College freshmen spend more time hitting the bottle than hitting the books, according to a report by Outside the Classroom. The report surveyed 30,183 college freshmen from 76 colleges and universities across the country enrolled in AlcoholEdu for College, an Outside the Classroom online alcohol education program.
During her time at MSU, Courtney Trezise’s roommates have poked fun at her for watching and keeping pace with the contestants on “Jeopardy!,” the long-running trivia game show. “They’re always like, ‘How do you know all these answers?’” the international relations and Spanish senior said.
The end of the school year in East Lansing typically means copious abandoned furniture, clothing and household items up for grabs, lying on the side of the road. However, East Lansing and MSU officials are seeking to eliminate such waste by teaming up for the Pack Up, Pitch In recycling program.
Dr. Norm Sauer describes forensic anthropology in simple terms. “Most of the work that we do is looking at bones,” he said. However, the value from the supposedly simple work Sauer and fellow forensic anthropologist Dr. Todd Fenton do in their fourth floor East Fee Hall laboratory is invaluable to the various law enforcement agencies they assist.
The MSU Board of Trustees is considering a 4 to 5 percent increase in tuition for the 2009-10 year, citing uncertainty surrounding federal economic stimulus money and less than anticipated state funding.
A thief broke into a vending machine in Wells Hall and stole the cash box from it, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
General Motors Corp. laid out a massive restructuring plan Monday that will cut 21,000 U.S. factory jobs by next year, phase out the storied Pontiac brand and could leave GM majority owned by the federal government.
Students searching for career options might have a better chance of being hired as AmeriCorps volunteers after President Barack Obama signed legislation last week to expand the program.
As swine flu increases in prevalence across the U.S. and possible cases begin to appear in Michigan, state health officials are making preparations in the event of an outbreak. The U.S. government declared a health emergency Sunday after 20 cases were reported. The U.S. first became aware of the virus Friday, Ingham County spokesman Marcus Cheatham said.
Improvements to city parks and two land acquisition projects headline the parks and recreation portion of the city’s 2009-10 fiscal year budget that will be presented tonight to the East Lansing City Council.
After years of watching her daughter excel in sports, Lorraine Robbins noticed most other adolescent girls weren’t as active. She decided she wanted to change their sedentary lifestyles.
MSU finance senior Kevin Boskey’s death in February was the result of methanol poisoning, according to autopsy and toxicology reports released Monday.
Students living in university housing during the 2009-10 year will see an increase of 5.25 percent for room and board rates, the MSU Board of Trustees decided Friday. The increase will raise the rate for a double room with an unlimited meal plan from $7,026 to $7,395, an increase of $369, according to the university.
Supply chain management senior Daniel Tuthill got a glimpse into the mystery behind the CIA when his class was asked to create a marketing program targeting students to work for the agency.
MSU police received a report of a sexual assault early Friday morning near the Main Library, and are continuing to investigate the incident, according to a police crime alert issued Friday evening.
Students, area residents and country music fans spent the brief sunny part of Saturday afternoon at the field outside Demonstration Hall, taking in the sights and sounds of the 8th annual Sparty’s Spring Party. But a rainy forecast kept attendance low and forced the party to end early.
The 46th session of ASMSU’s Student Assembly filled its leadership roles Thursday. The assembly elected its next chairs. The office of the chair represents the assembly to administration and state and federal governments.
Break dance crews across the nation met Saturday night in IM Sports-West for the Red Cedar Ransom, or the first jam held by the MSU Breakdance Club. Thirteen crews competed in the event, with the top team winning a first place, $1,000 prize.
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed a $9.1 million cut to MSU’s funding in February, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon said there would be cutbacks. To compensate for the lack of state funding, she said it would take an almost 9 percent tuition increase or more than 700 faculty and staff layoffs.
RHA passed a revision to its bylaws Wednesday to fix a discrepancy regarding hiring practices. On April 8, RHA’s committee on internal affairs was asked to review bylaws because it was unclear if Chief of Staff David Averill had followed them in recent hiring.