MSU
ASMSU pursues cheaper textbooks, fitness
At last week’s ASMSU general meeting, MSU undergraduate student government representatives voted on many bills ranging from greek life to the Union.
MSU
Campus fuel station to be moved before 2015
At Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously approved construction plans to relocate and rebuild the on-campus fuel station.
MICHIGAN
State funding to Michigan universities could be rising
After years of cuts, state funding to Michigan universities could be on the rise. A recent study shows Michigan universities received more state appropriations in the past year, but university officials doubt this trend will continue. This fiscal year, Michigan colleges and universities received a 3.1 percent increase in state funding compared to massive cuts in recent years, according to the Grapevine survey featuring research collected by Illinois State University. MSU College of Education Dean Donald Heller said state appropriations to higher education likely are increasing in correlation with Michigan’s increasing revenue. “When state budgets contract, higher education is generally one of the first parts of the budget to get cut,” he said.
MSU
College of Law students work to handle stress
Even though law student Andreina Rosa is looking forward to the Barrister’s Inaugural Ball this weekend, she has more on her mind than the new gown she’ll be wearing to the “law school prom.” “It’s … gold,” she said as she pulled out her phone to show off a photo of the dress. “It looks kind of white, but it’s gold — here’s what the back looks like.” Soon after, thoughts of the responsibilities she’ll neglect while wearing the dress brought her back to reality. She’s one of many law students overwhelmed with stress from school. “We do have events to enjoy ourselves, but at the end of the day we (think) ‘Oh, I feel bad because I didn’t get this work done,’” she said, taking on a more serious tone. “Especially when the event is over.” Rosa, who noticed her stress heighten after starting law school, said she started the Wellness in Practice program to offer help to other struggling students. After their first semester of law school, the Dave Nee Foundation reported 27 percent of law students show signs of depression. After three years, this figure rises to 40 percent.
MSU
Smartphone app might prevent on-campus crime
While conversations on college campus safety have been ignited by recent attacks on campuses across the nation, some universities are turning to apps to improve safety. Several Big Ten universities, including Ohio State University, are discussing launching a pilot program of the Canadian-based application Guardly, which allows users to give specific incident information — including exact location and which authorities to send — without making a phone call, Guardly sales director Luke Slan said.
MSU
Students receive $5,000 grant to create route app
The app, called Routebook, would gather information such as weather, live traffic and bus schedules and compile the fastest route.
MSU
Economy, employment gives college appeal to freshmen
A record number of college freshmen think attending a university will help them get a better career, a recent survey shows. The results of the 2012 Freshman Survey were released Thursday by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, part of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. The 2012 survey, which nearly 200,000 freshman across the country participated in, found 88 percent of those surveyed said the ability to get a better job was a very important reason to go to college.
FEATURES
MSU holds concerts to celebrate Mozart
It’s been more than 200 years since famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Austria in 1756, yet the MSU College of Music had cause for celebration.
FEATURES
Apps shaping networking world
Networking is important for college students. After all, the ultimate goal of college not only is to earn a degree but find employment after graduation.
FEATURES
Wharton to host BBC Orchestra
Wharton Center welcomes the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, Concert Orchestra 7: 30 p.m. Thursday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Izzo praises team in loss to Indiana
After taking one of the nation’s top teams down to the wire before falling short of the victory Sunday, there was little different about the way Tom Izzo spent his postgame press conference.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Merchant looks for leadership after losses
Looking back on a week marked by a pair of tough five-point losses, MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant is looking for a little more fire from her team.
SPORTS
Consecutive teams forfeit wins to heavyweight McClure
At 285 pounds, No.7 junior heavyweight Mike McClure is a big man, so big, that some teams think twice about facing him in competition. He won his matches against Iowa and Northwestern by forfeit after No. 5 Bobby Telford and No. 9 Mike McMullan didn’t compete.
ICE HOCKEY
Spartans on the mend, Hildebrand achieves career-high saves
This season, Tom Anastos has juggled lines and mixed and matched players in hopes of finding something that sticks, sometimes being forced into changes because of lingering injuries.
COMMENTARY
Can’t deny equal rights to women in military
There is a sense of American pride observed when you pass a house displaying the “War Mother’s Flag.” But would this view of American pride change if you knew the military member overseas was a female?
COMMENTARY
Greek life helps student reach full potential
It’s usually quiet on Friday afternoons at the Zeta Mu chapter of Sigma Pi. The most that one can hear throughout the afternoon is the slow North Harrison traffic, and some of the brothers preparing for class. Last Friday was quite different — a good change for the house.
BASKETBALL
Lessons learned in road loss to No. 7 Indiana
Growing up a little more than an hour away from Assembly Hall, it was a pipe dream of many that Gary Harris would be a Hoosier.
BASKETBALL
Crimson, Cream, Casualty
All year no matter how ugly the game would get, the Spartans knew they would find a way to grind out victories in the final minutes behind the poise of their dependable closer.
MSU
Butterfield renovations approved by MSU trustees
At Friday’s MSU Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees unanimously approved a few construction, renovation and expansion projects on and off campus. Here’s a guide to what was approved.
MSU
Campus fitness centers reopening
Avoiding cold weather and saving a few bucks are a few of the advantages finance sophomore Collin Stauder listed when hearing the news of the neighborhood fitness centers reopening in the upcoming week. “I’d like it because in the winter I wouldn’t have to walk to IM West since its so cold,” Stauder said.