Naomi Schwartz kids she will spend more time in the Union to take advantage of free on-campus wireless Internet this semester, but her joke hints at many students’ increasing financial difficulties. The finance senior is not ordering cable and Internet for her apartment after learning she might not get all the scholarships she expected. She is not alone.
Students might notice an increase in their ASMSU tax starting next fall if a referendum is approved by the student body to continue funding the new Readership Program, ASMSU officials said Thursday.
Professional musician and Okemos resident Les Jorgensen doesn’t remember talking about pop music or fashion while growing up. His father, Owen Jorgensen, MSU professor emeritus of music, incited philosophical discussion and historical debates, he said.
The East Lansing Police Department hopes to decrease alcohol-related traffic accidents on football Saturdays by teaming with the Ingham Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition to increase road patrols on game days.
In a small corner installation inside MSU’s Kresge Art Museum, the chaotic, powerful vision of a Korean-born artist has finally come to fruition.
A 25-year-old East Lansing man was in serious condition Wednesday night after he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Saginaw Street on his bicycle, East Lansing police Sgt. Mark VandeWouwer said.
MSU students still are hitting the books despite hard economic times and this fall’s enrollment numbers appear minimally affected, university officials said.
If university officials follow through with considerations to move MSU’s health services from Olin Health Center to campus’ south end, students might feel a long-distance relationship developing with their doctor.
A former university employee was sentenced Wednesday for a charge of disturbing the peace, which was amended from counts of prostitution, accosting and soliciting.
He’s soft spoken, studious and usually finds his seat in the front row of his giant freshman lectures. Unless you really made the effort, there’s a good chance you’d never even learn Jiajun Zhou’s name.
Green polos and white hoodies are abundant in East Lansing, but a new store on Grand River Avenue will attempt to combine Spartan spirit and fashion in a new way.
Health nuts from mid-Michigan will be invited to get free health screenings and learn about alternative health and wellness therapies Sept. 19 at the 7th annual Better Health Fair.
The East Lansing Department of Parks, Recreation and Arts will introduce a new workout craze to the city Wednesday, Sept. 9 with a free Punk Rope sampler class from 7-8 p.m. at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
Students planning to travel during Labor Day weekend should be especially alert while on the road. The Michigan State Police will be on strict patrol in an attempt to keep travelers safe.
Four years of planning paid off in August when the Chemistry Building addition was awarded with the LEED silver level certification, making it the greenest building on campus.
After problems with congestion, city officials are re-examining the need for taxi cabs in downtown East Lansing.
A seafood restaurant staple lent the last ingredient MSU researchers needed to clone zebrafish.
As MSU students are getting into the swing of a new semester on campus, they also can become acquainted with the city of East Lansing. The city is accepting applications for members to sit on several of East Lansing’s boards and commissions.
A 40-year-old Niles, Mich., woman reported her Cadillac Escalade struck and damaged by another car Thursday while parked in the South Wonders Hall loop. The other vehicle, a 1999 Ford F-150 driven by a 37-year-old New Haven woman, was moving and held at fault for the incident.
Some state grant money will flow through East Lansing to IBM following a City Council vote to approve a grant agreement. The agreement between Michigan’s Economic Development Corporation and the city extends state funding to the company for bringing new jobs to East Lansing.