Students workshopped a musical within the Department of Theatre called "MEDUSA" after rehearsing, performing and editing completely remotely. The writers from New York assisted with the project as well, interacting with the cast members.
The program, which doesn't affect a student's financial aid, is targeted toward students that were laid off by the Residential and Hospitality Services earlier this fall. Bill 57-30 allocated $33,000 of the ASMSU budget to go toward the creation of this fund. Later, the Office of the Provost pledged $15,000 and each class council pledged $500, bringing the total fund to $50,000.
The 2020 Art History and Visual Culture Undergraduate Symposium will take place as a virtual webinar. Five undergraduate students will present their individual research projects with a common topic of social issues.
First-generation students recount memories of getting accepted to MSU and their ambitions for the future.
John Mulaney was raised Catholic, though his wife, Annamarie Tendler, is Jewish.
Ishaan Modi, a Lyman Briggs College representative, mentioned that this would align with one of the ASMSU’s main priorities as student advocates.
International students are excited for the change in dynamic and pandemic policies since Joe Biden was elected President. They reflect on their own experiences in and out of the United States to provide insight.
The event is structured as a Q&A with Mulaney that comedian Derrick Knopsnyder hosts. A few video questions by students will also be included, Nate Strauss said
“I know this news comes at a time when many are already tired, stressed and overwhelmed by the ongoing pandemic," President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said. "But as I said last week, we cannot let our guard down. The virus continues to spread, and we need to take the actions we know will stop or slow it down."
MSU’s Center for Survivors received funding from the Victims of Crimes Act Fund to pay for the program’s staff and equipment.
The MSU Art, Art History and Design Department hired an artist to stay and teach on campus while pursuing their own artistic project. Young Joon Kwak, from L.A., chose to reimagine the Sparty statue in molds.
MSUPD officers and detectives will remain on the scene to conduct an investigation and determine the cause of the incident.
Athletes have strict COVID-19 safety guidelines, but when it comes to other students, the guidelines are less tight.
According to the family, when they asked MSU to share any other evidence that they had, the university refused to give it to them.
MSU students express their feelings surrounding associate justice Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court as a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Some are looking forward to her term while others are worried about the outcome.
Mental Health Awareness Week (MWAH) is a weeklong initiative that the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) started last year, alongside many other student groups, that will continue to bring more ideas and foster greater collaboration throughout campus.
Students who opt to hide grades through the S/NS grading system for fall semester have between Dec. 23 and Jan. 5, 2021 to request their grade be hidden.
The next GA meeting will be on Nov. 19, while representatives will meet and discuss bills in committees Thursday, Nov. 12.
Students can start requesting that grades for the fall semester be recorded as S/NS on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 until 11:59 EST on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. S/NS will replace the previous No Record-Covid option.
The MSU Theatre Department announced its plans for the fall season, which is a collection of experimental projects themed around current events and social justice.