MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio surprised reporters by showing up at his weekly press conference Tuesday and announcing he would coach MSU’s game against Wisconsin on Saturday from the coaching box.
About 60 MSU College of Education students gathered at Breslin Center to hear U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s announcement of a campaign to revitalize the teaching profession nationally. MSU was featured as one of four schools in the nationwide discussion on the state of the country’s future educators, which was featured in MSNBC’s “Education Nation” special series.
With midterm elections rapidly approaching, President Barack Obama reached out to more than 100 college journalists Monday via conference call to emphasize the importance of student involvement in the upcoming election season, transparency in higher education spending, the job market and improving college graduation rates.
After a three-day, goal-setting retreat, ASMSU members are aiming to address classroom issues and reach out to student organizations and increase student engagement through technology and small group meetings.
Various housing and property issues, including rental license applications and house sitting, will be discussed at the East Lansing City Council’s work session tonight.
A car sustained $400 worth of damage after a Thursday afternoon hit-and-run incident in Ramp 1 near Shaw Lane, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
As Genesee County commissioners work to balance the county’s budget prior to the Friday deadline, officials at the MSU Extension office in Genesee County, Mich., are bracing for the potential of steep cuts.
Ingham County is trading cell bars for ankle bands as electronic monitoring systems are becoming more popular in response to overcrowded jails.
The RCAH Center for Poetry will host the “Odes to Autumn” Writing Workshop at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in Snyder and Phillips halls.
When senior linebacker Greg Jones intercepted the first pass of his career just five plays into Saturday’s win against Northern Colorado, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell said he couldn’t have asked for a better beginning.
The MSU Breakdance Club began five years ago with biosystems engineering senior and club president Andy Tran and two of his friends.
Week three of the NFL season was everything it was advertised to be. The winless teams laid everything on the line in an attempt to save their seasons, while the undefeated teams tried to prove their worth.
MSU senior linebacker Greg Jones was named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week following his two-interception performance in MSU’s 45-7 win against Northern Colorado on Saturday, the conference announced Monday.
Alternative pop band Passion Pit will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the MSU Auditorium. The group will play as part of the Campus Consciousness Tour, a program developed to promote environmental consciousness on campus. Canadian rapper Drake came to MSU as part of the Campus Consciousness spring 2010 tour. “It’s a program … to enhance college students’ ideas and educate them about how to be environmentally friendly,” said Emily Tschirhart, spokeswoman for Residence Halls Association. Tickets are $21 for students and $30 for the public.
Pianists Seeley & Baldori will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
The deadline for entering the Global Focus international photography competition is 5 p.m. Friday.
Purpose Org., an organization that gives students networking opportunities in media production and business, is holding its second round of open auditions for its fifth annual “MSU’s Next Top Model” competition from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in 1260 Anthony Hall.
Tradition. Hard work. Exhilarating. I will stake my diploma that any current or former member of the Spartan Marching Band will use these words, and others like them, to describe their time spent in the band.
A short while ago, I listened to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon speak of the things we all need to think about as members of the university community. She focused on something we habitually put on the back burner — a burner that in many cases has been turned off. This focus was on a very simple word: responsibility.
Even though some might be slightly older and have different goals than undergraduates, graduate students still are part of the student body here at MSU. In other words, they still need the kinds of programs and spaces the university provides for underclassmen.