A wealth of changes await new and returning MSU students for the 2010-11 academic year. Numerous projects, including the forthcoming Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, the new cafeteria at Brody Hall and the Neighborhood Concept pilot program, are under way.
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the MSU Board of Trustees after earning nominations during state party conventions held Saturday. Current Trustee Colleen McNamara and Dennis Denno each secured a nomination from delegates of the Michigan Democratic Party. Mitch Lyons and Brian Breslin will appear on the ballot for the Republican Party.
Cheerleaders, Marine Corps recruiters and underwater hockey club members sporting swimsuits and sunglasses gathered Tuesday with other student group representatives to give new and returning students a feel for about 350 registered campus student organizations during Sparticipation. The event was part of the Fall Welcome Spartan Spectacular, which ran from 4-10 p.m.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero announced Saturday that Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence is his choice for lieutenant governor.
An MSU professor awaits an assessment from MSU’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies this week as a research integrity officer addresses accusations of plagiarism by a Midland-based policy think tank.
For many students moving to MSU in the past week, it can be stressful to make the transition to campus life. Tiffany Russell understands this stress and has modeled her new dance studio, Spartan Dance Center, 217 Ann St., to serve a young clientele of dancers in the area who want to get away from the pressure of school.
After conventions for the Michigan Republican and Michigan Democratic Parties Saturday and Sunday, the Secretary of State field was narrowed to one candidate from each party that will appear on November’s general ballot.
Three sample medical marijuana ordinances deciding the regulation of dispensaries will be presented to the East Lansing City Council at its next work session Sept.
The city of East Lansing and MSU are looking to foster a partnership similar to the camaraderie inspired by the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster through this year’s One Book, One Community program.
A mostly quiet break between semesters started to see a slight increase in crime with the return of students.
For elementary education junior Chelsea Reeser, preparing to return to MSU in the fall means one thing: back-to-school shopping.
Students, professors and staff members are joining together to provide back-to-school supplies to those in need.
Casually flipping and spinning his bike Monday on MSU’s campus, professional BMX rider Terry Adams was living his dream. Adams is on a monthlong college tour promoting flatland BMX riding and the energy drink, Red Bull.
Fall semester classes begin Wednesday, but students are to attend their Monday class schedule. Thursday and Friday classes will be held at their regularly scheduled times. This arrangement gives every class equal meeting times throughout the semester. A student with a statistics class held on Wednesday and Friday and a chemistry lab held only on Mondays, for instance should not attend statistics, but should go to chemistry.
The MSU Department of Theatre Open House will be held 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in the Auditorium Arena Theatre, located in the basement.
The city of East Lansing is reminding residents to water trees on their property to maintain the city’s urban forest.
MSU is reminding football fans of tailgating times and rules for the upcoming season. If a game begins at noon or 1 p.m., parking lots are scheduled to open at 7 a.m. while lots will open at 9 a.m. for games with 3:30 p.m. kickoffs.
The Lansing Mosaic Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing.
The uncertainty and tumult in Michigan’s 8th congressional district for a Democratic candidate continues, as the Michigan Secretary of State still has not received an official notarized statement from the previous nominee, as of Monday. MSU alumnus Kande Ngalamulume, the former Democratic nominee for the U.S. House seat, twice entered and retreated from the race, giving a rare opportunity for a committee to appoint a new candidate to the ballot.
Students and employees might want to think twice before going into a building that is not LEED-certified, according to a study by researchers from MSU. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certifications are a set of requirements to improve indoor environmental quality in buildings. Buildings that are LEED-certified have been proven to improve health in employees.