After serving as MSU’s provost since 2005, Kim Wilcox officially has stepped down from the position as of Monday, the end of MSU’s fiscal year. Wilcox announced and solidified his plan to leave the position effective on Jan. 1. While June Youatt served as acting provost in his place from January until June, she now will take over his full duties.
As members of the United States Congress lounged on exotic beaches or attempted to hack their way out of sand traps, students looking to take out federal loans now face an even deeper hole to dig themselves out of, as interest rates for student loans doubled this morning. The federally subsidized Stafford student loan interest rates rose from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent as a result of both houses failing to pass any reform or extension by the July 1 deadline.
Thirty-four years ago, Barbara Hollowick dreamed of having a business. “I was going to have a plant store and I had two little, tiny flower coolers,” Hollowick said.
The Fourth of July is synonymous with many things: barbecue, family gatherings and fireworks. But during the midst of the holiday’s festivities, it can be easy to forget about safety.
Technology continues to improve and evolve at an incredibly fast pace, driving changes all across the world — and MSU is no exception. MSU’s Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or IPF, will be eliminating analog cable on campus starting Aug. 7 and will be more involved with interior design of buildings on campus beginning today.
The ninth annual Max’s Race was held Saturday outside the MSU Auditorium for the benefit of children and families dealing with illness. The 5k race collected an estimated $8,500 for the Maxwell C. Matthews Foundation, adding to the $121,500 already collected, according to Natalie Matthews. “It makes me feel empowered that there’s nothing we can’t do to help kids and families in Sparrow,” she said.
Demonstration Hall normally is filled with MSU marching band members, intramural athletes and ROTC students, but this weekend it saw more than 100 Michiganians challenge themselves in the strategic game of bridge.
MSU instructor Troy Hale teamed up with MSU students to launch a weather balloon containing high definition, or HD, cameras and a global positioning system, or GPS, unit into space this weekend.
Each year, the wane of lazy summer days and the sight of parents dragging their uncooperative children through supermarket aisleways in search of school supplies signals the imminent return of school, much to the chagrin of students.
In a week full of victories for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT community, Friday saw another big win as a federal judge blocked Michigan’s ban on domestic benefits for same-sex couples.
Whether they are shuffling across television screens on AMC’s popular television series “The Walking Dead” or chasing helpless victims in films such as “World War Z,” zombies have saturated popular culture, evolving into an entertainment keystone. And in an effort to strike while the brains were fresh, Glenn Stutzky, a senior clinical instructor in the school of social work, decided to teach a zombie-related class last summer, which has skyrocketed in popularity as well as receiving critical acclaim.
MSU journalism graduate Emanuele Berry won first place in this year’s Hearst National Radio Broadcast News Championship. The Hearst Foundation puts out a national competition of entries in five different journalism categories, which includes writing, television news, multimedia, photojournalism and radio news. Berry finished in second place in the initial radio news competition, which consisted of 45 entrants from students in journalism schools across the country.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Or at least when it comes to phishing, an online scam that involves the use of emails appearing to be from a trusted source. These scams range anywhere from job offers that are a little too convenient to a free iPad, and students can be easy targets for these scammers.
“We’ve been given an ultimatum,” ASMSU President Evan Martinak said. “If you’re driving a car and someone puts a gun to your window, you don’t argue with them. … You get out of the car and you pick up the rest of the pieces later.”
There’s a different batch of students on campus this week — more than 1,000 of them. Their ages range from about 8 to 80-plus, and they parade from each class smiling ear to ear.
East Lansing Planning Commission held a public hearing Wednesday night regarding a site plan and special use permit approval for the properties at 500 Albert Ave.
It was a hot and humid day out in the woods at Burchfield Park, 881 Grovenburg Road, in Holt, Mich., with mosquitoes gearing up for a full-on attack around the clock.
There still is uncertainty as to whether or not Impact 89FM will receive student taxes in the upcoming school year, according to Impact 89FM General Manager Ed Glazer.
The annual Battle for Blood challenge has kicked off with Lansing area police and fire departments competing to see who can get the most votes from donors. The event, which started on Monday, has attracted donors from around the area.
Nine MSU professors have been awarded the title of University Distinguished Professor by the Board of Trustees for their achievements in the classroom, laboratory and community.