For two hours, communication junior Elizabeth Battiste stepped out from behind her Twitter handle of @elizbattiste and chatted in person with several of her Twitter contacts as she and others gathered Thursday in the Main Library for Spartan TweetUp.
Mark Burnham likely will become the new MSU vice president of governmental affairs, as current vice president Steve Webster has taken a position as CEO and chairman of a nonprofit, statewide economic development organization.
A local senator introduced a package of bills late last week that would regulate overdraft fees at state-chartered banks.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is planning to move the state to a two-year budget plan, which might help MSU better plan for long-term financial decisions, according to members of the MSU Board of Trustees.
Local fair trade store Kirabo is closing its doors at 215 Ann St. in downtown East Lansing to open a new location directly on Grand River Avenue.
The Wednesday morning snowstorm that blanketed East Lansing in about 11 inches of snow brought residents and city officials together to deal with the aftermath.
At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday more than 400 students descended upon Munn field clad in hats, gloves, scarves, jackets — and the occasional trojan helmet — to spend their day off attempting to break a world record.
After the recent tumultuous weather conditions, the upcoming weekend is expected to be a relief, said Brian Mead, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
They call her “blackbean” – half black, half Mexican. It’s a nickname embraced by Lynette Davidson, a political theory and constitutional democracy and communication sophomore and one of the 710 students at MSU who identifies with two or more races.
Changes to the course repeat policy were discussed during Tuesday’s Executive Committee of Academic Council, or ECAC, meeting.
One student group is storming classrooms on campus in an effort to save lives and beat other universities in the Gift of Life Campus Challenge.
From studying the effects of morphine on the nervous system to examining the human heart, James Galligan has seen it all from a biological perspective.
The blizzard warning that was in effect for the East Lansing area has been downgraded to a winter weather advisory. A few more inches of snow still could fall Wednesday, bringing storm totals to between 13 and 15 inches.
Students discuss where they would visit during spring break if time and money weren’t a factor in their decision.
Tamara Hewlett, a travel expert for STA Travel, provides students with tips and hints for planning an affordable and worry-free spring break.
Some East Lansing businesses are preparing for a rush of student customers as the spring break season approaches. Many students want an escape from the winter cold for a short amount of time, so they base their spring break plans around a vacation to a warm, sunny climate, said Tamara Hewlett, an agent for STA Travel, 207 E. Grand River Ave.
Students who are considering traveling to Mexico for spring break are on the receiving end of warnings on the federal and university level to be careful of increasing violence.
A team of MSU faculty and students will work this year to ensure the university stands by its green reputation in the future.
On campus environmental organizations MSU Greenpeace and the Sierra Student Coalition are encouraging the university to live up to its slogan of sustainability.
Tye Dye Thom, or Thom, co-owner of Wish You Were Here, is on campus with apparel to provide such protection. He is selling gloves, hats and mukluks — among other items — every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Union. Thom has become a regular visitor to MSU.