Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman on a major party ticket during the presidential election of 1984. She died two weeks ago, leaving behind the legacy of a shattered glass ceiling. In her obituary, The New York Times proclaimed she had “ended the men’s club of national politics.” Still, it took another 24 years for Sarah Palin to be next.
Students under the age of 21 sneaking, tricking and haggling their ways into bars should be no surprise in a college town. And last year’s 10 reported violations of bars serving underage and inebriated individuals seems low, if anything
ASMSU will present a performance by Mike Posner, a pop and hip-hop artist, at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the MSU Auditorium.
Students have voted in favor of renewing ASMSU’s $16.75 tax, an extra $1.25 tax for the Readership Program and to approve the constitutional amendments to postpone implementation of 501©(3) status and to reinstate a temporary Academic Assembly. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. 758 students voted in favor of the $16.25 tax renewal, with 164 students voting against it and 49 abstaining. 797 students voted in favor of the $1.25 tax for the Readership Program, which provides four daily newspapers free of charge for students on campus.
When Val Meyers, associate director in the Office of Financial Aid, first came to MSU about 25 years ago, she kept her sexual orientation hidden. Decades ago, MSU didn’t offer as much support for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender, or LBGT, faculty members as it does today.
Several East Lansing bars were cited for serving underage and inebriated individuals last year according to the 2010 Annual Liquor License Report from the East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD. The report, which was released at an East Lansing City Council meeting last month, details various police calls to restaurants and stores with a liquor license.
After passing a medical marijuana ordinance in March, East Lansing City Council will discuss the possibility of formally lifting the moratorium on issuance of licenses for primary caregivers. The moratorium currently in place was extended in a Feb.
MSU is pushing to raise $6 million by April 2012 to reach its $40 million fundraising goal for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. So far, the university has raised slightly more than $34 million toward the project, said Bob Groves, vice president for university advancement. University officials said they had raised about $33 million for the project in June 2010.
Ice hockey freshman defenseman Jake Chelios was issued a citation for minor in possession of alcohol Thursday morning. Chelios is 20 years old and was issued the ticket at 2:29 a.m.
Competing for a year’s worth of bragging rights by attempting to bake the best chocolate chip cookie, MSU lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender student groups gathered at the first “Cookie Crunch” on Monday.
Weekends can be a dangerous time in East Lansing — for buildings, cars or anything else left outside.
Lansing resident Liz McMurray, owner of Liz’s Alteration Shop, 1810 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, says she has been given a gift by God.
Since she was young, Rebecca Farnum displayed a passion and dedication to the environment.
The tedious process of redrawing Michigan’s legislative and congressional districts kicks off today as lawmakers meet to discuss the process following the state’s census data release last month.
The Campus Interfaith Council, in partnership with the Department of Religious Studies, is sponsoring Religious Awareness Week through the rest of the week.
Students living in residential halls and off-campus housing will have the opportunity to get rid of their waste free of charge in an environmentally conscious manner in the Pack Up, Pitch In, Help Out program sponsored by the university and East Lansing.
Longer lines at the Dairy Store and more students wearing less clothing around East Lansing are subtle reminders another year at MSU is drawing to a close. And for many Spartans, the longer lines and increase in spring attire mean their college careers are nearly complete. The upcoming months will bring new adventures, uphill battles and more responsibility for many seniors ready to take on the next chapter in life.
Although last fall only was my first semester at MSU, I was as excited as anybody to watch our football team make a run at the Big Ten championship that included a third-consecutive win over Michigan.
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the shelling of Fort Sumter that began April 12, 1861, the event that started the American Civil War proper. This week’s Time Magazine cover story “The Way We Weren’t,” mentions some interesting facts about the collective memory of the war in the minds of the public.
The U.S. cannot “win the future” without footing the bill. Last week’s slapdash, shutdown-avoiding budget thankfully spared cuts to education and Pell grants in particular. But the future is not quite as bright.