Hoping to better inform teaching assistants on how to handle sexual assaults and how to report it, the Graduate Employees Union held a town hall Tuesday, utilizing a panel of experts to answer questions.
Production began Sept. 21 and ran rather smoothly, Laimbeerka said. Barens was open to the idea for the film, and his parents were very cooperative. They provided childhood photographs and videos of, some of which can be seen in the film. As a producer, Laimbeer was in charge of scheduling and conducting interviews, along with ensuring all other parts of the film came together. This was his first time doing a voice-over for a film, and in order to prepare for the role he studied other sports documentaries.
The Legacy fundraiser will be held on March 4 at Buffalo Wild Wings in East Lansing, and will begin as soon as the doors open at 11 a.m.
For the city of East Lansing, parking revenue is the second largest annual source of operating revenue, behind only sewage user service charges. East Lansing sees more operating revenue from parking expenses than it does from charging its residents for water usage, according to city documents.
Representatives of eight state public universities testified on the proposed budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal term on Tuesday in a joint meeting with both the Appropriations Committee of both the state Senate and House of Representatives.
The MSU Student Housing Co-Operative may be considering opening its doors to non-students in an attempt to make the housing more affordable.
MSU police said 10 employees were evacuated, and one was taken to Sparrow Hospital as a precaution.
Identity Theft A 50-year-old female employee was the victim of identity theft reported to police on Feb.
MSU has a multitude of organizations dedicated to tackling and overcoming the institutionalized barriers that may hinder or prevent women’s success.
The United States Census Bureau states that Michigan boasts 30.4% of their business firms as female-owned, while in East Lansing, 22% of business are owned and run by women.
MSU's new Alert Portal is the first of several emergency preparedness changes implemented by the university's police department over the coming months.
During the cold winter months, the club meets at 5 p.m. every Friday in IM Sport-West. The group also meets and plays in various outdoor locations when it’s warm out such as Munn field, Demonstration field or even underutilized tennis courts at local schools.
After its debut in 1925, the Union Women’s Lounge was a place to wait for rides to swing by the south side of the building. Since then, it has transformed into a secluded study space.
This week marks National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, a week dedicated to educating and raising awareness of the harmful diseases many struggle with everyday.
Many citizens across the country are still reeling from the tragic and senseless murders that occurred last week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Participants anxiously lined up at the doors of Breslin Center waiting to attend the fifth annual Chinese Spring Festival Gala Friday evening.
UAB Films Committee rolled out the red carpet Saturday evening at the Spartan Film Festival held in Wells Hall. The Spartan Film Festival is the Films Committee largest event of the year, exclusively showcasing student films.
Despite all these additions, for many involved in the MSU College of Engineering, it’s no time to rest. There’s more work to be done.
On Friday night, downtown Lansing was alive with the passion and sound of the six finalists in the 10th annual Homegrown Throwdown event, hosted this year by The Loft. "We try to pick bands that are local, talented and will bring a diverse sound to the event," The Loft's booking and promotions assistant Lauren Godlesky said. Local judges, including gave live feedback to each band after their performances, a la American Idol style. The sounds thumping through The Loft certainly didn't lack for any diversity.
An East Lansing resident who came to the U.S. in 2013 as a refugee from Iraq is charged with lying to federal officials about plans to join the Islamic State in Iraq and conduct jihad, according to court documents. Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad, a 29-year-old who shared an apartment in East Lansing with an MSU student, told FBI agents that he had been recruited to join IS by a childhood friend and that he intended to travel from Jordan to Iraq, where he was to attend six months of training. In preparation, he had been running to get in shape and had been to a shooting range, he told agents. But later, when no evidence of the communications between Jawad and his friend could be found on either his cellphone or his laptop, he rescinded the statements, saying he had fabricated the entire story. Unable to provide an explanation as to why he had, Jawad only stated that "his home life was messy." On Feb.