Munn field and other intramural fields will be closed for parking before the Spartans face off against the University of Michigan on Saturday because of the heavy rains East Lansing experienced throughout the day Thursday, MSU police announced Thursday.
A new artificial turf field in the southeast corner of Munn Field will be available for use by the Spartan Marching Band and others starting next August. Artificial turf is much more durable than grass and the field will serve the band, classes, intramural sports, club sports and intercollegiate sports.
MSU engineering students are helping to develop a joystick that could make it easier for disabled people to cast votes. The joystick will create a force feedback, giving voters the opportunity to feel the movement as they go through the ballot.
The city of East Lansing is accommodating for the growing trend of moped use by designating free moped parking slots in downtown parking structures. The three parking structures with new moped parking slots include the Division Street Parking Structure on 430 Albert Ave., Grove Street Parking Structure on 330 Grove St.
While the Spartan and Wolverine football teams will be waking up and mentally preparing for the big game Saturday, a group of 15 bikers will hit the road on from Michigan Stadium to Spartan Stadium to raise awareness and funds toward amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. 13-year-old Ann Arbor native Sam Sugerman, along with his close friends and family, ventured on an six hour, 65-mile excursion sponsored by Ann Arbor Active Against ALS, also referred to as A2A3, last year on the day of the Michigan-Michigan State football game.
Going through a year and a half of arbitration to receive about a week’s worth of pay, is unacceptable to the MSU Graduate Employees Union, or GEU.
A viral social media posting showing two college-aged Florida men dressed as Trayvon Martin and his killer, George Zimmerman, has sparked a conversation about how race is portrayed in Halloween costumes. Costumes representing offensive stereotypes of ethnic groups such as American Indians or Mexicans might be found on the streets of East Lansing Thursday night, creating the question among students and faculty of when costumes are no longer fun and simply offensive.
Medical students can make their voices heard through the Joy Initiative, a new series of focus dinners where medical students can network and discuss their studies with peers and administrators. The program began as a research project in April of 2012 with psychiatry resident Miko Rose.
ASMSU’s policy committee recently passed a bill calling for the state Legislature to pass a resolution related to an increase on the Michigan Sales Tax, with the goal of creating a post-secondary education fund.
With a football showdown looming between MSU and the University of Michigan, it was announced on Tuesday that U-M President Mary Sue Coleman will become a Spartan — sort of — when she receives an honorary doctorate of laws degree at a December commencement.
An American 16-year-old’s right of passage has become a battle cry in Saudi Arabia as women demand the right to drive a car — a movement that’s captured the attention of people worldwide, including at MSU. Videos and pictures of the protest have circulated through Saudi women’s tactics of driving and then tweeting or posting Youtube videos of their unlawful actions.
The MSU Office of Campus Sustainability released a report highlighting the sustainability efforts made by students, faculty and researchers so far this year. The report evaluated both on-campus and global research, as well as academic and community outreach programs. The report stated MSU has experienced a 17 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2010, 60 percent increase in recycling on campus since 2008 and 43 percent decrease in materials sent to landfills since 2008.
Green roofs on MSU’s campus might be hidden from sight to the average passerby, but they are gaining ground in the eyes of horticulture professors and students alike.
Mother Nature struck Japan again this past weekend, this time with a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rumbling the Pacific Ocean about 200 miles from the coast of Fukushima, Japan — a situation that caught the attention of MSU students and experts. Around 2:10 a.m.
L. Van Crowder, one of the three finalists for the International Studies and Programs, or ISP, dean position discussed his goals and plans for the department during a presentation on campus Monday. Crowder, senior director of education, health and community development in the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which is part of the U.S. State Department, discussed the importance of exploring the many international options offered through MSU and other potential future programs.
The ASMSU Finance Committee approved an allocation of $5,000 from the undergraduate student government’s Special Projects fund to go toward a research grant for undergraduate students at its most recent meeting. The grant would help students fund their trip to a conference , educational workshop or scholarly competition.
The future of Spartan Village seems somewhat shaky after MSU’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution authorizing the start of a planning process for the complex’s future, including possible alternative housing options for residents.
On Saturday night, people packed the Crossroads Food Court in the International Center for MSU’s annual interactive showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” For the uninitiated, Rocky Horror is the tale of a young couple’s car breaking down in front of Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s Castle, which houses a troop of sexually-unrestrained alien transvestites from Transsexual, Transylvania.
Impact 89FM has elected to add to its content variety by launching a new sports section on its website covering MSU and Detroit sports. The new web section, named Impact Sports, includes 13 shows and was launched on Oct. 12.
The Michigan State Swing Society hosted a Halloween dance in Demonstration Hall on Sunday, offering free beginner and intermediate lessons to MSU students and local community members. Swing dancing is a form of dance popular in the 1920s through the 1950s. Swing dancers typically dance to jazz music, and the MSU Swing Society teaches several forms of swing dance, including the Lindy Hop, the Charleston and the East Coast Swing.