When I wake up every morning and grab my perfectly healthy newspaper, I can’t help but think of how soon this helpless, defenseless thing will be lying on its deathbed. I can hear the persistent “beep, beep” of the heart monitors, see the slow trickle of fluid from IV bags and smell the pages of the newspaper decaying into a deathly yellow pallor.
The statement “Higher education appeared to be one of the winners in a national budget proposal Thursday that was full of spending cuts” in Student aid, research priorities in Obama’s budget (SN 2/27) is a poster child for the failure of journalism today in that it pays more attention to what President Barack Obama said was in the budget rather than what is actually in the budget.
The homes of thousands of MSU students are apparently not as important to project coordinators as building an “exciting urban neighborhood” near campus. Pierce Education Properties is 12 months into a 30-month deadline to acquire all the property it needs to build the proposed East Village, which would include entertainment venues, restaurants, retail and housing units.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and Michigan’s two other top research universities testified before state lawmakers today, stressing the importance of continued state support for public institutions.
An 18-year-old Allen Park man who was visiting his 19-year-old girlfriend at MSU shattered a West Wilson Hall stairwell window at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 22, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
About 1,900 people gathered Monday at Wharton Center to hear ethologist, evolutionary biologist and controversial author Richard Dawkins present the first sold-out lecture in the history of MSU’s World View Lecture Series.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and two other in-state university presidents will testify to the importance of higher education before Michigan legislators today, less than a month after Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed 3 percent cut in funding for MSU.
Throughout his life, Don Ausman spent his time working to better the lives of those less fortunate than he. Now a month after his death, Ausman’s family is continuing the MSU senior’s mission of volunteerism with the creation of the Don Ausman Foundation. The foundation has established a fund to help MSU students pay for trips to participate in Alternative Spring Break, a program in which Ausman was heavily involved.
When he came to MSU last fall, criminal justice freshman Griffin McCarthy knew he would accumulate mounds of debt by the time he graduates. “I’m in a financial situation where my family can’t pay out-of-pocket for school,” McCarthy said. “I’m in a single-parent home, so some of the financial burden is too much.”
In the world of style, accessories are key. Yes, one can look good under typical circumstances with just an outfit.
Spring can be a time to re-evaluate the foods you eat and consider fresher alternatives to the canned, preserved and imported foods that so often make up a winter diet.
For the past four decades, spring break has offered Michigan college students an escape from the stress of classes, work and the unrelenting winter elements. While the motivation to seek sun, adventure and even a few risks has prevailed, the prices and hot spots of spring break have changed over time. Where will Spartans head this year when spring break kicks off in less than one week? No matter the locale, spring break continues to be a memorable part of the college experience at MSU.
Dr. D., I am heading off to Cancun, Mexico for my first spring break, and I am really looking forward to some sun and relaxing time at the beach.
As spring begins to bloom, dread may bloom in the hearts of MSU students with spring allergies.
Using a unique mentoring program, MSU education specialists helped the Lansing School District prevent first-year teachers from quitting — a trend often seen in urban areas.
For almost 15 years, they have set up the lights, rolled film and made people across campus laugh. “Sideshow,” a sketch comedy show broadcast by MSU Telecasters, is celebrating the release of its 30th episode. The show has been entirely student-run since its creation in 1994.
Riots, rezoning and site plans are just a few of the items that will appear on the East Lansing City Council’s meeting agenda tonight, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St.
Students and faculty can get a glimpse into Michigan’s economic future Wednesday when economics professor Charles Ballard gives a lecture at Fairchild Theatre. “Michigan’s Economic Future is Not an Oxymoron: Confessions of an MSU Economist,” is the second installment of ASMSU’s Last Lecture Series.
The MSU women’s track and field team finished sixth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships this weekend, while the men finished eighth. Freshman Beth Rohl claimed a title in the weight throw and freshman Becca Buchholtz won the high jump with a career-high 1.79 meter jump.
After clinching at least a share of the Big Ten title on Sunday, the MSU men’s basketball team returned to its locker room with the same attitude as when it first entered. Sure, there were plenty of hugs and smiles to go around.