After five years of toiling under the same system, MSU will update its e-mail system this fall, adding significantly more storage space and usability features that the old system lacked.
The month of August not only marks the beginning for a new school year at MSU, but also the beginning of honey harvesting season for beekeepers across the state. But as students return to East Lansing they may be the only ones creating a buzz, as Michigan’s honeybee population is continually disappearing.
Despite rising tuition costs and a lack of financing options, about 500 more international students than last fall are expected at MSU this year, said Nicole Namy, an international student adviser and community outreach developer for the Office for International Students & Scholars.
Title IX doesn’t just cover sports. The law, passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibits against gender-based discrimination in all education.
Brian Leung said the idea for Union to Union just came to him.
The Great Dairy Adventure, held Wednesday on MSU’s campus, saw more than 1,000 more participants than last year’s event — an increase organizers attribute to heightened exposure and more “local tourism.”
Negative stereotypes of overweight and obese people are not necessarily true and shouldn’t affect the hiring process, according to a study done by researchers from MSU and Hope College.
Bicycling groups in the Detroit area are criticizing a new city plan to fine riders $55 for not registering their bikes with the city — a fine that remains less than $10 at MSU.
The increased price of parking on campus may make it take longer for students to save the amount of money to purchase them, said Lynnette Forman, MSU parking operations manager.
While a Court of Appeals case at the University of Washington may put a stop to police officers monitoring residence halls. Police at MSU continue to use relationship-building, rather than monitoring approach in the halls.
The construction of a new shooting center on MSU’s campus will bring students looking to compete at archery or marksmanship to MSU, said Chris Glass, former president of the MSU Archery Team.
Plans to build a facility to accommodate MSU’s rifle and archery teams moved forward Friday at a ground-breaking ceremony at Jolly Road between Hagadorn and College roads.
The MSU Museum is celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday with an exhibit of children’s letters at the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Mthatha, South Africa.
The Michigan Political Leadership Program, or MPLP, a nationally recognized political training ground at MSU, is now accepting applications for the 2009 class of fellows.
Sidney Finkel knew he arrived at 13 years old at Buchenwald, one of the largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany. He knew he had survived the Holocaust as a Polish Jew. But until Finkel obtained his prisoner record from Kenneth Waltzer, an MSU professor of Jewish studies, he didn’t know he had entered the camp in December 1944 or that he had arrived with his brother and father.
MSU received two grants Wednesday totaling $150,000 as part of the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a consortium of the 15 public universities in the state.
Even though their trip to Africa was canceled because of low enrollment, the 12 high school students participating in Explore Africa at MSU are enjoying a week on campus, learning about the culture, geography and history of the continent.
The Broadway show “Wicked” will be blowing into the Wharton Center for its second stint on Wednesday, and local businesses say it’s just one of the many Broadway shows that contribute to a boost in revenue for restaurants and hotels.
More than 100 volunteer weather observers in Michigan are aiming to fill in the gaps between the state’s official weather reporting stations as part of a volunteer program that began this month.
Archaeologists and construction workers both spend a lot of time in the dirt, but as construction crews dig foot by foot, Chris Stawski would prefer to use a trowel and dig inch by inch.