Despite protests in cities across the country Saturday evening, the scene at All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbot Road, in East Lansing was calm as more than 350 people sat and listened to a reading of the Quran. Rev.
MSU medical students and local health professionals flocked to the 4-H Children’s Garden on Saturday to man X-ray machines, give eye exams and operate MRI machines.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly will be working to strengthen its relationship with other student government groups under the direction of new chairperson Christopher Schotten. Schotten, a political theory and constitutional democracy senior, was elected as chairperson Thursday night, filling the seat vacated by interim chairperson Kyle Dysarz on Sept.
A few dozen students and volunteers went Saturday to MSU’s Lot 89 to begin building a house for an MSU student through Habitat for Humanity. The event kicked off the beginning of a five-week build that will provide a 1,100-square-foot house for Anna Malavisi, an MSU philosophy graduate student, and her three daughters.
As people wandered around the Bestmaze Corn Maze of Williamston, Mich., completely lost, they helped find a way to make a child’s wish come true. On Saturday and Sunday, Bestmaze donated half of the revenue from ticket sales to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, an organization that raises money to grant wishes for children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses. “We wanted to give back to the community but we didn’t know which fundraiser to do,” said Mark Benjamin, owner of Bestmaze. This is the first year that proceeds from Bestmaze will be donated to the foundation.
It was his friend’s 21st birthday and David Truax had offered his house for the celebration. On the porch with a dozen or so people — some Truax knew, some he didn’t — he went inside for about half an hour.
Students in the Muslim Studies Program might be getting a step up this semester as the relatively new specialization and studies program now has an endowment.
The Kresge Art Museum will be exhibiting 25 photographs from its Mexico collection until Oct. 4. The exhibit, “Luces en Alba: Dawning Lights in Mexican Photography,” opens with a reception from 5-7 p.m.
Clad in a red shirt, white sweater and blue jeans, criminal justice senior Liz Meyer belted out a heartfelt rendition of the National Anthem Friday at the rock on Farm Lane.
Crowds of students packed the MSU Union on Thursday night as more than 60 student groups came out to show their cultural uniqueness at the Spartan Remix Welcome Reception.
Asian American students across MSU’s campus are gearing up for a fight in perhaps one of the most overlooked necessities in the U.S. — voter registration.
Officials at MSU and the University of Malawi have partnered to address potential issues preventing African countries from advancing in global development.
A temporary ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research was lifted Thursday by the U.S.
Like every other Spartan on campus, Basil Hakmeh has been busy juggling new classes, keeping up on homework and jumping into a new academic year — all while fasting from sunrise to sunset.
MSU students might lose the opportunity for insurance coverage on prescription contraceptives, but be saved from paying an extra tax at their job in restaurants if three more bills awaiting for the attention of the state House of Representatives are not taken up before the legislative session ends Dec.
The MSU Hillel Jewish Student Center was a flurry of activity last night, as nearly 200 students packed the dining hall to share food and celebrate the 5,772nd Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.
Three MSU students were victims of separate but similar attacks this weekend in East Lansing. The three reports of strong armed robbery had several similarities. They occurred between 7:30 p.m. and 3 a.m., there were multiple attackers, and all victims were traveling alone, East Lansing police Capt. Tom Johnstone said.
Future endeavors in embryonic stem cell research at MSU could be greatly affected if a recent ban on federal funding in that area is not appealed.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly will meet Thursday to elect a new chairperson. The election will fill the seat vacated by interim chairperson Kyle Dysarz on Sept.
MSU students living in the East Lansing community can now find information regarding transportation, city laws and other resources at the Community Relations Coalition’s, or CRC’s, new Spartan Big List website.