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.
As students depart for spring break vacations, crime at on- and off-campus housing remains active. Though students are gone, the MSU and East Lansing police departments receive calls and complaints of break-ins and theft during the holiday.
As a travel expert for STA Travel, 207 E. Grand River Ave., Tamara Hewlett can predict when large amounts of students will come in to plan a spring break vacation. “When it would start snowing, I would say, ‘Okay, I know we’re going to get spring break bookings today,’ and we would,” Hewlett said. STA Travel employee and MSU alumna Hewlett said despite the recent economy, spring break bookings have actually increased.
When junior Thomas Henderson wanted some Adderall, all he had to do was ask. After getting the drug from friends on occasion, Henderson, whose name has been changed to protect anonymity, decided he wanted a more consistent supply of medicine and asked his doctor for a prescription.
Kathleen Webb has been a loyal customer at her favorite tanning salon for six years. A regular at Bronze Bay Tanning Salon, 109 E. Grand River Ave., — the only tanning salon she’s ever been to in East Lansing — the physiology senior said this spring break season, she’s looking forward to hitting the salon before she hits the beach.
After a court decision to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan last fall, those involved with medical marijuana, city officials and others continue to wonder what’s next.