As a placekicker, Alan Gendreau isn’t accustomed to being the center of attention — but all that seems likely to change during the course of the next two days.
How does where we’re from shape our identity? We certainly like to express that association to emphasize community and belonging; every piece of MSU clothing you will see today is a perfect example of that.
After ASMSU’s general assembly turned down a bill to move all funds to an on-campus account monitored by MSU’s administration, ASMSU President Evan Martinak was expecting an action in the near future — and it finally hit. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, officially was notified Tuesday that the university will be withholding the upcoming summer semester student tax, which primarily supports the organization, according to documents received by The State News. A memorandum sent from Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mark Haas and Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank stated the organization “will not receive any further tax dollars” after missing the April 5, 2013, deadline for moving funds from off-campus accounts to the university financial system. A two-year, ongoing battle between the student government and university has hit the boiling point, and the future is foggy for ASMSU. Why is this happening? “There’s a set of issues that have been brewing for a while that caused the board and others to ask that we develop accountability measures,” MSU President Lou Anna K.
Although psychology junior Cody Thomas had not dealt with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, since he was 9 years old, the symptoms began to resurface recently, forcing him to take action and go back on medication. “I just noticed how difficult it was to focus in a college class,” Thomas said.
At Tuesday afternoon’s University Council meeting, MSU leaders reflected on events of the last year, encouraging changes in academic governance for the upcoming academic year and addressed the potential for the search process to be waived for the vice president for student affairs and services position afterward.
Two women reportedly were involved in a shoving and hair-pulling match at about 10 a.m. Saturday in the East Lansing Amtrak Station on MSU property.
DeGraw is not the only one who thinks highly of Crunchy’s, 254 W. Grand River Ave. Complex.com, the online version of Complex magazine, named Crunchy’s No. 6 on its list of the 25 Best College Campus Bars.
Christina Ragan has balanced being a post-doctoral researcher in neuroscience and a long-distance partner for two years by doing everything a normal couple would do. She said things as simple as watching movies and eating dinner together through FaceTime and Skype have helped the graduate student and her partner stay connected as she applies to a variety of universities.
A little more than one week since bombings took the lives of three people during the Boston Marathon, MSU and East Lansing police said they are prepared in case of a local bomb threat. Although the bombings took place hundreds of miles away, students, such as no-preference freshman Jennah Roberts, were slightly unnerved by the incident.
Parking was a hot topic Tuesday night when city officials examined the catch-22 of limited parking downtown and about $400,000 decrease in the city parking fund.
As the spring semester winds down and many students prepare to return home or travel for jobs, internships or pleasure, there remains a major obstacle in their collective way: moving out.
With the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide today, the MSU Armenian Club decided to paint the rock on Farm Lane on Tuesday night in remembrance of the 1.5 million Armenians who lost their lives during what is known as the forgotten genocide. The State News talked to Helen Attar, president of the MSU Armenian Club, to find out more about the group’s mission.
International relations and media and information freshman Monica Watt knew she would go to college her whole life, but being the first one to attend college in her family was not easy. From trying to understand financial aid packages to knowing what to expect in college, Watt said making it through her first year at MSU has been tough at times.
This Friday, students won’t need to do anything for a Klondike bar — thousands of bars will be given away for free after MSU came out on top against the University of Michigan in “Michigan vs. Michigan State Klondike Challenge.”
For the first time in a week, the MSU baseball team will take the field when they travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dameat 5:35 p.m. today.
It’s safe to say Jacquie Joseph and the MSU softball team are hungry to get back to action in today’s doubleheader against Ohio State.
Originally from Birmingham, Ala., graduate student Jacqueline Wheeler swore up and down she would never move anywhere without warm weather to follow her dream of the theater.
Computer science freshman Spencer Ottarson had an eventful week — a week which included travelling to the White House, meeting Bill Nye and showcasing his team’s invention to other students nationwide.
Thursday — New in Documentary: ‘Beauty is Embarrassing’
Genocide: the deliberate killing of an entire race of people. Denial: the refusal of acceptance. Recognize: the acceptance of the truth.