In an attempt to make dogs more likely to be adopted, volunteers at the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter, or ICACS, has created a dog walking club, where volunteers take dogs for walks on Wednesday nights.
Whether they are shuffling across television screens on AMC’s popular television series “The Walking Dead” or chasing helpless victims in films such as “World War Z,” zombies have saturated popular culture, evolving into an entertainment keystone. And in an effort to strike while the brains were fresh, Glenn Stutzky, a senior clinical instructor in the school of social work, decided to teach a zombie-related class last summer, which has skyrocketed in popularity as well as receiving critical acclaim.
MSU journalism graduate Emanuele Berry won first place in this year’s Hearst National Radio Broadcast News Championship. The Hearst Foundation puts out a national competition of entries in five different journalism categories, which includes writing, television news, multimedia, photojournalism and radio news. Berry finished in second place in the initial radio news competition, which consisted of 45 entrants from students in journalism schools across the country.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Or at least when it comes to phishing, an online scam that involves the use of emails appearing to be from a trusted source. These scams range anywhere from job offers that are a little too convenient to a free iPad, and students can be easy targets for these scammers.
“We’ve been given an ultimatum,” ASMSU President Evan Martinak said. “If you’re driving a car and someone puts a gun to your window, you don’t argue with them. … You get out of the car and you pick up the rest of the pieces later.”
As lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, citizens and supporters gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court Wednesday morning, justices handed down two landmark decisions that sent the crowd into cries of celebration and ignited social media across the nation.
There’s a different batch of students on campus this week — more than 1,000 of them. Their ages range from about 8 to 80-plus, and they parade from each class smiling ear to ear.
East Lansing Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday night regarding a site plan and special use permit approval for the properties at 500 Albert Ave.
It was a hot and humid day out in the woods at Burchfield Park, 881 Grovenburg Road, in Holt, Mich., with mosquitoes gearing up for a full-on attack around the clock.
There still is uncertainty as to whether or not Impact 89FM will receive student taxes in the upcoming school year, according to Impact 89FM General Manager Ed Glazer.
The annual Battle for Blood challenge has kicked off with Lansing area police and fire departments competing to see who can get the most votes from donors. The event, which started on Monday, has attracted donors from around the area.
Nine MSU professors have been awarded the title of University Distinguished Professor by the Board of Trustees for their achievements in the classroom, laboratory and community.
MSU Community Music School’s, or CMS, “Rock Camp” will be giving teens, ages 11-18, the ultimate gig: a chance to perform among the big names at the Common Ground Music Festival on July 13. Rock Camp is a weeklong summer camp, held from July 8-13, that will provide students with training from a band that has toured nationally: The Outer Vibe.
MSU women’s basketball associate coach Tempie Brown is departing MSU for an assistant coaching job with Stanford, the MSU athletics department announced Tuesday.
Three suspects involved in an unarmed robbery on June 10 were arrested and charged on Friday, according to East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth. The suspects face felony charges punishable with prison time.
With an offense that struggled to get it done in close games last season, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio is looking for ways to seal the deal in similar situations in the 2013-14 season.
Even if this is your last summer on campus, go ahead and cruise around so you can savor the natural beauty MSU has to offer before you step into the real world.
The United States Supreme Court reached a controversial and critical decision on the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, striking down the law prohibiting the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages that have been legalized by the states, by a 5-4 vote in the case of United States v. Windsor.
In a landmark 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, which previously barred same-sex couples from receiving the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
East Lansing City Council interviewed DTN Management Co. and Lurvey White Ventures for the potential development of the Park District Project Tuesday night as part of a special work session.