Current Miss Michigan Elizabeth Wertenberger, originally from Dundee, Mich., grew up battling juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Now, at age 23, she is in complete remission and is sharing her story by using her platform with the Miss America Organization.
It was hard for members of the MSU baseball team to conceal their emotions Wednesday afternoon after practice prior to their flight to Palo Alto, Calif., later in the day. “I’m just looking forward to going to Cali, playing in a National Championship — it’s crazy,” senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro said. The Spartans, which are the No.
It was hard for members of the MSU baseball team to conceal their emotions Wednesday afternoon after practice prior to their flight to Palo Alto, Calif., later in the day. “I’m just looking forward to going to Cali, playing in a National Championship — it’s crazy,” senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro said. The Spartans, which are the No.
It was hard for members of the MSU baseball team to conceal their emotions Wednesday afternoon after practice prior to their flight to Palo Alto, Calif., later in the day. “I’m just looking forward to going to Cali, playing in a National Championship — it’s crazy,” senior pitcher Tony Bucciferro said. The Spartans, which are the No.
Since the university first opened its doors in 1855, the city of East Lansing has had to balance the relationship between MSU’s student body and the city’s permanent residents. As both city and campus have grown, East Lansing’s 48,579 residents have found a way to coexist with MSU’s 45,998 students, despite the disparity between the lifestyle of a college student compared to that of families that might live in the area. The cultural differences between the two groups has been a point of contention in the past, with loud parties, littering and alcohol use causing a rift.
When Miles Sutphen first became a Spartan in fall 2011, his residency in Campbell Hall was exactly what he expected it to be — cramped, with older dorms, full-service cafeterias and an array of excited students.
The State News: What came before your position at the ELPD? Chad Stemen: I went to MSU for a criminal justice degree then I worked for Ingham County Sheriff’s Office … I did homeland security planning and emergency preparedness, planning for disasters — natural or man-made incidents — and a lot of work with the public safety area, fire EMS and the police sector. SN: Why did you want to go into criminal justice? CS: As a kid growing up, I always wanted to be a police officer and it just kind of fell into my path … Also working at the sheriff’s office, I had a lot of good mentors there and they pushed me into the direction that I’m heading right now. SN: What do you hope to bring to the East Lansing community? CS: I’m young — I can deal with the student population.
Bill Vincent, a professor of film studies in the department of English, will travel to New Zealand this Friday to be in a remake of the 1981 film, The Evil Dead.
Michigan lawmakers continue to push forward on passing the state’s budget for the next fiscal year, hoping to reach a self-declared June 1 deadline.
When Ted McNett and his bandmates perform together, they don’t always use traditional instruments.
After a standout football career at MSU and 10 seasons in the National Football League, former Spartan cornerback Renaldo Hill’s toughest challenge wasn’t banging bodies with bruising runners or chasing speedy wide receivers — it was picking up a pencil.
Early Wednesday morning, many football enthusiasts looking to purchase tickets for the upcoming season experienced difficulties and had to postpone their shopping. A new system, which is designed to provide fans with a convenient online seat-selection process, experienced technical issues and shut down for about 2-3 hours at about midnight on Wednesday when too many people tried to use it, Athletics Director Mark Hollis said.
Four years ago, I first stepped foot into The State News. I thought I was starting my dream of a journalism career, even with all the talk of the journalism industry dying.
With the College of Education’s recent announcement of a new pilot program involving classroom iPads comes another reaffirmation of MSU’s dedication to technology, innovation and research. The Center for Teaching and Technology, or CTT, will purchase about 60 iPads for two 30-person courses each semester of the 2012-13 school year.
By encouraging people to share a story of 440 words or less with others, Aaron Matthews hopes to help Lansing area residents spark their imaginations.
The opening of a $5.6 million facility that would consolidate the emergency dispatch services of the East Lansing and Lansing Police Departments has been delayed indefinitely.
As the Michigan Legislature pushes forward to complete the 2012-13 fiscal year budget this week, it has the advantage of working with about a $400 million surplus, the result of spending cuts to level out a long-standing deficit.
Students in the College of Education might be using more than just textbooks and iClickers in their courses in the fall, with the launch of a pilot program that will bring iPads into some classrooms.
In his first season returning to a program where he once played and was an assistant coach under former head coach Ron Mason, Anastos led the Spartans to a four-win improvement from the 2010-11 season and coached MSU to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008. But greater challenges might be ahead for the former CCHA commissioner.
