While some students might spend this summer lounging by a beach, working a summer job or taking classes, third-year veterinary student Erica Ward is going to be scrubbing down and bandaging up elephants in Thailand.
As the MSU men’s basketball team has stepped up on the hardwood this postseason, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, this year’s squad also has stepped up in the classroom.
When the summer construction season heats up, city officials intend to use a new ordinance to guide the creation of bike lanes and other accessibility measures as they upgrade city roads.
An MSU sophomore with the modeling name Marla Marie fluffed her shoulder-length brown hair, pouted her lips and posed seductively as Playboy Magazine photographer Matt Wagemann snapped shots with his camera Tuesday afternoon. The student was one of about 50 women auditioning for Playboy Magazine’s October 2012 “Girls of the Big Ten” pictorial. Representatives from the magazine held the casting call Tuesday and auditions are scheduled to continue today.
Starting July 1, MSU students who choose to help pay for college with the Stafford Subsidized Loan will have to pay double the current interest rate once they graduate. MSU’s Associate Director of Financial Aid Val Meyers said about 15,200 students received the Stafford Subsidized Loan in the 2010-11 academic year.
Owner of Restoring Nature With Fire David Borneman lights a patch of dead vegetation in the Towar Gardens neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon. Prescribed fire improves the quality of the environment in the area by helping plant species grow faster. The fire also helps rid the environment of non-native plant species.
Fans of the popular NBC show, “30 Rock,” have the chance to see the show come to life next month when one of its cast members visits campus for a comedy performance. The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, is presenting comedian Judah Friedlander, who plays Frank on the show, at 7:30 p.m. April 13 in Fairchild Theatre.
Hip-hop music blared out of Room 132 in Hubbard Hall on Tuesday evening as members of the MSU Breakdance Club showed their skills and inspired others to strut their stuff.
Since Alex Bradley was mugged in summer 2011, he has been in severe pain from a shoulder injury. After undergoing surgery, the international relations senior was prescribed a variety of pain medications, but he has found the side effects nearly unbearable. Now, Bradley is considering an alternative — a medical marijuana card.
Michigan state-level politicians can get away with some of the most corruption in the nation, according to a study released this week.
When it comes to international relations, U.S. diplomat Grant Smith has the perfect analogy.
A 50-year-old woman reported her gas was stolen out of her gas tank between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 9 in the parking lot south of the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Every time Amanda Publiski licks an envelope, sticks on a stamp and sends out a letter or card in the mail, she feels more and more like she’s part of a dying breed. “It’s a lost art,” the English senior said. “E-cards and Internet connections are just more convenient.”
The developer behind the City Center II project will present a proposed financing plan for the project during a special meeting prior to the East Lansing City Council’s regular meeting tonight. The special meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
Posters of various dishes from Sultan’s Restaurant cover the windows of a new location at 235 Ann St. as construction workers team up to finish the chain’s third location. Owners guided the workers to get the perfect look for their new establishment, which is scheduled to open in early April.
Besides leaving behind the pollution that plagues the environment near his home in the Shanghai area, general management senior Zeshan Jiang also wanted to come to the U.S. for college because of the degree offerings and academic reputation of American universities.
Just a few days ago, chemical engineering junior Kimberly Lebioda had only heard of MSU’s plans to transition into a campus fueled by 100 percent renewable energy.Now she is being trained as a leader of a project that could do just that.
Athletic training freshman Heather White studies Monday afternoon on the lawn outside the Administration Building.
Egyptian student Nehal Amer was shocked when she learned one of her country’s major religious leaders died last Saturday.
Last week while the MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams were gearing up for a championship run, Tyler Luce was helping the MSU Rifle Club win its own championship. Luce, an accounting freshman, participated in the National Rifle Association Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championships on March 13 through 17 at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., helping his team to their first championship title since the MSU Rifle and Pistol Club was formed in 2004.