For members of cooperative housing, living in a co-op means owning part of a house — and generally for less than it costs to rent an apartment.
Every year, the MSU Honors College awards the Schoenl Family Undergraduate Grant for Dire Needs Overseas to students.
Shuttle buses running from campus to the East Lansing Public Library brought dozens of international students to the city’s international welcoming event, East Lansing Welcomes the World. The event is intended to provide resources for international students, free food and family activities.
East Lansing City Council will soon be hearing a proposed ordinance that could affect student housing.
The cost of living on campus can be a huge factor when students decide whether to live on or off campus for the next school year.
MSU’s Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX Office released a report about sexual misconduct and relationship violence complaints received by MSU during the 2015-16 school year. It’s the first annual report released by the office to inform the community about efforts to combat sexual misconduct and relationship violence on campus. “We believe the increase in reports is a result of efforts at MSU to raise awareness, rather than an increase in incidents,” Title IX Coordinator Jessica Norris said in a press release.
The MSU hockey team started off another season at Munn Ice Arena where they hosted the University of Toronto in an exhibition game, winning it 2-2, in a shootout, 2-1. The Spartans came into the game after finishing fifth in the Big Ten last year and a 10-23-4 overall record.
When it comes to living arrangements, I’ve been through it all in my four years of college –– I started out in the four-person dorm at Akers, transitioning to the traditional one roommate dorm my sophomore year.
While the MSU softball team pulls talent locally and nationwide, three Spartans share the same home state of Georgia. These three players — junior Bridgette Rainey, sophomore Ebonee Echols and freshman Jordan Watson, also competed for the same club team back home — the Atlanta Vipers.
The Michael Geiger field goal attempt in overtime wobbled, floating, flirting with a chance for victory. But it fell well short —about five yards short of its 49 yard target, seemingly confused about where to land.
The No. 17 MSU Spartans are sure to fall from the rankings following what Mark Dantonio called a “disappointing” loss on the road to the Indiana Hoosiers. The Spartans now fall to 2-2 overall record and 0-2 in Big Ten play, and the destiny they still controlled following their loss to Wisconsin has vanished.
The State News football beat writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski break down and analyze No. 17 MSU's upset loss to Indiana in Bloomington, Ind. Following the loss, MSU falls to 2-2 on the season (0-2 Big Ten record), while the Hoosiers improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten.
The early afternoon drizzle dissipated and left behind some perfect weather for football as the No. 17 MSU Spartans traveled to Bloomington to take on the 2-1 Indiana. A back and forth game was sent to overtime, with the Hoosiers giving MSU their second straight loss 24-21.
Saturday afternoon, former Gov. Martin O’Malley spoke at MSU Union about the Clinton campaign and fielded questions from students. The dialogue, hosted by MSU College Democrats, was one one of several campus visits O’Malley has made in support of Clinton.
No. 17 MSU traveled to Bloomington, Ind. to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in their first road game of the Big Ten season. At halftime, the Spartans lead the Hoosiers 7-0 as they look to bounce back after their blowout loss to Wisconsin last week.
Follow along on the Live Blog with The State News football writers Nathaniel Bott and Stephen Olschanski as they cover MSU football's matchup with Indiana.
A Black Lives Matter benefit concert was held Friday night at The Avenue Cafe.
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz helped kick off a voter registration drive today at MSU on behalf of the Michigan Democratic Coordinated Campaign. The event held in Wilson Hall and open to MSU students, was organized as an effort to encourage students to register to vote and to vote for democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election.
Saturday’s democratic campaign event featuring former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has been moved from the James Madison College Library to the Lake Huron Room in the Union.
In honor of the late Mylan Hicks, who was killed earlier this week, the MSU Athletics Department has set up a scholarship endowment in his name, according to a press release. The endowment, named the Mylan Hicks Memorial Football Scholarship Endowment, was created by a request of Hicks' family and friends.