After a student-written petition to have smoking banned from MSU’s campus gained serious attention via social media and word of mouth, the MSU Anti-Cancer Society planned to bring the results to the Board of Trustees. However, just before the meeting Provost June Pierce Youatt published a memo announcing a task force designed to make MSU a tobacco-free campus.
On Tuesday afternoon, Wharton Center played host to MSU’s annual Awards Convocation, which recognized 10 faculty membersKA for their contributions to education and research with William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Awards.
Preparing for a Career Fair? Keep these tips and tricks in the back of your mind. The goal of a career fair is to land the interview at the company or organization you have an interest in so decide what kind of internship you want to go after and then choose the corresponding company or organization that fits.
Some students bypass internships altogether and instead opt for co-ops, semester-long on-the-job experiences at a company.
For some students, it's a graduation requirement. For others, it's just a chance to learn. But the data is showing that for this generation, internships are taking the place of first jobs.
Two civil rights movement leaders will together get paid $30,000 for speaking in the Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series “Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey,” sponsored by the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Kinesiology senior Kaitlin Braun interns with Special Olympics Michigan in the Area 8 office, which oversees Ingham and Eaton counties.
A little more than a month has passed since Brandi, a landscape architecture sophomore, and Elowsky, an accounting sophomore, died in a car accident during winter break. The memorial was hosted by the sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, of which Elowsky was a member.
Waste reduction coordinator Dave Smith said in previous years that a goal of recycling 1 million tons of recyclable material was set, but the goal for this year is different. “Our goal is to engage students and not worry so much about the numbers,” Smith said.
It’s unknown when the ordinance would be implemented, but an MSU spokesman said a task force is currently drafting one that could go before the Board of Trustees for vote as early as this summer.
he event kicked off Friday for check-in with planned events beginning at 7 p.m. at the Union and other signature spots on campus. RFmtg Students and their guests enjoyed several activities including cosmic bowling, airbrush tattoos and karaoke.
Berlin spoke about his family’s support throughout his treatment, saying he couldn’t have gone through the difficulties without their help. His mother, Patti Berlin, also spoke about her experience with her son’s diagnosis. “I would kiss and hug him more often,” she said. “It broke my heart. No matter the age, my child is my baby.”
Whether going on the ice for the experience, or using it for a game of ice hockey, students seem to trek onto the river every winter.
MSU’s Board of Trustees authorized the spending of nearly $100 million this morning towards creating new buildings, improving current facilities, and also extending the contract for football head coach Mark Dantonio until 2021
Apart from passing the iClicker expansion bill, the ASMSU general assembly passed every bill on their agenda last night, including a bill to support MSU Safe Place by donating $5,000 to become a platinum sponsor of the 21st annual Race for the Place 5k.
The laughter was audible Wednesday night from outside the auditorium doors, and students and parents alike were among the crowd at advertising freshman Sam Silverstein’s comedy show.
By Rachel Fradette rfradette@statenews.com Spartan's Fighting Cancer continued to Paint the Campus Purple on Thursday when they released purple and white balloons into the sky for their annual event. They held their balloon release at the rock on Farm Lane due to weather conditions on Monday the event was pushed to Thursday. The organization is especially active on campus this week in order to spread awareness about cancer and its research, for the Relay for Life.
"My grandma use to read it to me. It brings me good memories of her and it's romantic," she said, referring to a poem she read focusing on unrequited love. "It's about loving someone and never letting them know."
Social relations and policy senior Emily Kollaritsch is giving her all to change the way MSU treats victims of sexual assault and their cases.
It's officially tax season, folks. From now until April 15, expect to see lines out the door at places such as H&R Block, and a plethora of television commercials referring to taxes, tax returns and most importantly tax refunds.