College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with one of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, of a new face on campus and her perspective on her new frontier.
The East Lansing Film Festival is holding a fundraiser tonight with raffle prizes, a film screening and refreshments.
You reach into the cupboard to take out two slices of bread for your turkey sandwich when you notice a little patch of mold has beaten you to your week-old loaf.
As energy costs continue to soar, MSU students living off campus are doing their best to adjust to their rising utility bills.
The first week of classes is well under way, and MSU’s campus bustles with activity after a long summer break. Despite the little annoyances of classes, many MSU students have been waiting all summer to get back together with their friends, live in their own space off campus, and jump back into the party scene. Permanent community members, however, might not be so happy.
I am writing in response to the editorial titled Lower drinking age encourages safe consumption (SN 8/26).
I am writing to express my concern with a statement made in Students, experts split on impact of VP Choice (SN 8/24).
For news junkies, Friday was both heaven and hell. In the excruciatingly long wait for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to send out the infamous text message announcing his choice of a running mate, viewers of the cable news networks were witness to some classic TV moments.
Although the MSU men’s basketball season is miles away, a game such as MSU vs. North Carolina at Ford Field in Detroit makes the hype feel as if it is just around the corner.
It didn’t take MSU women’s soccer freshman forward Laura Heyboer long to bring her habit of winning awards to the collegiate level.
Democrats kicked off their national convention Monday by hearing from the person who knows Barack Obama the best — his wife.
MSU students will pay less this year for the energy and matriculation fee as part of a universitywide shift toward per-credit hour charges, despite a tuition hike.
Welcome Week had fewer arrests and citations than in recent years, East Lansing and MSU police said.
A gray, four-door 2004 Mazda V6 was keyed on its right side and front hood, resulting in about $1,000 in damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Downtown Denver is busier than ever this week as Democratic National Convention activities take over the city, but colleges and universities in the downtown area look like ghost towns. The Auraria Higher Education Center, a campus for three higher education institutions in Denver, has completely shut down operations in anticipation of traffic and security issues caused by the convention.
With classes beginning and more unpacking to do, the little things in life can be more annoying to deal with. Although there are plenty of tips out there about study habits, how to take notes or success strategies for exams, little issues that come up along the way might seem worse than they really are when time is limited and schedules are packed.
Stress is the body’s response to events that upset our personal balance. When we feel threatened — emotionally or physically — the body begins an automatic process called the “fight-or-fight” response.
More than 7,000 students recently said goodbye to home-cooked meals and hello to the all-you-can-eat buffets that are the residence hall cafeterias.