When passes are purchased on campus at Sparty’s, the police department, or the MSU ID Office the student must present an MSU ID to confirm enrollment in the university and the ID will then be linked to the pass. A new policy that has been implemented provides students with a free replacement pass if the pass is reported lost or stolen.
“For he’s an Alpha Sig,” became the song recited by a large group of mourners Friday night at the rock on Farm Lane, in a memorial for recently deceased applied engineering sciences senior Anthony Hawley . Called Tony by those who knew him, Hawley passed away Thursday night.
Saturday marked MSU’s first Adaptive Sports Day hosted by the Council of Students with Disabilities at IM Sports-Circle.
MSU is suspending classes and operations until noon on Monday, due to inclement weather, according to MSU's website. Lansing Community College and U-M have suspended all Monday classes. Snow continues to fall in East Lansing, and forecasts predict up to 10 inches of snow.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for East Lansing until tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. according to the National Weather Service.
21-year-old MSU student Anthony Hawley has died, East Laning police have reported.
More than 200 students filed into the Brody auditorium last night for the MSU Task Force on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence town hall meeting. The Task Force’s goals for the meeting last night were to provide a review of MSU activities related to sexual assault and relationship violence related to recommendations made in the 2014 task force report, review what MSU has been doing to help students effectively and ineffectively, and to get input from members of MSU’s community. It was apparent last night that students care deeply about the issue of sexual assault and relationship violence on campus.
Julia Christensen is the representative for the Council of Students with Disabilities and announced at the meeting that there will be some changes at Spartan Stadium next fall. "The school has notified me that beginning next fall there will be accessible seating in the student section for disabled students," Christensen said.
The app has been honed to cater to university-based communities, such as university students, professors and staff.
After purchasing and transitioning 11 new four-wheel drive patrol cars into their fleet in late 2014, the East Lansing Police Department is better prepared for handling winter road conditions.
State Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., D-East Lansing, introduced a bill on Wednesday which would provide tax credits for college graduates to help with the burden of higher education costs.
The U.S. World and News Report has named the Supply Chain Management department at MSU among the top ranked programs in the country. The multi-platform, publisher of news and information ranks MSU’s Supply Chain Management department as number one among all national universities.
“This particular exhibition is a very special one, it’s the fourth annual version of a series that we’ve had called 'Perspectives on African American Experience: Emerging visions,'” Carolyn Loeb, who organizes the gallery exhibits, said. “The inspiration and basis of the exhibition is the 1954 supreme court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, that aimed to desegregate public schools throughout the United States."
With over 150 signatures in just 24 hours, a petition created by Michigan State freshman Hayley Roukin has generated an interesting discussion about MSU’s Combo-X-Change policy.
During the start of fall semester, MSU police initiated a new unit in the investigative division called the Special Victims Unit, or SVU, to investigate and handle six specific crimes on campus. The crimes consist of sexual assault, domestic and relationship violence, stalking, missing persons, child abuse and vulnerable adult abuse.
More Michiganians want to legalize it. In the latest marijuana polls, an increased number of residents agree that marijuana should be taxed and regulated like alcohol in the state.
The MSU Counseling Center is looking to fill vacant counselor positions and add a new MSU-funded sexual assault counselor as a result of ASMSU and student group’s advocacy on campus.
Members of the East Lansing based political action committee, Neighborhoods First, staged a protest Tuesday night outside of East Lansing City Hall an hour before City Council was scheduled to meet.
MSU is optimistic about meeting its goals for reducing waste, energy consumption and more by the end of this year.
MSU released an app Wednesday allowing members of the Spartan community to show their pride on social media.