Two MSU specialty coffeehouses will close their doors this fall and both be replaced by Sparty’s Convenience Stores. Barista Cafe, open since 2000 in Case Hall, and Aroma Borealis, open since 2007 in Snyder-Phillips Hall, will become Sparty’s Convenience Store hybrids, Joe Garza said, manager of Sparty’s. Both will offer both coffeehouse and convenience store items.
Members of ASMSU’s Student Assembly will consider a bill during tonight’s meeting asking representatives to determine how much money to allocate for the iVote concert planned for this fall.
Children and parents alike learned what it means to be a Spartan on Thursday as part of MSU’s Take Your Child to Work Day.
Engineering seniors spent countless hours in the Engineering Building this week perfecting their final projects in preparation for Design Days, an event electrical engineering senior Nick Tram said is a chance “to show off” today.
While a preliminary estimate from university figures project a 7 percent increase in tuition for the 2008-09 academic year, the tuition rate is not remotely close to being solidified, MSU officials said.
About 35 protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in the South Complex courtyard to protest what they say is an ongoing problem of racism and sexism on campus, specifically in Case Hall.
Student-visa fees for international students could double this October, but some MSU students who could be affected said the increase won’t break their bank.
Brent Bowditch has been appointed MSU’s assistant vice president for human resources, university officials announced in a press release Wednesday.
Experts say East Lansing police could successfully press charges against the creator of the Facebook.com Web page that sparked last month’s Cedar Fest, but it won’t be easy.
Students of the Latino community gathered Wednesday at the bridge between Wells Hall and the Computer Center to simulate border control between the United States and Mexico.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon testified Wednesday before the state House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee to push for funding increases for public universities.
For many students, religion has joined “bad breath” and “no sense of style” on a mental list of relationship deal breakers. Marisa Saltzman, a social work graduate student, polled 100 Jewish students this semester to sample how interfaith dating is viewed by the MSU community.
Members of the MSU yearbook staff hope a presentation informing student government representatives about its production process will result in more funding when ASMSU approves its 2008-09 budget today.
Balloon swords, seltzer guns and throwing flowers aren’t typical elements of a comic book. But in a quest to create something new, two MSU students and a group of comic book fans have been meeting weekly to create a comic book group that brings these elements to the page.
The Graduate Employees Union and university administrators are taking the next step to finalize contract negotiations following Tuesday’s tentative agreement on a new three-year contract.
The way people interpret passages in the Bible can affect the way they treat the environment, said Joel Geffen, an assistant professor specializing in religion and the environment.
Members of Residence Halls Association will vote to approve the organization’s proposed summer budget during today’s meeting.
A fresh new face might be among those seeking votes in this fall’s MSU Board of Trustees election. Human resources sophomore Jasmine Ford is running for a seat.
Students in associate horticulture professor Norm Lownds’ “Learning in Museums” class typically spend their semester creating an exhibit geared toward middle school students or younger audiences. But this year, they decided to create something new — a museum exhibit designed for the college crowd.
While attending the groundbreaking of the building that will bear his name, Peter Secchia appeared casual, almost like an observer. It was his $10 million lead gift that jump-started the fundraising for MSU’s medical school in Grand Rapids, but he deflected attention to the groundbreaking ceremony for the center on Monday.