Changes to campus bus routes around East Neighborhood have been met by mixed reviews from students, while MSU officials said they’ve had few complaints. The changes, which took effect Aug.
Six different faiths came together Tuesday night for “Voices of Faith and Reason: Pathways to Peace,” an interfaith celebration of the International Day of Peace. The event, sponsored by the Shalom Center for Justice & Peace, 215 N. Capitol Ave., and the MSU Campus Interfaith Council, included speakers representing Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims and secular humanists. Each representative spoke on their approach to peace and their traditions’ perspectives.
Michael Nyika was depositing his paycheck at the Union last Monday when he spotted a man working on a gray machine Nyika had never seen before. His curiosity was piqued. The foreign machine was a Laptops Anytime kiosk, a station that holds eight 15.4 inch Dell laptops and six 10.1 inch Dell Netbooks that are available for students, staff or campus visitors to rent starting at $1 for the first half hour, and $3.95 for each additional hour for students and $7.95 for non-students.
Professors in the departments of electrical engineering and kinesiology have partnered together in an effort to learn more about how the human body reacts to physical activity to better improve overall health. The research involves the development and testing of a new type of wearable multi-sensors, developed by MSU engineering professor Subir Biswas.
For Dayna Bancroft, the two-mile stretch around the Red Cedar River will always be a walk to remember. Bancroft, an Ovid, Mich.
The rain Saturday afternoon couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of alumni and fans who gathered on campus to cheer on the Spartans or the opportunity to share their stories with the world.
The Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, is hosting its third annual Clean Commute Challenge today through Friday to encourage the public to participate actively in cleaner commuting and cleaner communities, said Edgerly, CATA’s Clean Commute Options coordinator.
MSU officials gathered in the Wells Hall east plaza Thursday to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the official beginning of an expansion at the building. The expansion will add three stories above the B-wing of Wells Hall, adding about 88,000 square feet of additional learning space.
Vice president for student affairs and services Lee June will step down from his position at the end of the year, June announced Thursday. June also announced he will return to the faculty effective Jan.
What might have resulted in a field day for the ducks along the Red Cedar River turned out to be more of an inconvenience to many students and area businesses after heavy thunderstorms swept through the area Thursday.
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.