Mary Finn, director of the MSU School of Criminal Justice, recently released the findings of her three-year sex industry, for which she interviewed pimps, prostitutes and collected data in order to better understand how the internet is changing the world's oldest profession.
A malfunctioning sprinkler head on the fourth floor of West McDonel Hall caused flooding Wednesday night.
On Thursday, September 8th, the MSU Board of Trustees officialized the budget for a $46,000,000 construction project, entitled “Data Center - Business Continuity and High Performance Computing.” “The facility will help us better support the ever-growing use of university technology, whether that be on research, education or outreach.” Associate Vice President of Information Technology and Interim Chief Information Officer Rob McCurdy said.
MSU’s Board of Trustees met Thursday to discuss various items from housing rate recommendations of 1855 Place to a new $46,000,000 construction project.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon spoke at Wednesday’s ASMSU meeting, presenting a list of university initiatives and concerns to be addressed.
With new apartment buildings and businesses rising along Grand River Avenue, East Lansing has seen growth across its downtown. But students returned this fall to see the a lot of the blighted places still standing. Though windows and doors are still boarded up and the Thai Hut sign is still flaking off, Park District might see some progress in the coming months, although the buildings will likely stay standing by the end of 2016.
Though the former Women's Lounge located in the Union is open to men, some male students still refuse to use it.
As the first college at Michigan State, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been an important part of the University for more than 150 years - and it’s likely to continue to be.
MSU has received a $1 million grant in order to improve college counseling. The grant comes from the National Science Foundation and will be used to develop a system known as iSee. Researchers from the Colleges of Engineering and Communication Arts and Sciences, as well as the MSU Counseling Center, are contributing to the project.
Communication Arts and Sciences Building has a new media center and studio ready for use this semester.
Amongst heated discussion at Tuesday’s public forum about the closure of the women’s lounge, students blasted MSU administration for the mishandling of sexual assault cases.
Students gathered in the Union Ballroom last night to voice concerns about the closure of the women’s lounge to MSU administration.
Schools have officially started across the state, and to celebrate their openings the Michigan League for Public Policy, or MLPP, has released a Back to School report on university tuition and state funding.
Members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and Successful Black Women of MSU (SBW) led a backpack drive to benefit Lansing area K-12 students.
After they finish moving into their new home on campus, many of these new residents often give a heartfelt farewell to their families. But for some families, move in day was only the beginning of their life on campus.
A sexual assault occurred in McDonel Hall over Labor Day weekend, MSU police stated. MSU police reported that a sexual assault took place sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 3 and 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 in McDonel Hall
MSU Student Veterans of America President Kyle Kissinger said he was “surprised” when MSU was named a veteran-friendly school. MSU was awarded a gold status by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, MVAA, as part of their Veteran-Friendly School program on Aug 26.
A new DTN building called 300 Grand, which offers retail and living space, has opened at the corner of Grand River Avenue and Delta Street.
Students shop for deals during the MSU surplus store move-in sale. The MSU surplus store has extended their hours this week as part of their move-in sale, and students taking advantage of the extra hours to hunt for bargains.
On MSU game days, the excitement and activities aren’t limited to the game itself. Across all five neighborhoods of campus, cars pull up and cornhole games are set up before the game.