MSU faculty raise concerns with Facebook regulations
With faculty members and students combined with social mediums, such as Facebook, it’s easy to see where a professional line could be crossed.
With faculty members and students combined with social mediums, such as Facebook, it’s easy to see where a professional line could be crossed.
Changes are on the horizon for a segmented part of downtown East Lansing, where several developers have proposed to build apartment complexes, hotels and other mixed-use buildings.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, finance committee passed a bill Thursday to become a co-sponsor for this year’s Sparty’s Spring Party. The bill will allocate up to $2,000 to ASMSU for the event.
There’s always the question of “What if?” What if an armed shooter were to come onto MSU’s campus or into a classroom and wreak havoc — would MSU’s students, faculty and staff be safe and prepared? MSU Police Inspector Penny Fischer, who commands the homeland security and planning division, said the answer to staying safe in a potential shooter situation lies with students, faculty and staff being prepared and staying informed.
After a state Supreme Court ruling declared medical marijuana dispensaries illegal, one Michigan lawmaker hopes to keep the shops in business. State Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, is working on a bill that might combat the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw dispensaries.
For some, choosing a university means hours of Googling each college’s tuition rates, population size and distance from mom and dad, but a new government program could alleviate some of the stress. To help students find an affordable education, the “U.S.
Several university parking permits have been “pilfered” while being sent through the mail, MSU Police Assistant Director Tony Kleibecker said. Kleibecker said at least four multi-car parking permits, complete with a suction cup to move them from car to car, were reported missing from the sealed envelopes sent by the department to members of the MSU community.
On Friday, Love was in the air for Chen Qinlei and Su Baiwen as they strolled into the East Lansing Marriott at University Place for the International Students Association’s, or ISA, annual Valentine’s Ball.
For marketing freshman Allison Dettling, doing taxes isn’t something she knows much about, and when asked to be interviewed on the subject, she felt like she couldn’t contribute to the story.
Graduate student Zhu Haobing, who has been away from her home in China for about five years, still tries to bridge the cultural gap between the U.S. and China through music because she said it is an universal language.
If someone walked in late to the Spartan Leadership Conference on Sunday afternoon, they might have seen students throwing their wallet at a window, students performing the “stop, drop and roll,” and a student asking others about their style of underwear.
About $570 was raised and donated by MSU College of Human Medicine students to fight local domestic violence, according to media reports.
MSU will observe National Eating Disorders Awareness Week one week early with special on-campus events, according to a university release.
When classes become too long and studying too demanding, there are some simple ways to stay active without breaking the daily routine.
A few months ago, state Rep. Harvey Santana, D-Detroit, watched a man beaten senseless at an amateur mixed martial arts fight in southeast Michigan.
Dave Ellis probably wishes he’d read Mark Twain’s “Tom Sawyer” a little more carefully.
With a variety of majors to choose from at MSU, some stand out more than others.
Engineers and various committee members announced the start and finish dates of construction projects and their expected price tags at MSU’s monthly Construction Junction meeting Thursday.
Leonard Fleck, a professor of philosophy and medical ethics at MSU, was recently honored by the American College of Healthcare Executives with the 2013 Dean Conley Award. Fleck published a paper in January 2012 titled “‘Just’ Care: Who Decides? Health Reform and Long-Term Care,” discussing the challenges of providing health care with limited resources in a “just and caring” society.