Although it’s more than a year away from its completion date, the MSU College of Human Medicine’s Grand Rapids campus is projected to be completed almost $3 million under budget.
The U.S. Senate and House agreed Wednesday on a $790 billion revised economic stimulus plan intended to put heavy emphasis on job creation. The revised plan calls for significantly less money than the original House bill, worth $820 billion, and the original Senate one, worth $838 billion,
An economic stimulus bill-related infrastructure plan, dorm upgrades and budget revision for construction at the Cyclotron are among the agenda items to be discussed at Friday’s MSU Board of Trustees meeting.
A nationwide medical school expansion boom is causing institutions to re-evaluate how students are admitted and taught. Findings from a nationwide conference hosted last fall by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation found medical schools should take advantage of what has been their first enrollment increase in 30 years by updating their teaching methods and changing admissions processes to be less based on standardized testing.
A 22-year-old female student reported being sexually assaulted Wednesday morning outside of Wells Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU football player Mitchell White pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an off-campus brawl in October at a pretrial hearing Wednesday at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. White, a freshman walk-on receiver, originally pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Dec. 23, 2008. White is set to be sentenced March 16, according to court documents.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly voted down a bill Tuesday to state its stance on a course repeat policy. The bill would require the assembly to state ASMSU’s stance to the University Committee on Academic Policy, or UCAP.
Get out the rain boots, but don’t hang up that winter jacket just yet. Melting snow and rain have caused area rivers to reach near-flood stage, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for the Lansing area. Both the Red Cedar and Grand rivers are expected to hit flood stage sometime today.
Many MSU students have heard of bubble tea, but what about bubble chicken? James Bang, owner of Teriyaki and Gyro, 1139 E. Grand River Ave., plans to add the item to the already eclectic menu at his new restaurant.
Fresh off two consecutive weekends of multiteam competition, the MSU gymnastics team will take on No. 9 Florida on Saturday in East Lansing, hoping to earn some valuable experience against a seasoned SEC opponent before heading back out on the road this month.
With Valentine’s Day approaching on Saturday, sex seems to be a hot topic, causing a breakout of lingerie deals and reservations at restaurants. But when it comes to lovemaking, it’s hard to believe the statistics and to ignore common misconceptions.
Worldwide, the democracy of the United States has become the standard for hope, civil liberties and standing up for human rights. There are countless issues and causes we can choose to raise our voice to. My cause is to end the genocide that is occurring in Darfur, Sudan. It is no longer acceptable for me or for any of us to remain silent and hope that somebody somewhere will take action to stop the killing of innocent people.
In response to Disabled vets to get free education (SN 1/30), I think that this is wonderful that MSU is helping out veterans.
There are many misconceptions regarding certain religious beliefs. Lots of people like to say that atheists are people without faith, for instance, when atheists have just as much faith as those who consider themselves religious. Also, atheism is not Satan-worshipping, as has been suggested before.
A 22-year-old female student reported being sexually assaulted outside of Wells Hall Wednesday morning, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
A combination of melting snow and heavy rain led to rising water levels overnight, said Nathan Jeruzal, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
Mitchell White, 18, faces up to 93 days in jail for his part in an Oct. 19 assault involving MSU hockey defenseman A.J. Sturges. White was a walk-on wide receiver for MSU at the time of the assault.
In his first interstate rivalry game, MSU forward Delvon Roe showed no signs of nerves. In fact, he played arguably the best game of his career. Roe finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds — his first career double-double — to lead MSU to a 54-42 victory over Michigan Tuesday night at Crisler Arena.
The U.S. Senate’s economic stimulus package passed Tuesday is $18 billion larger than the U.S. House’s version, but contained billions of dollars fewer in student aid, infrastructure and other higher education funding.
Two textbooks valued at $150 each were stolen from a Case Hall dorm room last weekend, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. Two male MSU students, ages 18 and 19, reported the books were stolen sometime between 3 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Sunday.