The first time he was on a sailboat, Alex Clark said he was 2 months old. Now, he and his brother, Tim Clark, a 2007 MSU graduate, have carried on the family tradition, teaching classes at the MSU Sailing Center, as their father did before them.
Even as the MSU Board of Trustees approved a 6.8 percent increase in tuition for in-state undergraduate students, much of the meeting’s talk Friday centered around trying to reduce costs.
Those within the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences are mourning the death of a man who led the way in the journalism field.
The Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition for the 2008-09 school year by 6.8 percent for in-state undergraduate students at their meeting Friday.
MSU’s minority enrollment was down slightly in 2007, but the minority graduation rate rose to 61.8 percent, its highest in the last 10 years, according to a report to be presented to the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.
Eric Winter was a 12-year-old boy who always wanted to go to summer camp — but since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, he never got the chance before his unexpected death in 2003.
The Michigan House of Representatives approved funding for the MSU Wednesday, allocating $298.2 million for the 2008-09 fiscal year — a 2.8 percent increase from the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
When Lauren Olson approached the MSU Board of Trustees in April 2006 to speak about recycling, she never imagined she would make such an impact.
Set up the music stand, assemble the instrument, practice for hours and repeat it all the next day; just be sure to not leave items unattended in the practice room.
After being misdiagnosed with brain cancer at age 17, Melissa Cousino was inspired to work on childhood health advocacy issues. Now Cousino, a recent MSU graduate, is one of six finalists for Fourpoints Magazine’s 2008 Make Me a Cover Model Contest.
The June 12 “Construction Junction” will provide members of the MSU campus and surrounding community to ask questions and share their opinions on planned campus construction.
MSU’s Grand River Avenue parking ramp earned Granger Construction Company the 2008 AON Build America Award for their involvement in the project.
As a result of the weekend’s storms, a power outage occurred at the East Lansing Waste Water Treatment Plant, forcing the plant to make an emergency bypass of sewage and rain water into the Red Cedar River, said Todd Sneathen, director of Public Works.
Gretel Rutledge remembers her life with her husband by a list of plays. A professor emerita of theater, she worked beside her husband Frank Rutledge, a professor emeritus of theater, to make MSU’s Summer Circle Theatre a campus tradition.
Prices of parking permits on campus for faculty, staff and students will rise 19 percent for next year, said Lynnette Forman, MSU parking operations manager.
Collin Porteus planned on moving to California after graduation, but after developers and Lansing city officials announced the creation of a new film studio in downtown Lansing last week, he’s not feeling the same rush to leave the state.
MSU will host its first commencement ceremony abroad as a group of 24 Chinese MSU students will be honored for their participation in a collaborative turfgrass management program.
When Chris Bryner saw the dark clouds rolling into East Lansing on Sunday, the first thing he thought about was climbing onto the roof of CVS Pharmacy, 240 M.A.C. Ave., where he would have a front row seat to watch the storm.
Math tutor Kyle Glashower said many of the students he helps don’t understand the basic skills they need to pass math.
Lansing declared a state of emergency Sunday as a result of damage from the weekend’s storms which could leave thousands of residents in the dark as late as Tuesday or Wednesday, local energy providers said. Severe thunderstorms as early as Friday night cut power and caused damage in Lansing area homes.