The unthinkable happened to Erick Moberg when, during his sophomore year, he got a call that changed his life: His mother was undergoing emergency quadruple bypass surgery. The human biology senior’s mother had inspired him for years, logging countless hours day in and day out supporting him as a single mother as he grew up.
The Academic Council discussed the Energy Transition Plan, the upcoming faculty forum and degree changes and additions at a joint meeting of the Academic and Faculty councils Tuesday. Both councils discussed changes to the bylaws for Academic Governance regarding committee terms.
Representatives from ASMSU’s Academic Assembly were brought up to speed regarding details of the organization’s current and future relationship with academic governance. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Representatives were given a packet of information that details the differences between the current Academic Assembly and the future General Assembly so, when faced with questions from administrators, representatives would feel comfortable responding. “There’s a large amount of confusion among faculty and administrators of what this change and restructuring means for them,” said Zachary Taylor, interim chair for Academic Assembly, during the meeting. Some of the confusion stems from bylaws in academic governance that clearly stipulate representation from distinctly named Academic and Student assemblies. Documentation in the packet given to representatives reads, “In consultation with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, we propose that an agreement be established to temporarily allow the General Assembly of ASMSU to appoint student representatives until such a time as the By-Laws are amended.” Administrators also have expressed concern regarding ASMSU filing for nonprofit status.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously approved the submission of a Brownfield grant request for a downtown development location at its Tuesday work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road. The request will be sent to Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality to ask for $1 million in grants to remove chemicals from a future development location at 213-217 Ann St., East Lansing’s Planning and Community Development Director Tim Dempsey said. Dempsey said the chemicals at the site to be cleaned up primarily were caused by a former dry cleaners near the location.
MSU student Charles King III, and his roommates, Lansing Community College student Michael Freund and Jordan Henika have had their preliminary examination moved to April 28 at the 55th District Court in Mason, Mich. The examination, which was scheduled for yesterday, was moved to allow more time for forensic evidence to be analyzed, Freund’s attorney Scott Mertens said. King and his roommates face three felony charges and one misdemeanors charge after allegedly providing four minors with alcohol on Jan.
The MSU women’s basketball team lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Green Bay,
Whether she’s walking to class or falling asleep at night, Sharmaine Ingram listens to music “all the time.”
Going to study in a new country can be daunting. Going to study in a country that has a travel warning placed on it by the Department of State is even more so.
At an informational meeting on Tuesday, students asked representatives from Gender Neutral MSU for details about the proposed gender-neutral housing option at MSU.
The entrepreneurial cogs started turning in Allison Manchel’s brain when she and her roommate were driving in East Lansing’s infamous Feb. 2 “snowpocalypse” and was having trouble seeing out her front windshield.
On March 19, NATO forces led by the United Kingdom, France and U.S. — with the backing of a United Nations resolution — began their assault, or “intervention,” after forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi failed to initiate a mandatory cease-fire.
Following an anonymous $100 million gift Western Michigan University announced it received Tuesday to start a medical school, MSU will lose a medical student training partnership it currently has with Kalamazoo hospitals, according to The Grand Rapids Press.
The MSU Asian Studies Center will host a community forum on the recent disasters in Japan at 7 p.m. tonight in Room 303 of the International Center.
Students might not search for the words “converted frat house” when looking for an apartment, but the former Lambda Chi Alpha house appears to be a promising option for student living next fall
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo wrapped up the season in a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
There are benefits and drawbacks to the Big Ten adding a hockey league.
A winter storm warning is in effect for the East Lansing area until 8 p.m. Wednesday, said John Kowaleski, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. The area is expected to receive between a quarter inch and a half inch of ice.
Steven Genuardi only played polo for one year when he was in high school. But after coming to college and hearing about the MSU Polo Club, the communication senior was convinced it was time to get back into the horseback-riding team sport.
East Lansing’s population grew by about 2,000 since 2000, according to data from the U.S. 2010 Census revealed Tuesday. The data shows a jump to 48,579 from 46,603 between 2000 and last year, a 4.2 percent increase.
For Ben Richards, the medical marijuana ordinance passed by the East Lansing City Council last week was more than just a routine decision. Richards, a human biology junior, said chronic back pain from a spinal fusion surgery in 2007 is the clinical reason behind his medical marijuana use.