Students and community members will have the opportunity to search campus for frogs, lizards and other animals from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 23 during the MSU Bioblitz and Herp Survey.
When Shawn Targosz first applied to Iorio’s Gelateria in Lansing, he was looking for a part-time job to help pay his bills. After some time on the job, Targosz, an advertising senior and now a partner at Iorio’s, began to enjoy working with customers as he gained a passion for being an entrepreneur.
One of the least known clubs at MSU might be one of the hardest working. The MSU Triathlon club finished fourth overall out of 80 teams April 9 at the 2011 USAT Collegiate National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the best overall finish in team history.
The Mid-Michigan MRI and Wolverine Development Corporation will sponsor a performance by the Michigan Opera Theatre Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.
The Sun: The Next Five Billion Years, an astronomy lecture by professor Horace Smith, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Abrams Planetarium.
The Detroit Red Wings have battered through the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round of this season’s NHL Playoffs, displaying the poise that it takes to make another deep playoff run as they had two seasons ago and three seasons ago.
My name is Omar Thabet, and I am a freshman at MSU pursuing a career in journalism. I am a Muslim Arab-American from the city of Hamtramck, Mich., a town near Detroit. The first article I wrote earlier in this semester was a poem about the tragedies going on in the Middle East.
After a nine-day break, Jacquie Joseph is excited for the MSU softball team’s weekend series against Indiana at Secchia Stadium.
Although you might be striving for the top, MSU seems to be striving for the middle of the pack when it comes to graduate student compensation.
Freshman linebacker Max Bullough was given deferred sentencing Tuesday in relation to a minor in possession charge he received in Aspen, Colo.
There are many rape myths Megan Spencer and Cortney Bouse want to dispel. There’s the idea that men cannot be raped; that if a person is drinking alcohol, he or she is asking for assault; that if a woman is dressed a certain way, she’s inviting abuse. The list goes on.
After nearly eight months of investigation, MSU professor Sharif Shakrani was found guilty of plagiarism in findings released by a campus investigative committee this past Monday. Shakrani, a member of MSU’s Education Policy Center and a professor in the College of Education, was found to have used unattributed material during a 2010 report that examined the potential economic effects of school district consolidation on the state of Michigan. Shakrani could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Shakrani’s case had been under review since last August, after officials at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, or the Mackinac Center, began looking into the report’s accuracy.
Students and residents parking in East Lansing parking structures might have to pay a little extra. The East Lansing City Council continued its discussion on the city budget for fiscal year 2012, which included discussion on potential increases to parking fees.
A historic building on campus is being examined as a possible location to expand the MSU Graduate School if the university is able to come up with several million dollars in funding. Chittenden Hall— one of the buildings located on MSU’s laboratory row along West Circle Drive — has been vacant for at least 10 years, said university engineer Bob Nestle, and several graduate student representatives would like to see the building turned into a hub for graduate students. Karen Klomparens, dean of the graduate school, said Chittenden Hall was designated as a possible location for the graduate school to move about 15 years ago when its occupants were moving out.
The defense for MSU student, Ryan Ravary, waived his right to a preliminary examination in district court, and his trial now has been moved to circuit court. Ravary faces four felony charges after he allegedly stabbed two other students repeatedly in their backs and sides Feb.
On Nov. 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas and echoed across the country. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the world was left to wonder why.
A relatively young Michigan political group is looking to recall Gov. Rick Snyder from office, citing the freshman governor’s deep-cutting budget proposals and controversial legislation in recent months.
For psychology sophomore Amy Shulman, heading home for the holidays wasn’t an option. Although Shulman was unable to travel home, her mother joined her at the table of MSU Hillel’s Seder for Passover held Tuesday for students across campus.
Program changes and proposed changes to the course repeat policy were discussed at the Executive Committee of Acadmic Council, although the group did not reach a quorum during Tuesday’s meeting and could not vote on all action items.
For medical and public health graduate student Kyle Martin, Seguin, Haiti, was something of a second home.