While some students say taking five years to graduate is typical, advisers and university officials are working to reduce the time it takes for students to turn their tassels. In a forum in March, MSU President M.
What is it exactly? It's a bulletin board made from commonly discarded moving-day materials, such as a computer box, a few newspapers and an old T-shirt. Usefulness factor You've just moved in and you have nowhere to put your memos, your old high school clothes and computer boxes.
Small precautions, such as securing personal belongings and walking with a group of people on campus, can ensure safety during a student's time at MSU, police and other campus officials say. Students new to campus shouldn't be intimidated by the size of campus or worried about their safety, MSU police Sgt.
Last year, MSU's incoming freshmen were welcomed into East Lansing along with a citywide policy that could send students to jail for being too loud. The policy created two new categories for noise violations, including a party-noise misdemeanor and a civil infraction.
Offices help students find jobs Being a college student doesn't always mean having an empty wallet. Incoming freshmen can balance their expenses by nabbing a job either on or off campus. "It's part of your education when you come to State," said Gale Gower, assistant director for the Student Employment Office, 110 Student Services.
Whether it includes helping out in the costume shop, performing on stage or painting sets, students of all majors can become involved with MSU theater in a number of ways.
Organizations at MSU and throughout the Lansing area offer a variety of resources to help students stay physically, sexually and mentally healthy. Fellow students and health educators at Olin Health Center offer free counseling and anonymous HIV testing throughout the community, and students can make appointments by visiting Olin's Web site, olin.msu.edu. The Planned Parenthood Mid-Michigan Alliance also provides HIV and sexually transmitted infection testing, with fees on a sliding, income-based scale, in addition to free pregnancy testing. Other local organizations, such as The Listening Ear and MSU Counseling Center's Sexual Assault Crisis and Safety Education Program, are designed to be resources for those who have been sexually assaulted. Students can make appointments at the Counseling Center on the second floor of Student Services.
Studying overseas is a method for many students to enhance academic and cultural understanding, and with the right planning, university officials say that all students can take part in study abroad programs. Inge Steglitz, assistant director for the Office of Study Abroad, said early planning is key to fitting in a cross-cultural learning experience. "We try to dispel some of the myths people seem to have about study abroad: 'I can't afford it,' 'Only language students go,' 'Only can do it junior year,' or 'It will delay graduation.' We talk to them and explain none have to be true at all," she said.
Howdy. Welcome to East Lansing, home of a cavalcade of variety, the likes of which many of you small-towners have never seen.
For students who want a voice in university functions, there are two main organizations that can supply the microphone. The Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, and the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, are student-run organizations that oversee policies and plan events for the students of MSU. MSU's undergraduate student government generally is known for its interest-free loans, free blue books and free legal services. But this year, ASMSU is looking to interact with students more, and there are many opportunities for MSU freshmen to get involved. "You can run as a representative for a college, or you can become part of the paid staff and work on a particular issue," Student Assembly Chairperson Andrew Schepers said. ASMSU is broken into two groups, Student Assembly and Academic Assembly. Elections for ASMSU take place in the spring, but there are more than two dozen open seats that will be filled by appropriations this fall. "We'll be around at AOP and during the fall handing out applications," ASMSU Association Director Paul Harmon said. Each college and department also has an advisory committee that students can sit on.
Judge Richard D. Ball said he will decide Friday whether or not there is enough evidence and reason to require Detroit's Eric Charles Gordy and Hatarie Deamont McCorkle to be charged in circuit court for the murder of Joseph Parker and the former also for eluding police. Judge Ball made this announcement Wednesday -- the final day of preliminary examination regarding the shooting, which occured outside the 7-Eleven at 210 Michigan Ave.
The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety simulated a biological disaster Monday at Erickson Hall. The unannounced training drill was part of a two-part program on safety and emergency preparedness MSU police will be conducting this week across campus.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson announced Friday that he will leave MSU on Jan. 1, 2005. McPherson, MSU's 19th president, has been in office since Oct.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson announced Friday that he plans to step down from his position at the university on Jan.
MSU President M. Peter McPherson announced today that he plans to leave his post as president on Jan.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice delivered the commencement address to graduating seniors at Breslin Center on Friday afternoon while groups of people protested her presence outside the building. Before Rice spoke, MSU President M.
Elizabeth Piet The State News Surrounded by intense public outcry, the MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved moving the College of Human Medicine from East Lansing to Grand Rapids at a meeting Friday morning.
After listening to witness testimony Wednesday and watching evidence be introduced, Eric Charles Gordy and Hatarie Deamont McCorkle left courtroom 1 at the 54-B District Court with no more knowledge of their fate than they had when they walked in six hours earlier. Gordy and McCorkle, ages 35 and 29, have been charged in connection with a Feb.
Excuse us. Please, give us a minute. We're not good at goodbyes. We don't need to tell you - today is officially the last day of spring classes at MSU. It's the last day of school, and Alice Cooper couldn't be prouder that school is, in fact, out for the summer.
The No. 9 MSU men's tennis team fought through windy conditions and an early deficit to defeat rival No.