During the time he spent at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Kent Cassella was known for being on the cutting edge of media communications. Cassella was named MSU’s director of media communications last week, a position that has been vacant since January. He worked at West Point from 2002-07 as chief of media relations and public information, then as director of public relations.
A motion for a new trial has been filed by Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III in the case against convicted murderer Claude McCollum.
Samantha Dresser, a psychology senior, sees fasting on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur as a cleansing tradition. For 25 hours beginning tonight at sundown, she will abstain from eating and drinking in order to finish out the Jewish High Holiday season, which began last week with Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish new year.
Preveterinary medicine sophomore Kendall Simon performed her first surgery in central Mexico
It’s that time of year again – election season. With November just around the corner, everyone from campus officials to Rock the Vote campaigners are registering students to vote.
Police are investigating a series of explicit and threatening telephone calls and text messages received by an Abbott Hall resident Monday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
More investigation was deemed necessary Wednesday in the aggravated assault case against Nigel Scarlett, ASMSU Student Assembly vice chairperson for external affairs.
Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop, R-Rochester, lashed out at Democrats on Wednesday for publicly rejecting a temporary continuation of the state’s current budget.
If someone is leaving the library, gym or even a party at night, they may — or may not — notice a number of bright green lights throughout campus. There are more than 140 emergency phones gleaming a bright green color when fully functional.
Growing up in Germany, Michael Thoennessen did not always plan on becoming a physicist.
For the past few years, East Lansing officials have been searching for ways to raise student involvement in city government. They hope a new program will help them achieve that goal.
Campus organizations and city representatives are giving students a chance to exercise their voices in a voter registration drive from 5-7 p.m. today.
For Sumit Ray and J.D. Leichtman, a ranking is nothing more than a number. Both second-year master’s business students were surprised that MSU’s MBA program dropped in rankings for The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Survey.
When former MSU President M. Peter McPherson and current MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon came up with the idea of a major fundraising campaign eight years ago, the economy was more accommodating to higher education. Now, the funds couldn’t come at a better time, with state provisions at a premium and the need for more research, projects and programs every year.
Editor’s note: An inaccurate version of this story was published Monday night. This is a corrected version of the article, which notes the commission’s vote does not reverse a previous decision made by the commission.
A University of Florida student with a history of taping his own practical jokes was Tasered on Monday by campus police and arrested after repeatedly trying to ask U.S. Sen. John Kerry questions during a campus forum.
Five $20 bills were taken from a bowl in a North Hubbard Hall dorm room Monday by an acquaintance of the resident, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Since her freshman year, political theory and constitutional democracy junior Raynika Brown has worked in Brody Hall’s cafeterias and never had a problem with her job. Until this year. MSU’s Housing and Food Services has made a few changes to the dining halls across campus. As a result, student cafeteria employees say they are understaffed and are struggling to adjust to the new dining hall schedules.
When Eric Tingwall landed in Germany on Sept. 10, he didn’t realize it would only be a matter of hours before his work was published in an online car magazine. But the mechanical engineering and journalism senior’s 500-word essay won him the opportunity to do so.
Due to a $1.7 billion shortfall, MSU may not receive the $26.6 million funding promised by the state in October.