As many as 350 people marched and congregated at Beaumont Tower. The march featured special guest Henry James Thomas, who was one of the original Freedom Riders in 1961. “I’m so happy that you don’t have to fight those battles now, but the ones I’ve told you about, you have to fight them,” Thomas said. “We’ve come a long way, but as the good doctor said, ‘not quite enough.’”
Since being published, the letter has gained more than 1,100 signatures, a list of black faculty members at universities in every corner of the U.S. and even in other countries. Thirty-six faculty members at MSU signed the letter. Every school in the Big Ten is represented, along with the entire Ivy League.
Addressing islamophobia, free speech and terrorism, members of the MSU community react to the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
Although international students have racial tensions in their own countries, many said Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader learned about throughout the world.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is sending a team of delegates to the Association of Big Ten Students Conference, or ABTS, this weekend hosted by Northwestern University in Chicago . The ABTS Conference is a meeting of Big Ten student governments and allows delegates from each school to discuss and debate current student issues.
iClicker has begun phasing out use of first edition iClickers and require a registration fee of $6.99 after the student rents the device.
The project, run by the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, created forums to discuss issues experienced by East Lansing community members.
MSU Bikes service center manager and all-knowing bike guru Tim Potter shares his advice for students braving the slush and sleet on bicycles this winter.
Both nominees are members of James Madison College and highly interested in international affairs.
The Union was the victim of a series of furniture thefts over the course of several weeks last semester, said Union Manager Tami Kuhn.
Late theatre professor Greg Reuter had a profound impact upon his students and the department.
Between salt, cold and strain, cars can go bust more easily during the winter. Get from point A to point B safely with these winter car care pointers.
“It costs us about $5 per check, to generate these, to mail them out,” Haas said. “You figure if you’ve got 2,200 people and you’re doing this a dozen times, it adds up to more than $100,000. That could basically fund another faculty position.That’s why we’re looking to do this.”
MSU’s undergraduate student government is seeking to provide feedback for President Barack Obama’s newly proposed federal college rating system.
With spring semester starting, feelings of unrest continue to resonate with some students.
About 2,100 students were given a warm welcome Sunday evening when the newly renovated Akers dining hall , The Edge , opened for the first time since construction began in May 2014 . The Edge at Akers is the last of seven major renovations since the 2009 RHS Dining Master Plan including Brody Square , Riverwalk Market in Owen Hall, Holden Dining Hall, South Pointe at Case Hall, the Vista at Shaw and Heritage Commons at Landon, Communications Manager of Culinary Services in the Division of Residential and Hospitality Services Jenna Brown said.
Hines’ motivation to spearhead the Muskegon community’s mobilization about these issues was inspired by MSU rallies, the high murder rates in the Muskegon area and similar outrage in Cleveland, Ohio, and Staten Island, New York, following the violence and racial tension in Ferguson.
Despite a large number of student protests and widespread distaste that MSU chose to invite author and columnist George Will to speak at commencement in December, his recent contract has now revealed Will was paid $47,500 for his appearance.
MSU Culinary Services dining program ranks as No. 24 out of 1,175 colleges and four-year universities in the U.S. according to the annual release of 2015 Best Campus Food rankings by Niche.com.
While Spring move-in comes with the same hassles as the fall, many returning students use the new semester as a chance for a fresh start and to further goals set at the beginning of the school year.