MSU social media users now have the chance to make their statuses sound even more personal. On a newly developed website called ShoutOmatic, people now will be able to record 30-second “shouts” and post them to their Facebook or Twitter accounts rather than using just text.
Originally created to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has become synonymous with a different type of celebration, often involving excessive drinking. But this St. Patrick’s Day has a different significance for the East Lansing Police Department — it is holding its annual All Hands on Deck, or AHOD, day.
When Matt Stehouwer walks to the parking lot next to the Natural Sciences Building at the end of the day, he never has a hard time picking out his car.
Members of the Delta Sigma Phi house recently were rewarded for their community philanthropy work and efforts to clean up the image of fraternities.
The former Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house is moving closer to becoming a workable apartment building for the fall as construction on the project continues.
This St. Patrick’s Day likely will be a flurry of students trying to make festive plans amid confusion of whos, wheres and whens. Several MSU students think there’s an app for that.
Many local talents had an opportunity to perform Wednesday night as they participated in The Prelude, an event geared toward showcasing the talents of students and alumni while promoting a new, student-run talent agency.
Scientists have been studying individual air pollutants for years, but for MSU professor Jack Harkema — it’s all in the mix.
The hits seem to keep coming for WKAR, MSU’s public broadcast station. Like many other federally supported organizations, WKAR is facing drastic funding cuts.
Psychology senior Kris Amos talks on the phone or texts with his mom several times weekly. She’s been a source of advice and support for Amos during his time at MSU, he said.
It wasn’t a catwalk, but members of the student-run fashion magazine VIM strutted their stuff by the rock on Farm Lane to pass out the newest edition of VIM.
The Main Library is featuring an exhibit until May 31 to help expose the community to Israeli culture and the Hebrew language. The exhibit will feature work by Etgar Keret, a popular Israeli writer of short stories, who also will be speaking at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, on March 31, said Jewish studies librarian Deborah Margolis.
Researchers from MSU had the opportunity to showcase their findings and inventions — among them a new vaccine and a new variety of blueberry — Tuesday afternoon at the Union.
Two multimillion dollar redevelopment projects could break ground in downtown East Lansing in the coming months.
A partnership between East Lansing officials and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing aim to spread the love of art and business throughout the downtown area.
Members of the Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, met during a special meeting Tuesday to begin developing a task force that would examine the fairness of student assessment at MSU.
As a freshman in the Broad Freshman Program, Bretton Johnson has been pushed to do things he thinks all freshmen should work on — his résumé is set, he has a LinkedIn account set up and he’s already done a mock interview.
MSU recently launched a renamed and redesigned website aiming to collect all of the university’s technology help and resources in one place.
Two hot-button issues manifest in legislation are expected to work their way to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk this week after being OK’d by the state Legislature on Tuesday.
The first MSU college robotics team is looking to win its first trophy while strengthening its relationships with student teams it mentors at the 2011 VEX Robotics World Championship next month in Kissimmee, Fla.