Unless a compromise is reached during Student Assembly’s meeting Thursday night, student voters might not have a chance to vote on whether to fund the ASMSU Readership Program when ASMSU’s spring elections begin Monday.
Taking vitamins is important. And in a few years, taking corn might be too. Dean DellaPenna, a microbiology and molecular genetics professor, worked with a team of 20 scientists and several organizations to add more beta-carotene, or vitamin A, to corn.
Shawn Targosz never experienced anything like it before. Lemons tasted like the sweetest candy ever, and a Guinness beer tasted more like a chocolate malt. Targosz attended a flavor-tripping party Wednesday night at Reno’s East Side Sportsbar & Grill, 1310 Abbot Road. The MSU Outdoors Club hosted its first flavor-tripping party as a fundraiser and promotion for the Banff Mountain Film Festival it is hosting April 7.
Campus could get a little darker at 8:30 p.m Saturday as students are asked to shut down any unnecessary power for one hour. The event is part of Earth Hour 2010, which aims to increase awareness of climate change.
MSU students could be among participants at the Our Higher Education Rally noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Capitol as part of a statewide effort organized by the Student Association of Michigan, or SAM.
Michigan restaurant and bar owners are trying to clear the air before the state’s smoke-free law takes effect May 1. The new law, passed by lawmakers in December, prohibits smoking in all workplaces including restaurants and bars, and the owners of East Lansing hangouts are anticipating the change.
The Michigan Senate approved a higher education budget plan Wednesday, which included a 3.1 percent funding decrease to all state universities next fiscal year.
Students accustomed to using Spartan Cash for food purchases and tanning salon visits now have a new way to spend their money: at Lansing Urgent Care.
MSU will be hosting the Michigan Clean Energy Forum at 2 p.m. April 10. The theme “Jobs and the Clean Energy Race” will include panelists from various job sectors including several faculty members from MSU.
About 30 students gathered Wednesday at the Hillel Student Jewish Center, 360 Charles St., for an Ice Cream Seder night to get into the holiday mood for the upcoming Passover Seder on Monday.
MSU’s Debate Team was crowned national champions Tuesday after participating in the five-day National Debate Tournament.
The ground is littered with stained wooden platforms, an abandoned cloth doll, discarded pop cans, bits of torn newspaper and a lone rubber ducky. It’s the setting of The Department of Theatre’s production of “In the Blood,” written by Suzan-Lori Parks, opened on Tuesday night at the Auditorium Arena Theatre and runs through Sunday.
Greg Heffley, played by Zachary Gordon, is a wise-cracking pre-teen misunderstood by most everyone in his life, in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” released March 19,
After being on the road for its first 27 games, the MSU softball team returned to East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon and defeated Western Michigan, 5-3, in the team’s home opener at Old College Field.__
Starting Friday, freshman Jacob Jarzen will compete in one butterfly and two backstroke events at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, looking to use the experiences of a successful freshman season to put together a good showing as the first Spartan to qualify for the championships in five years.
Being on a college campus is one of the best experiences one can have. It gives each student the opportunity not only to be educated academically, but also socially and culturally. But how many students actually will take the time to learn about other cultures that they see bits and pieces of each day?
ASMSU members are taking steps to provide students with sorely needed funding during these uncertain economic times. Any amount of money — even $3,000 — can go far toward a person’s future. Compared to previous half-baked ASMSU expenses on student taxpayer money, this scholarship serves a much higher purpose and will have the potential to assist all students at a greater level.
An MSU instructor was sentenced to six months probation Wednesday for accosting a child with immoral purposes. Takashi Higuchi was charged in November 2009 with third degree sexual conduct after he met a 13-year-old girl on an Internet dating Web site for adults and allegedly had consensual sex with her.
Students share their thoughts after President Barack Obama signed the historic health care reform bill into law Tuesday morning.
The Lansing region could attract federal funds for a large scale transportation project, as announced by a Capital Area Transportation Authority official at East Lansing City Council’s work session Tuesday. Council also discussed a plan to bring a fleet of environmentally friendly and efficient cars to be rented by residents to the city as part of a car-sharing program.