In a male dominated field of engineering, Pi Sigma Rho brings female engineering majors together to help them feel empowered and motivated in an out of the classroom.
As of Monday, MSU police have no new information to disclose regarding the Nov.
Travis Trice- senior guard #20 Trice is a senior captain who is starting to take things into his own hands.
East Lansing has finally received a much anticipated “real winter.” By “real winter,” I mean that the temperatures have at last dropped below freezing and a few inches of snow have successfully stuck to the ground for longer than a 24-hour period.
By Tom Izzo's own admission, this is a transition team battling injuries. Key players have stepped into new leadership roles, and while the team has been competitive, losses have piled up. Going forward in the Big Ten season, the Spartans are still seeking a signature win.
The men's basketball team picked up its third consecutive conference win on Sunday against Northwestern, but the end result left the Spartans unsatisfied.
MSU students were furious last month at the university’s decision to invite Washington Post columnist George Will to speak at the fall commencement ceremony. Many believed Will’s past comments on sexual assault on college campuses sparked controversy on a campus where sexual assault is already a pressing issue, following a federal investigation of the university’s Title IX compliance.
Hines’ motivation to spearhead the Muskegon community’s mobilization about these issues was inspired by MSU rallies, the high murder rates in the Muskegon area and similar outrage in Cleveland, Ohio, and Staten Island, New York, following the violence and racial tension in Ferguson.
ASMSU would like to encourage state legislators this year to repeal the Michigan keg tag law, which requires consumers to register their beer keg purchases with the place of business.
Students will now have another off-campus housing option to consider as they make arrangements for the next school year.
By Rachel Fradette rfradette@statenews.com While most students found great relief in returning home over break, The Pre Professional Society for Health Careers of Alpha Epsilon Delta immersed themselves into a new culture while assisting in clinics all over the Dominican Republic.
Name: Jacqueline Mullen MSU Alumna? technically doesnt have diploma due to study abroad credits being transferred, Major? comparative cultures and politics, james mad college what inspired you to get involved in the peace corps? well since i started studying at msu i’ve gone abroad a couple times and so i knew that i wanted to travel and learn as- i mean most of my major is learning about other places, peace corps is best option for me since it lets me use skills i have and they pay for everything, move somewhere and learn for 2 years, work w kids what will you be doing in the peace corps? how long? title- “kids in development” its really vague now but basically wherever i’m going, i know i’ll be working w kids in after school programs, specifics will be different do you feel excited, nervous, anxious, etc? i basically feel everything, its a really big change to go somewhere and commit over 2 yrs of your life to something, i feel nervous, i feel scared, i feel so many different. its not the first time i’ve done something like this, gone abroad 3.5 months, went abroad to dona and senegal, went to nicargara, do you have any idea what to expect? i expect to not know very much, i basically just expect to have to learn a lot and i dont expect i’ll know really anything, you just end up looking stupid and im okay w that becuase im used to being wrong, i also expect to learn quickly what are some of your goals, regarding the peace corps and in general? number one goal for peace corps at least for first few months is training in language and culture and all that stuff so my first goal is to learn as much as i can and study, study arabic 3-4 hours every day, and then i just want to get to know everybody make as many friends as possible, i want to get in touch w my old elementary school, i wanna learn their cultures and i want them to learn about mine, create pen pal system, and in general i guess my goal is, idk what career i want to do something that involves learning about places outside us and work for gov make us better policies for treating, foreign policy would you say its important for young adults to be involved in organizations like peace corps? why? i think its extremely important for YA imo to travel, no matter how they do it learn more than their hometown, came from small town, its important for ppl to realize theres a world outside their country, i know peace corps isnt for everyone, studying abroad is there anything else you’d like to add? thank everyone who played a part in m Name: Heather Mangan Job title: public affairs specialist for peace corps midwest regional office can you briefly explain what the peace corps is? its about making a difference we make a difference in the lives we touch in lives of countries we go, we bring back info, traditions, lessons, bring back to usa, and then we make a difference in lives of volunteers, come out w advanced skills, whole new perspective, new knowledge would you say you see a lot of recent graduates joining peace corps? why do you think that is? yeah we have no upper age limit, have to be at least 18 to apply, and you have to have definitve skills, so most have some degree, we see retirees and mid-career, most volunteers are recent college grads what are some benefits to joining the peace corps? well we have some tangible benefits- air fare to and from country paid for, medical care while there, readjusted allowance, get a certain amount of money each month, you also have educational benefits, program that allows people to finish masters while serving, fellows program at universities where tuition is reduced/covered, being able to travel, learn another culture, language, experience something so different our volunteers go and work in fields, professional and personal development, better resume is there anything else you’d like to add? we have new application we launched last year, takes an hour, for first time ever people can choose where theyd like to serve
After his team's victory over Northwestern on Sunday, senior forward Branden Dawson said that the brace on his left wrist will be removed for Saturday’s game at Maryland. Dawson suffered a stable, non-displaced fracture on his left wrist against Eastern Michigan on Dec.
Despite a large number of student protests and widespread distaste that MSU chose to invite author and columnist George Will to speak at commencement in December, his recent contract has now revealed Will was paid $47,500 for his appearance.
MSU Culinary Services dining program ranks as No. 24 out of 1,175 colleges and four-year universities in the U.S. according to the annual release of 2015 Best Campus Food rankings by Niche.com.
Dantonio, whose team is coming off of an explosive victory over Baylor, the co-Big 12 conference champions, on New Year's Eve in Arlington, Texas, will be back at the site of his fourth straight bowl win today in front of the camera.
Times haven't always been this good in East Lansing. MSU football hasn't always been at the top of the mountain, they haven't always been competing for high level bowl games and they haven't always been able to take on top five programs.
It’s 2015, and the spring semester is officially here. I’m sure I’m not the only one disappointed that the holidays are over, but it is important to remember that the decisions we made while we were on break are sticking with us into the new year. For many individuals this new semester isn’t just another semester, it is the beginning of their year-long journey to better themselves.
Happy first day back, Spartans. At least, as happy as it possibly can be. Because really, today has got to be the worst day of the entire school year, right?
Maura Brandi and Carolena Elowsky, both sophomores and close friends, "had a way of lighting up a room anytime they were in one.”