Paper airplanes zigged and zagged around the pool at IM Sports-West on Monday afternoon as the MSU men’s swimming and diving team prepared to travel to Bloomington, Ind., for the Big Ten Championships beginning today.
Earning a degree by taking low-cost online courses has been a theme that steadily has become more popular with college students. But some experts now question whether this new-age method of learning actually is as beneficial as institutions might hope.
Last week, after I had just settled into bed after a long day and was drifting off to sleep, my roommate burst into the room, turned on the overhead fluorescent light and ran over to my bed to tell me about her night.
They are former star players, team captains and all-area performers. They know the tendencies of the Big Ten’s top teams and players.
Andrew Singler’s alleged attacker, 18-year-old Okemos resident Connor McCowan, was arraigned Monday at the 55th District Court in Mason for reportedly stabbing the nutritional sciences senior to death Saturday.
In between hashing out last-minute spring break details, take a look at a few key news events happening in the world around East Lansing.
MSU police said cyberbullying has been reported off campus.
Similar to the Spartans’ previous road game – a one-point loss to Michigan – senior guard Jasmine Thomas did everything in her power to will MSU to victory tonight at Ohio State.
An agreement between two investors will, at least for now, maintain ownership of the former site of City Center II, which previously was threatened by foreclosure and now is saddled with about $39,000 in back taxes.
When political science and pre-law junior Zade Alsawah applied to intern at the White House last summer, he did so hoping for the best but expecting the worst.
East Lansing will be under a winter weather advisory from 1 p.m. today to 6 a.m. tomorrow with an estimated amount of 4-5 inches for East Lansing, said National Weather Service in Grand Rapids Meteorologist Brandon Hoving. The winter storm is slated to hit East Lansing during the afternoon today and could affect the rush hour traffic, Hoving said. Hoving added the snow will be more of a wet snow and there could be wind gusts of up to 25 mph. Even though there have been multiple snow storms hitting East Lansing this year, Hoving wouldn’t consider this winter out of the norm, he said. “I can’t say that this year has been an unusual year one way or the other,” Hoving said. Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen said there will be no efforts tonight toward plowing or salting East Lansing roads, and the city will wait until tomorrow to act. “It’s during the work day, so there’s no reason to do anything tonight,” Sneathen said.
The cause of death for geological sciences sophomore Anna Flory still is under investigation, according to police and family members.
Friday night, Dan Osterman lost the final regular-season match of his Spartan career.
The past two weeks have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride for Tom Izzo and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team.
The MSU women’s swimming and diving team finished in 11th place at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis last weekend.
It took some convincing at first to get professor and artist Guillermo Delgado on board with the Art@Work project. But once he set foot in Peckham Inc.’s Lansing facility, turning down a chance to design a 200-foot by 40-foot wall was not an option.
MSU alumnus Ryan “Anthony” Jurado would tell you when it comes to popular media, the geeks and nerds are underrepresented. In his new “gamer comedy,” “Lagged Out,” Jurado hopes to bring the nerd and video game subculture to the forefront.
Currently, there is no scientific data to support the claim that antimicrobial compounds in household products such as soaps help prevent infection.
A major victory for proponents in support of ending a federal ban on gay marriage soon could be on the horizon.
When most people think of animal rights activists, the first thing that comes to mind might be PETA, an organization infamous for being too radical. People picture animal rights activists as fake-blood splattering, angry sign yielding nut jobs — a stereotype to be avoided at all costs.