It's officially tax season, folks. From now until April 15, expect to see lines out the door at places such as H&R Block, and a plethora of television commercials referring to taxes, tax returns and most importantly tax refunds.
The popularity of the issue may have died down to some, but many students continue to seek answers about how MSU is handling sexual assault, in addition to feeling betrayed by Will speaking and receiving an honorary degree at the fall commencement.
MSU's ‘Spartans Fighting Cancer’ organization is attempting to transform campus from green to purple this week with the “Paint the Campus Purple Week”. The week-long event is intended to spread cancer awareness, increase cancer education and promote cancer advocacy. Each day this week there will be a mini task for students and those around campus to perform.
The process of publishing the book takes about 80 days from start to finish. Students begin by speaking to members of that specific faith or group and ask them what kinds of questions they feel should be answered. Communications senior Sarah King took the course and said she feels this process is a “great experience for students to practice interviewing and writing skills.”
Domestic assault, intimidation/stalking, home invasions and marijuana possession kept police busy last week, according to police incident reports.
The much anticipated TEDxMSU event is celebrating their kick-off Friday at The Hatch. The TEDxMSU talk is set to take place in March.
Every wonder why so many frats put Domino's Pizza boxes on their houses? Apparently, its to get free pizza.
By choosing snacks high in protein and staying away from sugary pops and high-sodium sandwiches, Combo-X-Changes can be made more healthy.
All of the students with a major inside the College of Communication Arts and Sciences can be a part of the media sandbox program, which focuses on building classes where students from different majors have the chance to work together.
When passes are purchased on campus at Sparty’s, the police department, or the MSU ID Office the student must present an MSU ID to confirm enrollment in the university and the ID will then be linked to the pass. A new policy that has been implemented provides students with a free replacement pass if the pass is reported lost or stolen.
“For he’s an Alpha Sig,” became the song recited by a large group of mourners Friday night at the rock on Farm Lane, in a memorial for recently deceased applied engineering sciences senior Anthony Hawley . Called Tony by those who knew him, Hawley passed away Thursday night.
Saturday marked MSU’s first Adaptive Sports Day hosted by the Council of Students with Disabilities at IM Sports-Circle.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for East Lansing until tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. according to the National Weather Service.
More than 200 students filed into the Brody auditorium last night for the MSU Task Force on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence town hall meeting. The Task Force’s goals for the meeting last night were to provide a review of MSU activities related to sexual assault and relationship violence related to recommendations made in the 2014 task force report, review what MSU has been doing to help students effectively and ineffectively, and to get input from members of MSU’s community. It was apparent last night that students care deeply about the issue of sexual assault and relationship violence on campus.
Julia Christensen is the representative for the Council of Students with Disabilities and announced at the meeting that there will be some changes at Spartan Stadium next fall. "The school has notified me that beginning next fall there will be accessible seating in the student section for disabled students," Christensen said.
The app has been honed to cater to university-based communities, such as university students, professors and staff.
“This particular exhibition is a very special one, it’s the fourth annual version of a series that we’ve had called 'Perspectives on African American Experience: Emerging visions,'” Carolyn Loeb, who organizes the gallery exhibits, said. “The inspiration and basis of the exhibition is the 1954 supreme court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, that aimed to desegregate public schools throughout the United States."
With over 150 signatures in just 24 hours, a petition created by Michigan State freshman Hayley Roukin has generated an interesting discussion about MSU’s Combo-X-Change policy.
During the start of fall semester, MSU police initiated a new unit in the investigative division called the Special Victims Unit, or SVU, to investigate and handle six specific crimes on campus. The crimes consist of sexual assault, domestic and relationship violence, stalking, missing persons, child abuse and vulnerable adult abuse.
MSU is optimistic about meeting its goals for reducing waste, energy consumption and more by the end of this year.