Ten questions could equal big bucks for the city of East Lansing. City officials and a student group are urging the MSU community to fill out the 2010 U.S. Census, which will be 10 questions long instead of the 53 questions from the last census in 2000.
The spring session of the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities’ Community Music School folk music program will begin from 6:30-9:30 p.m. tonight in Snyder-Phillips Hall.
Based on the Oscar-nominated 1974 cult film “Young Frankenstein” starring Gene Wilder, “The New Mel Brooks Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” will hit the stage of Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. and run through Sunday.
Students staying in East Lansing for spring break could use the opportunity to get a head start on their future careers.
In the wake of the Dec. 25, 2009 airplane bombing attempt near Detroit, the federal government has altered the way it screens and protects airline passengers, but students should not expect longer waits at security checkpoints.
Although spring break can be a week full of unadulterated fun and relaxation, careless students traveling internationally could find themselves in trouble if they don’t take some precautions, MSU officials said.
My initial reaction when I was invited to the Facebook group JUST DON’T — No New Nike-influenced Spartan helmet and saw this new logo was disgust.
The political season has seemed continuous since the last election cycle as both parties have appeared to continue campaigning and have left the governing to nobody.
In an extremely uncharacteristic move, Gov. Jennifer Granholm actually is proposing real and radical steps to address Michigan’s staggering budget deficit.
Tom Izzo, a prominent NCAA Tournament figurehead and avid football fan, made a reference to another legendary sporting event when describing the MSU men’s basketball team’s upcoming conference schedule — golf’s annual Masters tournament, played each spring in Augusta, Ga.
There was a time when Delvon Roe dreaded going to the free-throw line. Shooting 51-for-112 from the charity stripe last season — a measly 45 percent — the sophomore forward had a knack for converting and-one buckets but failing to capitalize on the 3-point opportunity.
Following a crazy week of Big Ten action, the MSU women’s basketball team could be back in the conference title race. A win Thursday against Penn State would pull the Spartans even with the Lady Lions in the loss column with a game in hand.
Leo Wales, 20, was sentenced in November 2009 to 80 years in prison for robbing and shooting a man seven times in Mississippi. He was arrested Saturday for urinating in public near Quality Dairy, 1109 E. Grand River Ave.
A water main broke Monday at the Harrison Road and Sever Drive intersection in East Lansing, affecting the water supply at Red Cedar Elementary School, 1110 Narcissus Drive, and the surrounding neighborhood. Harrison Road was marked down to a single southbound lane as road crews fix the main. The road should resume normal operation Monday night.
A 20-year-old male MSU student reported his backpack stolen Jan. 24 in Bessey Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
A trip that started Wednesday in Detroit and culminated in Dubai could lay the foundation ASMSU needs to bring representation to MSU Dubai students. Kyle Dysarz, ASMSU’s Student Assembly chairperson, and Kristy Currier, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly chairperson, left for Dubai last Wednesday as part of ASMSU’s ongoing efforts to secure representation and recognition for students at MSU’s satellite campus in Dubai, ASMSU Spokesperson Portia McKenzie said. They are scheduled to return Thursday afternoon in Detroit.
Despite an 18.3-percent decrease in the value of MSU’s endowment from 2008-09, the university fared better than most Big Ten schools, according to initial results of new survey.__
Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Friday that she will encourage public university employees to participate in a new cost-effective health care plan. However, it still is unknown whether the plan could affect MSU faculty and staff.
Adam Duke’s house burned down from an electrical fire in 2006. No one was hurt, but his family’s home was destroyed. At the time, Duke was taking his first environmental science class as a freshman at MSU. As his parents started talking about rebuilding, Duke applied what he’d been learning in class, encouraging his parents to consider building a more environmentally friendly home.
Neon sunglasses, bright leggings and flower-patterned skirts crowded Demonstration Hall on Saturday as students from across campus skated their way back into the 1980s. The University Activities Board, or UAB, hosted the Rockin’ Retro Rollerpalooza for the second time since 2007.