What is reality? Can we hold it in the palm of our hands? Do we see the world objectively, or do our perceptions transform this black and white world into a subjective fantasy that is viewed differently by every eye on the planet?
Well, it looks like the Michigan Legislature wants another ride on the drug ban merry-go-round. On June 2, state representatives voted unanimously on a bill to ban bath salts—a new drug.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., visited East Lansing Friday, calling for an end to taxpayer subsidies to major oil companies and advocating for more clean fuel options.
An accident involving two vehicles occurred at about 3:15 p.m. Friday near the merger of US-127 and I-496 in East Lansing, East Lansing police Sgt.
For the second time since construction began, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum allegedly was graffitied sometime between June 1 at 8 p.m.
The second phase of a two-year project to revamp Harrison Road is slated to begin Monday. The road will be completely closed to traffic Wednesday from Shaw Lane to Trowbridge Road, remaining inaccessible until the end of August.
This week, two rhinoceros have arrived in Lansing and have begun getting settled in their new home. The Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S.
East Lansing city officials are calling for student volunteers to serve on city boards and commissions, particularly one geared to forge a connection between the MSU student body and the East Lansing community. Eleven positions remain open on the University Student Commission, an advisory board to the city council that provides input on legislation and policies that affect students.
Emily Griffes spends her mornings taking classes at Lansing Community College, her afternoons at an unpaid internship with Citadel Broadcasting Corp., in Lansing, and her evenings working at The Summit at the Capital Centre, a sports complex in Dimondale, Mich.
Three students arrived in Meknes, Morocco, late last week where they’ll be spending the summer studying abroad. The trip is sponsored by the Arabic Language Instruction Flagship program at MSU.
A 52-year-old female employee reported damage to a tampon dispenser in a women’s bathroom on the first floor of the Chemistry Building between 4:30-10:30 p.m.
After being on a national tour since January 2010, Michigan native Laura Cable will close out the end of the tour and take the stage Friday and Saturday at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall, performing the musical “Cats.”
Interest in MSU’s Army ROTC program is on the rise, statistics from department officials indicate. This year, 214 members of the incoming freshmen class at MSU have indicated their interest in the program, up from 188 the year prior, said Maj.
Punya Mishra, an educational technology professor, was named among Tech & Learning Magazine’s 10 Most Influential People in Educational Technology. Tech & Learning Magazine asked readers and editorial advisers to nominate an influential leader for the top 10 via an online poll and Mishra was nominated by several people.
There’s a multi-million dollar business not paying its workers what they’re worth. This business has a television channel dedicated to perpetuating sales, a sweet deal with advertisers and it pays its administrators well, yet it pays its workers next to nothing. You’re outraged and with good reason; that’s unfair to the workers.
The motorcycle equivalent of “click it or ticket” might not be around much longer. The Michigan Legislature is working toward the repeal and replacement of Michigan’s motorcycle helmet laws.
In the fall, a new high school with a curriculum focused around medicine and science will open in Detroit. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has been working with Detroit Public Schools to debut the Dr. Benjamin Carson School of Science and Medicine. Serving on the high school’s board of trustees is Gary Willyerd, associate dean for the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s campus in Detroit. “It’s going to have a focus on higher math and the sciences almost at a college prep curriculum that will prepare students to go into a college program,” he said.
It’s been more than seven months since Michigan’s “super-drunk” driving law took effect last October, although some law enforcement officials and residents haven’t noticed an impact on the community. The law increased penalties for driving with a blood-alcohol level of .17 or higher, .9 above the legal limit.
Graduate students navigating the world of higher education now have a forum for discussing their experiences, following the launch of an MSU-created website. Gradhacker.org — a site created by five MSU graduate students — was unveiled this past weekend at The Humanities And Technology, or THAT, Camp at George Mason University. The site hosts a blog that allows graduate students to both post and comment on the challenges of graduate school and their various experiences pursuing their degrees, said Katy Meyers, an anthropology graduate student who helped start the site. “The purpose of it is to kind of act as a digital roundtable for graduate students,” Meyers said.
