lthough most students apply what they have learned in lectures by writing term papers and filling out multiple-choice exams, some students display their knowledge out in the field with dirt-caked hands.For those studying at the MSU Student Organic Farm, the coursework is dictated by each growing season, and failing an assignment means less food on the table.
On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to vote on a higher education funding recommendation that could increase MSU’s funding by 6.1 percent, but also fine the university $500,000 for its involvement with union-building workshops.
The Academic Freedoms Report drafted by ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, stirred up some controversy at the University Council meeting on Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s affirmative action ban, preventing MSU and the state’s 14 ?other public universities from using race as a factor in their admissions processes.
Road closings and detours are in the near future for East Lansing with three major road construction projects planned for later this spring and summer.
Attorney General Bill Schuette had a press conference addressing the 6-2 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, or the voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions.
Students will have to pay $344 more in food and housing fees next year after the MSU Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve a 3.95 percent hike to double room and silver meal plan packages. Overall, the rate for room and board will rise to $9,154 in the 2014-15 year. The board approved the hike unanimously and with no public comment.
The MSU Board of Trustees approved a hike of 3.95 percent to a double room and a silver meal plan, increasing the overall rate to $9,154.
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's affirmative action ban in a 6-2 vote, CNN reports.
Students are accustomed to seeing the rock on Farm Lane painted over and over again by different organizations.
MSU Students United sent a letter to President Lou Anna K. Simon on Monday afternoon, petitioning to freeze tuition rates for next year.
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, celebrated its annual open house on Monday in Snyder and Phillips halls.
MSU talked about environmental sustainability for companies affiliated with campus during the 2014 Greening the Supply Chain Conference held at the Breslin Center on Monday.
East Lansing will have a new resident this Friday.In observance of Arbor Day, the city of East Lansing is hosting the annual tree planting at 2:15 p.m.
Recycling is an integral part of East Lansing resident Carolyn White’s life.
While walking to class Monday morning, some students may have noticed a new addition to the Spartan Statue. Late Sunday night early Monday morning, an unknown person spray painted “Go Blue” on the front of the statue. Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Scott Westerman said he does not think the vandalizer is a U-M student.
Computer science and engineering professor Edward Rothwell currently is developing new antennae technology for military air vehicles, and while that might not sound exciting to some, Rothwell said export-controlled and sensitive research like his is vital to the national defense and to MSU.
In the middle of the night, an unknown vandal spray-painted 'Go Blue' on the Spartan statue.The graffiti was quickly cleaned up by Infrastructure Planning and Facilities officials after they received a complaint around 8 a.m.
An unidentified group has painted over a memorial at the rock on Farm Lane for 8-year-old Spartan basketball fan Lacey Holsworth. As of Monday morning, the Rock was covered in a fresh coat of white paint with a message that reads: "Congratulations graduates...be a hero to someone" in green lettering.
MSU’s recent State of the State Survey produced intriguing results about the favorable ratings President Barack Obama and Gov. Rick Snyder received.