Representatives from MSU, Pfizer Inc. and Lakeshore Advantage announced a plan to turn an idled research facility into a bioeconomy research and development center Wednesday. The three-story, 138,000-square-foot building — located in Holland — will be donated to MSU from Pfizer.
Emily Tobin and her rickety, rusty 4-year-old Huffy Redrock bicycle do not get along. When the English junior's mode of transportation is coated with rust or springs a sprocket, she is ready to blow a gasket. "A few weeks ago, it broke a sprocket on the back wheel, so I could not move it.
It's not time to hit the panic button yet, but the MSU baseball team has drastically shrunk its margin for error the last two weeks. Since a heartbreaking final-inning defeat to Penn State on April 15, the Spartans (15-18 overall, 6-9 Big Ten) have lost seven straight games, including a four-game sweep at the hands of Minnesota last weekend.
Two different genocides: One during World War II, one that began in the 1980s. An MSU student found common links between the two. Jasmine Angelini-Knoll, a political science and anthropology junior, compared memoirs written by boys of the Holocaust and the "Lost Boys" of Sudan. The "Lost Boys" refer to children who were displaced, orphaned or both during Sudan's 21-year civil war that officially ended in 2005. "These groups of memoirs similarly engage you in imagining what it would be like to be in that situation as a child," Angelini-Knoll said.
Some MSU students want to use the state legislative system to help end genocide in Darfur, Sudan. In November, members of MSU's Spartans Taking Action Now: Darfur, or STAND, went to a conference at Northwestern University where they learned about how divestment could be used as a tool against the genocide. The targeted divestment calls for the stopping of financial investments in 83 companies that directly or indirectly help the Sudanese government continue killing its citizens, according to the U.S.
The men's golf team was in Columbus, Ohio, just two weeks ago finishing second in the Kepler Invitational.
I am outraged by the way protesters were treated during a speech by Chris Simcox, founder of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, on April 19.
It's the end of the semester. It is almost over. Just a week left of finals or a few projects to wrap up. Many of us will be running out of here.
When Sally Winn was a junior at Indiana University, she became pregnant and had to choose between having a child and an abortion.
Raymar Morgan takes a pass along the left baseline, then hurtles toward the basket like a runaway train.
I'm a storyteller. It's what I do. So as I tell my final one for The State News after five semesters here, I should know exactly how it's supposed to go, right? The truth is, there's no way to articulate how fortunate I feel to have been part of this paper, this campus and, in whatever small way, your lives the last three years. My job has given me so many opportunities I never thought I'd have.
The East Village redevelopment has been cut in half. Officials from the San Diego-based Pierce Company Inc. announced Thursday they will no longer be pursuing property east of Stoddard Avenue. But changing the plans doesn't deter The Pierce Company or East Lansing from their mutual goal of a redeveloped East Village. The project originally involved a mix of retail, residential and entertainment properties in the 35-acre region bounded by East Grand River Avenue, Hagadorn Road, Bogue Street and the Red Cedar River by 2011. Prime Housing Group's refusal to sell its seven properties in the region made officials downsize their intentions for the project, said Fred Pierce, president and CEO of The Pierce Company. "We do support their independent development of those properties," Pierce said.
Since January, we have heard almost weekly about Michigan's budget deficit and the ways our government is trying to fix it. The state is facing a roughly combined $2.5 billion deficit.
Educators from Olin Health Center promote safe sex on campus — and they have the numbers to prove it. Since the beginning of the school year, Olin's various sex education programs have given away nearly 80,000 condoms. Many have been given away through a program called Condom Connection which provides residence hall mentors with information on sexually transmitted diseases, healthy relationships and, of course, condoms. To fund the programs, the Residence Halls Association has granted Olin $2,000 per semester for the past few years, said Paula Wade, RHA director of health and safety. A 2000 survey reported 54 percent of MSU students used condoms the last time they had sex.
The MSU women's golf team has a big task on its hands this weekend. Not only are the Spartans hosting the Big Ten Championships at Forest Akers West Golf Course, they come in ranked second in the Big Ten and 22nd in the nation. "Our team is really comfortable," senior Rachel Meikle said.
After weeks of NFL teams and analysts dissecting players based on their talent, potential and personality, the NFL Draft finally takes place Saturday.
This is to those involved in the Chris Simcox event. Before I begin, I want to make it clear who is saying this.
All across the country, from St. Louis to Blacksburg and Tobacco Road, change happened this school year.
As Lydia Weiss folded T-shirts to be worn during Bring Your Child to Work Day, she couldn't help but get a little angry. The MSU Women's Resource Center employee thought of the moms who would be taking their children to work today.