At the meeting of Academic Assembly on Tuesday night, members of ASMSU discussed a plan to start an iClicker rental program as well as adding coupons to blue books used by students for classes at MSU.
Along with eight MSU students, students traveling from the Music Conservatory of China in Beijing will be performing in “The Dream’s Alive” vocal concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the Music Building Auditorium. The concert is free for students with a valid ID.
As the No. 17 MSU football team prepares for in-state rival No. 18 Michigan, all eyes are on U-M quarterback Denard Robinson. On Saturday, the Wolverines will meet an MSU defense that is coming off its best performance of the season in a 34-24 win against Wisconsin, in which it tackled well and held Wisconsin’s power rushing attack to 165 yards.
As if on cue, the Spartan Marching Band started the MSU Fight Song almost immediately following the game-winning goal in the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer match against New Hampshire.
Sky Pike, an MSU postdoctoral researcher, lives with a transplanted kidney and pancreas, aware the organs could fail at any moment on any given day, and he would be put back on kidney dialysis.
A little more than a week ago, The New York Times ran a story about a Colorado teen and his waning love for hunting. The article used his personal story to lead into a suggestion that hunting was losing its appeal, particularly among young people.
When one looks at the legislation proposed by state Sen. Bill Hardiman, R-Kentwood, to prohibit withdrawing money with an Electronic Benefit Transfer, or Bridge Card, from ATMs in Michigan’s 22 operating casinos, it immediately makes sense.
In the face of challenges and reconsideration at other schools, MSU officials plan to maintain and expand international presence. John Hudzik, former MSU vice president for global engagement and strategic projects, said it is necessary for faculty and students to participate in programs overseas, even during times of a slumping economy, to learn about cultural differences and more.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio plans to return to the coaches’ box Saturday against No. 18 Michigan after watching the No. 17 Spartans’ last two games on TV.
East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert, who has been chief for five years and with the department for a quarter of a century, will leave for a warmer climate — New Braunfels, Texas — on Oct. 31. On Nov. 8, Wibert will begin his job as police chief of the New Braunfels Police Department after being chosen for and accepting the position Tuesday.
According to a 2010 study sponsored by Trojan Brand Condoms, MSU jumped five places this year to be ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 2 nationwide in a study of sexual health at universities in the U.S.
An MSU student found his laptop stolen from his dorm room after being away this weekend, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Being kicked out of high school 37 times for being a “knucklehead” didn’t stop Dennis Rahiim Watson from becoming a nationally recognized motivational speaker. A group of about 100 MSU students listened to a speech by Watson on Tuesday evening at Conrad Auditorium. His speech sent messages about ending gang violence, the importance of education and the road to academic success. Watson is the Chairman of The National Youth and Gang Violence TaskForce.
MSU’s College of Nursing received a five-year, $1.42 million grant to expand its primary care nurse practitioner program.
MSU Trustee Faylene Owen was one of a number of people who took part in the 1st Annual Multicultural Diversity & Inclusion Celebration hosted by ASMSU’s Programming Board, Tuesday at the Union Gold Room.
A request for the merger of language departments, an update on faculty health care and the process of restructuring administrative positions and goals was discussed by the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, on Tuesday.
The three-day conference of the sixth annual World Stem Cell Summit concludes today in Detroit. The summit brought together educators, doctors and presentations to collaborate on the issue.
The extra buzz around campus in advance of Saturday’s game between the No. 17 MSU football team and No. 18 Michigan hasn’t escaped the notice of players.
Despite finishing up her NCAA eligibility last season, former MSU field hockey player Jeamie Deacon has stayed with the program. Deacon is acting as a student-assistant coach while she finishes up her education. She plans to graduate in December with a civil engineering degree.
The Barone brothers are used to living identical lives. But this year, similar groin injuries were enough to surprise even the twins from the No. 18 MSU men’s soccer team.