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.
Theresa Ford grabbed a life-sized sling shot in the hopes of knocking over Angry Birds plush stuffed animals stacked on a tower of cardboard boxes Sunday afternoon. The computer engineering sophomore was among hundreds of anime enthusiasts who gathered for the Shuto Con Anime Convention at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. The convention was held Friday through Sunday with various activities including gaming rooms, dodgeball tournaments and a life-sized version of the popular app Angry Birds.
As East-meets-West mixtures of American and Indian music filled the Auditorium on Friday evening, many students couldn’t help but bob their heads and tap their feet to the powerful beats of Satrang 2012: Afsana. About 500 students, friends and families attended the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students’, or CIUS, annual show to celebrate the multiple facets of Indian culture.
With an empty envelope sitting in front of him, and after a momentous amount of hugging, handshaking and congratulating, fourth-year medical student Dan Abenroth leaned over and gave his wife, Valerie Abenroth, a kiss.
At the end of March last year, MSU was preparing for another snowfall, and students were bundling up in coats and boots to walk across campus. But this year, the warmer weather is kicking off what could be one of the busiest seasons for campus organizations in the past five years and giving students sunny days to look forward to.
On Friday evening, the Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students invited MSU students, friends and families to Satrang 2012: Afansa at the Auditorium.
In high school, while sitting in foods class, MSU alumna Lauren Long found out about an opening at a bridal salon called the Wedding Bell. She jumped at the chance to take the job, and she’s been consulting brides ever since. “It’s always a happy time for people, and I think that feeling is contagious,” said Long, an Okemos resident.
ASMSU passed a bill Thursday night in support of extending the Main Library’s hours during the weekends to allow students more study time.
The East Lansing City Council is again discussing potential budget issues that could cut police and fire services, which might hurt the departments’ ability to deal with large events, such as future March Madness celebrations. During their Tuesday night work session at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, council members discussed removing eight full-time police positions, including five patrol officers, two detectives and one school officer to maintain a lower budget in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
A new smartphone application named Capsule is getting some attention among young adults because of its innovative way of party planning and sharing. The app launched Jan. 19 and provides users with a way to invite specific friends to an event without having it publicly displayed on Facebook or other social media sites. A specific phone number and email address is selected for the Capsule group so personal information can be anonymous.
Police forces in the city will be out in higher numbers this weekend in anticipation of warmer weather, basketball and St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
It’s not every day you see cows grazing at the rock on Farm Lane.
Inside the original Biggby Coffee location on Thursday afternoon, a long line snaked through the building as MSU students and community members celebrated the chain’s 17th anniversary.
For some East Lansing bars and restaurants, Saturday won’t be business as usual.
For graduate student Tingli “Chilly” Cai, seeing a mixture of faces from all cultural backgrounds on Thursday evening made him feel at home.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, elected another student to its leadership ranks Wednesday night, as the group begins to build its executive board for the 2012-13 year.