FEATURES
This week's events at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
Thursday — New in Documentary: ‘Beauty is Embarrassing’
COMMENTARY
Together for a world without genocides: time to recognize the Armenian Genocide
Genocide: the deliberate killing of an entire race of people. Denial: the refusal of acceptance. Recognize: the acceptance of the truth.
COMMENTARY
Student voice at risk in ASMSU, MSU conflict
As an independent student government, ASMSU should rally students to see the reasons why transferring their funds to an on-campus account would be wrong step and prove the university at fault.
COMMENTARY
How do you know if you’re smart?
When I was in eighth grade, my American history teacher posed a question I always had trouble answering.
NEWS
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.
MICHIGAN
Officials break ground on new HopCat East Lansing
The shovels were for the renovation. The hops were for beer.
MICHIGAN
Proposed bill will raise Mich. minimum wage by 2016
State lawmakers introduced a bill last week to raise Michigan’s minimum wage from $7.40 to $10 by 2016.
FOOTBALL
Bullough brothers display shades of high school prowess
An hour before the MSU football team took the field for the annual Green and White football game Saturday afternoon, Riley and Max Bullough got together to draw up an offensive play.
SOFTBALL
Heavy rainfall causes flooding, cancellations, relocated game
The recent rash of inclement weather might have put a damper on the moods of students and faculty, but for the MSU Athletics Department,it’s been especially inconvenient.
MSU
Surfers take advantage of flood, surf Red Cedar River
It’s hard not to stop, watch and take photos when you see someone surfing on MSU’s campus.
MSU
Briggs students present at research forum
A buzz of biology, chemistry and the environment began to fill Holmes Hall Monday afternoon as the first day of the Lyman Briggs College Research Symposium took full swing.
MICHIGAN
Lansing casino battle continues
The Sault St. Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians has been given a little less than a month to proceed with an appeal of a federal ruling blocking the attempt to build a casino in Lansing.
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.”
FEATURES
Face time: Jana Sedlacek, Lansing Marathon winner
How did the weekend go? Well, it probably didn’t go as well as it did for zoology junior Jana Sedlacek, as she took first place in the Lansing Marathon on Sunday, finishing in just more than three hours and nine minutes.
COMMENTARY
In gun debate, Senate fails 90 percent of U.S.
Last Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted down a bill on gun background checks 54-46, bringing angry shouts of “shame on you” to the Senate floor.
COMMENTARY
Got 18 bucks? Here’s what that will get you
When you register for a semester at Michigan State University, the university collects three taxes from you in addition to tuition.
FEATURES
Ghostface Killah to play at The Loft next week
Amid the scurry of final exams, hip-hop legend Ghostface Killah will make a pit stop in the Lansing area.
MICHIGAN
Rain, rain go away: Red Cedar highest since 2001
Brought on by the wettest month in the history of April in the Lansing area, the flooding of the Red Cedar River reached 7.69 feet this weekend, the highest level since February 2001.
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.
MICHIGAN
Community members remember Boston through Lansing Marathon
Less than a week after the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, Lansing hosted the nation’s first marathon since the incident, but not without mention of the events and an increased security for the event, according to race officials.