With the potential for hundreds of new jobs and $1 billion in economic activity for the state, advertising senior Monica Fineis realizes how important the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams would be for MSU. The facility, known as FRIB, is a U.S. Department of Energy-funded program that, if won, would update the university’s Cyclotron and give Michigan $1 billion in economic stimulus during the next 20 years.
Former MSU and Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be in Lansing on Wednesday to lend his image to Sen. Barack Obama’s Democratic presidential campaign.
As the economy continues to plummet, students said they’ve been forced to channel their savings into living costs and not splurge on luxury items such as TVs.
MSU is known for encouraging students to study abroad — but students interested in Japanese culture won’t have to go far this week to experience the Far East.
Reward money is still available for individuals who have tips about participants in the Cedar Fest riot.
A memorial service in honor of Katrina Tagget will be held at 3 p.m. today in Alumni Memorial Chapel.
An 18-year-old with no MSU affiliation was sentenced Monday to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
MSU students will have the chance to learn about recycling opportunities on campus and in East Lansing at a public forum held today and Wednesday.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and spokesmen from Lansing corporations recognized more than 50 local businesses and organizations at a reception Monday at Oldsmobile Park in Lansing.
For possibly the last time, the East Lansing City Council will revisit the issue of conditionally rezoning 0.55 acres of vacant land as part of the West Village project at its work session tonight.
Although the number of probable cases related to an infectious E. coli strain on campus jumped to 23 last week, investigators from the Ingham County Health Department still have not determined its cause.
More than 60,000 people were alerted of two false crime reports on campus since Thursday, a problem some experts say can discourage people from reporting crimes.
One by one, the MSU offensive line walked into the media trailer following Saturday’s 23-7 win against Notre Dame. The fullbacks and tight ends followed the linemen. The front of each player’s jersey was soaked with sweat and each had beads of perspiration rolling down their foreheads.
A proposal to reduce Welcome Week beginning next year has been restored to keep finals week intact.
Finding a job or internship after graduation is a top priority for telecommunication, information studies and media senior Sean Kelly, who participated in a tech tour of area businesses Friday. Capital Area IT Council sponsored the tour that sent Kelly and about 30 other business students to four Lansing-area IT companies, and provided students a look at the available opportunities after graduation.
Approving a renewable portfolio standard for Michigan has been about numbers just as much as politics. Michigan legislators debated for months about the amount of electricity that should come from renewable sources before they agreed on 10 percent by 2015 in a comprehensive energy package that was signed into law Thursday.
With each breath, the mass of black-and-white vinyl that Evan Chisholm clutched in his hands grew a little larger. The kinesiology senior puffed life into the vinyl curtain as one fin popped up, followed by the rest of the inflatable orca. Lights from the IM Sports-West swimming pool illuminated the pool toy’s outline as its details became lost against the night sky.
As Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild” played on the loudspeaker, more than 400 people walked Sunday to support Alzheimer’s research at the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk on campus. The 18th annual event took place under gray skies that didn’t manage to dampen the festive mood of the day.
The National Science Foundation awarded the College of Engineering a $2.5 million grant last week to increase the number of students who stay in the program until graduation. With the help of the grant, MSU plans to implement a program aimed at increasing retention rates by 10 percent to about 78 percent, engineering associate professor Jon Sticklen said.