He held his head high as strangers stroked his smooth, scaly body. He’d added extra pizazz to his wardrobe that morning with a metallic spiked, red gemmed collar wrapped around his neck. His owner said his style is fierce.
At MSU, intramural sports leagues are often fiercely competitive affairs and passions are high in the players and the fans. As a result, sometimes tensions rise, and the students who officiate the game get caught in the middle.
April Clobes, president of MSUFCU, said construction on the administrative building will begin in approximately two months when they receive their building permits. Depending on weather and scheduling, the building is expected to be open in early 2017.
The bills represent an opportunity for the Democratic minority to make their voices heard in a conservative legislature where they have little ability to craft legislation.
By Matthew Argillander margillander@statenews.com Those expecting developments in the case of junior wide receiver Macgarrett Kings Jr will have to wait for a bit as his pretrial was adjourned and will be rescheduled in a few weeks for a date to be determined. The defense attorney representing Kings will be James T.
East Lansing City Hall will soon undergo building updates to improve security. Construction to the building that currently houses East Lansing City Hall, the East Lansing Police Department and the East Lansing 54-B District Court will begin this May. The improvements scheduled for completion in September include a metal detector and singular entry and exit points for visitors.
UPDATE: The gas line responsible for the natural gas leak Wednesday afternoon at the Cyclotron construction site has been repaired and normal operations in the surrounding area have resumed, according to an MSU Alert released shortly after midnight Thursday.
Some students wish to use their spring break as an opportunity to learn about social issues and give back to communities in need.
Chris Scales initially started the open jam session in Snyder Hall five years ago after a collaboration between the Community Music School and the Residential College in Arts and Humanities formed.
Just last May, the river crested its banks at 7.33 feet, flooding much of the DeMartin Soccer Stadium and only portions of the McClane Baseball Stadium and the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden. The year before, it was half a foot higher, rendering parts of the river trail totally impassable.
Lou Anna K. Simon took over the reins as MSU's 20th and first female president in 2005. Simon, whose tenure has been marked with initiatives and an overhaul of many of the residence and dining halls, is still going strong.
The Veterinary Medical Center was evacuated Wednesday afternoon for a gas leak. MSU police have blocked off Wilson Road near Bogue Street while the fire department investigates. An MSU alert said the Cyclotron was the only building evacuated, conflicted with reports on the ground, but students are being told to "avoid the area." WLNS reported that traffic was being diverted from a half-mile radius, but that has not been confirmed. Stay tuned for more information.
Acting with the desire to help both professors and students, the Faculty Senate endorsed changes to the Integrity of Scholarship and Grades policy on Tuesday afternoon.
Demands range from environmental issues to racial and political issues in Michigan, including ending gerrymandering, recognizing the failed nature of the war on drugs, repealing the right-to-work law, eliminating the educational achievement authority and including gender identity and sexual orientation in all anti-discrimination laws.
The Gateway construction project, first proposed in 2013, required demolishing the coffee shop to make space for a six-story apartment building. The plan has since changed to a four-story building as the proposed project would have cut off public views to Valley Court Park.
In an effort to better secure Enterprise Business Systems, MSU’s resource for payroll and finance data, the university has adopted a two-factor authentication for its users, including faculty and student workers.
Less than 24 hours after he was apprehended by MSU police, sophomore running back Delton Williams pleaded not guilty to one charge of brandishing a firearm in public after an alleged road rage incident on Monday night, according to 54B District Court documents.
The appeal was filed on behalf of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the December 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision that removed the Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of wolves from the federal endangered species list.
During the shelter-in-place, social media platforms such as Twitter and Yik Yak were filled with rumors about a shooter in Mason-Abott and Snyder-Phillips.
Five of MSU’s graduate programs — elementary education, secondary education, rehabilitation counseling, organizational psychology and nuclear physics — were recognized as No.