For the approximately 150 students who came to MSU from foster care, adjusting to college life without the support of a family can be difficult, but with help from a new state program, things might get easier. The new Young Adult Voluntary Foster Care program, which changed the age young adults can stay under foster care from 18 to 21, went into effect April 2.
When Winta Gebrezgher first enrolled in Geography of Environment and Development, she had no idea half of the class would be taught in Portuguese, half of her classmates would be Brazilian students and her professors would be teaching her from almost 3,800 miles away at a university in Brazil.
When students arrive back on campus next fall for a fresh semester, they will find many changes to MSU’s campus, including new engagement centers in the neighborhoods, said Kelley Bishop, assistant vice president in the Division of Student Affairs and Services. With renovations being made to several residence halls, MSU has decided to install two more engagement centers.
Pastor Mark Inglot welcomed his congregation on Easter Sunday by encouraging those in attendance to focus on the holy holiday instead of daily worries.
To mark the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover, students and community members gathered at MSU Hillel, 360 Charles St., to eat a special Seder meal. In Jewish culture, the Seder meal traditionally kicks off Passover celebrations, which began Friday and will continue until April 14, said Audrey Bloomberg, director of Jewish student life at MSU Hillel.
Construction on two of Brody Complex Neighborhood’s residence halls is close to wrapping up, but two others will be out of commission for similar renovations starting in May. The current renovations to Bailey and Rather halls both are on budget and on schedule to be completed by the middle of June, said Jeff Bonk, assistant director of design and construction management for Residential and Hospitality Services.
Communication freshman Katelyn Kotowicz circled the bike racks near Campbell Hall on Thursday afternoon as she searched for a parking spot for a bike she was borrowing from a friend.
On Saturday night, as many students were heading home for the Easter holiday, another celebration of community was taking place at East Lansing High School, 509 Burcham Drive. About 100 East Lansing residents, MSU faculty and students gathered for food and festivities at the sixth annual Muslim Students’ Association, or MSA, Diversity Dinner.
Potential discrepancies in health care for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender patients might not be the first thing on the minds of all medical professionals, but for physician and MSU alumnus Henry Ng, the topic has become the basis of his career.
As the East Lansing Public Library prepares to deal with the effects of a potential budget crunch, library officials are gearing up to raise funds and awareness for the facility. The library, 950 Abbot Road, is planning a series of events to celebrate National Library Week, culminating in its Books, Bites and Bids fundraiser Friday evening.
Accompanied by a burly German shepherd named Harper, East Lansing resident Cheryl Wade enters the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing, 1710 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, each Tuesday with a smile.
Growing up in Thessaloniki, Greece, marketing senior Maria Palestis had always been told Greece and Turkey were political adversaries, constantly butting ideological heads.
Army Sgt. Taylor Ruel steps down from a truck contaminated with hazardous chemicals during his evaluated mission Thursday afternoon at the parking lot of The Peoples Church, 200 W.
Determined to win, even after being hit in the face with a water balloon, Brieanna Finn tossed one back to her partner on Thursday at the Sigma Chi fraternity house, 729 E. Grand River Ave. “I don’t care if I’m soaking wet,” Finn said, her hair dripping. “It’s all for a good cause.”
East Lansing soon will get a taste of the tropics with the opening of a new Tropical Smoothie Café. The restaurant will open at 1201 E. Grand River Ave., on April 16, said the store’s co-owner, Ruth Buko, an MSU alumna.
Democratic lawmakers and ethics experts are questioning whether State Rep. Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, can legitimately play a role shaping MSU’s budget while he is facing criminal charges stemming from his drunken driving arrest on campus. While Democratic leaders have opposed some of the strings attached to university funding proposed by Genetski’s committee, which would require MSU to remove its health care mandate to retain state funding, they now are arguing Genetski has a conflict of interest in deciding MSU’s budget altogether.
Susan Reverby, professor of women’s and gender studies at Wellesley College, was at MSU Thursday to speak about her findings of a U.S.
Students might pay about $300 more for on-campus housing next academic year if the Board of Trustees approves a 4 percent increase in housing and dining rates next Friday. The Division of Residential and Hospitality Services, or RHS, presented the proposed increase, which would raise housing rates from $8,154 to $8,476 for the 2012-13 academic year, during a Residence Halls Association, or RHA, meeting on Wednesday.
The city of East Lansing and MSU announced yesterday their selection of this year’s One Book, One Community reading, the nonfiction narrative “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Boo.
Members of ASMSU’s General Assembly wrapped up this year’s session on Thursday night with a heartfelt meeting.