The thermometer was just reaching 50 degrees Saturday morning as Nathaniel Ellsworth broke through the red ribbon at the finish line to win the Spartan Sprint. About 25 racers participated in the 5K race sponsored by the Residence Halls Association, or RHA.
President Barack Obama’s administration officials released a set of guidelines Thursday to strengthen aid eligibility — including an academic progress baseline and providing an easier Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
As Anne Bibik climbed the bleacher stairs of Spartan Stadium, she thought of her mother, Jo, who died three years ago from lung disease.
MSU is making grades by going green, earning a B in the College Sustainability Report Card 2011 rankings released last week by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, greeted students and community members with the traditional Islamic welcome “As-Salamu Alaykum,” Thursday evening at the International Center.
MSU Trustee Donald Nugent was fired earlier this week from the company he founded about four decades ago.
Being a theater major, senior Lauren LoGrasso spends much of her time in the Auditorium and she still gets freaked out when she’s there by herself at night. An alleged haunting in the Auditorium makes the Auditorium and Fairchild Theatre a natural fit for the Haunted Aud, a haunted house event produced by MSU theater students and faculty, theater senior Mikayla Bouchard said. The Haunted Aud is in its second year on campus and the group plans to hold the event annually, Bouchard said.
People from across the world gathered on Thursday at the International Center to celebrate Central Asia Day and the signing of a collaborative agreement between the University of Central Asia, or UCA, and MSU.
Traditional Israeli food including falafel, kabobs and hummus welcomed students to Israel Fest on Wednesday night at the Union Ballroom.
Two years ago, Gary Wozniak was staring at a vacant lot in the heart of Detroit. Soon, when he goes back to that same area, he hopes to be able to pick fresh greens and tomatoes right off the vine.
An ASMSU proposal to shift the Main Library’s weekend hours would be considered by library staff before being shelved.
A first-generation college student and mother of a 2-year-old son, Lupe Dominguez is looking to graduate with two degrees this spring, and she did it all without the help of either of her parents.
When MSU doctoral student Raymund Narag noticed that Super Typhoon Megi would be hitting the Philippines — his home country — he immediately called his parents.
If there were any doubts Mother Nature didn’t have any other tricks up her sleeves, today’s storm system should prove otherwise, meteorologists said. Students and residents are bracing for the next slap in the face after Tuesday’s stormy weather as wind gusts are expected to reach 60 mph during much of the day.
ASMSU is considering making a university-wide “lip dub,” a single-shot lip synch music video that has become a recent fad on YouTube.
Erin O’Connor upgraded her car for about 10 minutes Monday. The journalism and marketing junior took part in the 2011 tC College Ride & Drive Experience behind Chipotle Mexican Grill, 539 E.
What happens underground has the potential to result in disaster at the surface should water within a regional aquifer continue to be drawn past sustainable levels. About three weeks ago, work began to figure out how the Ogallala Aquifer — which spans from South Dakota to Texas — can be better managed by its residents.
Connor Avery’s parents won’t be making the near 1,300 mile trip from Sarasota, Fla., to East Lansing this winter to plow any snow drifts out of his way, whether real or hypothetical. The Florida native’s parents are letting him do college his own way. “I’m the first child to go away to college, so it’s harder on them,” he said. But not all parents are like Avery’s, said Philip Strong, director of the Neighborhood Concept pilot program at MSU.
If any students are worried about the dreaded “Freshman 15,” a new website is offering some answers for those in the Lansing region. The site, mymacwellness.com, offers students low-cost activities to keep active and help with eating nutritional foods. The website began as an effort between the Michigan Association of Chiropractors and the Michigan Department of Community Health.
State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, understands the value of a good education. In his district, the biggest employer is MSU, the biggest taxpayer is the Michigan Education Association and a majority of the population is MSU students. “Higher education, higher priority,” Meadows said.