In its first meeting of the new academic year, the MSU Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve a proposed $55 million budget for the Facility of Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — President Barack Obama was in a familiar form when he came onstage Thursday night in the Time Warner Cable Arena in downtown Charlotte, N.C.
The MSU Board of Trustees is set to vote on an authorization to plan for an $18 million expansion to the north end zone of Spartan Stadium during its meeting Friday morning.
A spokesperson from the MSU athletics department said they are deferring all calls about the alleged involvement of the MSU hockey team in the assault of Brandon Carmack to the East Lansing Police Department and MSU University Relations.
On Thursday, the Community Relations Coalition served MSU Dairy Store ice cream at the Bailey neighborhood for local residents and MSU students.
Although it’s several years from completion, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, could take a big step forward today if the MSU Board of Trustees votes to approve a $55 million budget during their monthly Board of Trustees meeting.
Resident assistants, or RAs, and community coordinators will have more of a voice on campus thanks to the development of a Residence Education Staff Council.
Numerous topics were discussed at ASMU’s meeting Thursday evening, including a lack of iClickers, new access to the New York Times and international student fees.
Loud music, laughing and dancing made up the scene of the fifth annual Spartan Remix on Thursday evening at Auditorium Field.
When the Spartans step onto the field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Saturday afternoon, they will be doing so in front of the biggest crowd the stadium has seen. For the first time in Central Michigan’s school history, tickets for the game sold out prior to game day, where the No. 11 Spartans (1-0) will face off against the Chippewas (1-0) before an expected record capacity of 32,855 fans.
Bennie Fowler only was a freshman, but the moment still stands out in his mind. It was three years ago when a 42-yard Central Michigan field goal with three seconds remaining handed MSU a stunning 29-27 loss in Spartan Stadium that began a three-game losing streak.
In the fourth quarter, CMU kicker Andrew Aguila misses a 47-yard field goal, but an offside penalty against defensive end Colin Neely gave CMU another chance.
With just two games to go until the Big Ten season starts, the MSU women’s soccer team has its eye set on a Big Ten championship — its first since 1994.
MSU field hockey’s three-game winning streak has caught the attention of the rest of the nation. After a weekend featuring a signature win over then-No. 11 Stanford and a shutout win over Miami (Ohio), the Spartans find themselves ranked 20th in the nation by the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association, or NFHCA, Division I National Coaches Poll.
Now everyone’s attention turns to the coming Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational this weekend at Jenison Field House, where MSU will take on IPFW on Friday, followed by Albany and Georgia on Saturday. Both George and sophomore libero Kori Moster noted the competition is starting to get tougher, with George calling the weekend’s slate “very strong.”
The MSU men’s golf team gets their season underway this weekend when they travel to Sugar Grove, Ill., to take on Indiana and Purdue in the Northern Intercollegiate on Saturday and Sunday. The Spartans then go to Zionsville, Ind., on Sept. 15-16, to compete in the Wolf Run Intercollegiate along with Illinois and Wisconsin.
It will be a battle of the conferences as the MSU men’s soccer team (1-2-1) heads out to the east coast for the first time this weekend to test its Big Ten skills against Big East and Ivy League opponents.
Students and community members who have an idea for a new business but lack the funds get it started now have the opportunity to build dreams into a reality. Entrepreneurs looking for a way to start up a business can enter to win up to $25,000 by joining the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, startUP Challenge. April Clobes, MSUFCU executive vice president and chief operating officer, said there have been no submitted applications as of Thursday afternoon, but she has received interest from campus organizations promoting entrepreneurship. “We could not help everyone, so we thought the best solution was to do a competition,” Clobes said.
On Sept. 7 from 4-7:30 p.m., Conquest Health and Fitness at Eagle Eye, 15500 S. Chandler Road, will celebrate the renovations the gym has undergone and once again open its doors to the public.
For hard-working students, being surrounded by bare walls in a dorm room during a strenuous study session can be extremely anxiety-inducing.