Rolled up newspapers, straws and tape designed to stand about five feet tall lined the walls of the Union Ballroom on Friday as part of an attempt to make girls more interested in science, technology, engineering and math.
To Jason Schmidt, when it comes to getting hired by a law firm, the tables have turned. “Now a lot of law graduates are the ones begging at the bargaining table, instead of the other way around; the balance of power has definitely shifted,” the recent alumnus said. Schmidt’s opinion of the job market is in line with the findings of a recent employment survey of 2011 college graduates.
For MSU law student Cameron Lawler, the job market for lawyers is daunting. Although the Student Bar Association president continues to pursue his graduate degree in law, he knows the situation is bleak for most lawyers fresh out of school.
As the summer days grow warmer, the MSU Horticulture Gardens grow bigger and brighter. The gardens, which encompass 14 acres, are bursting with life this time of year.
MSU is stepping up its game when it comes to fighting chronic disease. MSU’s College of Human Medicine recently announced its membership in the new Michigan chapter of the National Chronic Disease Coalition.
After the U.S. entered the war in Iraq, Chris Worland found herself asking for international students’ opinions to share the effect the event had on their lives.
Tomorrow evening at Wharton Center at 7:30 p.m., the Verdehr Trio will showcase their unique sound for music lovers to enjoy. Walter Verdehr, violinist for the trio and professor of violin at the College of Music, said that this concert will kick off the 40th year of performances by the group, which was founded with his wife in 1972. Verdehr said the trio has performed in many large-scale concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Sydney Opera House. Still, he said he continues to love working and performing at MSU. “MSU is a wonderful place to work because the administration encourages performance,” he said.
When MSU law professor Mae Kuykendall found out she was being published in The New York Times, she knew it was a race against the clock. Kuykendall wrote an Op-Ed piece entitled “A Way Out of the Same-Sex Marriage Mess” that was published on May 23.
When Steve Hershfield was looking for a fun way to blog last year, he never expected companies would be sending him clothing for his friends to model and review on his website, stateofproper.com.
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, is one step closer to receiving $40 million in funding after several instabilities over government funding in the past few months. The Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which was approved by the U.S.
Becoming a police officer for MSU was Sam Miller’s dream job. “It was the number one goal for a place to work,” he said. Miller’s dream became a reality on Monday morning as the recent graduate was sworn into the MSU police force by Chief Jim Dunlap.
Do you worry about a lot of things? Do you find yourself worrying all the time? Have you tried to control your worrying and had difficulty doing this?
For many people, the idea of working with low-income Peruvians might seem exhausting, but for fourth year medical student Joe Gorz, it’s what he was meant to do. “We just try to do a job,” he said.
For six summers, Kristie Phelps has made an annual trip to the Red Cedar River with her two friends to grab a few minutes of relaxation away from her kids and responsibilities and enjoy an evening of theater and nature.
Tears welled in the eyes of Regina Walker as she watched her son Tanner Maxwell up on stage singing “You’ve got a friend in me” for the final time at the MSU Community Music School’s music therapy recital Tuesday evening.
Ian Wenk decided to work at the Beal Botanical Garden as a summer job, not knowing it would lead him one step closer to figuring out his major.
When the first MSU IT Conference was held five years ago, it was with people like MSU health information technologist Wajahat Syed in mind.
Jerry Halm graduated from MSU in 1960, but has come back every year for the last twenty to take part in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Golfing for Scholarships.
When students arrive at MSU for the fall semester, many expect to see the dorms in a stain-free, disinfected state with freshly painted walls and new light bulbs. Craig Czajkowski helps to make sure it happens.
Biochemistry and molecular biology/biotechnology senior Rosie Jaremba picks crab apples on Monday near the Plant Science Greenhouses on Wilson Road.