Thursday evening, students gathered in South Kedzie Hall to attend a forum facilitated by MSU Fossil Free, urging MSU to divest from fossil fuel companies, in which the university has at least $13.8 million invested, according to the event’s press release. At the same time across campus in Case Hall, a markedly different gathering was taking place.
East Lansing members of the Iranian American Cultural Society of Michigan stood on the corner of Abbott Road and Grand River Avenue to recognize the second anniversary of an attack at Camp Ashraf, a city northeast of Khalis, in Iraq, which left 36 camp members dead, including eight women and 345 wounded.
One individual has been arrested and three others have been ticketed following the series of furniture fires set after MSU’s loss to Duke in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Despite hundreds of illegal incidents that occurred last year, both East Lansing officials and the MSU student patrons attending bars are happy with the city’s bar scene — something that might bode well for the local liquor establishments hoping to renew their licenses in coming weeks.
Last summer, a former MSU student faced charges for killing 13 Italian greyhound puppies that weighed fewer than 5 pounds.
With an air tube in his mouth and a torch spitting out 12 inches of flames, Scott Bankroff manipulates a simple piece of glass into a fully functional scientific instrument.
For some students, alcohol is something they consume on a Friday night with friends. For others, alcohol is part of their GPA and now might be offered as a specialization.
The subject of sexual abuse and sexual assault are two topics that Gary Anderson said can be taboo, and might be hard for students to talk about.
What is the value in getting an online education? As the higher education learning environment is shifting with a heightened use of Internet technologies, a majority of faculty members are more wary than excited about the change, while a much larger number of administrators are more enthusiastic than fearful about the expanding online environment, according to a study from Inside Higher Ed. Many at MSU said they benefit from traditional, face-to-face learning, but the learning conditions at MSU are ever-evolving.
In the most recent Michigan State of the State Survey, or SOTS, released by MSU’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, President Barack Obama received higher approval, whereas Gov. Rick Snyder remained at about the same percentile compared to past surveys.
While ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, is trying to get attention as it prepares for upcoming elections, the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS, also will have a spot on the ballot next week. COGS’s student tax will be up for renewal starting next Monday, with graduate and professional students able to vote on the matter until April 15. Polls open Monday.
The Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, is recommending a 3.9 percent increase in room and board rates for the 2013-14 academic year in the plan presented at a meeting of the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, Wednesday.
Michigan’s right-to-work law will face some heat in the courts next week after an Ingham County judge ruled Wednesday to hear a case against the controversial legislation.
Before heading out to the bars tonight, take a minute to look at the health benefits, or lack thereof, in some of East Lansing’s specials.
With the end of spring semester approaching fast, students and faculty are shifting their attention to the upcoming summer semester.
As with the nicer weather, more parks and gardens will be accessible for students and residents to visit. Here are some outdoor havens to check out in East Lansing and on campus.
A new health care course for medical students will be offered in Cuban teaching hospitals and community clinics next summer, according to a university release.
Some East Lansing women might be switching from a night on the town to a day in the city with East Lansing’s Girls’ Day Out on April 13.
Eastpointe, Mich., resident Marquez Cannon pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree Wednesday afternoon in Mason’s 30th Circuit Court for raping MSU freshman Olivia Pryor.
An Ingham County judge ruled Wednesday morning the state might have broken the law when officials closed the Capitol during controversial right-to-work proceedings in early December, deciding there’s enough of a case to bring the issue before the court next week.