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.
MSU released an app Wednesday allowing members of the Spartan community to show their pride on social media.
Tuesday's presentation was Carter's chance on behalf of the Athletic Council to demonstrate the work being done at MSU to properly serve and educate the needs of the university's 800-plus student athletes.
The entire hall was offline from May 2013 to August 2014. The 14-month closure allowed for remodelling of the entire hall. The updated dining hall, Heritage Commons, contains four food venues — Global Flavorsmr, Grains and Greens, Landon Bistro and Sizzle. It received new equipment and modernized facilities to bring the menu and food services up to date.
With the diversity career fair from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Breslin Center, students should make sure they are prepared to leave a lasting impression on potential employers.
Check out this breakdown of local bars, specials and popular drinks by alcohol content and price.
There are currently more than 50,000 students attending MSU and not a single one knows exactly why they are here.
Media and information senior Aidan Barrer watched the Cotton Bowl game closely on New Year’s Day, taking notes and re-watching until he had about two-and-a-half minutes worth of rap lyrics.
The MSU Sexual Assault Task Force has announced a town hall to be held this Thursday, Jan. 29 to discuss issues of sexual assault on MSU’s campus.