Students who are considering traveling to Mexico for spring break are on the receiving end of warnings on the federal and university level to be careful of increasing violence.
A team of MSU faculty and students will work this year to ensure the university stands by its green reputation in the future.
On campus environmental organizations MSU Greenpeace and the Sierra Student Coalition are encouraging the university to live up to its slogan of sustainability.
Tye Dye Thom, or Thom, co-owner of Wish You Were Here, is on campus with apparel to provide such protection. He is selling gloves, hats and mukluks — among other items — every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Union. Thom has become a regular visitor to MSU.
The construction team behind the newly built Secchia Center in Grand Rapids is reaping the benefits for its environmentally friendly focus.
MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, will donate more than $22,000 in total to two different university programs, said April Clobes, an executive vice president at MSUFCU.
With a variety of collegiate honor societies to choose from, selecting a legitimate organization might be a challenge. With that, students should be careful of fraudulent organizations, said Janine Deegan, manager of outreach communication for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Even with freezing weekend temperatures, performers heated up the stage with numerous beats, rhythms and moves. The University Activities Board, or UAB, held its Beat the Breaks Off Dance-a-thon!
Through an alternative form of worship, the Signs of Adoration, or SOA, group performed an all-sign concert for the MSU community — both for the deaf and hearing.
For three years, the MSU chapter of the March of Dimes has worked closely with Sparrow Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, to assist infant patients and their families, said international relations senior Monika Johnson, the chapter’s president.
Representatives from ASMSU’s Student Assembly passed a resolution Thursday to urge the university to abandon the burning of coal at the T.B. Simon Power Plant in favor of renewable energy sources.
Students who wish to skip out on the beach for spring break have numerous options of making an impact on their world.
Although the MSU library budget increased about 32 percent since the 2000-01 academic year, the cost of scholarly publications is rising at far higher rates, said Steven Sowards, associate director of collections of the Main Library.
With February around the corner, representatives from ASMSU plan to announce Student Health Awareness month and to inform the MSU community about university-mandated health care.
On Monday, 11,000 letters will be sent to households in Wayne County, inviting them to participate in one of the largest human health studies ever.
An MSU graduate returned to campus Wednesday night to share his entrepreneurial experiences with MSU students at a speaking event.
Applications to MSU for the 2011-12 school year have increased compared to this time last year, despite the decreasing number of high school students graduating in Michigan.
In an attempt to education the student body about the LBGT community on campus, the LBGT Resource Center will host numerous workshops to help foster understanding of tolerance.
At Tuesday’s meeting, ASMSU’s Academic Assembly’s Code and Academic Policy Committee discussed pushing an enforcement of syllabi rules for university professors.
Students no longer will have the option to earn retailing degrees because of a recent decision made by university administrators and the University Committee on Curriculum.