Minority students fall behind in graduating
Since entering MSU in 1998, Gerald Grant has experienced a financial roller coaster ride that has taught him valuable lessons. You have to be dedicated, the Southfield native said.
Since entering MSU in 1998, Gerald Grant has experienced a financial roller coaster ride that has taught him valuable lessons. You have to be dedicated, the Southfield native said.
Lansing - Local governments would receive more money in a proposal announced Tuesday. Local governments stood to receive the same amount of revenue sharing as last fiscal year in Gov.
Lansing - Gumdrops and toilet paper rolls were some of the materials used to teach children about black inventors at the Impression 5 Science Centers second African American Celebration on Tuesday. In addition to its regular exhibits, the center, 200 Museum Drive in Lansing, had hands-on activities which focused on six black scientists and their inventions.
Having the namesake of a famous poet and author is one reason Nikki OBrien is excited about the keynote speaker for Malcolm X Week. As part of the week and in honor of Black History Month, activist and poet Nikki Giovanni will speak on campus tonight.
The Ingham County prosecutors office received a $120,000 grant from the federal government to begin Project Safe Neighborhoods. The three-year grant is part of a program aimed at getting criminals with gun violations off the street. The grant makes it possible for federal, local and state government agencies to work together to prosecute felons. John Cipriani will be working as both an Ingham County prosecutor and a special U.S.
After about a 10-year absence, StateWalk is being handed back to its founder, Alpha Phi Omega. The Residence Halls Association General Assembly voted unanimously to end the program Jan.
A group of students will compete today to prove what famous hero is worthy of being inducted into the MSU Multicultural Heroes Hall of Fame. Since Jan.
Distance education allows instructors to teach anywhere around the world - and one study says they are teaching more than their counterparts who dont use it. A report released last week by the U.S.
The cast of The Vagina Monologues transformed from actors to artists with paintbrushes, chalk and markers to draw vaginas. ASMSU Womens Council sponsored the event to kick off V-Week, the week of the plays opening at the Auditoriums Fairchild Theatre.
Historical facts mixed with the personal tales and photographs of families in East Lansing will be featured in a new book.Whitney Miller, an MSU records archivist, is writing a book about the history of East Lansing.
Monday marked ASMSUs election application deadline, and the collected number of applications for the undergraduate student government are up slightly from last year.ASMSUofficials tallied about 23 Student Assembly applicants and 15 Academic Assembly applicants at the 5 p.m.
Lansing - Local health care professionals received a boost and a promise for helpful changes in the health care system when U.S.
Off-campus students, like Diane Mater, routinely complain about drafts and heat loss during the winter. Such concerns often translate into higher utility bills, especially electricity and gas. The chemistry senior lives in an old house with windows that dont provide the best heat insulation. Of course there are steps (to lower heat losses), she said.
In Thursdays state House meeting, Rep. Virg Bernero, D-Lansing, joined 99 other House members in a vote to remove the intoxication defense.
A performance of Brazilian martial art in the form of a dance Friday night featured a group of four students symbolizing the actions of indigenous Latinos and slaves who sought to overthrow their masters.Brandon Mauro, an East Asian languages and cultures sophomore, participated in the dance, known as Capoeira, during Latin Explosion, the talent show sponsored by Culturas de las Razas Unidas.Mauro said the event helped open peoples eyes to Latino culture.Its important so people get more exposure and a better understanding, he said.
One week into the school year, MSU students find their mailboxes filled with advertisements for credit cards with attractive features like No annual fee and Instant $3,000 credit limit. Sen.
A 4-foot-long and 3-foot-wide events calendar was put on the wall outside 307 Student Services by ASMSU, the undergraduate student government. The $130 calendar will post all ASMSU Student and Academic assembly events.