Prices of parking permits on campus for faculty, staff and students will rise 19 percent for next year, said Lynnette Forman, MSU parking operations manager.
Bethany Lumbert said she’s still upset about Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., conceding the presidential race and endorsing presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Saturday.
MSU will host its first commencement ceremony abroad as a group of 24 Chinese MSU students will be honored for their participation in a collaborative turfgrass management program.
Bob Felt thinks of the rumbling sound soon to be heard from more of Michigan’s state owned two- and four-lane highways as the sound of another life being saved.
Collin Porteus planned on moving to California after graduation, but after developers and Lansing city officials announced the creation of a new film studio in downtown Lansing last week, he’s not feeling the same rush to leave the state.
All-American runner Nicole Bush is chasing down a dream. The MSU distance runner is laying it all on the line as she trains for one of the biggest months of her life.
If I told you that one out of three state employees works in a given department, and then asked you to guess which department I was talking about, what might your response be? The Michigan State Police? The Department of Human Services? The Department of Environmental Quality?
Polls are supposed to give people a glimpse of what the future holds. They are a common sight on news programs and in newspapers. There’s even one at the top of this page. But, like politicians, polls can lie — mainly because an unbiased random sample can almost never be produced.
The number of homes without power from the weekend’s storms continues to decrease, even as forecasts predict more storms to roll into the area this afternoon and evening.
Sunday night’s continued thunderstorms throughout Michigan were responsible for another death and more power outages as of early Monday morning.
Lansing declared a state of emergency Sunday as a result of damage from the weekend’s storms which could leave thousands of residents in the dark as late as Tuesday or Wednesday, local energy providers said. Severe thunderstorms as early as Friday night cut power and caused damage in Lansing area homes.
Math tutor Kyle Glashower said many of the students he helps don’t understand the basic skills they need to pass math.
When Chris Bryner saw the dark clouds rolling into East Lansing on Sunday, the first thing he thought about was climbing onto the roof of CVS Pharmacy, 240 M.A.C. Ave., where he would have a front row seat to watch the storm.
Because many college-aged students primarily use cell phones, they may be underrepresented in political polls this election season, according to Paul Abramson, an MSU political science professor.
Steve McLean has been running in East Lansing for 23 years, but has run into a tree twice while running near campus because of what he calls a lack of safe lighting on pedestrian trails.
Leaning against a wall of Margaret Aguwa’s office are dozens of awards, detailing her educational and professional career. Across the room African artwork hints at her Nigerian roots.
Former MSU placekicker Dave Rayner was released by the NFL’s Miami Dolphins on Wednesday. The three-year veteran was signed by the Dolphins this summer to compete with former Michigan placekicker Jay Feely.
The State News caught up with MSU student Princess Souvenir, a theater senior with a specialization in Black American and Diasporic Studies. Souvenir is a native of the Caribbean country Guyana, a fact she displays through her Afrocentric apparel.
Former MSU hockey player Daniel Vukovic will continue his hockey career in Switzerland. On Friday, the defenseman signed a three-year professional contract with Geneve-Servette Hockey Club in Geneva, Switzerland.
Three Spartans were selected in Friday’s MLB First-Year Player Draft. Junior catcher Kyle Day was selected in the 12th round by the Cincinnati Reds, while the Detroit Tigers picked up junior pitcher Mark Sorensen in the 32nd round and junior utility player Eric Roof in the 46th round.