As we matriculate through the halls of MSU, it is almost assured that we will sit in a class taught by a teaching assistant, or TA. There is no doubt in our minds that TAs are invaluable resources. They free up time for professors to plan classes and pursue additional professional development opportunities.
Once again, Michigan’s politicians seem intent on proving they are the biggest threat to a balanced budget.
In the past few months, no shortage of ink has been spilled concerning the elimination of the Michigan Promise Scholarship. As soon as it became clear the scholarship could be put on the state budget’s chopping block, politicians, university officials and students all entered a heated controversy about its possible termination.
As if it weren’t enough MSU is trying to move Health Services all the way to Clinical Center on Service Road, the university also is considering not renewing its accreditation.
In a move to reduce scheduling conflicts for students, MSU is looking to add more Friday classes because, as MSU Provost Kim Wilcox put it, “As class sections become fewer, we can’t afford class conflicts. … Let’s get back to the standard schedule that we all agreed upon.”
Most ordinances are designed to keep citizens safe. But when a hardly enforced ordinance has little to no value and penalizes citizens, action needs to be taken.
After enticing hundreds of thousands of veterans with new benefits, the new GI Bill is experiencing major problems.
Four state representatives have proposed an audit of the Bridge Card system in an attempt to stop what they consider fraud: Students claiming to have “low-income” status while still being listed as a dependent on their parents’ tax returns.
Earlier this week, university officials and members of the Chicano/Latino Studies program met in a tense and emotional meeting about the performance of CLS Director Sheila Contreras.
A bill that potentially could save lives is inching closer to reaching the floor of the state House of Representatives in the next few weeks.
A new piece of legislation announced last week could make the spotlight shining on our nation’s same-sex marriage debate a little brighter.
Three sections of the U.S. Patriot Act — the infamous piece of legislation that expanded government surveillance — are set to expire at the end of this year.
There are 96,000 students in Michigan waiting to hear whether the state will continue to fund the Michigan Promise, its scholarship program.
Although several Michigan insurance companies cover birth control prescriptions, new legislation being brought to the Michigan House might now require all insurance providers in the state to make birth control coverage mandatory.
As if fines, court fees and angry parents weren’t enough, now MSU has taken an interest in students’ minor in possession penalties.
There are few decisions that impact students and their parents more than tuition increases. Therefore, it was welcome news last week to find that despite continuing cuts to both the state and university budgets, tuition might not increase.
Tonight, popular conservative commentator and TV host Glenn Beck is scheduled to speak at the Kellogg Center as part of the annual Michigan Chamber of Commerce dinner.
After MSU’s crushing defeat by Central Michigan on Saturday, students might not be as concerned about another important football-related loss. “Hockey Cheer” is no longer with us, and third-down plays have become a little quieter and a lot less vulgar.
MSU Health Services might soon leave Olin Health Center and re-locate to the southeast end of Service Road to combine with the MSU Clinical Center.
As the United States has trudged through this recession, it has been no secret that our own state has been hurting the most in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to unemployment. Almost 450,000 Michiganians currently are reaping unemployment benefits, and if a new plan passes in Congress soon, Michigan’s unemployed might see an extension to their benefits.