In an effort to increase their presence as a green building, Michigan Energy Options, a local non-profit organization dedicated to environmental and energy conservation, is updating its amenities and attempting to become more beneficial to the East Lansing community.
MSU is welcoming about 7,800 freshmen to campus this fall — the largest incoming class to date — but some residence halls are experiencing close quarters while handling the influx of students on campus.
Living in newly-renovated Emmons Hall was the first choice for sophomores Carlyn Kellner and Rebecca Taylor this year.
ASMSU representatives started the year off at a Sunday meeting with a vote to pass a newly-revised budget after calculation errors prompted the group to take a closer look at its numbers.
At Monday’s University Welcome ceremony for MSU’s incoming freshmen, author Jonathan Safran Foer explained via video why he was not where they were.
Both of Chris Dye’s hands were stuffed with free recruiting information and incentives as he wandered from table to table Tuesday afternoon at Munn Field during this year’s Sparticipation.
The 2012 Michigan U.S. Senate race flared up Monday when Gov. Rick Snyder endorsed former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who will be challenging U.S.
When international relations sophomore Dylan Evans came to MSU a year ago, he was worried about finding friends and getting comfortable on campus.
Most medical marijuana dispensaries on Michigan Avenue in Lansing, many of which are used by student patients because of their proximity to campus and accessibility, remain closed after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled commercial marijuana sales illegal Wednesday.
Libyan students living and studying at MSU continue to follow fighting among rebel forces and militia loyal to longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, amid intensified violence and reassurances from Gadhafi’s son that the eccentric leader still controls the country.
10 p.m. update: Much of the tornado watch for lower Michigan has been canceled, including Ingham County.
A 5.8-magnitude Earthquake originated in Virginia on Tuesday afternoon was felt across the East Coast and much of the Midwest, including a few light tremors in East Lansing, varying reports indicate.
Come next year, thousands of female students will find birth control more affordable, and those pregnant or with children also will see their financial burden reduced.
With the lazy days of summer coming to a close, campus is starting to get busier as the university prepares for the return of students to the area. In the fall, MSU will boast the largest freshman class in the university’s history, expecting to introduce about 7,800 new students to the banks of the Red Cedar.
Jim Maclellan is homeless. Temporarily, at least. The 2011 alumnus, who is staying at MSU to pursue a master’s degree in the fall, can’t afford to give up his university laboratory job — he has to stay in East Lansing until classes begin.
Florida pastor Terry Jones’ views toward Islam are well-documented. He became a nationally recognized figure after declaring Sept. 11 International Burn a Koran Day, and on a trip to Dearborn, Mich., he was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace.
When a 9.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Miyagi Prefecture in Japan in March, Masaru Nakata didn’t feel a thing.
While crowds of folk music lovers gathered throughout downtown East Lansing this weekend for the Great Lakes Folk Festival, a smaller group of folk fanatics gathered at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., for a more intimate performance.
Amanda Rigterink has always had an interest in behavior when it comes to animals and a passion to share her knowledge with others. Rigterink, MSU’s first veterinary behavior resident, started seeing exclusively behavior cases at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, or VTH, in June. “My overall goal with the behavior service is to enhance the human/animal bond and to teach students about behavior,” she said. Chairperson of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences Charles DeCamp said having an animal behaviorist resident is significant.
When marketing junior Shannon McGreal-Miller heard she was one of 10 finalists in a contest to meet billionaire industrialist Warren Buffett, she was ecstatic.