5 takeaways from the Board of Trustees meeting
MSU’s Board of Trustees met Thursday to discuss various items from housing rate recommendations of 1855 Place to a new $46,000,000 construction project.
MSU’s Board of Trustees met Thursday to discuss various items from housing rate recommendations of 1855 Place to a new $46,000,000 construction project.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon spoke at Wednesday’s ASMSU meeting, presenting a list of university initiatives and concerns to be addressed.
As the first college at Michigan State, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been an important part of the University for more than 150 years - and it’s likely to continue to be.
MSU has received a $1 million grant in order to improve college counseling. The grant comes from the National Science Foundation and will be used to develop a system known as iSee. Researchers from the Colleges of Engineering and Communication Arts and Sciences, as well as the MSU Counseling Center, are contributing to the project.
Communication Arts and Sciences Building has a new media center and studio ready for use this semester.
Amongst heated discussion at Tuesday’s public forum about the closure of the women’s lounge, students blasted MSU administration for the mishandling of sexual assault cases.
Students gathered in the Union Ballroom last night to voice concerns about the closure of the women’s lounge to MSU administration.
Members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and Successful Black Women of MSU (SBW) led a backpack drive to benefit Lansing area K-12 students.
MSU Student Veterans of America President Kyle Kissinger said he was “surprised” when MSU was named a veteran-friendly school. MSU was awarded a gold status by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, MVAA, as part of their Veteran-Friendly School program on Aug 26.
Students shop for deals during the MSU surplus store move-in sale. The MSU surplus store has extended their hours this week as part of their move-in sale, and students taking advantage of the extra hours to hunt for bargains.
On MSU game days, the excitement and activities aren’t limited to the game itself. Across all five neighborhoods of campus, cars pull up and cornhole games are set up before the game.
Running in pairs, wearing reflective gear and staying on well-lit paths are a couple of the methods the MSU Running Club uses to stay safe during their late night runs.
“Give us back our study lounge” Videos and stories by Jake Allen, photos by Carly Geraci The women’s study lounge in the Union closed this summer after opening in 1925.
The New Student Room Selection program's usage rate shot up by 31 percentage points in the program's second year, according to Residence Education and Housing Services (REHS) statistics. The program allows incoming students to select their own on campus housing online.
One of the growing programs Michigan State University has to offer is the Detroit Semester. The Detroit Semester is a one credit co-op course offered to engineering students of all disciplines.
What was supposed to be the MSU’s historically largest Sparticipation was in full swing—students were eating their cookout dinners, obtaining “swag” from RSOs on campus, and music was blaring from the center of Cherry Lane Field. And then, less than half an hour after the much anticipated event began, it was cancelled.
One hundred years ago, the first-wave feminist movement was pushing for women’s suffrage, and more colleges and universities were allowing women through their doors.
Chinese international students are embracing the new tobacco-free campus. A 2015 study published in a UK medical journal found that two-thirds of all males in China smoked and that more were picking up the habit as teenagers.
Outreach, resources, and advocacy are the three main goals of the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) this year, according to student president of the group and international relations and economics senior, Lorenzo Santavicca.