MSU was at the center of a student environmental movement this weekend as activists from 14 universities gathered to discuss how to better push for earth-friendly policies.
The MSU Museum is celebrating its 150-year anniversary in 2007, and though that might seem like an unimaginable amount of time to some, Val Berryman can help put it into perspective. Berryman, 67, has worked at the museum for 45 years – almost one-third of the museum’s life span. He first started as a part-time employee during his senior year at MSU in 1962 and moved to full-time upon graduation.
A cup of coffee may be a morning energy boost for some, but it’s a social activity for Nicole Nguyen, Web master of the MSU Coffee Club. “For me, having a cup of coffee is not something you do to just wake up in the morning,” said Nguyen, an English and professional writing junior. “It’s a really good way to get together with people. It’s a social environment.”
Gov. Jennifer Granholm addressed the state last night in an effort to reassure Michigan’s citizens that legislators would continue working to avoid a government shutdown.
Anishinaabe, known commonly as the Odawa, Ojibwe and Algonquin indigenous people of North America, have a tradition of planning seven generations ahead in an effort to preserve their culture.
The Second Annual Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Summit will kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, at the Chemistry Building.
Local police said a recent district court ruling making it illegal for police officers to issue a Breathalyzer test to minors without a search warrant will not affect their current practices. As the law stood prior to the ruling Wednesday, police had the authority to force minors to take a Breathalyzer test — and those who refused could be issued a civil infraction and a fine of up to $100.
The East Lansing City Council will vote on the Hagadorn Road conversion during next week’s city council meeting, Mayor Sam Singh said at Tuesday’s work session.
Michigan’s Republican House of Representative members held a press conference Wednesday demanding House Democrats and Gov. Jennifer Granholm sign the continuation budget bill that was passed in the Senate.
MSU is expanding its Chicano/Latino Studies program by developing the nation’s second doctoral program in the field, which is expected to begin next fall.
A student getting off of a Capital Area Transportation Authority bus had her BlackBerry stolen from a clip on her jeans at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Before most MSU students were in diapers, Kathy Ackerman was paging through the primitive ages of the Internet.
For some students in the College of Music, the move from a school to a college shows a strong commitment from the university to the continued growth of the arts.
As Internet fraud, identity theft and other computer-related crimes continue to grow in number, police are constantly trying to stay one step ahead of computer-savvy lawbreakers.
For Megan Donahue, experimentation with homemade antennas at 12 years old led to a lifetime career in physics.
The sound of college fight songs from University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Saginaw Valley State University and Wayne State University reverberated off the walls of the Capitol as about 200 students rallied for higher education funding.
In the fall of 2006, when Sarah Crespi and other MSU students were talking about using the power of a Wiki Web site to help protect the Great Lakes, she knew they were on to something.
After 25 years, MSU is asking faculty and students to help write a new mission statement for the university.
As the ink dries on the new four-year contract General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers tentatively agreed to Wednesday, there are many mysteries on its historic pages.
A railing was bent and detached from a West Holden Hall stairwell sometime between 10 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday, causing $800 worth of damage, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. A 46-year-old male employee reported the railing was detached and part of the stairs crumbled at the site as a result, McGlothian-Taylor said. There are no suspects in the incident, she said.