Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

Campus

MSU

Students discuss affordable health care in roundtable

Derek Blalock
March 21, 2012

Since he was born, expensive medical treatment has helped keep Mikhail Filipovitch’s heart beating. The history junior — who attended a roundtable discussion hosted by national nonprofit organization Young Invincibles on Wednesday in the Union’s Multicultural Center — said he doesn’t have health insurance, and because of the pre-existing heart condition he has, health insurance companies won’t give him coverage.

MSU

Broad Art Museum turns virtual with new website

Andrew Krietz
March 21, 2012

Even without walls, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is a functioning facility at MSU — at least in the virtual sense. Officials recently launched the Virtual Broad Art Museum, designed to give users the opportunity not only to tour the interior and exterior of the building but interact with several online art projects, museum director Michael Rush said. “Ever since I got here, this is something that I’ve wanted to do,” Rush said.

Rebecca Ryan ·
MSU

Playboy looks to show off student body

Rebecca Ryan
March 20, 2012

An MSU sophomore with the modeling name Marla Marie fluffed her shoulder-length brown hair, pouted her lips and posed seductively as Playboy Magazine photographer Matt Wagemann snapped shots with his camera Tuesday afternoon. The student was one of about 50 women auditioning for Playboy Magazine’s October 2012 “Girls of the Big Ten” pictorial. Representatives from the magazine held the casting call Tuesday and auditions are scheduled to continue today.

MSU

Interest on Stafford Loans will double

Derek Blalock
March 20, 2012

Starting July 1, MSU students who choose to help pay for college with the Stafford Subsidized Loan will have to pay double the current interest rate once they graduate. MSU’s Associate Director of Financial Aid Val Meyers said about 15,200 students received the Stafford Subsidized Loan in the 2010-11 academic year.

MSU

RHA brings ‘30 Rock’ actor Judah Friedlander to campus

Rachel Jackson
March 20, 2012

Fans of the popular NBC show, “30 Rock,” have the chance to see the show come to life next month when one of its cast members visits campus for a comedy performance. The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, is presenting comedian Judah Friedlander, who plays Frank on the show, at 7:30 p.m. April 13 in Fairchild Theatre.

MSU

Three law experts debate prohibiting marijuana use

Rebecca Ryan
March 20, 2012

Since Alex Bradley was mugged in summer 2011, he has been in severe pain from a shoulder injury. After undergoing surgery, the international relations senior was prescribed a variety of pain medications, but he has found the side effects nearly unbearable. Now, Bradley is considering an alternative — a medical marijuana card.

MSU

More Chinese students hire college agents

Stephen Brooks
March 19, 2012

Besides leaving behind the pollution that plagues the environment near his home in the Shanghai area, general management senior Zeshan Jiang also wanted to come to the U.S. for college because of the degree offerings and academic reputation of American universities.

MSU

Indian culture highlighted by Satrang at Auditorium

Kellie Rowe
March 18, 2012

As East-meets-West mixtures of American and Indian music filled the Auditorium on Friday evening, many students couldn’t help but bob their heads and tap their feet to the powerful beats of Satrang 2012: Afsana. About 500 students, friends and families attended the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students’, or CIUS, annual show to celebrate the multiple facets of Indian culture.

MSU

Warmer temperatures help bring more business to MSU

Rebecca Ryan
March 18, 2012

At the end of March last year, MSU was preparing for another snowfall, and students were bundling up in coats and boots to walk across campus. But this year, the warmer weather is kicking off what could be one of the busiest seasons for campus organizations in the past five years and giving students sunny days to look forward to.