The East Lansing City Council passed a resolution at its Tuesday night work session supporting medical amnesty legislation, which currently is making its way through the Michigan House of Representatives.
When no preference freshman Cassie Brignole first went to Case Hall’s new South Pointe cafeteria after it opened earlier this semester, she saw people standing against the wall.
A 20-year-old male resident mentor in Armstrong Hall reported an assault on an 18-year-old male student between 2:45-3:30 a.m. Jan. 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Long before Richard Cordray began working with President Barack Obama, he escaped from everything deep in the bowels of South Neighborhood dorms.
Valentines cards and decorations won’t be the only places to find hearts this February. Throughout the month, MSU Bakers is making more than 300 dozen heart-shaped cookies not only for residence halls, but also as part of a fundraiser for the American Heart Association, or AHA.
Before supply chain management junior Hashim Alsadah arrived in East Lansing from Saudi Arabia, he signed a contract with oil company Saudi Aramco guaranteeing him a job after graduation. In exchange, the company is paying for his tuition and fees at MSU.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, continues to work toward fixing the campus movie offices, and new computers will be available next week to aid the group with movie rentals.
When biosystems and agricultural engineering professor Evangelyn Alocilja began research in 2000 to create nanoparticle-based biosensors that could detect diseases, she never imagined she would one day become the founder of a company.
About 17 residents and city officials gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hannah Community Center, reflecting on the building’s past and looking forward to its future. East Lansing Mayor Diane Goddeeris and other officials said the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, has strengthened East Lansing as a community — she said more than 100,000 people visited the center last year.
As Tom Anastos looks ahead to the series with No. 10 Ohio State, he recognizes a lot of similarities with his own team.
As they look to build on last week’s 194.400-193.625 victory over Illinois State, MSU gymnasts know they still have a long way to go. For the fourth straight week, the Spartans’ struggles on the balance beam were highlighted, and the event continues to see most of the focus in practice.
Considering his vast résumé filled with several defensive coordinator and defensive secondary coaching positions, it should come as no surprise that head coach Mark Dantonio developed one of the nation’s top defenses in 2011. As a three-year letterman defensive back in the late-1970s for South Carolina, it also should come as no surprise that the defensive-minded coach has a knack for finding talented defensive backs and developing them into a skilled secondary.
To many, wintertime means building snowmen, sledding and having snowball fights — unless you live in Michigan, where one day you’re scraping ice off your car, and the next you’re trudging through puddles of melted snow on your way to class.
When the New York Giants and the New England Patriots face off Sunday night, I won’t be watching the game for any bone-crushing tackles or last-second touchdowns.
Kudos to the State News for shining the spotlight on the recent announcement to raise football ticket prices for the 2012 season and to athletics director Mark Hollis for seizing the opportunity to capitalize on what appears to be the most attractive home football schedule in years.
In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed several measures to lower college tuition.
When reports show an increase in jobs, it is usually a positive indicator of the economy heading upward.
Instead of partying in tropical destinations this spring break, some students are opting to serve communities and engage in self-reflection as a participant of an alternative spring break program. MSU has several different programs aiming to provide opportunities for students to travel, nationally and internationally, during the course of the spring break holiday.
When chemical engineering junior Crystal Alton travels to Brunswick, Ga., for the High Tide Ultimate Frisbee Tournament in March, she’s going to look good. “You gotta be cute for all the men ultimate frisbee players,” Alton said.
Study Abroad programs are popular for MSU students, but for some who can’t spare a summer, there is another option. MSU offers programs during spring break, both domestically and internationally, which range in popularity among students, according to course organizers.