East Lansing might be one of the next cities to be swept up by an escape game craze as City Council approved a special use permit for the construction of the game room in the basement of 301 M.A.C.
Every MSU student knows that academic success is vital to professional success, but as the working world continually evolves it may be the social skills you develop inside and often outside the classroom that land you a job. Career fields blending traditional technical skills with social skills will see the most growth according to Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Dr. David Deming, who visited MSU to speak on his recent study “The Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market.” Deming’s assertion is backed up by federal Bureau of Labor projections.
No. 11 MSU and Nebraska are tied at 33 at halftime behind 11 points from senior guard Denzel Valentine, while senior forward Shavon Shields leads the way for Nebraska with nine points.
The future of the Bailey Community Center is no longer in limbo as the Capital Area Housing Partnership, or CAHP, received a Low Income Housing Tax Credit funding reservation from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, or MSHDA, on Jan. 20.
About 15 feet away from agribusiness junior Emily Hale’s bedroom is a barn full of sheep. The bleating sheep wake her up every three to four hours.
The MSU men's and women's swim and dive teams will welcome the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at McCaffree Pool in IM Sports-West. This will be the teams' first home meet in 2016.
For both students and local residents, MSU’s Choral Union is a time to come together and display their singing talents. MSU’s annual Choral Union is a community-based musical effort run by MSU director of choral programs and associate dean for graduate studies and research David Rayl. “Everyone here is from a wide variety of musical backgrounds,” Rayl said.
Macklemore said it best — One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. According to the National Association of Resale Professionals, thrift stores across America have seen a rise in public interest in recent years.
YouTube star and MSU alumnus Tyler Oakley is coming to campus on Feb. 17.
Six teams from MSU have qualified for Student Startup Madness, a digital media start up tournament for college students.
Though Robert L. Green, an MSU alumnus, former professor and former dean of the disbanded College of Urban Development at MSU, recently visited campus to talk about his new book, he said he originally came here "on accident." “I had finished my masters degree in psychology at San Francisco State College,” Green said.
The MSU Union will be unveiling a statue next fall that Michigan State University Union director Tami Khan believes will become as iconic as, Beaumont Tower, Spartan Stadium, and Spartan Statue.
MSU’s Diversity Career fair, the largest spring semester event on campus, is taking place Jan. 21 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Breslin Center. There will also be a number of more specific career fairs taking place across MSU's campus this semester.
Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his State of the State address last night and, not surprisingly, he began on the nationally recognized issue of the Flint Water Crisis. Amidst protests on the capitol steps, Gov. Snyder expressed his deepest sympathies as well as his sincerest apologies for the events transpiring in Flint and promised the state is doing everything in its power to assure healing.
MSU Police is reporting a case of narcotics possession at Abbot Hall on Jan. 16. MSUPD responded to a complaint of marijuana odor in Abbot Hall and met with residential staff.
The No. 11 MSU men's basketball team (16-3, 3-3 Big Ten) will look to bounce back from back-to-back losses with a matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-8, 3-3). Tip-off at Breslin Center is set for 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on Big Ten Network.
During Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address, activists protested his administration's handling of the water situation in Flint Tuesday.
The MSU basketball team wrapped up their two-game homestand on Tuesday evening, hosting Big Ten opponent Rutgers. The No. 18 Spartans (14-4 overall, 5-2 B1G) defeated the Scarlet Knights (12-6 overall, 3-4 B1G) by a final score of 59-48.
Under heavy scrutiny for the events that have unfolded regarding the Flint water crisis, Gov. Rick Snyder took the stage in front of state representatives and his constituents for his annual State of the State address. Contrary to what some predicted, Snyder did not mention anything about higher education, especially the relationship between declining state support and increasing tuition rates. Here is a brief recap of what Snyder said.
Groups of protesters huddled together on the Capitol steps, trying to keep warm against the cold evening but more concerned with amplifying their irate chants against the state government and Gov. Rick Snyder in particular. Shouts of "Drink the water Snyder!" and "Flint! Flint! Flint!" could be heard among the hundreds of demonstrators around the Capitol grounds, a reference to the ongoing Flint water crisis. As the governor began his State of the State Address, the protesters moved to the side of the steps, facing towards the upper level of the building where the legislative chamber is located.