After being reprimanded for violating House rules last month, East Lansing’s state representative now is in danger of being found guilty for violating campaign finance laws.
Occupy MSU, a group based off of the national movement Occupy Wall Street, was canceled because of lack of attention, group organizer and psychology junior Shay Berman said via Twitter.
ASMSU representatives voted at a Thursday night committee meeting to delay funding of an anti-racism task force until a clearer purpose of the task force could be declared. ASMSU discussed the recent racist incidents on campus at committee meetings Thursday night in Student Services. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Finance committee representatives discussed the formation of a task force, proposed by representative Robert VanKirk, to combat the further incidents of racism on campus through cultural events. VanKirk recommended ASMSU’s programming board fund its development and implementation at a cost of $20,000 to $40,000. VanKirk said a response to the issue should be more than “lip service,” and ASMSU should do more than just talk about addressing it. ASMSU adviser Cathy Neuman said ASMSU is not ignoring the issue but suggested forming a clearer definition of what the task force would entail. But after a lengthy discussion, representatives voted to refer the proposal to the Student Affairs committee for further discussion. ASMSU Chairman Steve Marino said the finance committee cannot vote to fund something without a clear definition. Representatives in the Academic Assembly also discussed the excused absence policy, which aims to prevent students from being penalized for missing classes in the case of an emergency. ASMSU is aiming to make changes to the policy to allow students more leniancy in missing class in the case of ilness of the death of a loved one, ASMSU Provost Zach Taylor said. Taylor said the majority of faculty are sympathetic to students’ concerns, but some use their authority in ways that aren’t responsible. The only group currently protected by the policy is athletic groups, he said.
As they sat in a classroom in the MSU College of Law on Thursday, members of Successful Black Women shared inspirational quotes to help connect on a personal level.
It’s not Halloween yet, but plenty of crawling creatures were on display Wednesday night at Herp Night, the MSU Herpetology Club’s reptile and amphibian educational event.
As Gov. Rick Snyder prepares to meet with Canadian leaders at MSU next Tuesday, a major step in the initiative to build a new, publicly owned bridge from Canada to Detroit fizzled in the Michigan Senate.
More than 50 members of the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, gathered in McDonel Hall’s cafeteria to enjoy an international meal, which included exotic dishes from India, Japan — and Pittsburgh.
George Lahanas’ longtime goal of working with city government led him from New York to several locations in Michigan, ultimately leading him to East Lansing. After almost 13 years of moving through the ranks, Lahanas has found himself in the city manager’s office.
Poster boards, flyers, T-shirts and plastic cups filled the tables on the first floor of the Union on Wednesday afternoon as students searched for possible homes to live in next fall.
As they stood in front of a lecture hall in the Natural Sciences Building filled with about 150 students Wednesday, the leaders of Beta Theta Pi officially reintroduced their fraternity to MSU.
Interested students and residents can obtain free legal information from the MSU College of Law Mobile Law Clinic 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at The East Lansing Public Library.
A team of designers led by Zaha Hadid, the architect behind the design of MSU’s $45 million Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, is among more than 50 teams in the running to redesign public spaces of Chicago’s Navy Pier.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, discussed changes to student health insurance as well as connecting with students at MSU’s other campuses at its Wednesday night meeting.
With summer’s end and warm weather waning, businesses across East Lansing and on campus are preparing for the change in weather.
After the string of racist incidents that occurred on campus in the past few weeks, student groups are uniting to educate students on the harmful effects of bigotry.
The Detroit Tigers currently are competing against the Texas Rangers for the American League championship. The Detroit Lions are 5-0 for the first time since 1956, having gone undefeated so far in the regular season of the National Football League.
Growing up in the small town of Byron Center, Mich., Zachary Derade knew he was different. He was born in what he described as a “glass closet,” making his sexual orientation abundantly clear.
The university is planning to expand its reach in providing assistance to Michigan’s downtrodden cities and wants students to be a part of the solution.
Ever wondered what it’s like to walk in Sparty’s shoes? Now you might be able to.
The East Lansing City Council opened fire on the issue of increasing deer population throughout the city during a city council work session Tuesday night.