ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, welcomed the new semester Thursday evening at its weekly general assembly with a presentation from East Lansing Mayor Pro Tem Nathan Triplett.
Skating came naturally to elementary education junior Jessica Chartier. She started skating at age 7. Now, she could skate in circles around her former self as co-captain of the Spartan Synchronized Skating team. “We’re ready to skate, we’re ready to compete, we’re ready to try our best,” Chartier said.
After leading police during the Cedar Fest riots and regulating campus parking, MSU police Assistant Chief Mike Rice is leaving his beloved department to pursue his other passion: financial advising. Rice, an MSU alumnus, enjoyed a retirement party with a group of about 100 friends, family and fellow officers Thursday at Kellogg Center after 43 years, four months and seven days with the MSU Police Department. Rice will begin part-time financial advising Monday.
As a deadly flu strain hits Michigan, pharmacies in the East Lansing area are dealing with increasing demand for vaccinations. CVS Pharmacy, 240 M.A.C. Ave., did not have any available shots as of about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, but the store expects to receive a shipment today. CVS Pharmacy distributes shots on a walk-in basis.
Recently found evidence shows MSU freshman Yanlin Li might have acted in self-defense when he reportedly stabbed three other students Sept. 13, 2012 during a street fight in Lansing, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said Thursday. As of Thursday, Li was listed as a student in MSU’s online directory.
At MSU Physical Plant’s Construction Junction meeting Thursday morning, the plant’s engineer and architect John LeFevre announced the crosswalk near Bogue Street and Shaw Lane will be under construction this summer to eliminate the intersection’s roundabout.
The MSU Board of Trustees will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at the Administration Building to discuss filling open administrative positions, university spokesperson Kent Cassella said.
With about 285 confirmed cases of a flu strain that killed four children and adults in Michigan, health professionals said everyone who can get a flu vaccination should. Experts say those in close contact with large numbers of people, such as students at MSU, are especially at risk for contracting the virus. Despite the hazard, few students have been vaccinated at Olin Health Center this year, Associate Medical Director at MSU Student Health Services Suman Kashyap said.
Never underestimate the power of a cookie. On Wednesday, the Michigan legislature’s first day in session after the winter break, politicians who did not support right-to-work legislation were greeted with freshly baked cookies.
A new sushi restaurant might be coming to town while an Evergreen Avenue apartment complex will remain abandoned for now if the East Lansing City Council follows the suggestions of the East Lansing Planning Commission.
After a long, eventful fall semester, Impact 89FM management is taking the necessary steps to finally receive more than $300,000 in already-collected student taxes.
As many seniors approach their final months at MSU, some might struggle with the infamous “senioritis.” The term has been rolling through schools since 1957 and it means, “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades,” according to Merriam-Webster dictionary.
As Michigan’s economy slowly recovers from the recession, job opportunities still are available for students now that almost 15 percent of the state workers are slated to retire next year, said Charisse Blanks, internship and career consultant for the state of Michigan.
With the first week of classes almost to a close, many students are finalizing their schedules and buying textbooks for the semester.
Residence Halls Association, or RHA, kicked off the new year Wednesday night with their first general assembly meeting of the new semester. At the meeting, RHA members discussed MSU’s plans to offer free laundry on campus and the opening of The Vista at Shaw. RHA members were pleased about MSU’s announcement to allow free use of laundry machines for on-campus residents beginning in summer 2013. “It’s awesome,” RHA President Kelcey Gapske said.
When the days get shorter and sunlight is at a minimum, college students are especially prone to depression-like symptoms caused by the lack of sunlight, said Dennis Martell, Olin’s health education services coordinator.
As a part of fulfilling MSU’s campus-wide Energy Transition Plan, the MSU Board of Trustees unanimously passed a $7 million plan to retrofit Anthony Hall with sustainability renovations at its last meeting in December 2012.
As of Jan. 7, professors across campus have been given the option of officially switching their classes from ANGEL to MSU’s newest online learning tool, D2L. But the switch, which is optional until 2015, already is being used by many classes.
The government agency responsible for TV and radio censorship recently added a Spartan to its highest ranks.
At Tuesday’s scheduled work session, the East Lansing City Council discussed a proposed ordinance that wouldn’t allow additional hookah lounges to come to East Lansing.