At the age of 10, MSU alumnus Charlie Fanta split the cost of a taxidermy course with his father. “It was really cool to actually take something like a pheasant and turn it into a mount,” said Fanta, an East Lansing resident.
When it comes to social media interns — a relatively new position rapidly growing in popularity — the job involves more than sitting in front of a screen counting Twitter followers. As more corporations and organizations increase their efforts in the social media realm, the need for knowledgeable people to oversee the various outlets has become apparent.
Representatives in ASMSU’s Academic Assembly passed a bill Thursday night supporting the allowance of free access to on-campus fitness centers for ROTC members.
Apple revealed three updates to their products Thursday during an education announcement at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, according to national media outlets.
Medical amnesty legislation once again is on its way to becoming law after the latest bill seeking to curb alcohol deaths was passed by a House of Representatives committee on Thursday morning. The bill, which passed the Michigan House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in a near-unanimous vote, would offer protection from minor in possession charges under certain alcohol-related circumstances. The law would provide legal amnesty for minors who turn themselves or a friend in for medical help for being dangerously drunk.
East Lansing Fire Marshal Bob Pratt has seen many fires, arsons, riots and other emergency situations during his time as a firefighter and fire marshal in the city of East Lansing. But now, he’s decided to move on.
According to a recent study, undergraduate students are cutting back on working hours and not looking for jobs as much as they used to.
About seven months after Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill into law mandating local governments publicly provide performance gauges, the reaction from community leaders has been mixed.
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities freshman Julia Johnson is not an artsy type of person, but when it comes to supporting students in her major creating art, she’s always game.
A 19-year-old female student and MSU employee suffered minor burns on the job at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 11 at the cafeteria in Case Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Political science sophomore Abby Craft donned a turban for the first time during a demonstration at the MSU Sikh Student Association, or SSA, event Sikhism 101: Turban Night at Snyder and Phillips halls. Nutritional sciences and communication senior Manisha Singh, president of SSA, said the group’s goal was to bring cultural awareness of Sikhism to campus and dispel any misconceptions about the faith.
It’s not uncommon to see students walking to class with their headphones on listening to music, texting or calling friends and family from their phones. But according to a new study, potential distractions from wearing headphones while walking could be dangerous if they prevent pedestrians from hearing cars, busses or trains while crossing streets or tracks.
The USGBC Students – Michigan State University group recently was established to unite like-minded students who want to make positive environmental impacts on campus, said Alyssa Vennard, an interior design senior and president of the group. The USGBC is the U.S. Green Building Council, which works to motivate communities to build LEED-certified — or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — buildings that are environmentally sustainable.
To help freshmen bridge the gap between high school and college, the MSU Counseling Center created the Freshmen Accessing Community and Embracing Survival, or FACES, initiative in 2008, and now the program has a new website to help get the word out to students. The program’s goal is to create a positive climate for MSU students, faculty and staff in all areas related to mental health, said Juliette C. Niemi, educational program coordinator of the MSU Counseling Center.
Each year, about 4 million to 6 million people suffer from Parkinson’s disease and anywhere from 50,000-60,000 new cases are diagnosed, according to national estimates. But a group of MSU researchers might have found a path to a cure. Postdoctoral researcher Basir Ahmad, associate physics professor Lisa Lapidus and graduate student Yujie Chen recently published a paper detailing their work with alpha-synuclein proteins — proteins considered to be the cause of Parkinson’s.
A bust depicting a former Beggar’s Banquet owner allegedly was stolen Saturday night from the restaurant, and owners, employees and those close to Beggar’s Banquet, 218 Abbot Road, are hoping for its safe return.
East Lansing already is home to one hookah lounge, but that doesn’t worry Kenny Shukeir, the owner of SIX Lounge Hookah & Smoke Shop, 400 Albert Ave.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, met in the International Center yesterday to allocate funds left unused at the end of last semester.
Lansing will be holding its first marathon this spring, and some MSU students and faculty plan to sweat or cheer on participants during the 26-mile competition.
It took Theresa Rice one meal to realize she wanted to open a crepe shop in Michigan.