The man accused of attacking an MSU student did not have his expected pretrial Tuesday morning. East Lansing resident Samuel Roberts was arrested in October for allegedly holding his ex-girlfriend in his apartment at knifepoint.
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred on campus at about 8 p.m. on Sunday. According to a police statement, an 18-year-old male student was standing near a bus stop on Wilson Road near West Akers Hall when an unknown male approached him, asking to use his cell phone.
Throughout the past 10 years, international student enrollment at MSU has seen stagnation and in many cases, even decline, with one big exception — China. Data compiled by The State News from the Office for International Students and Scholars illustrates how students from the booming country have come to dominate the composition of MSU’s international student body by sheer numbers alone. The meteoric rise of Chinese students at MSU reflects broader trends, only much more dramatically, exhibiting growth significantly above national and state averages. In particular, the influx of undergraduates from the world’s most populous nation has been the primary, if not sole, driver of MSU’s international enrollment growth since undergraduate students from abroad first eclipsed international graduate students in 2009.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, is advocating for National Call Congress Day on Dec. 4, encouraging graduate students to talk to government representatives about their concerns over loans and debt.
The man accused of attacking an MSU student will face his pretrial Tuesday morning.
Tom Izzo is living the dream this week — he just hopes it doesn’t turn into a nightmare. His No.
Regardless of what happens in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game, No. 10 MSU now can be remembered as the only program with multiple Legends Division titles — the Big Ten is switching to an East-West division alignment next season. Before trying to avenge their 2011 loss in the conference championship at the hands of Wisconsin, the then-No. 11 Spartans had to take care of Minnesota on senior day. Now, the sights are set on an undefeated showdown with No. 2 Ohio State.
MSU journalism students have created a book to help answer some of the questions international students have once they arrive on the banks of the Red Cedar River. For the past semester, MSU journalism students in JRN 492, Seminar in Journalism, have been working to help generate conversations among the growing crowd of international students.
A petition that would require women to purchase health insurance for abortions could soon head to the state legislature. Legislators have 40 days to act on the petition, which potentially could amend available coverage through the Affordable Care Act in Michigan, which would require women to pay an optional rider ahead of time for abortion coverage, including instances of rape, incest and unwanted pregnancies.
Students looking to stay healthy through the end of the semester can find new resources in their dorms, neighborhood clinics and recreational sports facilities. MSU Student Health Services has begun to distribute 20,000 Cold and Flu Packs throughout campus, communications manager Kathi Braunlich said.
Insurance coverage for some abortions, including in cases of rape or incest, is a simple majority vote away from being nixed in Michigan.
Most of us think of McDonald’s workers as high schoolers flipping burgers to pay for gas. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case anymore.
Aiming to create a series reflective of black families in America, Emerald Sky Performance Arts is airing the pilot of “The 10th” Jan. 2 in the Royal Oak Main Art Theatre. The drama contains around a dozen MSU alumni involved in everything from producing and writing the pilot to playing roles in it.
With the nation’s No. 1 defense residing in East Lansing, it was all but guaranteed the Spartans would make their presence known in the Big Ten football awards. Six members of the No. 10 MSU football team earned All-Big Ten first team honors from the coaches, the program’s highest amount since 1966 — the last time the Spartans claimed a national title.
A bipartisan group of state legislators are attempting to rework an act that makes Michigan the only state in the nation that prevents zoos from breeding large predators.
Holiday season might be to a great extent about shopping, but a lot of people still are holding on to the tradition of helping out the less fortunate during this time and brightening up their holidays, including members of MSU’s Spartan Battalion. The Spartan Battalion, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, is helping the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve collect toys for its Toys for Tots Foundation.
With heady anticipation, the volleyball team sat in the Varsity S Club room of Spartan Stadium, waiting to see ‘Michigan State’ appear on the bracket on the screen.
Entering the game with a five-game winning streak, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team was stunned on its home court Sunday evening losing to IPFW, 81-76.
East Lansing police are investigating a murder-suicide that occurred this weekend. According to a police statement, East Lansing residents 91-year-old Alfred Clausen and 91-year-old Jean Clausen were found dead Sunday when police were dispatched to their home at 1234 W. Saginaw Highway.