Red Cedar are photographs of people seemingly standing in the water. The art is a part of a new initiative by MSU.
MSU police Capt. Doug Monette said 96 drunk driving cases occurred on campus in 2016, already an increase from 78 in 2015.
There have been more Democratic speakers on campus than Republican speakers since this time last year. Sen.
When it comes to choosing whether to live on or off campus, one thing many students have to consider is how they will eat. One of the major benefits of living on campus is the ease of access to the dining halls. For a certain amount of money per semester, students “living-on” get unlimited access to all the dining halls on campus. However, the plans differ for students off-campus.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will hold a rally for Hillary Clinton at Adams Field on Thursday.
Every year, the MSU Honors College awards the Schoenl Family Undergraduate Grant for Dire Needs Overseas to students.