ASMSU’s Student Assembly unanimously passed a bill Thursday night to condemn the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence in Michigan, including the group’s protest at East Lansing High School on Thursday afternoon.
Posters decorated with locations in and outside the country filled the Erickson Hall Kiva for the Alternative Spring Break party on Thursday evening.
A member of the Westboro Baptist Church and a mother whose son died in the Iraq War were among five people who sat on a panel about the First Amendment held at the Law College Building on Thursday.
Lauren Kotlarczyk is planning to spend her Christmas break perusing marketing and communication company websites for job openings.
In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, which began last Saturday, students and community members attended events throughout the week to remember victims of transgender violence.
The MSU Fencing Club will host a scrimmage against the University of Michigan at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at IM Sports-West.
The streets of East Lansing might be significantly darker Friday night as some students and residents plan to turn off unnecessary lighting to raise awareness about light pollution and energy conservation.
On Saturday, the No. 11 Spartan football team will take the field at Spartan Stadium looking to neutralize the Purdue Boilermakers and fight to keep their BCS hopes alive. But outside of the stadium, MSU will be battling a much more sinister opponent: hunger.
Spartan LINKS and Future Leaders in Sports and Entertainment are holding a Career Exposure Series: Sports event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday from at Breslin Center’s meeting rooms A-D.
About 500 small paper pinwheels were mounted on the tops of pencils and scattered in the grass behind Wells Hall and the International Center on Wednesday afternoon.
As East Lansing City Council works toward an ordinance to finalize the city’s stance on medical marijuana, the rules for having medical marijuana on campus have become hazy to some. Despite various media reports that students will be arrested for being in legal possession of the substance on campus, university spokesman Kent Cassella said these reports are untrue. “They’ve got the story wrong,” Cassella said. Although patients in possession of the allowable amount of medical marijuana on campus are subject to disciplinary action under the MSU student judicial process according to the MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy, Cassella said the university won’t have anyone arrested for possession.
When Detroit resident Amy Szczepanski looks for areas of growth in her city, she looks to the ground. A biology and environmental science junior at Wayne State University, Szczepanski said she’s beginning to take note of small, community gardens growing in popularity at the city’s downtown campus. Across Detroit, it appears such activity at the university could spread and fill vacant neighborhoods, she said. “I think it’s a great idea,” Szczepanski said.
Hang onto your No. 2 pencils — the MSU Testing Office has passed a test of its own by becoming the first four-year institution to receive full certification from the National College Testing Association.
A debate held Wednesday night among four experts in business and academia promoted discussion about economic relations between the U.S.
ASMSU Academic Assembly’s Code and Academic Policy committee passed a bill Tuesday to advocate for a comprehensive university attendance policy. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. As the university attendance policy stands now, attendance largely is left up to the discretion of faculty, said Academic Assembly internal vice chairman Zach Taylor. According to the policy, “It is the responsibility of the instructor to define the policy for attendance at the beginning of the course.” “(The faculty) may be willing to institute change in the way they practice as a community,” Taylor said.
When some students were still asleep at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, human biology sophomore and Muslim Students’ Association member Sarah Malik prayed in honor of Eid al-Adha, an Islamic holiday. Students and community members celebrated the holiday Tuesday at the Lansing Center, 333 E.
A member of the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, met with MSU human resources staff Tuesday in hopes of advancing the group’s plans of decreasing costs and increasing coverage of health insurance for graduate students and their families.
A new state grant could help MSU plant the seeds for more renewable energy in Michigan. The university recently received the $476,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, or DELEG.
Future possibilities for higher education funding from the new Michigan Legislature and executive branch and academic program changes were discussed at Tuesday’s Academic Council meeting.
After applying makeup for more than a half hour, choosing an outfit and slipping on shoes, Lansing Community College student Isiah Tweedie steps into a new identity: Karma Vuitton.