For Garrett O’Sullivan, hanging out with 200 friends in lime Jell-O and soap suds was the perfect way to celebrate the start of a new school year. “I think that (Welcome Week) is slowly getting more intense,” said the physiology senior, who hosted a party Thursday at his house on Division Street. “There’s a certain amount of competition between parties, and people want to top it.”
One MSU student is dead and another was still in critical condition Sunday evening following a late-night accident along U.S. 127 on Wednesday.
Michigan’s delegates at the Democratic National Convention will receive full votes when selecting the party’s presidential nominee.
The kegs are empty, the bottles are smashed and red cups are strewn about in yards. Typically, the messy remnants of a Welcome Week party would signal a successful endeavor. But couches in trees and kitchen furniture tossed in yards alludes to something bigger: Hundreds of dollars in violations and a bad image for East Lansing.
Thousands of students made their way to the Auditorium on Saturday night, drawn by the promise of free goodies, the desire to explore the hundreds of student organizations in attendance and general curiosity.
Golf, tennis and swimming are activities you might not find many people doing during Welcome Week, but that’s how the Japan Center for Michigan Universities celebrated its 20th anniversary Sunday.
With construction of the Secchia Center in Grand Rapids under way, the MSU College of Human Medicine further expanded its presence in Michigan by agreeing to establish a new community campus at the Munson Medical Center of Traverse City.
John Dent attended freshman seminars and navigated his way across campus Thursday, but the history freshman didn’t know if it would be enough to get him to his first class today.
Members of Alpha Epsilon Pi still do not have a permanent place to live as the house they were hoping to inhabit, 1148 E. Grand River Ave., remains without a rental license.
In the midst of a struggling economy, Welcome Week provided a welcome boost in sales for several new businesses along East Grand River Avenue. Four businesses that opened since the close of spring classes saw a surge in clientele as MSU students settled in before the first week of classes, business owners said.
As the school year begins, a young ASMSU assembly has a full agenda that includes a concert lineup and encouraging MSU students to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
Set to open in July 2010, the Secchia Center, MSU’s College of Human Medicine campus in Grand Rapids, is taking form.
In MSU’s 153-year history, 115 Spartan athletes, coaches and officials have worn the green and white proudly before going on to wear the colors of their respective countries. MSU representatives have brought home 18 gold medals, 12 silver medals and eight bronze medals during the ultimate worldwide competitions, according to MSU Alumni Magazine.
Cory Pitzer, an MSU studio art sophomore, said HIV isn’t constantly on his mind, but it is something he is concerned about.
National church shootings are creating controversy locally concerning guns and religion.
Many of Michigan’s single parents will have one more financial concern beginning in September, when the state will start deducting a $25 annual fee from most child support payments.
Population counts of Mitchell’s satyr, an endangered species of butterfly, are decreasing in Michigan, and an MSU graduate student is investigating one possible explanation for their decline.
The East Lansing Amtrak station has seen more than a 15 percent increase in riders this summer, according to the station’s lead ticket clerk.
Natalie McIntyre, blood services coordinator for the Mid-Michigan chapter of the Red Cross’s Great Lakes Region, said that the chapter has been experiencing a decline in donations this summer.
Three public workshops are being offered for Mid-Michigan residents to discuss the planning and envisioning process for the revitalization of Michigan Avenue.