For some students, solving housing issues goes farther than meeting with a mediator. Sometimes, legal action is necessary. Issues with roommates, tenants and landlords can become a problem this time of year.
When making the transition from high school to college, some students need to take refresher courses to prepare for college-level math and English. Although the number of students needing review courses is increasing nationwide, those numbers are shrinking at MSU. Sharif Shakrani, director of the Education Policy Center at MSU, said about 25 percent of entering freshmen lack preparation for college-level math, especially algebra.
They step in rhythm. They practice until they can step together making one sound with each movement — with the sounds of their feet and clapping.
Here is a complied list of the top five places to study on or near campus: Main Library There shouldn't be a problem trying to find a place to study in this nice and cozy, four-story building.
Though the dreaded week of finals is only six days away, there's no need to delve into the depths of despair — at least not yet.
In regard to the incident between protesters and Kyle Bristow at the illegal immigration meeting last Thursday, it is very unfortunate that the protesters resorted to physical violence as indicated in "Protesters crash immigration event" (SN 12/1). Resorting to such measures is a display of serious immaturity, and it has no place at MSU — or anywhere for that matter. These actions also give Kyle Bristow and his band of radicals, the Young Americans for "Freedom," undeserved publicity.
Thank God it's almost over. I know that thought has crossed the minds of some of the kids slaving away at The State News, scrambling to close the books on a semester of stories.
It's the night before a final and you've given yourself the entire night to study for the exam.
Students may find it easier to recycle their trash if an initiative to build a university recycling center is put into effect by university and student government officials.
Tom Izzo wants more from you. The MSU head coach is looking for better crowd support. He said before the season he was worried that fans have become numb to success because of the team's recent history of Final Four appearances, and his concerns haven't been helped by sparse crowds at MSU's first few home games. "I hope we're not getting fat and sassy," Izzo said. MSU has reported a sellout in each of its seven home games thus far, but plenty of empty seats have been visible in both the Izzone and the regular-seating sections.
MSU's most promising and versatile young player has been sidelined by an injury that has plagued the program for years — a stress fracture. Head coach Tom Izzo said Monday that freshman forward Raymar Morgan will miss Wednesday's game against IPFW with a stress fracture in his right shin.
New football coach Mark Dantonio has already brought seven of his Cincinnati coaches with him to MSU.
Fire citations issued by the East Lansing Fire Department have nearly doubled since last year, said Fire Marshal Bob Pratt. "In past years, we might have given out a warning," he said of violations that include tampering with a smoke detector.
Half the fun of going to holiday parties is primping — unless, that is, you go into pre-party panic mode and don't know what to wear.
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote Friday to establish an endowment that would provide support to departments focused on central nervous systems disorders in the College of Human Medicine. The fund will support departments, such as neurology and ophthalmology but can be used to provide additional assistance in similar areas of research.
With the recent passing of World AIDS Day, I would like to bring attention to a way that everyone with a computer can participate in fighting this disease.
The Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill last month to replace the current local cable television system with a statewide franchising system.
The East Lansing City Council is wasting time and energy on an unnecessary goal: criminalizing East Lansing's homeless population.
Future Michigan elections might continue campaign calls to voters and try to duplicate what has been considered a successful year. About 38 million voters showed up at the polls — about 6 million more voters than the previous midterm election, Michigan Secretary of State statistics show. John Truscott, spokesman for former Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, said the DeVos campaign used automated calling to get people out to vote, and it appears to have worked. "While people complain about it, it leads to record levels," he said, adding that robo calls are cheaper than television or radio advertising.