Retail sales across the country increased only slightly in December 2011 compared to November 2011, a trend also experienced by some East Lansing business owners during the holidays. Nationwide retail sales increased 0.1 percent from November to December, the smallest sales increase in seven months, according to news reports.
Students, parents and volunteers from Michigan’s 4-H program cheered on the women’s basketball team Sunday as part of the MSU Extension 4-H Day with the Lady Spartans.
It took more than 15 minutes for the MSU hockey team to score in its game Saturday night against Northern Michigan, but when the Spartans did find the net, dozens of stuffed animals showered the ice.
Despite recent criticism that the Chinese government might be promoting propaganda through university centers known as Confucius Institutes, officials and students at MSU disagree.
Officers and representatives from ASMSU — MSU’s undergraduate student government — met with student leaders from other Big Ten universities last weekend for the Association of Big Ten Students Winter Conference in Champaign, Ill.
Graduate student Susie Borkowski does not like worms.
A 24-year-old MSU employee reported the rear window of his vehicle shattered in Lot 79 near Spartan Stadium.
With an increase in December sales, the auto industry might be on the road to a comeback — a hopeful sign for MSU engineering students, some career experts said. The increase of sales means a higher need for jobs, which might mean more opportunities for graduates, GM Financial and Sales Communication Manager Jim Cain said.
A hacker allegedly was phishing for credit card numbers of MSU Federal Credit Union members Jan. 11, according to an email sent to credit union members last night.
When mechanical engineering junior Renee Chabon came to MSU, she knew she wanted to play polo. Since she could walk, Chabon has been riding horses and loving every second of it. She formed a bond with not only her teammates, but also the horses she has ridden during the past few years.
When the North American International Auto Show, or NAIAS, in Detroit opens to the public Saturday, the MSU Formula Racing Team is hoping its race car exhibit revs up onlookers.
College of Human Medicine Dean Marsha Rappley joined Michelle Obama and other university medical leaders in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday to make a promise to veterans — MSU cares.
MSU’s student governments groups allied at an ASMSU General Assembly meeting Thursday night to support the creation of a graduate student resource hub in Chittenden Hall.
A new River Trail Neighborhood Engagement Center is expected to start construction in May and finish by the end of the summer to give students more convenient resources in McDonel Hall.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, is working to position itself to provide more condoms to students after realizing its health and safety performance has been inadequate.
A warmer than average winter has left the city of East Lansing with thousands of tons of unused road salt in its storage facility, but the supply could drop this weekend if predictions of snow hold true.
Texans soon will be able to purchase official green and white state license plates featuring the Spartan helmet if state officials guarantee the official sale date of Feb. 15.
A 21-year-old male alumnus reported his moped stolen from the bicycle rack of Snyder Hall between about 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Dec. 22, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
As students file into their classrooms for the new semester, staying aware of fire safety might not be the first thing on their mind.
After an 11-month run, the MSU Museum’s display “MASK: Secrets & Revelations” will close Jan. 22, and today marks the beginning of a new exhibit.