Twenty-one years, three tries and a wealth of determination was all it took for MSU alumnus Glenn Eyre's rock painting plans to fall into place.
For the second year in a row, MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine has secured the top spot in the Big Ten for its veterinary program, according to recent rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education data provider. The College of Veterinary Medicine holds the fifth spot nationally and the twelfth spot internationally for the program.
Ingham County Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina issued a gag order last week to bar both parties in former MSU employee Laray Nassar’s alleged sexual assault case. Now more than 80 alleged Nassar victims and their attorneys are suing the judge claiming Nassar’s attorneys are “trampling (the plaintiffs’) First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and expression.”
“I don’t even know how to describe a thousand gallons of mayonnaise.” After 500 2.5 gallon containers of mayonnaise were compromised by freezing temperatures and unusable to the university, sustainability officers and the MSU Food Store worked together to divert all of the waste into energy to power on-campus buildings.
This June will be the 30th anniversary of the closing of East Lansing’s last movie theater, the Campus Theatre, whose lobby once sat at the Grand River Ave.
As hypocritical as this looks, hear me out. Nobody likes being told what to think. If you disagree, case in point: I just told you what to think and you didn’t like it.
MSU football will kick off their 2019 season on Aug. 31, when the Spartans host the University of Tulsa, FBSSchedules.com reported Wednesday. With the Spartans' addition of the Golden Hurricanes, their 2019 schedule is now tentatively completed. According to FBSchedules.com, the Golden Hurricanes will receive a $1.2 million guarantee for their participation in the game in what will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Spartans are also slated to face Western Michigan and Arizona State at home in 2019. In conference play, MSU will host Indiana, Penn State, Illinois and Maryland and will go on the road to play Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Rutgers. This marks the second scheduling adjustment within the last week as the Spartans' 2017 matchup against Northwestern was moved back from Oct.
Four MSU graduate football players were named to the 2017 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
Almost everything was going smoothly for MSU baseball, at least for the first 20 games of the season. The Spartans came out of the gates 15-5 and were riding a high after sweeping Big Ten foe Illinois. There, the bats exploded to the tune of 41 runs over the three-game series.
In a way, there were a number of familiar sights on April 1 at Spartan Stadium. There was the MSU football team, donning the green and white fans are accustomed to.
Living on-campus provides lifelong opportunities and opportunities to form friendships. For two MSU students, living on the same floor together in West Wilson formed into the creation of a music group.
In a room in Olin Health Center, individuals can come to relax and avoid the day’s stress. Through the MSU Collegiate Recovery Community, or CRC, the lounge is a safe place for students on campus who are recovering from addiction.
The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award received over 700 applications from students across the country.
The East Lansing Police Department will host their first open house on Thursday at 409 Park Ln.
On Jan. 30, an alleged criminal sexual conduct incident was reported to MSU police. The alleged criminal sexual conduct occurred on Dec. 16, 2016, at 1855 Place, according to the Clery Crime and Fire Log. The case is currently listed as active.
MSU club sports are student funded since they don't receive funds from the MSU Athletic Department.
MSU's Office of Study Abroad officially changed its name — the office will now be known as the Office for Education Abroad. The name change is part of the office's effort to display the diversity in the available program options.
MSU Track and Field saw several first-place finishes and top times at its only home meet of the year over the weekend, the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational.
Kesha and the Creepies and Lil Uzi Vert are coming to MSU's campus for the spring concert put on by the Spartan Council.
James Seaton, a professor in the English department, died Thursday at the age of 72 after battling cancer. Seaton joined MSU's Humanities Department in 1971 and was a professor in the Department of English from 1980 until his passing.