When it comes to student life at MSU, safety on campus should be a top priority. University officials seem to agree, as demonstrated with the card-scanning security systems in residence halls, but undergraduate student government groups are hoping to make the system more convenient for students — an unnecessary change.
In some cities, being aware of the crimes in an area can be very beneficial for police officers and citizens, but a crime mapping system in East Lansing would be a waste of money, time and labor.
Internships during college can provide quality, real-world experience for students before they enter their field after graduation, but making students pay for their internship credits is discouraging and costly. A committee within ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is looking into certain colleges’ requirement of students to pay for credit hours at a higher cost than the university spends to provide resources to students during their internships.
Super Bowl commercials usually get talked about just as much as the actual game does. Most are funny, and a few make viewers think, but this year one politician’s racist commercial made viewers wonder if they heard correctly.
Given the costs and fees MSU students pay to attend school, the last thing students need is another financial burden, but that is exactly what some got this year.
Plagiarism in college is a serious issue that demands officials’ attention, but MSU might be making premature decisions to prevent students from plagiarizing.
A court decision made by the Michigan Court of Appeals last fall is not taking residents into consideration, and has left many citizens wondering where the future of medical marijuana is headed.
When reports show an increase in jobs, it is usually a positive indicator of the economy heading upward.
Last week, a local politician made some politically incorrect statements, but his apology — or lack thereof — is gaining an equal amount of attention.
Athletics Director Mark Hollis is making improvements to Spartan Stadium and the MSU football program, but the program’s gain could be fans’ financial loss.
Sometimes the right candidate for a job might be someone with fresh and new ideas rather than a familiar doctrine.
If the MSU Board of Trustees vote today to proceed with certain projects on campus, students can expect to see a variety of improvements over the next few years.
Despite an economy that continues to scuffle, Michigan and Gov. Rick Snyder got some good news when the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that Michigan’s unemployment rate was as low as it’s been since September 2008 — 9.3 percent.
On the corner of Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street in downtown Lansing, there could sit a brand- new casino if Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s lofty plans go through. Although his plan sounds like an improvement for the city, the chances of success are extremely low.
The university’s transition to 100 percent renewable energy is becoming a realistic possibility rather than just talk, which is an encouraging step forward for MSU.
Students shouldn’t have to choose between a minor in possession charge or their friend dying an alcohol-related death.
The MSU Counseling Center is taking new strides to help some students feel more at home upon arriving to MSU, and its efforts could give those students a new outlook on college life.
Senate Democrats have been discussing a new policy initiative that could possibly offer grants to in-state students attending public universities in Michigan, but its success could be detrimental to the state. The Michigan 2020 plan, as Democrats are calling it, would provide nearly full tuition — about $9,500 a year — to in-state students who have spent their whole K-12 education in Michigan schools, including public, private and home-schools.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, conducted a health and safety survey to figure out how aware students are of its services, and the results were telling. RHA Director of Health and Safety Zachary DeRade said on a scale of one to 10 of how aware students were of RHA’s health and safety services, the average response was a five.
When people pay more for a service or good, they expect to receive a higher quality item. But according to a recent report by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, MSU students are experiencing increasing costs disproportionate with the quality of the university.