In 1990, not one U.S. state had an adult obesity rate above 15 percent. In 2011, more than 12 states had obesity rates above 30 percent, Michigan being in that category. There are studies that project more than half of America will be obese by 2030.
According to a report released last week by Education Sector and the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a decline in the teaching loads of tenured faculty members could play a role in driving up tuition costs.
With high-flying dunks and long-arching threes, the Spartans advanced to their fifth Sweet 16 appearance in six years behind the acrobatics of Adreian Payne and the precision of Gary Harris. An explosive first half from Harris followed by a dominant second half from Payne helped power the No.
To many people, former East Lansing Councilmember Mary Sharp meant a lot of different things. She was a participatory councilmember, engaging other members on various issues.
For those who knew him, Chas Schneider’s name was interchangeable with Superman.
A $1 million gift from MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, was donated to the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum for the MSUFCU Artist Studio Series Endowment.
Although she was born with one hand, human biology junior Anjali Patel did not let that stop her from one of her passions — dancing.
On Saturday evening, walking into Akers Dining Hall was like walking into a slice of Malaysia.
Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m., priced at $30 for students and $40 for general public and can be purchased at breslincenter.com or by calling 517-432-5000, according to an ASMSU release.
Graduate student Aleece Hodges felt the soldiers’ heartache while reading “The Yellow Birds,” this year’s pick for the One Book, One Community program, an initiative created in 2001 to connect East Lansing community members and MSU students through literature.
With only one ice skating experience under her belt, 9-year-old Dasia Thrush had some doubts about her skating abilities. But it all came back to her when she got on the ice, and she even helped friends.
Even with both MSU basketball teams on the road for their respective NCAA Tournaments, Breslin Center saw plenty of activity Thursday through Saturday as it hosted the final two rounds of the MHSAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
During Maryland’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Quinnipiac on Saturday, ESPN2 flashed an interesting graphic onto the screen.
Despite finishing near the bottom of the conference, the MSU gymnastics team kept its NCAA hopes alive at the Big Ten Championships at Jenison Field House on Saturday.
There’s not a single feeling of pomp and circumstance in the locker room. There are few smiles beyond the ones for the satisfaction of a victory, or the amusement of hearing the same questions repeatedly from reporters. There’s not even an official Nike Sweet 16 celebration shirt.
Maryland doesn’t join the Big Ten Conference until 2014, but there’s no time like the present to notice the budding rivalry between the Terrapins and Spartans.
For MSU alumnus Bob Calverley, it took roughly five years to write his debut novel, “Purple Sunshine.” But in actuality, the work of fiction was developed based on a lifetime worth of experience.
The Spartan baseball team had an outstanding weekend as they swept Oakland in a four-game series at Eastern Michigan’sOestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Mich.
