Shipman said all federal aid, and most state and institutional aid, rely on need determination to award financial aid. Many of these aid programs have limited funding so the earlier students apply, the greater the likelihood they will receive their full eligible amount. Michigan residents are required to file by March 1 at the latest.
“A lot of my support for this bill comes from the fact that we not only want to alleviate the financial burden on students but we also like to attract more academics to East Lansing and the surrounding areas," Williams said. "Once we graduate from MSU, which we view as our homes for for four years, we have opportunities available in the Greater Lansing Area that are suited to to our highly skilled degrees and we don’t have to leave the state that we grew to love to pursue jobs ... that will pay off the debts.”
MSUPD revealed today their newly-implemented alert notification system and announced new measures for emergency preparedness. In a statement released on Facebook, the department said the draw of the new MSU Alert Portal is that users on- and off-campus can tailor more easily the way they'd like to receive emergency alerts and outreach messages. Residents nearby campus and student's parents also can sign up for these messages. MSUPD also unveiled their plan to implement a quicker alert system after March 1 that will send out a short, vital message related to an emergency while a longer message is being written. Lastly, the department will be replacing sirens around campus with speakers that have the ability to broadcast both severe weather warning sirens and vocal messages that tell students what actions to take in an emergency.
The Veterinary Medical Center, which services a range of animals from cats and dogs to zebras and lions, is also a center for learning for students looking to go into veterinary medicine.
Allegations of a Chinese student gang on campus appear to be exaggerated, according to MSU Chinese students who know members of the group.
Credit card fraud is unfortunately an ever-present aspect of today’s world, and something every consumer should be aware and conscious of. Credit card theft and fraud cases happen frequently at MSU, and can be prevented with simple security measures.
One student organization on MSU’s campus has taken action against a dining hall for serving what is believed to be a vulnerable species.
Jeremy Christopher Ford's sentencing was announced by MSU police Feb.
The new bachelor’s degree in film studies program within the College of Arts and Letters looks to train students in the production, theory and criticism of cinema.
With the passing of the weekend, the 2015 deadline for enrolling in ObamaCare came and went.
For students looking to live on campus next school year, they will have the option of living in newly-constructed buildings in a number of areas.
For students looking to find a place to stay during next school year, multiple online resources are available.
Jazz studies senior Olin Clark has been playing and writing music since he first received a guitar for his 13th birthday. Though he admittedly had no idea what he was doing at the time, Clark has since gone from writing beginner’s music for guitar to writing full nonet jazz pieces.
At last week’s ASMSU meeting, Asian Pacific American Students Organization representative Kyle Parent brought up points from his constituents who feel ostracized on campus. He expressed concern for the possible tobacco ban on campus and its possible effect on Asian international students.
An offensive tapestry debuted at Urban Outfitters has sparked recent uproar for resembling the uniforms the Nazis forced gay male prisoners to wear during the Holocaust.
But that increase of Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaints, from 970 to 1,134, received by the university pales in comparison to the four-year-high of 2,021 in 2011.
“We found abuse was prevalent throughout the book,”Bonomi said. “Christian uses an ‘interlocking pattern of abuse,’ such as stalking and intimidation." Psychology junior Jillian Convery, who said she has read the books and saw the movie, said she could see how someone who did not read the books before seeing the movie might find the film “abusive and horrifying.”
Mimi Patterson said she was happy to have the opportunity to spend time with her daughter. “Now that she's off at college I don't get to see her very often and so for her to invite me to do something with her was awesome, so I jumped at it,” Mimi Patterson said.
Detective Chad Davis of MSU police gave more details of the investigation behind Jeremy Christopher Ford, who was sentenced this week for a series of home invasions in Hubbard Hall last February with an accomplice, Terry Wallace.
MSU police temporarily sent The Gallery at Snyder-Phillips into secure-in-place for what they deemed a "non-specific threat" just before 11 a.m. Friday morning.