During the next two years, tuition for in-state undergraduates will increase by a total of 10.1 percent. For 2009-10, the increase will be 5.2 percent and for 2010-11 it will be 4.9 percent, according to the Budget Development Overview.
Iranian citizens protesting presidential election results in their country are hoping they will be heard by a government thousands of miles away and inspire change in Iran. Local Iranians and Iranian graduate students from universities — including MSU — met Thursday at the Capitol to fight for their voting rights and protest what they call “election fraud” in Iran. On June 12, Iranians cast their ballots, and the next day, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected as president to the country, defeating opponent Mir Hossein Mousavi.
The free Concerts in the Park series had its second concert of the summer Wednesday in Durant Park. Although the gloomy weather might have deterred a larger crowd, of the 30 people who attended, most seemed to have an enjoyable evening.
If you are wondering where your unregistered Huffy disappeared to after hibernating on campus all winter, the MSU Surplus Store might be able to help.
An MSU professor received more than $100,000 in federal stimulus money to hire summer researchers. Chemistry associate professor Dana Spence said his lab is still looking for an undergraduate student and a high school teacher to work as researchers this summer.
Officials at MSU Dubai announced on Friday the creation of the MSU Dubai Distinguished Scholarship Program, which will provide financial assistance to 10 students for the fall semester.
The state’s unemployment rate shot up a more than 1 percentage point in May to 14.1 percent, according to data from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth.
Michigan college students who rely on the Promise Scholarship may need to find another way to come up with cash for school. On Tuesday, a state Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to eliminate the Michigan Promise Scholarship and drastically cut funding for need-based grant programs. The bill came before the full Senate appropriations committee Wednesday.
MSU graduate students interested in both education and economics won’t have to choose between passions anymore because of a new interdisciplinary program combining the two, set to start in the fall.
Smokers looking to get their specialized nicotine fix might be out of luck if the Food and Drug Administration is given regulating power in the industry as part of national legislation passed last week.
First, there are boxes, boards and books stacked ceiling high like the most well-organized attic your cool uncle ever kept. If you can tear your eyes away from the sheer volume of stuff in the clean, cramped store, the display counters are packed full of valuable comic books and tiny figurines.
By now, you’ve seen the Pure Michigan advertisements on TV. In the commercials, there usually are images of Michigan’s Great Lakes, lighthouses and fresh harvests coming in. It shows all the openness, the nature of the state, the beauty that shines through the mere landscape and topography. But all the nature, as beautifully mesmerizing as it is, cannot hold the attention of the most freewheeling minds.
Fears of ecological disruptions as a result of deforestation in the Amazon River Basin might not be as serious as some believe, according to a new study led by MSU researchers.
Have you ever wondered how many students at MSU choose not to have a Facebook.com page? Some of these students may be considered “outcasts” for not joining in on the frenzy, but they might be smarter than we think.
President Barack Obama will be presenting an hour-long special on health care reform with ABC News on Wednesday, but health care is not what’s being debated on this show. ABC has exclusive rights to broadcast the town-hall-style program, which will consist of the president answering questions from ABC’s prescreened audience.
The city of East Lansing might receive more than $200,000 to make environmentally friendly updates. The City Council approved a resolution at its Tuesday meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, allowing the Department of Planning and Development to apply for an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. The grant would give funds to the city to improve city-owned buildings using green practices and also to explore ideas for alternative energy. “We have a number of ideas we will be incorporating into the city,” said Tim Schmitt, an East Lansing community development analyst. After President Barack Obama and the U.S.
For students who dread math assignments, the Web site WolframAlpha.com could serve as a study aid or shortcut to an easy 4.0. WolframAlpha is a computational knowledge engine Web site that launched in May.
With concerns about state funding cuts for higher education, the MSU Board of Trustees most likely will increase student tuition Friday when it sets the 2009-10 budget. Trustee Dianne Byrum said the increase has not been solidified but probably would be about 5 percent.
When people see Lansing resident Eric Vanden Bosch spending time with his three sons during the week, they often say, “Oh, you’re hanging out with Dad today,” assuming Vanden Bosch has a day off from work. What they don’t realize, is for Vanden Bosch, hanging out with his kids is part of his job as a full-time, stay-at-home dad. “Then it’s like, ‘Oh, you get to stay home with your kids, you’re lucky,’” he said.
A heavy flow of break-ins and thefts from feminine-hygiene dispensers across campus led MSU Police to launch an investigation. A total of six break-ins and thefts were reported to MSU Police between June 1-12, amounting to at least $7.50 in stolen change, MSU police Sgt.