The battle over federal spending on education and research initiatives in the coming years began heating up Monday when President Barack Obama released his budget recommendations for 2012. The proposals, which put both K-12 and college education front and center, reinforce the framework of initiatives Obama laid out earlier this month that aim to reduce the federal deficit and propel the U.S.
The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing regarding a proposed medical marijuana ordinance at 7:30 p.m.
With East Lansing City Council’s scheduled public hearing on a proposed ordinance regulating the distribution of medical marijuana set for tonight, community members are divided in opinion on what directions the city should take.
A 35-year-old male graduate student reported someone allegedly maliciously damaged his car while it was parked in Ramp 6 near Grand River Avenue, MSU police Sgt.
Formal education ends at eighth grade for many young women in Kenya, but the Elimu Bora: Education for the Future Foundation Student Group, or the EFF, at MSU, is working to make high school a possibility.
MSU students had mixed reactions to the financial aid portion of President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposal released Monday morning, where it appeared some students would have to sacrifice in others’ stead.
Residents and management of Capitol Villa Apartments, 1708 E. Grand River Ave., are beginning to pick up the pieces — figuratively and literally — after a fire broke out in one of the apartments Saturday night.
In an effort to compensate for a mass retirement of its workforce at the end of 2010, the Michigan Department of Human Services, or DHS, is turning to college students.
President Barack Obama’s approval ratings among Michigan residents have dropped to their lowest point since his election, according a State of the State Survey conducted between late October and December 2010.
A recent report calls on business colleges across the world are told to step up their game to better prepare graduates for work in a global economy.
For almost 25 years, Jerry Sprague has been playing music at bars in college towns across Michigan.
More MSU students are receiving college credit for qualifying Advanced Placement, or AP, exam scores, said John Ambrose, associate director for inclusion and strategic planning with the Office of Admissions.
Terrie Taylor has worked to fight malaria for 24 years, and now a documentary will give insight to the work she’s doing to treat the children of Malawi, Africa.
After an evening of filming the Ozzy Osbourne concert at Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash., Colin Marshall was down among the pit of fans with his camera, wrapping up footage of the show. Marshall, who would have been a media arts and technology sophomore this year, took a semester off from MSU to tour with Osbourne when the opportunity arrived.
After beating Penn State last Thursday, junior forward Draymond Green and other members of the MSU men’s basketball team said they were looking forward to taking on undefeated and No. 1-ranked Ohio State Tuesday.
Ohio State and MSU matchup broken down.
With a teacher for a mom and a coach for a dad, David Rosin said working with kids runs in his family. Rosin, an MSU alumnus, is one of the directors of the Mid-Michigan Youth Symphony, which will perform its Winter Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the East Lansing High School Center for the Performing Arts, 509 Burcham Drive.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or fewer, at a new face on campus and her perspective of her new frontier.
The Lansing Art Gallery, 119 N. Washington Sq., Suite 101, in Lansing, is seeking 2-D and 3-D artists to exhibit work in the City Streets Outdoor Exhibition, which will run from May 19 through Sept. 15. Tuesday is the last day for the artist application deadline.
Dee Dee Bridgewater, a Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical artist, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall.