A void in the area of primary care physicians might see some relief throughout the next several years as applications to the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges are on the rise.
About 15 members of MSU Beyond Coal and other students gathered at the rock on Farm Lane on Thursday to push for renewable energy on campus. Communication senior Nick Howison said other Big Ten universities, including the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin-Madison, already have committed to wean themselves off coal power and he would like to see MSU do the same. Since MSU is an athletic leader in the conference, he hopes the university will be a front-runner in sustainability as well, he said. “We want to be true leaders of innovation and truly be Spartan green,” Howison said.
Many experts considered Sunday’s debate to be Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s last chance to gain ground on Republican gubernatorial candidate and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder, but according to a new poll, he failed to do so. Snyder still holds a 20 percent lead over Bernero, with only 13 percent undecided, the poll by East Lansing-based Mitchell Research & Communications Inc. found. About 24 percent of respondents said they watched “most” or “all” of the debate.
The 2011 Senior Class Council is seeking two graduating seniors to speak at the December commencement ceremony.
The Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, discussed the requirements for upcoming mandatory student health insurance as well as graduate student housing at its Wednesday night meeting.
Growing from a few elk in 1920 to more than 160 species today, the Potter Park Zoo has educated and entertained Lansing residents for 90 years — but at the polls on Nov.
Starting a successful business is never an easy task. For start-up businesses working to get off the ground, it can be even harder, in part because of a generally unpopular state tax called the Michigan Business Tax, or MBT.
“Go big or go home.” This is the unofficial mantra of Brody Square for its first year of operation, sous chefs Kevin Cruz and Joe Murphy said, followed by a fist bump. Cruz and Murphy share the distinction of second in charge of the new cafeteria, which celebrated its grand opening Wednesday afternoon. Although this was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony, the construction on the cafeteria wrapped up in July.
A grant given to the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney’s office will be used to restart a former program for domestic violence victims and offenders.
The Lansing area could see several new businesses spring up after an entrepreneurial support organization called Leap Inc. received nearly $200,000 from the Regional Entrepreneurial Collaborative grant program. Leap Inc. was one of nine state organizations to receive the grant, which was funded through Michigan’s No Worker Left Behind Program and sought to promote new business growth in the state, according to a statement from Gov.
Community members and students gathered Wednesday to hear speakers discuss issues facing the African American religious community. The annual Black Religion and Spirituality in the 21st Century Conference began Wednesday afternoon at Kellogg Center and ends at about 1 p.m. Friday.
No-preference sophomore Mukonjay Barkons has enough room in her dorm on campus, but she’s looking to find a cheaper place to live next year.
In an unpredictable online world, MSU Computing officials hope to give students and staff at least some guidance during October’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Police are investigating an attempted abduction of a 12-year-old East Lansing girl that happened Wednesday morning.
Nonfiction author Michael Sims, who edited “Dracula’s Guest: A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories,” will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Thursday at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Center Blvd., in Lansing.
ASMSU is working to expand the Main Library’s Sunday hours in exchange for dwindling Saturday hours. Academic Assembly’s Code and Academic Policy Committee is drafting a proposal to shift two of the library’s Saturday hours to Sunday morning.
Several university organizations have coordinated activities and events for students all week long on campus in anticipation of the football game Saturday. The Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF, and the University Activities Board, or UAB, kicked off various events Sunday and will continue holding them until Saturday’s game.
Homecoming weekend at MSU will mean big business for stores and restaurants in East Lansing. With thousands of alumni and fans flocking to the university for Saturday’s game and festivities, local businesses benefit from the influx of visitors.
Students in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, or RCAH, program at MSU listened to indigenous music and speakers from afar as a part of the Indigenous People’s Day Celebration.
The theme of this year’s homecoming week, Spartan Space Odyssey 2010, is a celebration of MSU’s contributions to space exploration and astrophysics.