Since late 2009, CANR administrators have taken an in-depth look at the college’s future, examining ways to deal with declining student enrollment, plunging state agricultural aid and cuts to more than 20 percent of MSU Extension educator positions, said Tom Coon, director of MSU Extension. Underneath the surface, however, the college’s big picture is set to change during the next few years.
As Cheryl Pell browsed the Internet on her MacBook on Wednesday night, she received an email announcing the death of one of the world’s leaders in technology.
Clearing questions about his intentions to retain his role as Michigan’s chief executive, Gov. Rick Snyder said he most likely will run for a second term in 2014, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
As the sun set in the distance, several hundred students gathered around, signs in hand, passion in heart, and let out booming cheers that echoed throughout the East Neighborhood — “Hate speech is not protected speech.”
We all know East Lansing doesn’t go to bed at sun down and neither do the city’s taxi cab and delivery drivers. Dealing with drunk students, busy streets and late hours, though, is worth it to Shaggin‘ Wagon Taxi driver Damon Voeller and Menna’s Joint delivery driver Kenneth Pollok.
English senior Camerin Morey’s roommate came home Sept. 30 after hanging out with friends for a few hours to find his laptop missing from his locked room, with no sign of an invader.
When marketing freshman Eric Weinbaum spotted a Residence Halls Association, or RHA, flyer on a table in Holmes Hall cafeteria advertising Mac Miller was coming to East Lansing, he knew his dreams had come true.
It’s the weekend, and there’s nothing but football on television. You don’t want to miss a snap of the action, but you’re starving.
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.
In the shadow of the Washington Monument, a group of MSU ROTC members gathered Thursday afternoon to visit the U.S. capital and prepare for the 27th annual Army Ten-Miler race.
ASMSU representatives condemned the acts of racism that took place on campus this week in a resolution at their weekly General Assembly meeting Thursday night in Student Services.
The Society of Actuaries visited MSU Thursday evening to host a panel discussion for any students weighing their options on the university’s new actuarial science program — one of the newest majors on campus.
The last time the MSU hockey team faced Boston College, it was 2007 and a national championship was on the line. Although the stakes aren’t as high this time, the Spartans will look to make a strong opening statement to the 2011-12 season against Boston College in their first game of the Ice Breaker Tournament in Grand Folks, N.D. The No.
Before Tevin Giles came to MSU, he didn’t have any friends from the LBGT community, and although his friends supported him, he said it was still different.
The Big Ten home season continues for the MSU volleyball team as it prepares to host Wisconsin and No.
The MSU men’s soccer team will look to ride hot-shooting feet into Sunday’s game against Penn State.
Not many people know this, but the 1790 Naturalization Act limited immigration to “a free white person.” It is from this first document that the categorization of the many races of our world first entered American policy. Were the founding fathers wrong to exclude non-whites (practically meaning non-Europeans) from moving to “The Land of Opportunity?” Modern sensibilities must certainly say “Yes,” and open up our great nation to more people, instead of attacking others based on race.
The image of the college student doing homework in the library with a mountain of books in front of them might soon disappear. This week, the Oxford University Press launched a database of academic works exclusively for e-readers.
In the midst of a two-game losing streak, the MSU field hockey team will travel south to try and pick itself up out of a rut. The Spartans (5-8 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) are still looking for their first conference win, and they’ll get another shot at it when they take on No.
Straddling the top two steps of the wood porch of my parent’s house the summer of 1963, I wondered aloud, “Am I ever going to hate any type of music as much as my parents hate rock ‘n’ roll?” The answer, nearly 50 years later, is yes and no. Yes, because at one time or another since then, I have thought I absolutely hated country music, classical music, rap, hip-hop, alternative music and grunge rock.