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Comeback of the Canvas

East Lansing is known by two monikers: “The Home of Michigan State University” and “City of the Arts.” The first moniker is straightforward.

MSU

Followers angered by MSU trustee's Boston tweet

MSU Trustee Mitch Lyons faced some criticism Friday evening when he turned to his personal Twitter account to express his disgust by recommending punishments for the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect, which included removing “his limbs without anesthesia so he can rot in prison.”

NEWS

Climate of Uncertainty

This Earth Day, MSU is making progress on many fronts toward sustainability. The university significantly has reduced landfill waste and energy consumption while almost quadrupling in weight the amount of items reused in the last five years.

NEWS

Student gov. funds frozen, expected to be withheld

ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is expecting to receive a memorandum from the university officially alerting the organization that its student tax funds will be withheld until current funds are moved to an on-campus account, ASMSU President Evan Martinak said. MSU Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mark Haas confirmed the funds have been frozen since ASMSU missed its April 5 deadline established in a memorandum sent to the group Feb.