As the possibility of a casino being constructed in downtown Lansing flared up again last week — when sources close to the negotiations last said the project was steadily progressing and a temporary casino might be completed by the year’s end — the project still remains shrouded in secrecy, with no official comment on the status of the talks.
President Lou Anna K. Simon recently denounced efforts of state legislators as they assess the efficiency of Michigan’s colleges, further polarizing the views of state legislators and administrators regarding higher education.
A 21-year-old female student was injured in a bicycle accident near the rock on Farm Lane at 12:57 p.m.
There were fewer black and Asian and Pacific Islander students enrolled at MSU in fall 2010 than at any point this decade, according to enrollment numbers provided by the Office of Planning and Budgets in the 2011 Data Digest.
For the third year in a row, the Spartan Armed Forces Council and the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, or RCPD, hosted the MSU Student Veterans and Service Members Welcome Reception on Wednesday night at Bessey Hall, providing information about on-campus resources.
Starting next fall, middle school girls across Michigan will have the opportunity to participate in an after school program to boost their overall health and self-esteem.
More than 2,000 science and technology students gathered in Breslin Center on Wednesday afternoon to explore internship and employment opportunities at the 2011 MSU Career Gallery.
Although it is one of the largest universities in the nation, students have found the MSU community might be connected by less than the popularized six degrees of separation.
It is common for people to examine the packaging of a smashed cereal box, but when sitting in a doctor’s office or hospital, people aren’t thinking about how the needle in their arm was packaged.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died late Wednesday night, according to reports. Jobs, 56, helped position his business to become the most profitable technology company in the world and had stepped down from his position as CEO in August due to health complications.
International relations junior Charles Kraiger will be interning at the White House this fall, according to a White House press release.
The Department of Student Life is hosting its annual Fall Housing Fair from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 in the first floor lounge at the Union.
Train travel between Detroit and Chicago — two metropolitan areas many MSU students hail from — soon will become more efficient once a project to install a high-speed rail system linking the cities gets underway, according to a Wednesday press release from U.S. senators Carl Levin, D-Mich, and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
As the host of QuizBusters for 23 years straight, Matt Ottinger’s favorite part of his job is seeing high school students’ reactions when they realize they soon will be on TV.
For Kimberly Forte, dance always has been an essential part of her life.
For Nailya Maxyutova, education at MSU means more than attending classes and graduating with a degree.
MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine has canceled its Mobile Veterinary Clinic, a three-week summer program that provided MSU veterinary students with an opportunity to assist in affordable spay and neuter procedures and other animal health services for low-income pet owners around the state.
Oh, how I love the movies. They have the power to delight and inspire us, scare and thrill. Here are the movies I can’t wait to see opening Oct. 7.
Linguistics and philosophy senior Adam Liter stands out by blending in.
While head coach Mark Dantonio and the MSU football coaching staff are recruiting during the bye week, tired and banged up players are using the time to recover and take advantage of a couple days off. The Spartans (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) took three days off after the 10-7 win over Ohio State (3-2, 0-1) and began practice again Wednesday. At his press conference Wednesday, Dantonio said he approaches each bye week differently, depending on the season, but as it is still early in the Big Ten season, he said the week will be a time to evaluate before moving on to No.