The MSU Board of Trustees approved multiple campus construction projects at their meeting today including renovations to the Union, Bryan Hall and Armstrong Hall.
Ann Arbor — Citing higher education affordability as one of the most defining issues facing America, President Barack Obama announced new federal efforts to help college students pay inflating tuition costs during a speech at the University of Michigan on Friday morning.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously selected current Interim City Manager George Lahanas as its next permanent city manger on Friday morning after more than three hours of back-and-forth discussion.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously selected current Interim City Manager George Lahanas as its next permanent city manger on Friday morning after more than three hours of back-and-forth discussion. Lahanas has served in the interim role since October 2011, when former city manager Ted Staton stepped down to become the city manager in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Lahanas now will be responsible for, among other things, upholding policies Staton worked to implement, including ones that affect some MSU students, such as the city’s party litter ordinance. Lahanas also will continue to work toward implementing the city’s budget for this upcoming fiscal year, a process that will start in February. “I’ve greatly appreciated the past 13 years of service and I’m greatly honored by the trust and confidence (the council has placed in me),” he said.
A 58-year-old male MSU employee reported equipment stolen from the grounds of the Cyclotron between 12 p.m.
ASMSU Vice Chairperson for Student Programming Emmanuel Williams has resigned from his post in the organization because of overwork and conflicting schedules, ASMSU General Assembly Steve Marino announced at the group’s Thursday night meeting. An interim vice chairperson will be appointed for two weeks until an election can be held to determine a replacement, Marino said.
A survey conducted by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce published in The Wall Street Journal, used 2010 census data to compare the unemployment earnings and popularity percentages of 173 college majors and fields.
For music education and music performance senior Matt Nix, music is what he has been devoted to for the past 13 years. But teaching it to young students still stirs a small identity issue within him.
After some students raised concern about the amount of smokers near MSU buildings, student government groups are working to develop an enforcable solution. Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, President Stefan Fletcher said the issue of potentially creating a smoke-free campus likely will come up at next month’s COGS meeting after medical students raised the issue, and the council will discuss creating a concept for the proposed policy.
When Elon Parker heard one of his favorite bands would be performing nearby, he instantly knew he had to be there. The Lansing resident said he plans to attend Elliot Street Lunatic’s CD release party Friday at The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
For the past 12 years, kinesiology senior Eric Loveland has been no stranger to exercise. He runs, cycles and makes walking to class across campus a priority.
Marla Mitchell-Cichon has had compassion for wrongfully convicted prisoners for most of her career.
After getting blown out by Purdue in the last game and riding a three-game losing streak, the MSU women’s basketball team expected a return home to face one of two Big Ten teams without a conference win to help solve the offensive problems.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
With 10 games to play and a series rematch with Michigan looming, the No. 16 MSU hockey team (13-9-4 overall, 8-7-3-2 CCHA) hopes to continue its four-game unbeaten streak and seize momentum heading into February.
The MSU gymnastic team’s return to Jenison Field House hopes to be a successful one as the Spartans (0-3 overall) prepare to welcome Illinois State for the sixth annual Jan Howard Memorial Flip for a Cure Meet.
The search for a new East Lansing city manager now likely is one day from completion following a day of public candidate interviews conducted by the city council. The five finalists met with the council in front of residents and other city administrators throughout the day at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, answering questions dealing with everything from East Lansing’s relationship with MSU to the city’s environmental sustainability policies.
Although college students nationwide are taking longer to graduate, MSU students are consistently earning degrees in close to the four-year standard.
In early January, the Obama administration released the Pentagon’s new guidance, “Sustaining U.S.
While Elizabeth Hunt prepared for dinner one night with her host family in Niger, Africa, the children mimicked an action she thought was second nature — washing their hands.