As summer draws near, many students are in the final process of applying for internships and jobs following graduation. n the social media-driven world we live in, the job-seeking process is no longer limited to just résumés and interviews. Job applicants are facing companies who look at Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts and more to determine applicants’ candidacy for positions.
Now that spring break is over, graduation is right around the corner for many MSU students. Students are looking for jobs and thinking about life outside East Lansing. Once they graduate, students are free to go anywhere, even back home. Some say graduates moving home is negative for the economy and demonstrates extreme laziness.
Given the recent success of the MSU football team over the past few years, the demand for season tickets is increasing, and the athletics department is hoping to eliminate single-game tickets in response.
MSU’s Main Library is playing a part in cutting back on students’ study time rather than providing it, and members of ASMSU’s Academic Assembly are fighting back.
MSU students searching for off-campus housing options will be given a new location to add to their list of potential apartments next spring.
An ultra-high-speed broadband Internet service will launch in Greater Lansing in the near future and is expected to make high-tech companies and businesses flock to the area.
Tuesday night’s election brought out members of the East Lansing community to vote on the controversial $53 million public school bond proposal, resulting in a slight victory for those against the proposal — 52.64 percent to 47.36 percent.
A speedy bill passed by the state Senate last week could take away the rights of graduate student employees across the state. The bill might not have as big of an effect on MSU as other universities, but it could create problems for the university in the future.
Now that the Michigan Republican presidential primary is here, candidates have been running around campaigning for votes and endorsements — but many voters remain unimpressed.
Many students believe college is a time to explore new possibilities and try new things before entering the real world of adulthood. Some might discover a passion that leads to an unexpected major or make new friends who will open their eyes to a different culture.
Elementary schooling helps to build the character and lay the foundation of future education for a student. For some East Lansing children, however, the school in which they’ve begun their educational journey soon will be forced to shut its doors because of a financially and morally ambiguous decision.
In a time when preserving the environment is a concern on the minds of many people, the city of East Lansing is doing its part in going green, and hopefully encouraging residents to do the same.
In a time when preserving the environment is a concern on the minds of many people, the city of East Lansing is doing its part in going green, and hopefully encouraging residents to do the same. Plans to install two electric car charging stations in the city were presented on Feb.
Any MSU student or faculty member who has ever felt any frustration when dealing with ANGEL — presumably, the majority of students and faculty — can take a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the course management system slowly is being replaced.
A lack of participation from students at University Council meetings has ASMSU representatives concerned, but their solution might just be as bad as the problem. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, recently implemented a new student caucus that will gather at-large students, which are student-held positions in University Council, to discuss issues with each other before presenting their concerns at council meetings.
Smoking on campus can be bothersome to students who are nonsmokers. When walking to class, it is common for students to be hit with a whiff of cigarette smoke — a smell that can be very irritating for some — or have to walk behind someone with a cigarette in their hand.
In a time when money isn’t in abundance at MSU, university programs are going to have funds cut. It’s an unfortunate reality — one that is affecting the mental health and well-being of the university’s students. The Counseling Center has provided assistance to a record-breaking 3,050 students and counting this academic year, in comparison to the 2,750 students during the 2010-11 school year.
Departments and businesses around the U.S. are feeling the effects of President Barack Obama’s 2013 fiscal year budget proposal, and MSU is not immune.
Birth control has been making headlines lately, causing quite a stir in religiously affiliated organizations across the country.
For state universities still reeling from last year’s 15 percent budget cut from higher education, Gov. Rick Snyder’s newest budget is a much-needed sign of better things to come.