Wall Street is scrambling for solid ground in the wake of government buyouts, but MSU officials said students using federal student loans have very little to fear. A $700 billion bailout package being debated before Congress could provide some financial relief for banks and other businesses feeling the effects of a slumping stock market.
While the number of confirmed E. coli cases at MSU continues to rise, 13 more E. coli reports have surfaced across the state. As of Wednesday, nine MSU cases had been confirmed as E. coli, while 21 other cases remain probable, bringing the total number of cases on campus to 30.
Frank Lambert is a people person. Every week, the 42-year-old Haslett resident heads to Moriarty’s Pub, 802 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, to play darts and socialize with friends and strangers. And almost every weekend so far this autumn, Lambert has gone door-to-door chatting with area residents about why they should vote him into the District 69 seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
MSU basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson paid a visit to his hometown of Lansing on Wednesday, but instead of kicking back and relaxing, Johnson was all about business. Johnson appeared at Pattengill Middle School, 626 Marshall St., in Lansing, to host a town hall meeting on urban policy as a spokesman for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
Mary Siemon can’t afford to go to an obstetrician-gynecologist because her insurance won’t cover the costs. “It’s been really hard to find a doctor where I could go for reproductive care and that’s a real issue concerning a lot of the women on campus and a lot of women back home,” Siemon said.
Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday the United States could be headed toward another Great Depression that would drastically affect the country, especially younger generations.
A 19-year-old MSU student was sentenced Wednesday to 15 days in the Ingham County Jail for her participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
A grand opening celebration to commemorate the new MSU Federal Credit Union headquarters will be held Thursday at the headquarters building, 3777 West Road. University officials will be on hand to celebrate the conclusion of two years’ construction as the eighth MSUFCU branch is officially ushered in to the community.
The 2008 Fall Study Abroad Fair will take place from noon to 6 p.m. today on the second floor of the Union. There will be more than 120 exhibits where students interested in studying abroad can talk with professors and former participants and gather information about the different programs MSU offers.
After two days of trial, six witnesses and almost three hours of deliberation Tuesday, a six-person jury delivered an assortment of decisions about a criminal justice sophomore’s participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
Water from the Great Lakes most likely will remain in the region as the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Great Lakes compact on Tuesday by a 390-to-25 vote.
Former Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley knew Mark Meadows would spend his life in public service, ever since a young Meadows joined Kelley’s team of public lawyers straight out of law school. “Mark was always a good worker and any assignment he was ever given, he would perform well,” Kelley said. “The same characteristics that enabled him to start a political career of his own were things that helped him be a good lawyer for us.”
MSU officials can’t meet every undergraduate applicant, but a new online tool will let students bring their personal statements to life, Elle Woods-style.
The East Lansing City Council discussed methods to encourage homeowners in East Lansing not to pursue rental licenses in part of the city at its meeting Tuesday.
It’s been said you can’t understand what someone is going through unless you’ve walked in their shoes. For this reason, the Islamic Medical Students Association, or IMSA, and the Muslim Students Association are inviting students to fast for a day with the Islamic community.
They’re just the size of micro chips, but radio frequency identification devices might grow into colossal time savers for businesses and retail stores.
Move over, MSU Playboy models — State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Lansing, is in town. And now she’s been put in Maxim magazine, too.
A recycling event at the Union is raising students’ awareness about options they have in the East Lansing area.
Kyle Dysarz isn’t nervous. He’s manned a concert that cost ASMSU $225,000, will overseeing more than 30 registered student organizations as they pile into Breslin Center and hopes 9,000 MSU students will show up.
Students with ‘green’ ideas who are short on cash now have a new way to finance their projects. The Student Project Fund, operated through the Office of Campus Sustainability, will provide funds to students who wish to do sustainability-focused projects, Terry Link, director of the Office of Campus Sustainability, said.