MSU’s $1.4 billion investment portfolio has declined almost $300 million since the end of June. The portfolio, which mainly consists of endowments, is made up of donations and investments that accumulate interest over time.
Beer, wings, yelling at the TV — Super Bowl Sunday is a day of many traditions. And at $3 million for a 30-second commercial spot, a group of MSU advertising instructors understand the Super Bowl is also big business. While watching the game at the advertising department’s annual Super Bowl party, the group focused on what it knows best — commercials.
Funeral services for MSU student Don Ausman will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Harry J. Will Funeral Home, 37000 6 Mile Road, in Livonia.
Students might soon be able to make their voices heard about ideas for changes to the academic calendar through a survey set to be distributed within the next few weeks.
Students hoping to bring a rock climbing wall to campus got closer to the peak Thursday when ASMSU’s Student Assembly moved to support its construction at MSU. Matt Malkowski, a geological studies graduate student who spearheaded the initiative, said he was glad to see the project pass through ASMSU.
The first two days of February have been a winter heat wave, but last month was the coldest January in recent history. William Marino, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service station in Grand Rapids, said last month was the coldest January in 15 years and snowiest since 2005.
MSU Dance Marathon will host recruitment meetings all week to find dancers willing to spend 12 hours on their feet to raise money for the MSU Children’s Health Initiative.
The nationwide outbreak of salmonella has reached Ingham County, local health officials said Friday. Laboratory tests confirmed that one of two salmonella cases reported in the county Jan. 21 is tied to a nationwide outbreak caused by tainted peanut butter products.
As February began, MSU kicked off a monthlong 200th birthday party for famed biologist Charles Darwin. The university will host events throughout the month to commemorate Darwin’s work involving evolution.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will propose a tuition freeze for state colleges and universities Tuesday during her State of the State address, with the schools that comply getting additional state funding.
A Charlotte man’s jeans and boxer shorts were stolen Tuesday afternoon from a South Hubbard Hall washing machine, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The Ingham County Medical Examiner continues to investigate the cause of an MSU student’s death after an autopsy performed Thursday yielded inconclusive results.
MSU is turning a darker shade of green. It’s not because of energy-efficient light bulbs shining in the Brody Complex. It’s not because of recycling receptacles that line the sidewalk near Adams Field. And it’s not because of the Smart Car that occasionally rolls down Farm Lane. MSU is getting greener in its diet, thanks to a continuing increase of vegetarians and vegans on campus.
Flushing them or dumping them in the trash heap can lead to health hazards, but pharmaceutical disposal for students and residents has been made easier and cleaner with a new program from the Ingham County Health Department.
MSU Residence Halls Association president Mark Dobson gave his third and final State of the Organization address Wednesday night, calling for positive change. Dobson, who will step down in April, said RHA can always strive to do better.
Students looking to gamble this weekend won’t need to leave the East Lansing city limits to visit a casino. The Hospitality Association of the School of Hospitality Business is bringing Vegas Night to Breslin Center tonight.
Paying for school no longer will be a concern for disabled Michigan veterans if they take advantage of a new MSU tuition assistance program. MSU’s Disabled Veterans Assistance Program, which was unveiled Thursday and will begin next fall, will cover all education-related costs for disabled veterans, including tuition, fees, books and room and board.
The space outside The Gallery in Snyder-Phillips Hall will soon be home to a new resident: a roughly 26-foot-tall sculpture. MSU hired New York-based artist John Van Alstine to construct an abstract piece, which will be called Funambulist.
After a near five-month battle with university officials, ASMSU Association Director Kara Spencer’s life may finally return to normal.
Michigan moved one step closer to getting an estimated $4.6 billion in federal funds Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives approved President Barack Obama’s $819 billion stimulus package.