Monday, December 29, 2025

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

News | Msu

MSU

Online database compares colleges' criteria

MSU’s recruitment information will go head-to-head with more than 200 other universities this academic year. The Web site CollegePortraits.org gives prospective students an opportunity to compare data from about 225 four-year public universities involved in the Voluntary System of Accountability.

MSU

Greeks go green, recycle

Almost 3,000 plastic bottles. More than 200 pounds of newspaper. Almost 100 magazines and more than 550 cans and bottles. These numbers reflect the amount of recyclable materials left scattered about lawns, on front porches and crushed into the sidewalks around East Lansing and MSU last week.

MSU

Philanthropist Koo dies at 87

Delia Koo, for whom the MSU International Academic Center is named, died last week at the age of 87. She first made her appearance at MSU by donating $3 million to the university to assist international students in 2000.

MSU

General fund covers tuition increase

After receiving lower than expected appropriations from the state this year, the MSU Board of Trustees voted Friday to increase tuition for spring semester. Tuition will increase 1.2 percent in the spring, but students won’t notice a difference on their bills until the summer semester. MSU will cover the tuition increase in the spring with money from its general fund.

MSU

Annual cleanup purges Red Cedar of trash

Spirits were high and water levels were even higher Saturday as volunteers attended the Red Cedar River Cleanup. About 50 volunteers, working on sections of the river ranging from the Kellogg Center parking ramp to Hagadorn Road, pulled several bikes, as well as a futon, shopping cart and desktop computer, from the river.

MSU

MSU Board approves tuition hike

The MSU Board of Trustees approved today a tuition and fee increase of 1.2 percent for the Spring 2009 semester. The increase comes after state appropriations for the 2008-2009 school year were 2 percent less — or $5.8 million less — than what the board expected when it developed the current budget. The 1.2 percent tuition and fee increase will cover $2.9 million of that difference. The remaining $2.9 million will be funded from the 2007-2008 general fund balance.

MSU

Granholm sees green future for Mich.

Cars will plug into outlets, a smart electric grid will turn off appliances at night, wind turbines and solar panels will sit on rooftops and all the energy will be captured by a battery. It’s just another day in the neighborhood.

MSU

Black Power Rally aims to educate about history, culture

The phrase “black power” was coined during the civil rights movement to stress unity within the black community. More than 50 years later, MSU students are still pushing that message. The Black Student Alliance will host its 36th annual Black Power Rally at 6 p.m. today at Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.

MSU

Film showing to focus on Africa's Invisible Children

There will be a documentary showing about the Invisible Children of Uganda at 7 p.m. today in B106 Wells Hall. The film, “Go,” will be presented by four representatives who traveled to Uganda and experienced the conflict firsthand in the northern part of the country.

MSU

Programming Board could get extra funds for semester events

A “miscommunication” possibly could allocate $35,055.08 more in funds to ASMSU’s Programming Board to support student events across campus. ASMSU’s Student Assembly Finance Committee on Thursday passed the bill five votes to four that would give more funds to the board, which already receives about 20 percent of ASMSU’s total budget — about $1.3 million.