If Abbey Askotzky was at home during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, she’d be taking the day off school and going to temple with her family. Her mom would have been in the kitchen the day before, preparing food and shaping braided challah bread with raisins into a circle, to symbolize the sweet new year.
Mark Hollis, MSU associate athletics director for external relations, is expected to be named the new Athletics Director at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting today.
Although the presidential election is more than a year away, some MSU students are already working to campaign for various presidential candidates.
The MSU Board of Trustees will meet for the first time this school year to discuss potential construction projects, bylaw changes and other contract signings. The meeting, to be held at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday on the fourth floor of the Administration Building, was rescheduled due to Rosh Hashanah.
When students move out of the dorms, they may expect a certain level of freedom. But for some students living in the new University Village Apartments, having community peers doesn’t necessarily fit in with the lifestyle they desired.
A two-session workshop on peace and justice education will be held from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday in the Port Huron Room of the Union to try and expand the academic specialization at MSU.
MSU retiree and alumnus Richard Best demonstrated everything “The Spartan” statue symbolizes — pride and service to the community — when he began producing replicas of the statue to help out the Spartan Marching Band.
Decked out in her Spartan gear, 21-month-old Francesca accompanied her mother Melissa Hogan to the MSU vs. UAB football game last weekend.
MSU took a step Thursday in bridging the gap between the university and the youth of southeast Michigan.
Hours before MSU’s home football games, some students will be getting on their face paint and their tailgate.
Twenty MSU Honors College students who received the 2007 MSU Alumni Distinguished Scholarship or University Distinguished Scholarship are a step ahead of the tuition game.
Can insects’ eating habits teach scientists about sustaining tropical rain forests? Jiri Hulcr, an MSU entomology graduate student, thinks so.
As Gretchen Birbeck visits the homes of her patients in the African nation of Zambia, the truck she uses to travel between the homes becomes increasingly crowded — with livestock.
Whipping down a lacrosse field and attacking the goal is nothing new to business management sophomore Ben Burland and international relations and Spanish senior Brian Baines. But starting a business for the sport is something they aren’t familiar with.
A couple of times a semester, roughly 25 MSU students get together to play computer games in a local area network, or LAN, gaming group on campus – allowing them to play with and against each other.
John T. Scott, an MSU alumnus and accomplished sculptor, died Saturday in New Orleans from a complication in two bilateral lung transplants. He was 67.
Under an arch of balloons in every color of the rainbow, Mandi Rabe and Bridget Kelley, both sophomores, sat ready to answer questions and recruit potential members to the People Respecting Individuality of Students, or PRISM, on Tuesday at the MSU Union.
When mechanical engineering junior Ken Maisonville begins applying for an automotive industry job later this month, he’ll be one step — and a few finished vehicles — ahead of the competition.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly discussed finalizing tailgate details, reviewing the 2007-08 budget, electing internal positions and discussing a plan to send Virginia Tech a memorial flag at its first meeting of the school year Thursday evening.
J. Morgan Sweeney began his career at MSU in 1976 and instantly was drawn to the study abroad program. He took students on trips to Ireland, England and Scotland, and was known for his “dry Irish wit” and charm.