The MSU men's basketball team is used to high expectations. The team knows it has to make some changes to stay competitive after being picked as high as No.
Provost and President-designate Lou Anna Simon spoke to new faculty today about MSU's future role with academics, the university's international impact and major institutional issues. Simon addressed about 100 incoming faculty at Kellogg Center as part of an orientation for new faculty. "We need to take a look at our circumstances and build a university people will be proud of 10 to 20 years from now," Simon said, adding that funding cuts are a major problem at MSU and other universities.
Former MSU student Melissa Ernest died Saturday afternoon after she lost control of her SUV on U.S.
Former MSU student Melissa Ernest died Saturday afternoon after she lost control of her SUV on U.S.
MSU police and emergency responders swarmed the Center for Integrated Plant Systems building early Wednesday, during a drill that tested their ability to react to hazardous situations. The MSU police received a mock call at 8:12 a.m.
When Colleen McMillan started to look for housing in July, the transfer student worried she wouldn't be able to find a place with the school year quickly approaching.
With the year stacked full of theater productions, concerts and comedy shows to help entertain students, some venues are opening their box offices to pre-sales and discounts to help ease students' wallets as well as their minds. Tickets to see comedian Dave Chappelle or the Tony Award nominated production of "Oklahoma!" can usually cost about $100 a show, but with MSU student discounts and Wharton Center memberships, students will most likely save more than they spend. "We offer the cheapest Broadway prices in the country," Wharton Center Manager of Public Relations Bob Hoffman said.
Education, in its broadest sense, is the most important element in a child's life. Our educational system is the milieu in which our children swim until they find the shores of adulthood.
Just like the Michigan government, the 12 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Michigan must tax their citizens, provide services and educate their children. But according to the 1990 U.S.
About 89 million American adults - somewhere between 46 and 51 percent - are essentially illiterate, according to a survey conducted by the National Institute for Literacy.
MSU police will conduct its second phase of emergency preparedness Wednesday morning during a full-scale mock disaster exercise on campus. About a dozen officials know exactly where the drill will take place - so responders such as MSU police, East Lansing Fire Department, the Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety and other local units will be able to test readiness. "We want to test our preparedness, response function and our ability to recover from whatever may happen so we can make sure we have the proper planning procedures," MSU police Lt.
MSU police officers might be sporting new rides next year if a possible deal to replace their current squad cars with Chevy Tahoes is worked out. The current fleet of 13 marked Ford Crown Victorias, have leases that expire at the end of the year, would be replaced by the larger sport utility vehicles when they become available.
As more research journals pop up online, physics graduate student Wes Hitt says he still prefers traditional journals as he worries about credibility. Even though many online journals are free and increasing in popularity, Hitt isn't ready to jump into cyberspace for his research information yet.
Even if MSU legally satisfies federal legislation requiring every student to have access to voter registration materials, both Republicans and Democrats want to see more done at the university level to get students involved in the upcoming election.
Kari Pierce has her doubts about an attempt by MSU Extension to promote nutrition through computer programs. The Lansing mother and Extension participant said that while learning about nutrition is important, MSU's new computer game, the "Fantastic Food Challenge", might not work as well as expected.
"Alien Vs. Predator" wasn't a terrible flick. That said, it wasn't a good flick either.
It isn't necessary to fly a plane around the world in order for local residents to eat authentic homemade Mexican tacos and listen to live South Indian music in one day.
Part of a Grand River Avenue building could be demolished to make way for more retail businesses and space for student rentals. At tonight's East Lansing City Council meeting, the council will review an application from Corey Partnership to take a wrecking ball to half of Stonehouse Village - 601 through 603 E.