Graduate student Laurel Denay went to Chicago expecting to be teaching high school students at King College Prep High School on the city’s south side. But a citywide teacher strike has interrupted her plans — instead of teaching lessons, she’s stuck at home making bulletin boards.
Alice Hoffman knows what it’s like to live with a chronic disease.
New construction plans could be coming to Akers Hall in the near future. Karen Zelt, communications manager for the Physical Plant, said during the Physical Plant’s monthly construction junction meeting Thursday morning, plant employees are working to submit an authorization plan to the MSU Board of Trustees during its October board meeting for an Akers Hall renovation.
MSU students can register to vote Friday when Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s mobile office comes to campus.
According to Pew Research Center, in the U.S., Hispanic Americans compose the largest minority group of students between 18 and 24 years old enrolled in four-year colleges in 2011, topping off the year with a record number of 2.1 million students enrolled.
On April 1, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a bill that raised federal taxes from 39 cents to $1.01 — the hike snuffed out teen smoking by 10 percent, lowering the rate to 13 percent, according to a USA Today analysis released earlier this week.
The fall budget was approved for a total of about $527,700 and the total summer expense report came to about $20,000.
The goal of the Office of the Ombudsperson is to help protect student rights at MSU, and about 70-80 percent of issues he handles are “academic problems,” such as a wrong grade on a test or other assignments.
Meyers led a team of MSU Campus Archaeology graduate students around North Neighborhood for the last two weeks digging shovel test pits, or “big holes,” in hopes of uncovering history that literally went unwritten.
Vice President for Academic Affairs Emily Bank will be presenting on the policy at the next University Committee on Undergraduate Education meeting on Sept. 20. The policy also will be discussed at ASMSU committee meetings on Thursday and their general assembly meeting.
During the East Lansing City Council work session Tuesday night, councilmembers discussed the regulation of two celebratory substances: alcohol and fireworks.
Dozens of students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Tuesday to reflect on the day and to honor those who lost their lives.
After the series of invasions, the ELPD is advising residents to keep doors and windows locked, issuing a media release Tuesday morning. The robberies occurred in the Homestead Apartments, 426 W. Lake Lansing Road, and two other apartment complexes on Rampart Way and East Pointe Lane.
MSU cafeteria employees are on the decline, despite the record-setting numbers of the incoming class. Although many MSU Culinary Services Residential Dining faculty are proud of their organizations’ work, some are debating whether this fall’s worker shortage is problematic. Associate Director of Residential Dining Bruce Haskell, said throughout his 40 years working at MSU, he has noticed a new-hire shortage each year and one factor could be the timing of recruitment. “We at MSU make a strong commitment to hire student employees,” Haskell said.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon addressed the issue of accepting the largest class in MSU history at Tuesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, reiterating this was an error on MSU’s part but the university plans to solve it.
Lansing — Gov. Rick Snyder proposed sweeping changes the state’s largest insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, unveiling a plan today that would change the company to nonprofit status.
Waves of matching T-shirts, grinning girls and colorful bows flooded the rock on Farm Lane Monday evening for the final event of Michigan State’s sorority Rush — Bid Day.
Although ancient Greek history depicts Spartans and Trojans at war, MSU hopes soon to unite the two.
Students eager to study and practice law are up against increasing competition and a difficult job market, which just got larger this fall.
As part of an ongoing police investigation concerning the assault of advertising junior Brandon Carmack, a State News staffer has submitted a statement to the East Lansing Police Department.