“Too many young people see college as a box to check or a place to have fun and extend adolescence as opposed to an opportunity for each of us to figure out what we're good at,” Obama said.
Issued through a presidential memorandum, the executive action expands upon a 2010 loan repayment program, known as "Pay as You Earn," which previously allowed only those who borrowed after October 2007 to cap their repayments at 10 percent of their monthly income.
A day before MSU football takes on Maryland in College Park, Md., the MSU men's basketball team will kick off an annual showcase in the Old Line State. On Monday, MSU announced the Spartan men's basketball team will open the 2014-15 season at the Naval Academy on Friday, Nov. 14. The Spartans will participate in the inaugural "Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy."
Bredernitz appeared Monday in connection with his involvement in MSU sophomore Dustyn Frolka's death. Bredernitz, 19, along with Saline Mich., resident Samantha Grigg and Heim, were implicated in beating and robbing Frolka, then leaving him on an exit ramp of Interstate 69 on the night of Feb. 15.
My assistant coach lent me the book "The Fault in Our Stars" last week. I read it in less than a day, shut the book, cried about one page in particular, bookmarked several thought-provoking pages, and blew up everyone’s Twitter feed with #TFIOS quotes.
Improvements included the resurfacing of the parking lot, a permanent performance area, twice as much bicycle parking, walkways, basketball hoops and new landscaping.
The design incorporates their woven wheel technology, which is a turbomachinery wheel forged from woven carbon fiber rather than metal.
The MSU baseball team saw two players drafted in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Saturday — outfielder Jimmy Pickens to the Cincinnati Reds in round 15 (455th overall), and catcher Joel Fisher to the Philadelphia Phillies in round 23 (682nd overall).
A month into the project, construction representative Todd Wilson said production is on schedule. The field is meant to mirror the football field in Spartan Stadium, mimicking the positioning of the field in conjunction with the added factors of sunshine and performance conditions.
From Thursday to Saturday, the Capital Area Radio Drone Squadron, or CARDS, hosted its 10th Warbirds and Classics Over Michigan event, which drew around 70 pilots and 150 model planes to the field for a weekend of flying and camaraderie.
In 1953, Crane came to MSU where he taught humanities. After G. Robert Vincent retired, Crane took over as the new head of MSU’s Voice Library in 1974.The Voice Library is the largest academic voice library in the nation and is home to different sound material such as speeches, interviews, lectures and performances.
"Crunchy's wasn't robbed, but I can't speak to what happened outside or out back (of Crunchy's)," Krueger said. "I'm not sure how this rumor got started, but it sure is a pain in the butt."
Occurring every Friday through the end of August, the Lake Lansing Band Shell Committee reigns in various musical acts, from barbershop stylings, to polka, to classic rock, and grants attendees free-of-charge parking and admission.On Friday the band Soulstice jammed out on saxophone, trumpet, bass, electric guitar and drums, playing top 40 hits and inciting dancing among the crowd.
I have a strategy when it comes to the game “Never Have I Ever.” For people unfamiliar with the game, it involves friends, or people trying to get to know each other, who gather in a circle and hold up ten fingers.
“Basically, we worked really hard to solve the problem when you’re walking to class and all you want is to get a quick music fix,” Lindlbauer, a co-founder of the product, said. “We incorporated that into a phone case that prevents the breaking, losing and tangling of headphones.”
On June 6, it was announced that former co-captain and MSU cornerback Darqueze Dennard was announced as the George Alderton Male Athlete of the Year, and women's golfer Allyssa Ferrell took home the Female Athlete of the Year honor.
The vandals had spray painted “Seniors 2014”and “2014” in black and white spray paint on several areas of the building.
For MSU students from China, who make up almost 10 percent of the undergraduate population, the event is not widely discussed.
Last season, two MSU players joined the minor-league baseball ranks. This weekend, as many as five more could be added to the list.
MSU athletics saw a Big Ten football championship win and a basketball team with a number one ranking this year, and their 2013