Big Ten universities are taking steps to address the lack of strong female roles available to college actresses by commissioning new plays by female playwrights as part of the Big Ten Theatre Consortium's New Play Initiative.
The Council of Graduate Students held a special full council meeting Sunday night, in order to pass a resolution condemning Washington Post columnist George Will as a commencement speaker at for this semester.
"Die-in" protests against police brutality and racism seem to be continuing into finals week, with the latest demonstration in the MSU Main Library. Protesters are trying to raise awareness on campus of what they feel has been displays of injustice across the country pertaining to the death of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
"My favorite part is heading into the library soaking wet and everyone looks at you like you're crazy," said electrical engineering senior Anthony Garvert, who participated in the dip.
A car crashed into a patio in River Park Apartments late Friday night, potentially damaging the building and unsettling the apartment's residents.
On Thursday afternoon, a Facebook event called "Protest MSU's Choice of George WIll as Commencement Speaker" was created, and more than 200 people have confirmed their attendance.
At Wednesday’s Council of Graduate Students full council meeting, the representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution endorsing “the mandatory wearing of body cameras by MSU police officers.
This Saturday and Sunday, all four floors of the Union will be crowded with the creations of more than 170 artists for the 51st annual MSU Holiday Arts and Crafts Show.
With an idea to improve the process of buying and selling books on college campuses, MSU alumnus Darin Gross started Booklify in 2012. The website connects student buyers and sellers and aims to deliver the best prices for textbooks.
University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will have found themselves in the middle of the sexual assault issue in 2014. While Sullivan has been a rallying point of the response to the scandal at the University of Virginia, Will has been the target of much furor over his remarks about sexual assault.
MSU officials come together to examine weather conditions and determine whether to cancel school.
Founded in October 2011, the MSU League of Legends Club gives students on campus a place to meet fellow players and sponsors events like tournaments and giveaways.
Due to a notable increase in the report of home invasions after students return from break, the East Lansing Police Department increases focused patrols in popular neighborhoods to safeguard vacant residences.
With a living Spartan population of about 500,000 worldwide, the MSU Alumni Association works to keep the Spartan family connected beyond graduation and engaged in Spartan achievements.
Before MSU students can pack up for winter break next week, there’s a list of requirements that need to be completed.
To acknowledge Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, Amnesty International MSU hosted a writeathon to help raise awareness and urge the government to help people facing human rights abuses. "Amnesty (International) focuses on 10 cases that could really benefit from social activism at this moment in time," said Taylor Dombrowski, vice president of Amnesty International MSU. Amnesty International dedicates the period from Dec.
A panel discussion was held at the end of a silent march organized by the MSU chapter of the NAACP on Wednesday.
Cummings will be addressing undergraduates from the colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Natural Science, Nursing and Lyman Briggs.
Catherine Fitzpatrick -We put a great deal of work into our program and have been a member for many years, and to get the recognition from the assoc and our peers about having an outstanding program is huge. -There has to be something else for students to do besides just got to class, they need to enjoy their experience on campus. Emily Fenger -We want to make sure that students have the opportunity to explore new and different things and have a place to go with their friends -We strive to have things free or at a very low cost too, because we understand that college students don't have a lot of money. -I think that depending on the event, it will provide different things and many different outlets -These are not typical experiences that you will get by sitting in your room watching a movie -It’s really exciting to be recognized on a large scale like this, we all try to do our best so it really awesome to be recognized nationally
In the span of a year, MSU was recognized for an elite football team, President Obama paid a visit and many student groups came together against issues like police brutality and sexual assault.