Last month brought Michigan's first minimum wage increase in nine years and, so far, East Lansing businesses haven't noticed an impact. "Generally, in this area, all the jobs are already above minimum wage," said Phil Gardner, director of MSU's Collegiate Employment Research Institute. Previously, the minimum wage rested at $5.15 per hour, but rose to $6.95 in October.
News and notes surrounding the search for the next MSU coach: • MSU men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo said this week he didn't think his friend, former Detroit Lions coach Steve Mariucci, will be a candidate.
Award-winning CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley died Thursday from complications related to leukemia.
By Any Means Necessary, a political activist group in favor of affirmative action, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against legislation eliminating gender and race-based preferential treatment in university and other public institutions. The state's constitution will now be amended to include the new legislation, which bans affirmative action in certain cases. The proposal will go into effect Dec.
Elections are over. Proposal results are in — and the result to at least one Michigan proposal is embarrassing. The most important ballot measure Michiganians voted on this election was, without a doubt, Proposal 2 — the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative.
The results from Tuesday's Congressional elections not only shifted Congress' power to the Democrats but signaled the appointment of Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S.
"I think it's a set back for the simple fact that a lot of people didn't know what affirmative action did.
When it comes to fashion, 20-something Kelly Waterman admits she likes to spend big. She'll spurge on clothes, jewelry and, sometimes, even unnecessary stuff.
Drew Neitzel hit four consecutive 3-pointers to open the action on Thursday at Breslin Center, paving the way to a blowout victory over Youngstown State. The junior point guard spotted up in the corner on MSU's first possession, took a pass from sophomore teammate Travis Walton and buried a 3.
Minnesota at MSU Noon Saturday, Spartan Stadium, ESPNU SH — This will be the last game at Spartan Stadium for MSU's seniors.
Now that MSU's administration has made the right move and has given John L. Smith his walking papers, hopefully it will think more carefully about the next person it hires.
MSU passing game against Minnesota secondary Heading into last week, Purdue was the Big Ten's worst statistical pass defense.
No. 1 Troy Smith Senior quarterback, Ohio State Smith's lead tightened last week after a 108-yard, no-touchdown performance against Illinois.
It's tough to find a more battle-tested group than the MSU football team's seniors. They've played in a bowl game.
East Lansing police are investigating a string of unarmed robberies that happened early Thursday morning in neighborhoods north of campus. Three separate men reported being approached by a group of three or four people who asked directions and then assaulted them before cash and cell phones were stolen, East Lansing Deputy police Chief Juli Leibler said. The alleged robberies occurred between midnight and 4 a.m, Leibler said. The first incident happened at about 1:10 a.m.
University officials are taking a step forward in their plans to expand MSU's College of Human Medicine into Grand Rapids. The MSU Board of Trustees will decide on the purchase of about one and a half acres of property in Grand Rapids at its monthly meeting Friday.
Newly renovated Snyder and Phillips halls and the new student apartment complex, University Village Apartments, plan to open their doors to students in August. The projected cost of the Snyder-Phillips project is $37.5 million and University Village Apartments is estimated to cost $16 million. Renovations in dorm rooms for Snyder and Phillips halls include higher ceilings, new lighting, new fire suppression features and fire alarms.
University officials are taking a step forward in their plans to expand MSU's College of Human Medicine into Grand Rapids. The MSU Board of Trustees will decide purchasing of about one and a half acres of property in Grand Rapids at its monthly meeting Friday.
Jennifer Ismirle trudged home from class on another gray Wednesday afternoon. "It's so dreary," the English senior said. Now that the days are becoming shorter — daylight-saving time ended Oct.