A new student voucher system for football tickets has left some MSU students questioning the decision-making behind the change. The new system, which officials insist is not a policy change, was announced last week and will attach tickets to student IDs, replacing printed vouchers.
MSU students and faculty have been warned by e-mail of break-in attempts to several college servers during the summer months, which could have compromised their Social Security numbers. In July, more than 27,000 students were informed that their personal information could have been compromised by an attack on the College of Education's server.
Mmm, beer. Whichever way you like it - off the tap, out of the bottle or in a shameless red plastic party cup - there's no denying, if you love beer, there's nothing better than a tall, cold one.
College is one of the major frontiers in life, and often it's the peers that students live and learn with during this time that make lasting impressions on their lives.
If you're a lover of live music, Spartans, then you're in luck: The East Lansing area is the perfect place to get your groove on, no matter what kind of tunes move you.
When Jason Wright was 15, he was reading books in the library on how to make money. At 17, he had money in the stock market.
When Jeff Burdick and his friends found themselves without tickets to the MSU vs. University of Michigan football game two years ago, they decided to stay in and watch the action on TV. As they searched for the channel it was expected to be on - ESPN 2 - Burdick, a recent graduate, said it was nowhere to be found on the campus cable lineup. "We had to completely miss the game," he said. Responses like Burdick's helped University Housing in the decision to add two new channels, ESPN 2 and Fox News, to the "U Tube" cable television system.
Two food courts on campus underwent a makeover that is expected to bring four new restaurants to MSU this fall.
With eight out of 11 starters returning from last season, the Spartans offense is looking to build on last year's game and put out a bigger and better offensive attack. With a record of 5-7 last season, there are many things the team can improve on.
Coming off a year that included a Big Ten Tournament Championship and NCAA berth, MSU's men's soccer team expects to match and exceed those accomplishments in the upcoming season. "We have a lot of experience coming back," senior midfielder and co-captain Ryan McMahen said of the team's 12-7-1 record last season.
After being hidden in the Student Services Building for nearly half a century, The State News has found a more prominent home on Grand River Avenue. The paper was expected to move into the former Gap building, 435 E.
Grand Ledge - Rows of clean cars sit gleaming in the sunlight, a balloon tied to each for additional appeal.
With fewer than three months until the season opening game against Kent State, the $64 million Spartan Stadium addition continues to take shape. "This isn't only to benefit the people who can afford the (suite and club level seating)," Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Greg Ianni said.
Flash back to Oscar night in March. The buzz didn't seem to circulate around who was wearing what designer or who would take home a trophy, but rather around who was hosting the show - and understandably so. No stranger to shock tactics, Chris Rock is known for pushing the envelope when it comes to his stand up.
Officials from the East Lansing police and fire departments ruled that two garage fires early this summer were the result of an arsonist.
Many MSU students, faculty and staff will have yet another password to remember this fall. On June 14, Academic Computing & Networking Services, or ACNS, sent out the first in a series of e-mails to active MSU Webmail accounts informing users that they will have to update their passwords before Sept.
Tall or Grande. Latte or Americano. Chai or Yerba. It's all part of a vocabulary that's become as American as the term "supersize." Although the American coffee craze is nothing new, the specialty coffee industry has exploded in the last decade, and the Lansing area is no exception as people of all ages, especially students, flock to the same hangout: the local coffee shop. MSU graduate student Jiyoung Hwang typically gets a regular cup of coffee when she studies at Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, 270 W.
MSU women's basketball senior forward Liz Shimek was chosen as one of 12 members for the 2005 USA Women's World University Games Team which competed Aug.
On first inspection, Glenn Brown's East Lansing recording studio looks fairly typical, as recording studios go.
Suddenly, your favorite cami is missing. Then a few CDs go AWOL. Your computer shows signs of ravaging. There are strangers looking at you while you're taking a nap. But this is what can happen when you live with other people.