FEATURES
Lyman Briggs professor wins university award
Ryan Sweeder, a professor of chemistry in Lyman Briggs College, has developed into a somewhat unconventional professor in his time at MSU.
FEATURES
MSU Dance Club celebrates 10 years of dancing and camaraderie with recital
This past Sunday, the MSU Dance team took the stage at East Lansing High School for the recital of their tenth season.
MSU
A double life
In the classroom, they look just like any other student. But when they go home, student mothers face a whole different set of challenges.
COMMENTARY
It might take effort to find, but modern music is better than ever
You’ve probably heard it from your parents, or anyone from the Classic Rock era, that music today is disposable, or that it doesn’t hold the “timeless” quality that music from their era does. While most of these claims are biased and subjective, there may be some truth to them. It’s difficult to state what the sound of our generation is, or even to make the argument that many songs today will be heard more than a few years after their release date.
COMMENTARY
EDITORIAL: Body cameras on police the only logical choice
With tensions running especially high recently between citizens and police around the nation, both MSU and the cities of Lansing and East Lansing have ordered body cameras to be worn by its police force. But despite the cost and other uncertainties, this is the right decision by these departments, and one that, considering recent turmoil between citizens and police, seems like a no-brainer.
FOOTBALL
Macgarrett Kings Jr. has charges reduced to a civil infraction
More than a month has passed since the February 28 incident involving the arrest of MSU wide receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr.
NEWS
MSU Science Festival will return for its third year tomorrow
After visiting a science festival at the University of Cambridge, Renee Leone wanted to bring the same opportunities to explore and discuss scientific interests to MSU’s campus. Leone, a teacher at Montessori Elementary Classrooms, drafted her own proposal for an MSU Science Festival and presented her vision directly to the faculty at various MSU colleges.
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Ballet coming to Wharton Center Thursday
The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will showcase their talents on Thursday at the Wharton Center at 7:30 P.M.
NEWS
Lack of information, protection main causes behind STIs
College students are prone to thinking that whether they’ve had a one-night stand with someone they met two hours ago at Rick’s American Cafe, or they’re in a committed, long-term relationship, they are immune to sexually transmitted diseases or infections.
FOOTBALL
Mark Dantonio has been impressed with the spring Montae Nicholson is having
When asked who has stepped up as a vocal leader with spring practice heading into it's fourth week, head coach Mark Dantonio didn't hesitate to credit Montae Nicholson on defense. It's a role that's to be expected of the safety, despite having being on the MSU campus for less than two years.
FOOTBALL
Son of former Spartan wide receiver Andre Rison receives offer from MSU
Former Super Bowl champion and MSU wide receiver Andre Rison may get the opportunity to capture his son donning the green and white on Saturday's, as Ann Arbor Skyline incomer Hunter Rison picked up an offer from the Spartans on Thursday. Andre Rison played at MSU from 1985-1988 before being drafted in the NFL, he has said in the past that he doesn't want to have an influence on his son picking a school. "We've discuss things but I'm not going to push him towards a school," Rison told mLive.com. Rison took a visit to the campus and left with his first offer as a sophomore.
BASEBALL
A history of MSU baseball games at Comerica Park
MSU has a history of playing games at Comerica Park, but usually it has been a part of a series called “Clash at Comerica,” which was an annual event put on by Central Michigan.
BASEBALL
MSU baseball set to take on U-M at Comerica Park
The baseball team (18-15 overall , 4-5 Big Ten ) is prepared to play in one of it biggest games of the season.
MSU
Victims unable to take sexual assault survey
After a number of sexual assault victims have been unable to take the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct, due to restricting their directory information, although MSU is taking steps to fix the problem and allow them to take it.
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Non-traditional dating methods provide offbeat avenue to love
It’s as easy as swiping right or swiping left. Or is it?
FEATURES
A guide to sex in the dorms
One extra-long tall squeaky bunk bed located inside of an 11-by-11 concrete rectangle, lit by a single large fluorescent light, on the same floor as hundreds of others — welcome to the pleasures, thrills and torments of dorm sex.
MICHIGAN
ASMSU aims to have keg tag law repealed
Michigan’s keg registration law took effect in 2011 and was meant to decrease underage drinking by holding buyers accountable for their kegged beer. A state-issued tag is to be placed on the keg detailing where the buyer lives, their ID number and date of birth. Since the law took effect, there have been noticeable changes in the drinking climate on campus, including an increase in hard liquor consumption and sales, said KC Perlberg, ASMSU’s vice president for governmental affairs.
MICHIGAN
Campus to Coast proves a physical challenge for contenders
In the cold, spitting rain Friday morning, with their supplies waterproofed and compactly tucked away into their kayaks, two students lowered their vessels into the Red Cedar River and began their second attempt to paddle 160 miles, from Okemos to the shore of Lake Michigan, in three days.
FEATURES
LGBT resource guidelines for students
MSU LBGT Resource Center MSU LBGT Resource Center, located in 302 Student Services, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 The Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Resource Center leads and collaborates on university-wide initiatives that prepare students to thrive in our diverse world, and enhances the campus climate and support services for students marginalized by their sexuality or gender identity.
FEATURES
How to: Correctly put on a condom
One of the most frequently asked questions before sex is also one of the most important aspects of safe sex — how to put on a condom.