In his last State of the Union address before November’s election, President Barack Obama called for closing what he said is a growing gap between the wealthy and poor in America, including suppressing the cost of higher education and rebooting the country’s manufacturing sector.
Some Spartan fans rejoiced Tuesday after renderings of planned Spartan Stadium scoreboards were unveiled. According to MSU Board of Trustees documents, the main scoreboard at the stadium’s south end will be replaced to update its sound system and video display.
MSU’s Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources has teamed up with Meijer Inc. stores to create a special section for products made in Michigan.
In research, academics and personal experiences, medieval studies and English professor Lister Matheson breathed life and fun into everything he did, colleagues and students said.
A symbolic Shi Shi lion-dog statue in front of the Kathleen D. and Milton E. Muelder Japanese Garden once again is without a mate after its partner — a similar statue — was reported stolen during the holiday break.
Premedical freshman Jillian Szymanowski said she has always been a procrastinator. But she decided it was time to put a stop to her habit by attending the University Activities Board’s, or UAB, Put Off Procrastination workshop, last night at the Union.
Media observers said education and textbooks might be forever changed after Apple’s press conference last week.
Development on ASMSU’s proposed Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, bus tracking mobile application could face a delay because of a lack of available data, MSU officials said.
As commissioner of the CCHA, Tom Anastos didn’t take to the concept of parity in the conference. To him, parity portrayed a connotation of weakness among the teams in the CCHA.
When Trevor Mbakwe went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in November 2011, many thought Minnesota was in for a rough season. Instead, the Minnesota men’s basketball team (15-5 overall, 3-4 Big Ten) comes into Breslin Center for a game against the No. 11 Spartans (16-4, 5-2) as one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten. Tipoff is slated for 8:30 p.m. tonight.
After hundreds of thousands of dollars in upgrades, the newly remodeled East Lansing Food Co-op, 4960 Northwind Drive, is set to host its official grand reopening Sunday. Starting in late October 2011, the store put about $200,000 of its own money into installing energy-efficient lighting and expanding its fresh food sections and freezer space, General Manager David Finet said.
The one thing MSU wrestling head coach Tom Minkel has been adamant about all season long is that if his wrestlers focus on taking care of their individual matches, the duals will take care of themselves. But unfortunately for Minkel, despite several wrestlers taking care of business, the duals haven’t fallen the way of the Spartans (3-6 overall, 1-4 Big Ten).
The Spartan baseball program will honor Earl Morrall as its Alumnus of the Year at the annual First Pitch Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Kellogg Center. In addition, former Spartan All-American and current Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson will be on hand for a jersey recognition.
When asked if she believes religion should play a role in politics, psychology junior Erin O’Connor paused. “(Politics) is more than about religion. It’s about your world view,” said O’Connor, co-chair of MSU’s Interfaith Council. “But even if you’re an open-minded person, you’re still going to be influenced by your own religious views.”
The MSU Faculty Senate and University Council held back-to-back meetings Tuesday afternoon to approve language to allow for ASMSU’s merger into a single assembly and discuss the makeup of a new faculty liaison group.
By standing out, theatre senior Erika Moul hopes to help others feel as if they fit in. “I love being a part of entertaining people and making people laugh,” Moul said. “I want to make people comfortable with being themselves by being strange.”
After opening its first store only 11 years ago, Apple might soon hold the same value as the more than 200-year-old White House.
America has just ended one disastrous war. We are still fighting another. But already some brave people are demanding yet another war.
Last week, The New York Times wrote about the new student activism invigorated on American campuses after the birth of the Occupy encampments throughout the country.
On the corner of Michigan Avenue and Cedar Street in downtown Lansing, there could sit a brand- new casino if Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s lofty plans go through. Although his plan sounds like an improvement for the city, the chances of success are extremely low.