Jennifer Battle, director of MSU’s Office of Sustainability, said the power plant is currently at a 70 to 30 percent ratio of natural gas and other energy sources. Seventy-one percent of the energy supply comes from natural gas, 28 percent from coal and 1 percent from biofuel.
1,264 students voted in this year’s ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government’s general assembly election, which is over 1,000 less voters than in 2013, when the State News reported a 9.2 percent voter turnout. Members of ASMSU’s general assembly hold an important task of electing the new office of the president this week, which consists of six vice presidents and 1 president.
In an effort to prevent MSU falling to last place in faculty compensation rates among Big Ten schools, the Faculty Senate approved a relatively high faculty merit and market pool increases for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday afternoon.
Every year, the students of MSU are working to make campus a better and more environmentally friendly place.
The salad bar in the cafeteria, lined with fresh ingredients — vibrant spinach, juicy cherry tomatoes, colorful peppers and green cucumber — grow closer to your plate than you think.
MSU farms works to ensure campus is more environmentally friendly, with notable efforts arising in the last few years.
MSU is hosting many campus events to celebrate Earth Day and sustainability.
A video recently posted to journalism professor Karl Gude's YouTube account shows a flash mob taking place in one of his classes on April 1. The video shows Gude beginning to teach, while a lone students begins to sing "Ghost" by Ella Henderson, quickly followed by a number of others, all wearing matching shirts commemorating Mental Health Awareness Week.
On Saturday, April 18th, Spartans across the country— and the world— banded together to help make a difference in their communities.
The first and most obvious of these strategies is going to the grocery store. It’s no secret buying and cooking one’s own meals is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to save money, and stores like Kroger and Meijer are the most popular places for students to flock
Taxi services and Zipcars can be utilized on campus for students who need to use a car but don’t want the commitment of owning one. Gas, mileage and full coverage insurance are taken care of when a person signs up with Zipcar and pays the registration fee and rental fee, which varies by location.
We had two of our reporters track their expenses for a month.
MSU is creating a new office for discrimination claims, including sexual assault and relationship violence, an area previously managed by the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives headed by Paulette Granberry Russell, according to an MSU statement.
The Red Cedar River cleanup took place Sunday and volunteers retrieved a number of strange items.
Today and tomorrow only, step right up and get your picture taken with the 2014 Rose Bowl Trophy and the 2015 Cotton Bowl Trophy.
For the first time, the humans defeated the zombies in MSU's annual Spartans vs Zombies competition. We sent a reporter into the campus-wide battle.
Organized by NAISO, the Powwow of Life at MSU was the last university powwow before official tribal outdoor powwows begin in May.
The Official MSU Drag Show, one of the University Activities Board’s most popular events of the year, draws in more than 500 students of all backgrounds to create relationships and foster a sense of belonging.
In a bold display of defiance prompting the MSU police to post officers at the doors to the Hannah Administration building, the Graduate Employees Union staged a protest Friday morning before the Board of Trustees meeting.
The top five stories from the past week summarized in about one minute.