Planetarium begins fall semester shows with new projectors
The audience was able to virtually visit each of the planets and learn a little bit about all of them.
MSU, Lansing area alike celebrate International Day of Peace
Community members came out to various events to recognize the International Day of Peace, which is celebrated on September 21. The day was designated by the United Nations in 1981 as an attempt to send the message across the world that we need peace, said Lynn Bartley, president of the Greater Lansing United Nations Association.
Professionals celebrate American Business Women's Day
Today marks the 31st American Business Women’s Day, and MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business continues to play its part in supporting women in business. “Talent, energy, new ideas, (and) innovation,” are what American Business Women’s Association Executive Director Rene Street said women bring to the business workforce and why they deserve to be recognized. American Business Women’s Day was created when President Ronald Reagan signed a joint Congressional resolution in 1983, Street said.
COGS struggles to make progress on health care issue
The group of concerned students went back and forth for almost half an hour to call the meeting to order and approve the day’s agenda.
Homecoming week events
The University Activities Board has a plethora of activities planned for this week leading up to homecoming.Tonight, from 6-8 p.m., 'Hayrides & History' will begin in the International Center parking lot.
MSU joins "It's On Us" campaign against sexual assault
MSU is joining a new White House campaign in the hopes of educating students about sexual assault, this time specifically focusing on what bystanders can do to intervene if they see an act of sexual violence in progress.
Gamers convene for competition at the Union
The event brought together a community of similar interests that doesn’t often have opportunities to congregate.
MSU senior juggles school with his own marketing company
Business marketing and media and information senior Nicholas Stachurski is just like a lot of MSU students. He hangs out with friends, goes to class and bleeds green and white. But there’s one thing that sets him apart from most — he is a student entrepreneur in charge of his own company.
Peace corps recruitment efforts remain strong at MSU
Currently ranked 14th out of universities with the most current volunteers with 47 graduates in the corps, MSU has also had more than 2,000 alumni join the program in the past.
ASMSU awaiting results of health survey
ASMSU expects results Friday from the National Collegiate Health Assessment, a representative survey of student health on campus.
For MSU's cancer survivors, the fight is personal
Fall is a busy time for social work senior Sarah Hoffman. She’s balancing her school work along with two jobs and an internship, all before graduating in the spring.She’s also remembering the anniversary of the death of her best friend and boyfriend.
Diving for the puck
Painting the rock on Farm Lane for the first time was how marketing senior Colleen Anthony and her teammates wanted to recruit for their Intramural Sports team.
Filmmakers Club aims to film three to four short films this semester
Casual, creative and comical are three words that can be used describe sitting in on an MSU Filmmakers Club meeting.
Student cyclist reflects on experiences biking through China
It seems that for thousands of years Spartans have not changed their warrior culture. Braving through 2,000 kilometers and eight mountains, supply chain management junior Jacky Yang along with his friends, accounting junior Can Wang and geography junior Haochen Han, cycled from the Chinese Province of Yunnan to Tibet in 29 days during summer 2013.
Brotherly love
Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity, a greek organization geared toward male-identified students, is redefining the perception toward frats.
International students receive help adjusting to life in US from Bridges International
When packaging senior Jiaming Yuan first came to MSU from China, it was difficult for him to go about his daily life and adjust to the different culture.
Local fire departments complete annual training on campus
Lansing firefighter paramedic Craig Wade dangled from a single rope 30 feet above an underground tunnel on Tuesday, and he said it’s not the first time his job has put him in a precarious position.
Help centers on campus see high traffic this fall
With numerous departments in which students can find free tutoring, learning centers take notice on students who utilize it most.