A 44-year-old man who was attending MSU as a visiting scholar was killed Sunday night, the same day he arrived from his home in China. Tao Li was crossing Mount Hope Road, walking north along Harrison Avenue, when he was struck by a westbound vehicle at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday night, East Lansing police Capt.
MSU would have to cut 703 faculty and staff or raise tuition 8.9 percent to overcome Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed $9.1 million cut in state funding, President Lou Anna K. Simon said Friday.
A room in the Small Animal Clinic of the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital becomes a place to remember, share and, ultimately, heal twice a month for a group of people struggling with the death of a pet.
More than 200 members and friends of the MSU International Students Association, or ISA, gathered at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place ballroom, 300 M.A.C. Ave., Friday night in a blur of dresses, finger foods and laughing couples.
Residence Halls Association President Mark Dobson was named President of the Year this weekend at the Michigan Organization of Residence Hall Associations, or MORHA, conference at Western Michigan University. MORHA is comprised of 11 Residence Hall Associations.
The East Lansing Farmer’s Market is seeking applicants for harvesters and producers to sell their wares. This market debuts this summer at Valley Court Park. It will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays from July 12 to Oct. 25.
MSU malaria prevention group Students Taking on Malaria Prevention, or STOMP, entered an international competition Thursday to secure a $25,000 donation to equip about 135 homes in Kenya with mosquito netting.
For the University Activities Board, comedy is another way for students to get into campus happenings. Last Tuesday, UAB held auditions for Last Spartan Standing, a comedy competition for aspiring campus comedians.
An MSU professor hopes to teach students to do just that — teach. Diane Ebert-May, professor of plant biology, received a $2 million grant via MSU from the National Science Foundation to host workshops that will help postdoctoral students learn effective methods for teaching science.
MSU would see a $9 million, or 3 percent, cut in state funding under Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s budget released Thursday, which could be a significant financial blow to the university as Granholm urges higher education institutions to freeze tuition.
Recent deaths of MSU students Don Ausman and Kevin Boskey do not seem to be related, police said. MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor and Capt. Kim Johnson of the East Lansing Police Department said the public should not be concerned about any contagious illness causing the deaths.
Many Michigan geography and geology classes statewide have been lacking a vital teaching tool for some time — a textbook.
Plans to centralize management of residence hall fitness centers began Wednesday at an MSU Residence Halls Association meeting. A bill was passed that charged University Housing, the Department of Residence Life and RHA to work together to explore and propose plans to centralize the fitness centers.
MSU should have a better idea today of how much money it will receive from the state in the next year after Gov. Jennifer Granholm announces her proposed budget for the 2010 fiscal year.
A nationwide medical school expansion boom is causing institutions to re-evaluate how students are admitted and taught. Findings from a nationwide conference hosted last fall by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation found medical schools should take advantage of what has been their first enrollment increase in 30 years by updating their teaching methods and changing admissions processes to be less based on standardized testing.
A 22-year-old female student reported being sexually assaulted Wednesday morning outside of Wells Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU football player Mitchell White pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an off-campus brawl in October at a pretrial hearing Wednesday at East Lansing’s 54-B District Court. White, a freshman walk-on receiver, originally pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Dec. 23, 2008. White is set to be sentenced March 16, according to court documents.
ASMSU’s Academic Assembly voted down a bill Tuesday to state its stance on a course repeat policy. The bill would require the assembly to state ASMSU’s stance to the University Committee on Academic Policy, or UCAP.
Get out the rain boots, but don’t hang up that winter jacket just yet. Melting snow and rain have caused area rivers to reach near-flood stage, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for the Lansing area. Both the Red Cedar and Grand rivers are expected to hit flood stage sometime today.
Many MSU students have heard of bubble tea, but what about bubble chicken? James Bang, owner of Teriyaki and Gyro, 1139 E. Grand River Ave., plans to add the item to the already eclectic menu at his new restaurant.