Trying to boost MSU’s faculty salary ranking of ninth in the Big Ten for the second year in a row, the University Committee on Faculty Affairs has recommended a 5 percent increase for the 2008-09 academic year.
MSU’s decision of whether or not it will punish students involved with the Cedar Fest riot with interim suspensions will be made this morning, said Lee June, vice president for student affairs and services.
As the mother of four daughters who have played Division I softball, Pam Nicosia has seen her share of softball coaches through the years.
In an age when the Michigan economy is in tatters, is it really wise to punish those who contribute to one of the few shining sectors — education?
A proposed bill that would allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. might seem like a two-hour legislative bonus to many college students. The bill states that bars and restaurants could remain open an extra two hours for an annual $2,500 fee.
For the first time, I am ashamed to be an MSU student. Why is it that we are in college? Last time I checked, it had a lot to do with getting a diploma and eventually getting a job in our field of choice. Why throw away four years of hard work and diligence for a night of partying?
One of the many joys college graduates are facing — or will face in the coming weeks and months, depending on the amount of procrastination — is the inevitable job hunt.
I have drawn upon one simple conclusion from the events at Cedar Village this weekend: Thousands of people do not get it. Being a proud alumnus, I am satiated with the actions of those who continue to defame what MSU stands for and its image.
An 18-year-old male from Detroit was arrested for stealing a laptop and cosmetic bag from a Rather Hall dorm room at about 5:50 a.m. Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
It doesn’t sound accurate, but it’s true — it could be cheaper for some freshmen to attend Stanford University next fall than MSU. In February, Stanford announced a plan to eliminate the total cost of tuition, $36,030, for undergraduates coming from families who earn less than $100,000.
The youthful Lansing Lugnuts were excited to play their first home game of the season Monday night at Oldsmobile Park. But they were nervous, too. “I have to say I had some butterflies out there,” 18-year-old third baseman Kevin Ahrens said. “But just about after my first at-bat, I settled down a little bit and got in the groove of playing again.”
Former MSU Trustee Dee Cook sounded close to tears as she expressed her disgust at the riot during Cedar Fest this weekend. “Here we go again,” Cook said she thought when reading the news. “When I saw it, I said to my husband, ‘Oh, for heaven’s sake.’”
The 52 people charged for crimes committed during Cedar Fest all face misdemeanor charges, but that could change as charges are finalized, East Lansing police said Monday.
To push themselves and each other to obtain diploma, about 300 students have gripped markers and signed an MSU student group’s banner intended to increase graduation rates among black students.
It’s the one envelope a graduate student teaching assistant never wants to receive — one with a letter informing them a job within their college won’t exist next year.
The body of a 72-year-old Lansing resident was found Sunday at College Fields Golf Course, located at Hagadorn and Bennett roads.
Following the sudden death of a Western Michigan University student suffering from complications similar to meningitis, local health officials said they’re experiencing very few cases near campus.
Dr. D., My boyfriend is an idiot. The other day we caught part of a podcast you did on the campus radio station where you said most MSU students were not sexy and lacked the knowledge to engage in fulfilling sexual relationships. That prompted an argument because he feels he knows all there is to know about sex. Would you please set him straight? -FS
Lil Wayne hit Breslin Center like a storm Sunday night. You know, like a lightning storm during a blizzard in the middle of July. That kind of storm. The crowd had a predisposition to mob mentality — Cedar Fest still fresh on their minds — making group chants of “Weezy! Weezy!” come as if it were second nature.
At some point, you’ll probably have to be in a wedding party. And when it comes to those cheesy “couples dance” moments, it’s impossible to not feel completely awkward. In hopes of being a bit more comfortable with whatever stranger you’re paired with, try whipping out a fancy dance move to shake off the butterflies.