Wharton Center program connects area kids to performing arts

The program is a scholarship fund established by Wharton Center to provide free tickets to local youth.

MSU students bussed to New York City for weekend climate march

Members from MSU Greenpeace took a charter bus to Sunday’s rally, organized to draw the attention of the delegates attending Tuesday’s U.N. Climate Summit.

Farm to table

The East Lansing Farmer's Market sets up every Sunday in Valley Court Park through October. Get to know three of the vendors who create fresh products and have Spartan roots

MSU Debate team starts season strong by qualifying for quarterfinals in Georgia State tournament

The MSU Debate team

UAB to host free concert Thursday

While students participate in the traditional homecoming week activities such as hayrides and ice cream at "The Rock," they can expect to find a new event that has been scheduled by the University Activities Board for later this week. A free concert will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday at Morrill Plaza, featuring a band of three MSU alumni called The Hacky Turtles.

East Lansing to test upgraded parking meters

The 300 block of Albert Avenue will test 10 new, modern parking meters for six months.

MSU domestic violence expert calls issue a 'pandemic' in society

Planetarium begins fall semester shows with new projectors

The audience was able to virtually visit each of the planets and learn a little bit about all of them.

MSU, Lansing area alike celebrate International Day of Peace

Community members came out to various events to recognize the International Day of Peace, which is celebrated on September 21. The day was designated by the United Nations in 1981 as an attempt to send the message across the world that we need peace, said Lynn Bartley, president of the Greater Lansing United Nations Association.

Former MSU research wins Ig Nobel Prize

A former MSU doctor was recognized last week for his part in a unique research study that showed that salt-cured pork may be an effective way to stop severe nosebleeds.

Professionals celebrate American Business Women's Day

Today marks the 31st American Business Women’s Day, and MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business continues to play its part in supporting women in business. “Talent, energy, new ideas, (and) innovation,” are what American Business Women’s Association Executive Director Rene Street said women bring to the business workforce and why they deserve to be recognized. American Business Women’s Day was created when President Ronald Reagan signed a joint Congressional resolution in 1983, Street said.

COGS struggles to make progress on health care issue

The group of concerned students went back and forth for almost half an hour to call the meeting to order and approve the day’s agenda.

MSU joins "It's On Us" campaign against sexual assault

MSU is joining a new White House campaign in the hopes of educating students about sexual assault, this time specifically focusing on what bystanders can do to intervene if they see an act of sexual violence in progress.

ROTC cadets learn weapons, survival skills in weekend training

“For the freshmen, this is the first time some of them have ever shot a weapon in their life,” Cadet Sean Woods said.

Gamers convene for competition at the Union

The event brought together a community of similar interests that doesn’t often have opportunities to congregate.

Peace corps recruitment efforts remain strong at MSU

Currently ranked 14th out of universities with the most current volunteers with 47 graduates in the corps, MSU has also had more than 2,000 alumni join the program in the past.

Student business incubator expands workspace

MSUFCU provided the Hatch with a three-year gift, funding the workspace's growth from 1,135 square feet to 2,549. 

ASMSU awaiting results of health survey

ASMSU expects results Friday from the National Collegiate Health Assessment, a representative survey of student health on campus.

Zipcar comes to downtown East Lansing

Car sharing service Zipcar now has two official parking spots in downtown East Lansing.

Diving for the puck

Painting the rock on Farm Lane for the first time was how marketing senior Colleen Anthony and her teammates wanted to recruit for their Intramural Sports team.