Michigan’s policies regarding same-sex couples, including a ban on benefits for the partners of public employees, continually have been challenged by trials claiming the state’s stance violates the U.S.
Three suspects were arraigned Monday for their alleged involvement in the death of marketing sophomore Dustyn Frolka in the 65th District Court in St.
A 20-year-old MSU student has been sentenced to 45 days in jail following his involvement in the post Big Ten championship game civil disturbance in Cedar Village. Justin Paul Roe was arrested and arraigned on Dec. 13 2013 on three charges. Kindling a fire, unlawful assembly and remaining within 300 feet of a fire. Roe will serve his time in the Ingham County jail.
MSU police sent out an emergency text message alert at 1:02 p.m. this afternoon warning students of a man seen walking into Bessey Hall with a gun. hey sent another message 12 minutes later rescinding the alert — the threat apparently was a person with a training weapon.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who replaced his father in the House some 58 years ago and became one of the most powerful members of Congress ever, will step down after this year, capping a career umatched in its longevity and singular in its influence and sweep.
Thursday night usually signifies the crowding of students in a local bar to unwind after a long week of classes, but last Thursday, one Lansing bar was crowded for a different reason — to celebrate WDBM 88.9-FM’s birthday. 25 years ago, Impact existed as an AM radio station with a signal that could only be picked up by certain residence halls.
MSU’s International Volunteer Action Corps, or IVAC, which first launched in 2006, is currently being “re-engineered” to include new members and keep the activities.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed a bill that would recommend change to current course retake policy, allowing students the ability to retake whichever courses they want, no matter the grade.
A $9 million grant will give a boost to MSU’s public health program in Flint, Mich., allowing the College of Human Medicine to place seven to nine full-time faculty members in the area.
After a hectic week of scouring for internships and interviewing with employers, some engineering students relaxed by creating intricate machines that completed simple tasks in a complex way.
Four Spartans placed fifth in the Makeathon competition, where they had to make a marketable prototype in only 24 hours.
Anticipation buzzed through the crowd as plungers donning all kinds of costumes prepared to submerge themselves in the frigid depths early Sunday afternoon in Bath Township.
It was no Madison Square Garden or Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, but on Saturday night Chandler Crossings turned into a boxing venue that carried the excitement of a world-class fight night.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Dustyn Frolka. The advertising sophomore was found on I-69 on Feb.15 by the East Lansing exit in respiratory distress.
University officials publicly announced new initiatives meant to heighten awareness of student safety, particularly in terms of sexual violence and sexual assault, in a statement emailed to the MSU community Friday. In the statement, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Director Paulette Granberry Russell said despite current university efforts in place to protect student safety, “there is more that we can do to educate the MSU community on sexual violence.”
The man who police suspect murdered sophomore Dominique Nolff was arraigned Thursday in Grand Rapids. Marquay McCoy, 19, was arrested on Tuesday for cutting his tether while on parole. East Lansing police have named McCoy as a suspect in last month’s shooting on Cedar Street, which killed Nolff and injured another student.
It’s been months since her apartment was broken into and robbed, but communication sophomore Julia Dinoto still can’t shake the uneasiness when she imagines a stranger’s hands sorting and pilfering her belongings.
Class is in session, and the word for the day is “cohesion.” When asked for the definition, the students stare back blankly at the teacher, unsure of how to answer.? But this is no English class.
After recent funding changes proposed by Governor Rick Snyder, the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan Executive Director Michael Boulus is happy to see increases to higher education funding, but noted funding is still a pressing issue.
Fifteen Spartans will be competing on Wolverine territory on Friday to design and create marketable products as part of the first ever collegiate Makeathon at the University of Michigan.