A class being offered in spring 2009 will help keep students going green long after they graduate. The course, NSC 491, section 001, will be an introduction to sustainability studies, said Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability.
During his second visit to Michigan in about two weeks, Barack Obama spoke with a renewed vigor at a town hall meeting Monday, even as John McCain gained ground in the presidential race. A Gallup poll released Monday revealed that McCain, a U.S. senator from Arizona, had a five-point lead after last week’s Republican National Convention. Most other polls show the candidates in a dead heat or McCain leading. Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, told the audience at North Farmington High School much of McCain’s success has been based on false accusations against him.
East Lansing children will soon be rolling their Rs as the Bailey Community Center started the Spanish Immersion Preschool program Monday to provide an early introduction to Hispanic language and culture.
A green Web site is helping to raise awareness about MSU’s efforts to create a sustainable campus. Ecofoot, launched in 1999, is the Web site of the Office of Campus Sustainability and the University Committee for a Sustainable Campus, said Terry Link, director of the office.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss whether it needs to modify part of its Historic District at its work session tonight. The work session is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Conference Room A of City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
Cameron Cochran pulled his blue hoodie to his head, his cheeks wet with rain and his outfit soaked. But the James Madison College freshman wasn’t concerned. Cochran said he had only one thing on his mind — Nas.
A worsening economy confronts students and local business owners as the national unemployment rate reached a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August, according to the U.S.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio wanted his team to make a statement in the home opener Saturday. He wanted the Spartans to run the ball effectively, block up front and display the toughness he hopes will come to define the program.
East Lansing isn’t the only Big Ten town looking to give residents a better view of its skyline. Madison, Wis., home of the University of Wisconsin, and Ann Arbor are pursuing development projects similar to East Lansing’s City Center II, which calls for the creation of a 10-story building along Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue.
During a Sunday visit to the Kellogg Center, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader took shots at corruption in U.S. big business, which he said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., are “sweeping under the rug.”
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., promised change to a rapt audience Friday, less than 24 hours after securing the Republican presidential nomination in St. Paul, Minn.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly will receive more than $3,000 for new office furniture, as determined Thursday at the Student Assembly meeting. Student Assembly’s Finance Committee also voted to give funds to a Halloween event for children, but opted not to almost double the tailgating budget.
Eric Olson’s mind went blank as he climbed the stage steps and took his place inside the stream of light falling from the auditorium’s rafters. The first-year MSU music performance graduate student twisted the knobs of his violin before standing silent. A moment later, he slid the bow across the strings.
As the MSU football team reeled off touchdowns during its first home game Saturday, local business owners said they also scored big. Home football contests traditionally bring tailgaters, students and out-of-town visitors to local restaurants and retailers before and after the game.
While MSU implemented a text message alert system last year to warn students of emergencies, other universities also are using technology in the name of campus safety. Last month, the University of Maryland at College Park started a Facebook.com group for students to receive emergency information, talk with each other about emergencies and share information with family.
When Taneisha Upshaw doesn’t know how to begin a paper, the sociology senior turns to a source she knows wouldn’t let her down — the Main Library. Upshaw said she uses the library to access scientific and medical journals she would otherwise have to pay to use in her papers.
Lansing — William Atkin’s brother died after committing suicide in 1979. On Sunday in Potter Park, he shared his memories with people who also had people they care about die from suicide.
*St. Paul, Minn.* - John McCain, a prisoner of war turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the "constant partisan rancor" that grips Washington as he launched his fall campaign for the White House.
Members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, who are currently staying in a temporary house, are a step closer to being able to occupy the fraternity house they signed a lease for.
Abrams Planetarium is expected to have a new dome in place when students return for the start of the fall 2009 semester, John French, planetarium production coordinator, said.