Departments within the School of Planning, Design & Construction will call a single building home when the school moves all operations to Human Ecology Building in September.
Health care and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced plans Tuesday to donate $6.5 million in surplus equipment to Michigan’s research universities, including MSU.
Dolly the sheep’s grandchildren might be in for trouble after food products from cloned animals were deemed safe to eat last week, but local experts don’t expect to see cloned products on store shelves anytime soon.
Students celebrated the new year of trees Tuesday night at Hillel Jewish Student Center by eating traditional dried fruits, planting flowers and parsley and promoting environmental awareness.
College is a whole new world for many freshmen traveling campus for the first time. The State News sat down with two of these brave explorers to get a glimpse, in 15 questions or less, at a new face on campus and their perspective on their new frontier.
Megan Leinbach always has had a passion for museums. “I started working in a museum when I was 14,” she said. “One of the things I love about MSU is that we have a museum studies program here, which is really unique. Not that many schools have that — especially as an undergrad specialization.”
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant is still searching for a leader. With nine underclassmen filling the Spartans’ roster, it has been a struggle for Merchant to uncover a leader on the young squad.
When all the stars align, the Spartans can run with just about anybody in the country, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said. But when he talks about everyone contributing, he means from top to bottom — from the starting five to the assistant coaches.
Although he’s a native of the Buffalo area, senior forward Chris Mueller has become fully assimilated into the MSU vs. U-M rivalry. Mueller even admitted exchanging text messages with U-M forward Danny Fardig early this week — but none were of the discussible nature.
Glenn Hills was practically born at Lansing City Market. Born in April 1938, Hills made his market debut only months later when his family’s cheese business set up shop in the market, which opened in August 1938.
Walking into Fabiano’s Homemade Candies, 1427 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, it’s easy to see why the franchise has become a local tradition. Large jars filled with chocolate-dipped and sprinkled candies line the walls while the smell of fresh chocolate hangs in the air.
MSU senior tight end Kellen Davis has been selected to play in the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl, a pre-draft game that features the country’s top NFL draft prospects. Davis is one of the top 100 college seniors chosen as NFL draft prospects.
I recently came across a graphic on the Internet that has a picture of classic Uncle Sam and a few lines of text that read: “I want you to wake up. To wake others up. To know you are free. To think for yourself. To protect your rights. And to resist against tyranny.”
It’s probably happened to most people who drive. There’s always that one driver on the road who doesn’t seem to be paying attention and begs the question: “Are you on something?”
“Untraceable,” a film that comes out Friday, has an interesting premise — a serial killer uses www.killwithme.com to stream a live video of his victims being killed. Every visitor to the Web site triggers a reaction that gradually kills the victim — the more people watching, the faster he or she dies.
Eric Gregory’s column last week, Paul supporters deserve better (SN 1/17), falls into the trap of the media smear campaign against Ron Paul.
MSU is taking American Sign Language, or ASL, out of the classroom and into the community. Beginning in the fall, students will be able to participate in a residential hall program where ASL is the primary mode of communication.
Teacher education students who plan to work in high-need schools after graduation could receive up to $4,000 a year for participating in the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program, or TEACH.
A wallet containing credit cards, a driver’s license and $46 was stolen from a backpack at IM Sports-West between 10 p.m. Thursday and midnight Friday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Sociology senior Skye Black’s presentation to the MSU Board of Trustees more than a year ago, which revealed MSU was last in the Big Ten in recycling, struck a nerve with Trustee Joel Ferguson.