After a day of not eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset, students who participated in an all-day fast gathered together in the International Center to eat and listen to each other’s experiences.
A void in the area of primary care physicians might see some relief throughout the next several years as applications to the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges are on the rise.
About 15 members of MSU Beyond Coal and other students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Thursday to push for renewable energy on campus. Communication senior Nick Howison said other Big Ten universities, including the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Madison, already have committed to wean themselves off coal power and he would like to see MSU do the same. Since MSU is an athletic leader in the conference, he hopes the university will be a front-runner in sustainability as well, he said. “We want to be true leaders of innovation and truly be Spartan green,” Howison said.
Many experts considered Sunday’s debate to be Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s last chance to gain ground on Republican gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, but according to a new poll, he failed to do so. Snyder still holds a 20 percent lead over Bernero, with only 13 percent undecided, the poll by East Lansing-based Mitchell Research & Communications Inc. found. About 24 percent of respondents said they watched “most” or “all” of the debate.
The 2011 Senior Class Council is seeking two graduating seniors to speak at the December commencement ceremony.
If you’re big on blood, guts and big laughs, the MSU Department of Theatre’s latest musical might be right up your alley. “Evil Dead: The Musical,” filled with jokes, music and gore, is opening at 8 p.m. tonight in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
A little more than a month has passed since the alleged sexual assault in Wonders Hall, in which Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III had said he “believed” two MSU basketball players were involved.
Throughout the latter half of September, Capitol Hill was divided more than usual. Democrats and Republicans squared off over the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that would have ended the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” or DADT, policy.
Students at MSU are lacking in this year’s homecoming parade. All student groups, organizations and councils are encouraged to participate in float building. This year, it seems only about 10 groups have decided to join in on the tradition.
It’s probably safe to assume that most of us have been in the type of situation at one point or another where we just cannot attend class and we have a pretty good reason for missing it, too.
In its first of two matchups this season, the MSU volleyball team fell, 3-1, to No. 15 Michigan on Wednesday night at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor.
Hundreds of candles lit up the night as friends, family and community members gathered at Okemos High School in memory of Okemos, Mich., residents 18-year-old Matthew Kolstoe and 19-year-old Heather Comstock, and 18-year-old Williamston, Mich., resident Sarina Seger.
Students in Michigan colleges and universities who dropped out of school after finishing their first year cost taxpayers more than $251 million between 2003 and 2008, according to a recent study by American Institutes for Research, a nonprofit consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Michigan ranks 10th nationwide in the amount of money spent.
A probation officer for senior cornerback Chris L. Rucker recommended Wednesday the player serve 21 days in jail for breaking his year-long probation that stemmed from involvement in a November 2009 assault, according to court records.
Packaging, engineering, English and computer science — sustainability isn’t something one normally would associate with these fields, but thanks to a new federal grant, it is a concept that will be creeping into all kinds of Spartan course loads.
East Lansing city officials are hoping to boost creative businesses in the area by providing financial incentives for qualifying entrepreneurs.
The Chemistry Building briefly caught fire Saturday evening, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, discussed the requirements for upcoming mandatory student health insurance as well as graduate student housing at its Wednesday night meeting.
Growing from a few elk in 1920 to more than 160 species today, the Potter Park Zoo has educated and entertained Lansing residents for 90 years — but at the polls on Nov.