Susan Cooper stooped over the rock on Farm Lane and dipped her paint brush into the can of white paint. But instead of brushing a fresh coat of paint onto the rock Wednesday, her brush connected with the back of her sister’s green shirt and formed the words that later appeared on the rock — save Welcome Week.
What began as a career headed toward owning a business eventually led Hui Liu toward a different field of study. Liu, an assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Sociology, joined the faculty this semester — a position she never pictured herself in while growing up in China.
The Michigan State Legislature approved a comprehensive energy package today that Gov. Jennifer Granholm intends to sign into law.
A preliminary fall report showing that MSU will see an enrollment increase for the fifth consecutive year this fall has administrators looking for ways to control the growth.
MSU police plan to bring felony charges against an 18-year-old student who filed a false report of a Sept. 11 sexual assault near IM Sports-East, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Despite Republican officials’ assertions that a party leader’s controversial quotes were fabricated, representatives for Barack Obama’s campaign are still pursuing a lawsuit against the Republican Party.
Lynn Wisper looks like any other girl in any other magazine. She’s kneeling, eating mint chocolate chip ice cream, with a red and gray striped cardigan over her shoulders. The hospitality business senior has straight blonde hair and she’s grinning from ear to ear. Except, well, she’s topless. And this isn’t any other magazine. This is Playboy. But just because Wisper bares all in the latest “Girls of The Big Ten” issue doesn’t mean she bares all in person.
John McCain said Wednesday he wouldn’t forget Michigan if he is elected president. About 4,000 supporters of the Republican senator from Arizona watched him speak at a “Straight Talk Town Hall” meeting at Ford Fieldhouse at Grand Rapids Community College.
A memorial fund to honor Joe Barton, the MSU junior who died Aug. 20 in a car crash on U.S. 127, has been established by his family.
University Activities Board is bringing a slice of Hispanic culture to MSU. The “Sizzling Salsa Fest” will run tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Union. The festivities begin with free half-hour Salsa lessons by the Bamboo! Salsa Club. A cultural disc jockey also will be in the Union Ballroom for anyone wanting to take the floor.
A rally was held Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol to promote the First Amendment and how it affects students, in accordance with Constitution Day.
The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, will spend next week encouraging commuters to seek alternatives to driving to work and class.
A new legislative package expected to be introduced this month could mean more job opportunities for Michigan high school graduates interested in energy trades.
Two will become one on July 1, 2009 — that is, St. John Student Parish and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. The two parishes will examine which programs are compatible and combine their resources to reduce redundancies and form a more unified community.
Economic impact, enrollment and research funding all have increased among three major Michigan universities, according to a report released today by the University Research Corridor, or URC.
An investigation by the Ingham County Health Department found that 10 MSU students who were treated at local hospitals last week with similar symptoms of bloody diarrhea contracted a strain of E. coli.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama unveiled a plan Tuesday to provide $5 billion in federal funding to protect and restore the Great Lakes. The plan would be funded by money saved from reducing tax breaks for oil companies and would only be enacted if he’s elected.
The East Lansing City Council took several steps to further the city’s development projects at its meeting Tuesday.
A new beta e-mail Web system has been launched by the MSU Academic Technology Services team and is available for students to access, MSU ATS announced Tuesday.
Michigan legislators are looking to pass a comprehensive energy package this month that would reregulate the electric utilities industry.