When Lindsay Karn and her teammates stepped on the track at the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Indianapolis May 6, she knew all of her hard work finally had paid off. After years of designing, building and testing, the MSU Solar Car Racing Team was finally ready to race. “Hitting that first lap just meant the world to us,” Karn, an MSU alumna, said.
Summertime in East Lansing can seem quiet and uneventful compared to the fall and spring semesters. With students returning home for the summer, the usually busy streets can seem desolate.
This summer, homegrown beef will be making its way to the MSU cafeterias with the help of a group of students in the beef management program. Through the fall, the beef will be served in the Case Hall cafeteria and Brody Square, said Kurt Kwiatkowski, corporate chef for MSU Culinary Services. Kwiatkowski said he is excited to see the fruits of what has been a year-long process. “This is a long-term thing we hope grows and continues to develop,” he said.
Children of MSU employees came to campus prepared to do work Thursday in celebration of Take Your Child To Work Day.
The International Student Association, or ISA, held its first International Student Leadership awards ceremony Thursday night to recognize students and organizations for their commitment to promoting globalization at MSU.
After spending years running cross country in high school, physiology freshman Chris Hall developed chronic lower back pain.
The members of the MSU Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, ratified a new four-year contract — which will include increases in pay and better health and dental care — by a 94 percent vote.
As students prepare to vacate their dorms and apartments for the summer, many leave behind a trail of carpet, wooden lofts and various belongings that would end up in a landfill.
Students looking to blow off a little end of the year steam have the option to don a mask, grab a glow stick and head to the RHA Masquerave. The fourth annual charity ball for the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, will take place at 7:30 p.m.
The amount of construction going on across campus is the most communicative sciences and disorders senior Erin Dixon has seen during her time at MSU.
Danielle Winterberger is a direct descendent of a Holocaust survivor. The marketing junior has been researching her family’s history since she was 16 years old — putting together her grandmother’s story in the greater context of the Holocaust.
The Kresge Art Museum will close after the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum opens in April 2012, but the university art collection will not be left out of the new museum’s exhibitions, which will give historical context to its modern art focus.
A reunion of past roommates and old college friends, women prepare for the Kaleidoscope conference Friday in celebration of the many facets and reflections of women at MSU.
When they were underclassmen, MSU alumnus Alex Poe and social relations and policy senior Cliff Walls would joke about canoeing down the Mississippi River. But last fall, it wasn’t a joke anymore.
When Brendon Thomas thinks of his experience at MSU, his mind is filled with memories of warm Saturdays in the fall before football games.
John Revitte confirmed Wednesday morning he will retire from his post as faculty grievance official later this year.
For MSU students looking for an opportunity to impress employers, the Career Circus career fair might provide the perfect opportunity. The career fair — which will be held at 1 p.m. Friday on the fourth floor of Spartan Stadium’s Spartan Club — will offer a more casual and creative atmosphere than the typical career fair, said Kevin Yombor, an international relations senior.
As the spring semester draws to a close, the MSU chapter of Camp Kesem is looking to raise money for children in need with a series of events, including a duck derby.
A group of donations to the Veterinary Technology Program given Tuesday by students might have diminished some doubts about the strength of the program.
Graduating seniors struggling to find a job might have the option of creating one.