MSU’s Center for Engaged Student Learning is running a winter wear drive to collect outerwear donations for the Cristo Rey Community Center in Lansing. Students, faculty and staff can drop off all new and gently-used hats, scarves, gloves and other outerwear gear to suite 101 in the Student Services Building until Nov. 10.
"Compound Kinetics", a female and non-binary focused music group, intends to create change with their performance at Mac's bar on October 26.
For many, the prospect of living in an area surrounded by college students might seem unpleasant. College campuses are known for atypical traditions like loud parties, students roaming around at late hours and jam-packed roads on game days. For East Lansing residents who don't attend Michigan State University, these instances can create distractions for their day-to-day lives. For others, however, living in a college town makes an unforgettable experience.
Created in 2005, the Women’s Center provides individuals with connections and services that intend to help women across the community achieve emotional, physical, and fiscal success, Rebecca Kasen, the executive director of the center, said.
During Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, Italians reminisce and reflect on the accomplishments and accolades of Italian Americans. Simultaneously, Italians use this month to focus on preserving and celebrating their culture.
Disability Employment Awareness recognizes workers with disabilities and how they contribute to the workforce. This month also brings awareness to highlight the hardships that these workers face and the hard work they present.
There are many off-campus residences students can live in: apartments, houses, co-ops and greek life houses, but some students jump through hoops to get a place they love.
The Alpha Phi Beta Beta sorority received a historical marker from the state of Michigan, recognizing the sorority as the first women's organization at MSU. The sorority's roots trace back to 1891 when a group of 17 women started the Feronian Society.
Some East Lansing community members have been puzzled by the cars driving around, resembling a police car, but instead citing the name, Neighborhood Resource Specialists, on the side of the car. Some have possibly never heard of this community engagement team before.
A current Broad Art Museum exhibit features artwork that comments on the legacy of the Spartan Statue, exploring identity and representation on campus.
“Students got reassurance that they have a community who supports them,” Jewish Student Union Vice President of External Affairs Matthew Zivian said at the vigil. “As for MSU, the school got a nice and clear message: we’re here for peace, we’re here for healing, we’re here for love.”
Collections come in all shapes and sizes. This one comes in the form of a moist towelette. Curator of the on-campus Moist Towelette Museum, John French, shares his fascination with “the human need to collect stuff.”
Situated in the heart of downtown Lansing, the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center features over 100 Michigan-made artists, all of whose products are for sale, and provides educational and academic opportunities for students across Ingham county.
The Quilt Index is an open access website that showcases photos and descriptions of over 87,700 quilts submitted by people all over the world. MSU art history professor and Quilt Index Director Marsha MacDowell said each quilt is made to reflect artists' stories and connect with viewers on a deeper level.
The basics of life for MSU students have stayed relatively the same, but new places and updates to campus have caused students to do a complete turnaround on some of their activites.
In May of 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior, or DOI, released an investigative report identifying approximately 500 Native American boarding schools across the United States and Canada that existed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Three of them existed in Michigan, and one did not close until 1983. Now, Indigenous students, faculty and community members of Michigan State University are making sure the atrocities committed against their communities are not forgotten. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly known as Orange Shirt Day, honors the countless number of children who were sent to Native American boarding schools, many of whom never returned.
The Salaam Peace Festival, hosted by the Islamic Center of East Lansing and Peace Quest, brings awareness to Muslims around the community by showing people about the various different Muslim cultures around the world.
68 years following the birth of Michigan Agricultural College, Spartan Stadium Opened in 1923. With a maximum capacity now of 75,000, Spartan Stadium has been home to many events.
It was Sept. 15, 8:03 a.m. When Sailor woke up to sunlight streaming through his window blinds, he didn’t immediately realize that something was wrong. Then he checked the time.
