With finals week quickly approaching, many students who normally would spend their Friday evenings out on the town are camped out in the library and stressing their last opportunity to push their grade-point average over the top. But advertising junior Leoniece Cheeks said she encourages students to seize the day at the first annual “Carpe Diem” fashion show Friday.
Construction across the university will be a top discussion item at today’s MSU Board of Trustees meeting, as trustees will examine proposals to renovate the first floor dining area of Case Hall and install state-of-the-art teaching laboratories in The School of Hospitality Business’ facilities.
As students prepare for possible snow this weekend, campus and city officials are working to ensure safe roads and sidewalks throughout East Lansing.
The four-person suite style of Akers Hall might receive a makeover next summer if MSU administrators approve tentative enhancements to the residence hall sometime mid-spring.
MSU’s African American and African Studies program, or AAAS, will debate Kwanzaa’s controversial state and its original meaning during Kwanzaa Intellectual Fest today.
Before seniors walk off into the real world, many MSU students are preparing for fall semester 2010 commencement, which takes place at 10 a.m. on Dec. 11 at Breslin Center.
Students in the MSU School of Packaging are helping to solve real-world packaging problems for a number of Michigan companies.
Texting during class is an everyday experience for no-preference freshman Kathlyn McQuillan and many other students, according to a recent survey released by Wilkes University administrators in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. About 91 percent of 269 students surveyed at Wilkes University said they have texted during class, and almost half said it was easy to do without their instructor noticing.
A study conducted earlier this year by the MSU School of Criminal Justice indicates police officers with a bachelor’s degree are less likely to use force with suspected criminals.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture Geagley Laboratory on Harrison Road received a $194,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to decrease the building’s vulnerability with new equipment not only for the laboratory, but for the East Lansing police and fire departments.
The House voted to approve the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM Act in a vote of 216-198 Wednesday night.
Many organizations and student groups are volunteering for the position of Santa Claus this year, making it a merry Christmas for families in need throughout the East Lansing area.
A rezoning plan was approved by East Lansing City Council on Tuesday, although most attending citizens considered the plan inappropriate for the area.
The Council of Graduate Students voted Wednesday night to encourage administrators and the Council of Deans to make increasing financial support for graduate and professional students a top priority in future fundraising efforts.
Lou & Harry’s Grill and Bar, 245 Ann St., will close later this month as plans to open a larger version of the establishment at Chandler Mall are underway, general manager Scott Rolen said.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, will meet at 5:30 p.m. tonight in 115 International Center.
MSU’s C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable called Food Systems is one of 10 organizations will help establish a national program, FoodCorps.
East Lansing will fine to residents and property owners who do not remove snow and ice from the sidewalk adjacent to their property, according to a release from the City of East Lansing.
East Lansing residents interested in posters and local art might have to look beyond Grand River Avenue because of the imminent closure of a local specialty store.
MSU’s graduation rates continued to rise as rates fell at numerous other four-year universities across the country.