The MSU Board of Trustees will meet Friday to discuss proposals to proceed with construction at the MSU Cyclotron building, establish plans to replace the Main Library’s chilled water system and approve an expansion of IBM located inside the MSU Federal Credit Union’s former Crescent Road headquarters.
ASMSU’s governmental affairs leadership is building up their new blog to help keep students in touch with governmental issues that have the potential to impact them. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government.
Last year’s flu season conjures up images of long lines, repeat visits to the doctor and vaccine shortages, but with a new vaccine, local health officials are expecting a much smoother process this year. The 2010-11 vaccine, distributed by the federal government, will attack three strains of influenza including the H3N2 virus, the influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus, said James McCurtis Jr., a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Community Health, or MDCH. “It’s hard to say, but we hope numbers (of flu instances) will be down this year,” McCurtis said.
Students might hear a unique sort of sound coming from the nearest university bathroom — that is, a quieter flush.
According to a new study by Aaron McCright, MSU associate professor of sociology, women are more likely than men to accept the scientific theories behind global warming.
Almost 1 million children nationwide could be misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to a recent study by Todd Elder, MSU assistant professor of economics.
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Activities and other MSU cultural groups are sponsoring the Latino Welcome Reception, Thursday.
The Alliance of LBGTA Students will receive a face lift this semester after moving forward to amend its constitution and the ASMSU Constitution to rename itself as the Alliance of Queer & Ally Students.
Lansing community organizer Jennifer Middlin spoke to a group of more than 20 students, community members and entrepreneurs from around the state at the MSU Union on Tuesday about how entrepreneurs can use social media to build relationships with their customers. The speech was sponsored by the Mid-Michigan Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs, or ICE, as part of its meeting for the month of September.
Students walking by the rock on Farm Lane on Tuesday afternoon were greeted with international music, dancing, free ice cream and the chance to interact with several different cultural organizations and university departments.
At MSU, there are multiple expressions of creativity throughout campus. Some come in the form of sculptures, or in something such as graffiti. And every so often, these art forms collide. The abstract red and black statue outside of Snyder and Phillips halls has been vandalized twice since the start of the semester. The structure, called The Funambulist, was first tagged sometime between Sept.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, will give an update on its new parking permit program for graduate students at its meeting Tuesday. The COGS meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m.
The sounds of laughter and festive music could be heard down the halls of the Wilson Hall basement as more than 40 students gathered Tuesday for a meeting and in celebration of Semana Latina, or Latino Week.
Despite escalating immigration issues in Arizona and across the country, the MSU College of Law has opened its doors and offered help to immigrants or refugees at the Immigration Law Clinic.
A two-year grant by MASA Israel Journey, or MASA, has the potential to bring the university $50,000, many more Spartans will have an opportunity to expand the MSU presence in Israel through travel and study.
ASMSU is considering filing to become a nonprofit organization after the group lost its tax-exempt status through a new university accountability measure last year.
Text messages might soon make an impact on how classes are taught on a college campus, according to a national survey done at MSU.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly will be working to strengthen its relationship with other student government groups under the direction of new chairperson Christopher Schotten. Schotten, a political theory and constitutional democracy senior, was elected as chairperson Thursday night, filling the seat vacated by interim chairperson Kyle Dysarz on Sept.
A few dozen students and volunteers went Saturday to MSU’s Lot 89 to begin building a house for an MSU student through Habitat for Humanity. The event kicked off the beginning of a five-week build that will provide a 1,100-square-foot house for Anna Malavisi, an MSU philosophy graduate student, and her three daughters.
Students in the Muslim Studies Program might be getting a step up this semester as the relatively new specialization and studies program now has an endowment.