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.
MSU women’s cross country runner Emily MacLeod has won her second Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award this season, the conference announced Tuesday.
In a press release last Friday, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III explained his decision not to prosecute two MSU basketball players accused of sexual assault.
The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, received $693,000 in grant money from the U.S. Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, to hire three more police officers. Congratulations, that’s awesome. The grant is meant to help East Lansing maintain a level of quality service in spite of the budget cuts it’s suffered over recent years, according to East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert.
International relations junior Joey Khalil took an experience with the law and turned it in to a book to share with fellow Spartans.
After 25 years of service in the East Lasing Police Department, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert will leave the ELPD at the end of this month. This morning, Wibert received an offer from the police department in New Braunfels, Texas for the job as Chief of Police.
This fall, there are 7,205 new freshmen at MSU, according to Mike Cook, senior associate director for the Office of Admissions. But while enrollment statistics might categorize the freshmen into a seemingly indistinguishable group, each freshman represents a unique story.