On Thursday, MSU Social Norms volunteers held the It’s Your Ducky Day event outside of Olin Health Center. The event was a health education opportunity for students, said Becky Allen, an alcohol, tobacco and other drug educator.
ANGEL has been a hassle for most current MSU students at one point or another during their college careers. However, with news this week that a new alternative to ANGEL — Moodle — is being considered by the university, I began to think of a world without the frustrating foibles ANGEL often has provided.
Members of the greek community plan to team up to perform a live musical number in front of a packed house during Greek Week’s Battle of the Bands competition at 7 p.m. tonight in the Auditorium.
When deciding how to allocate state funding to Michigan universities, legislators must take time to find factors that distibute appropriations in a fair way.
In an attempt to remove invasive plant species from local parks, East Lansing officials are asking community members to roll up their sleeves and help root out the problem.
A recent report showing the average salary for MSU faculty is the third highest in the state shows competitiveness between other institutions, according to officials.
Scott Nowak has a history of working with Burmese people. “My dad went on a humanitarian trip 10 years ago to Burma,” he said. “Having a chance to meet some people in the community — I became fascinated with what was going on in the country.”
Following the MSU baseball team’s doubleheader split with Oakland on Tuesday, head coach Jake Boss Jr. displayed his frustration with the team’s effort and promised to work the Spartans hard the next day.
The NBA Playoffs start Saturday and already the buzz is this year could prove to be the best, most exciting postseason in NBA history.
Sophomore pole vaulter Codi Mattix entered his season with a personal best of 4.90 meters, like many of his other teammates. Always hoping for improvement, he had no idea how the season would go for the pole vaulters and jumpers as a whole.
Tony Youn never has been afraid to tell it like it is. As a kid, he pulled no punches by describing himself as a “skinny Asian nerd with a bowl cut, big Coke bottle glasses and a huge jaw.” That honesty and sense of humor is one of the reasons that led the MSU alumnus and plastic surgeon to write a book about his time in medical school, which will be published April 26.
Since the days when “Wanted” posters graced the bulletin boards of saloons in the Old West, police have relied on forensic sketches and mug shots to track down potential suspects of crimes. For Brendan Klare, creating a face recognition system to match sketches to mug shots could be a significant tool in the world of law enforcement.
For Erica Krantz, screaming at the top of her lungs for Mike Posner on Wednesday night was a must. Sitting five rows from the stage of the Auditorium, the physiology sophomore and her sister were just a few of more than 2,700 people moving and swaying with the beat to echo the pop and hip-hop singer’s enthusiasm. “I love his energy — he’s fun to listen to, and I love his songs,” Krantz said.
MSU and other Michigan universities still face tens of million of dollars in cuts after a state House committee on Wednesday passed a higher education appropriations bill for the coming fiscal year. Under the plan so far, MSU’s largest loss would be about $61 million from the $283 million it will receive this year. That amount is nearly equal to that proposed in February by Gov.
Junior tight end Brian Linthicum was sentenced Tuesday in Pitkin County, Colo., for an altercation in an Aspen, Colo., bar on March 10. Linthicum, 23, pleaded guilty to a harassment charge and the charges of third-degree assault and eluding arrest were dismissed. He was given a 12-month deferred sentencing, meaning if he completes the court’s requirements, the harassment charge also will be dismissed, a clerk for the judge said. Linthicum and freshman linebacker Max Bullough were in Aspen for spring break and while at a bar March 10, Linthicum allegedly punched a man in his mid- to late-20s in the face. Both Linthicum and Bullough ran from the police, and Linthicum had to be subdued with a Taser, Aspen police Sgt.
Since the unveiling of Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2011 budget proposal, potential cuts have sparked numerous protests, including one held Wednesday at the Capitol that attracted thousands of people. The protestors — including the Michigan Education Association, or MEA — gathered at the Capitol to protest Snyder’s proposal, which was released in February.
Students could be paying more than $300 more for on-campus housing and dining if rate increases are approved by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday. The proposed 4.95 percent increase would be the lowest the university has seen since 2004 — when housing and dining increased by 4.4 percent — and is consistent with the figures discussed in 2008 planning, said Vennie Gore, assistant vice president for residential and hospitality services. The housing and dining increase in the 2010-11 academic year was 5.1 percent.
A Big Ten championship in football this year, back-to-back trips to the men’s NCAA Final Four the two years prior and now MSU is looking to add another title — funniest school in the country.
In response to the legalization of medical marijuana in Michigan with the 2008 Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, MSU Extension is making advice available to those with questions on how to care for medical marijuana plants safely and effectively.
Students such as music education junior Katie Anderson might recently have dodged a crippling bullet. A budget deal reached by Congress last weekend likely will preserve the maximum $5,550 students can receive under the need-based Pell Grant, which Anderson is slated to receive in the fall to help pay for school-related expenses.