As much as university officials try to control alcohol use, it is still a big part of the college student’s experience on campus.It would be a falsehood to say alcohol has not caused any problems on campus over the years.
Construction is reaching completion as major campus sites expect to wrap up by the year’s end.University Engineer Bob Nestle said the completion of the Biomedical Physical Science Building and Breslin Center addition, both expected to be done in December, and Shaw Hall’s scheduled re-opening in June, may mark the beginning of a slowdown in campus construction.Nestle said MSU has seen an increase in construction for roughly the past five years.“It has a lot to do with the state funding and projects funded by private donations and research grants,” he said.
Walking across campus by yourself can sometimes be a scary experience. Imagine coming to a green light phone in an emergency and realizing it doesn’t work. The green light emergency phones are located all over campus, but some feel there needs to be improvements and new ones installed. Last year, ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate government, approved a bill to install more phones in the Brody Complex area and fix the ones that aren’t currently working. Missy Kushlak, a pre-vet sophomore and College of Veterinary Medicine representative for ASMSU, thought things would be changed once the bill passed. “Once the bill was passed I was under the assumption that something would be done,” Kushlak said. So far, the university has not satisfied ASMSU’s requests. Kusklak along with former ASMSU representative Shauna Matlen, a no-preference sophomore, are continuing to work with the university on the issue of keeping the phones updated and making campus safe at night. The bill, which was passed on Feb.
The errors of fact in this opinion piece (“Out of ammo,” SN 9/27) are too numerous to bother addressing. One item, however, stands out: equating concealed carry with gun availability.
Lansing - Michigan firefighters met at the state Capitol Wednesday to return fire at Gov. John Engler after he vetoed $9.4 million in fire protection grants. Matt Resch, a spokesman for Engler, said the governor vetoed the budget because it would have increased fire protection grants statewide to $9.4 million from last year’s $7.4 million.
It was only seven months ago that East Lansing uncovered a little of its lost history. The discovery came in the form of several advertisements painted on the side of the building that houses Curious Book Shop, 307 E.
It would be pretty easy to critique “The Mummy Returns” as shallow, meaningless and devoid of value - it is.
State lawmakers have asked MSU President M. Peter McPherson to help them sort out the much-debated charter school issue.McPherson will chair a commission to review charter schools in Michigan and report back to the Legislature.
By Elissa EnglundFor The State News Christiana Bradford removes her shoes, bows briefly and steps onto the mat. The public administration and public policy senior joins the other martial artists in two neat lines to wait for the next command from their instructor.
Just about everyone can remember their elementary school principal. The principal was the guy (or gal) that everyone made fun of. Maybe you had a nickname for your principal, anything to make him seem a little less fearsome.
As the November general election draws closer, time is running out for residents - including students - to register to vote. The registration deadline is Oct.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Phi Iota Alpha fraternity is sponsoring “ELLA: Education Life Long Awareness,” a program to educate Latino women about the effects of the disease.The event will be held from 6:30 p.m.
Wharton Center will host a “wild, wide mix” of musical genres Thursday night when the Turtle Island String Quartet performs, violist Danny Seidenberg said. The ensemble, which plays at 7:30 p.m., mixes an array of styles with classical, the traditional chamber music fare. “It ranges from folk to bluegrass to R&B,” Wharton spokesman Bob Hoffman said.
Your Sept. 27 editorial “Out of Ammo” on the failure of the anti-concealed weapon movement in Michigan was poorly reasoned and ill-informed.
In honor of October being Filipino History Month, the Philippine American Student Society sponsored a celebration Tuesday at the rock on Farm Lane to educate students and provide information about the organization.The group painted the rock in the afternoon to commemorate the first-time event.
Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray (A&M Records) Suzanne Vega has been making records since 1985.
I am writing to state my complete disgust with Ted Rall’s political comic “The Making of the Resident - 2001” published in The State News on Oct 1.
Patrons of local watering holes are putting their money where their mouth is.This week, local bars within the Responsible Hospitality Council are contributing money from cover charges and percentages of sales for to aid in relief for the Sept.
When Michigan’s and MSU’s volleyball teams square off at 7 p.m. tonight at Michigan’s Cliff Keen Arena, it will be for more than in-state bragging rights.
Events Phoenix Rising Drum Circle: Come Drum And Dance With Us, 8 p.m. Friday, Purdue Room in the Union.