Solmav Rezazadeh*, a medical student at MSU, missed a call from her mother Wednesday morning. But for her, simply calling back wasn’t an option. Rezazadeh’s family is in Iran, the scene of peaceful-turned-violent protests over contested presidential election results.
After their middle school romance ended, Kerie and Josh Miller would never have guessed that they would someday be married. But six years later, after leading very separate lives, they found themselves preparing to tie the knot.
An MSU researcher could unlock genetic factors that contribute to plant invasions with the help of a $630,000 grant awarded by the National Science Foundation. The grant, which will be distributed during the next four years, was awarded last month to Jennifer Lau, a plant evolutionary ecologist with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station’s Kellogg Biological Station.
Six premedical students from Grand Valley State University have been admitted to the MSU College of Human Medicine under an agreement geared toward students from and wishing to practice medicine in areas with low medical accessibility.
East Lansing might get an economic boost after the City Council adopted an ordinance June 16 that allows the city to collect revenue from traffic citations involving certain vehicles.
NFL rookies around the country have been working on their game, and Tennessee Titans running back Javon Ringer is no different. The former MSU workhorse, Ringer was selected in the fifth round by the Titans in April’s NFL Draft. The State News caught up with Ringer during Titans-organized team activities to ask him about adjusting to the NFL, his time at MSU and being a professional football player.
There’s no place for Democrats or Republicans with an important vote facing MSU students — it’s time to decide the 2009 football student section T-shirt. Voting for the upcoming season’s student section T-shirt can be done at http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062209aaa.html, and the voting period ends July 17.
Every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., a group of men gather in the dining room of Great Lakes Christian Homes, 2050 S. Washington Road in Holt. They sit together not to argue, discuss or plan, although that sometimes plays a part. They’ve come to make art they enjoy, and perform it well. They’ve come to harmonize.
It’s not every day that people follow their dreams, see them come true and find time to give back to their hometown community. For Desmond Ferguson, growing up playing basketball and developing a passion for the sport led to a successful basketball career playing for numerous teams, one of them being the Portland Trail Blazers.
Human biology senior Amanda Keedle, psychology graduate student Rome Meeks and dietetics senior Amanda Marie Lange express their concerns about MSU’s new concealed gun policy. MSU now allows concealed weapons on campus — but not in buildings — assuming the holder has proper permits.
I cannot believe the State News editorial board took a stance saying that the elimination of the Michigan Promise Scholarship is “necessary” (SN 6/24).
You have one hour to decide between your life and your leg.” No, this is not the plot of the next inevitable “Saw” film. It is a very real situation my father faced almost a year ago.
Before the end of the year, almost 90,000 unemployed workers in Michigan will have dried out their unemployment benefits. The state, which boasts the nation’s highest unemployment rate at 14.1 percent, is struggling to find short-term answers to the state’s larger problems. There’s currently a bill sitting in the Michigan Senate that could do just that.
A parking meter outside the Administration Building was damaged between 5 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Abused children in South Africa might have a new place to stay for the night because of a $5,000 grant given to an MSU group. MSU’s Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, or MRULE, earned the grant from the Clinton Global Initiative University. MRULE supports Vumunzuku Bya-Vana — “Our Children’s Future” (VVOCF), a center for children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in Zonkizizwe, South Africa.
Cracked roads and uneven sidewalks in parts of East Lansing soon might be fixed after the City Council voted to approve a $1.8-million bond for street improvements at Tuesday’s work session.
A state scholarship used by almost 11,000 MSU students could be eliminated, and state-funded financial aid could be slashed following a state Senate vote Tuesday. Some students are dependent on the funds they receive from the Michigan Promise Scholarship and might have to take drastic action to make up for lost money.
Marriage is something urban planning graduate student Matt Earls says he’s always dreamed about. But for Earls and his boyfriend, public policy graduate student Paul Holland, marriage remains a dream in Michigan, where a 2004 amendment to the state constitution banned same-sex marriage.
Elshafei Mohamed knows about the prison at Guantanamo Bay almost first-hand. A videographer from his hometown in Sudan, who was captured in Afghanistan, has been held there for five years.
For Franklin, Mich.-based sculptor Russell Thayer, MSU is a family tradition. And for that reason, he said he’s delighted to have one of his sculptures featured on campus.