Zachary DeRade was elected as the next Residence Halls Association, or RHA, president for next year’s 44th session at the general assembly meeting Wednesday night at Shaw Hall.
Without a Pell Grant, Hanna Reed wouldn’t be able to call herself a Spartan. “If I didn’t get enough financial aid, I wouldn’t be coming to MSU,” the psychology sophomore said. Reed’s not alone.
As Democrats and Republicans squabble in Washington, D.C., student groups at MSU are working to prove that conservatives, liberals and libertarians can coexist and “civilly discuss” issues, as economics freshman Lucas Joncas put it. MSU College Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians came together Wednesday night at Erickson Hall for a debate on topics such as gun control, Michigan’s right-to-work law and the national debt and deficit. Joncas, a libertarian, said the debate provided about 15 participants and 20 audience members a chance to hear different viewpoints. “It’s a chance to hash out important issues and hear other people’s opinions,” he said. Political theory and constitutional democracy senior Stephen Wooden said while the debates do provide a forum to discuss differing ideologies, the participants are just looking to enjoy themselves. “(We want to) have fun and get to know other people,” Wooden said.
After a unanimous vote by the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine is one step closer to attaining independence after legislators passed a bill to eliminate the college’s state appointed advisory board — a mandate that has been in place since the 1960s. According to Pat Grauer, the College of Osteopathic Medicine, or COM, public relations director, throughout the past few decades advisory committee members were appointed by the state to provide guidance and advocate for the college.
All study abroad trips to the African country of Mali have been canceled.
National Condom Month is wrapping up at MSU, giving campuses across the nation the opportunity to raise awareness and promote the use of condoms among students.
College basketball’s March Madness won’t start for another month, but MSU already is competing for the title of national champion.
At Tuesday afternoon’s Faculty Senate meeting, members discussed ways to reform MSU’s health care plan to comply with the Affordable Care Act and recent dependent audits.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, will be holding its presidential election Wednesday night, with the winner leading the 44th session of RHA next year.
The Writing Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year by hosting 20 events, which began in August 2012 and will continue through May 2013.
After a big MSU sporting event, some Spartan fans talk trash, but who do they turn to when their friends are sick of their ranting? For some, the answer is Twitter.
Be careful before you click. Students might feel worse off if they let their fingers go on “autopilot” and log into Facebook, a recent study shows. According to a study by two German universities, people had negative feelings and felt envious after using Facebook.
With faculty members and students combined with social mediums, such as Facebook, it’s easy to see where a professional line could be crossed.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, finance committee passed a bill Thursday to become a co-sponsor for this year’s Sparty’s Spring Party. The bill will allocate up to $2,000 to ASMSU for the event.
There’s always the question of “What if?” What if an armed shooter were to come onto MSU’s campus or into a classroom and wreak havoc — would MSU’s students, faculty and staff be safe and prepared? MSU Police Inspector Penny Fischer, who commands the homeland security and planning division, said the answer to staying safe in a potential shooter situation lies with students, faculty and staff being prepared and staying informed.
On Friday, Love was in the air for Chen Qinlei and Su Baiwen as they strolled into the East Lansing Marriott at University Place for the International Students Association’s, or ISA, annual Valentine’s Ball.
For marketing freshman Allison Dettling, doing taxes isn’t something she knows much about, and when asked to be interviewed on the subject, she felt like she couldn’t contribute to the story.
Graduate student Zhu Haobing, who has been away from her home in China for about five years, still tries to bridge the cultural gap between the U.S. and China through music because she said it is an universal language.
If someone walked in late to the Spartan Leadership Conference on Sunday afternoon, they might have seen students throwing their wallet at a window, students performing the “stop, drop and roll,” and a student asking others about their style of underwear.
