People from across the world gathered on Thursday at the International Center to celebrate Central Asia Day and the signing of a collaborative agreement between the University of Central Asia, or UCA, and MSU.
Traditional Israeli food including falafel, kabobs and hummus welcomed students to Israel Fest on Wednesday night at the Union Ballroom.
Two years ago, Gary Wozniak was staring at a vacant lot in the heart of Detroit. Soon, when he goes back to that same area, he hopes to be able to pick fresh greens and tomatoes right off the vine.
Starting Sunday, the difference between a .08 and .17 will be more than a few decimal spaces. A new law, which passed in 2008 and goes into effect on Halloween, will provide stiffer penalties for those who drive with a blood alcohol content, or BAC, of .17 or above.
An ASMSU proposal to shift the Main Library’s weekend hours would be considered by library staff before being shelved.
Local residents and students had a chance to help stock the MSU Student Food Bank Wednesday by donating a jar of peanut butter or jelly at local Noodles & Company restaurants.
East Lansing officials are hoping a new initiative in Meridian Township will catch on and inspire residents to participate in more community service.
Many members of the East Lansing Jewish community who rely on kosher foods often are restricted to eating either at home or at Hillel Jewish Student Center, 360 Charles St. Soon however, Woody’s Oasis, 1050 Trowbridge Road, will be added to the list.
Candles brightened the room and music filled the air Tuesday evening at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lansing, 855 Grove St., as community members remembered victims of domestic violence. The vigil was held in memory of victims of domestic violence and to support surviving victims of abuse, said Jillian Pastoor, the End Violent Encounters community relations coordinator.
A first-generation college student and mother of a 2-year-old son, Lupe Dominguez is looking to graduate with two degrees this spring, and she did it all without the help of either of her parents.
Pam Clark can’t imagine giving up on Michigan. When Clark lost her job as a graphic designer in 2006, she decided to turn her hobby of making skin care products into a business.
When MSU doctoral student Raymund Narag noticed that Super Typhoon Megi would be hitting the Philippines — his home country — he immediately called his parents.
If there were any doubts Mother Nature didn’t have any other tricks up her sleeves, today’s storm system should prove otherwise, meteorologists said. Students and residents are bracing for the next slap in the face after Tuesday’s stormy weather as wind gusts are expected to reach 60 mph during much of the day.
Comcast and NBC Universal are hosting Green is Universal eCycling from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Comcast’s Lansing headquarters, 1401 E.
Joining other residence halls across campus, door security systems will be installed during the next two months in Shaw Hall, according to an e-mail sent to residents. Next Monday, work to place external and internal card-reader access systems will begin to be built next to each building door. Construction workers might be noticed between 6 a.m.
ASMSU is considering making a university-wide “lip dub,” a single-shot lip synch music video that has become a recent fad on YouTube.
A little more than three months after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB, is being launched. The bureau will be especially relevant for students and young Americans as they engage with credit products in a new, clearer light.
Erin O’Connor upgraded her car for about 10 minutes Monday. The journalism and marketing junior took part in the 2011 tC College Ride & Drive Experience behind Chipotle Mexican Grill, 539 E.
What happens underground has the potential to result in disaster at the surface should water within a regional aquifer continue to be drawn past sustainable levels. About three weeks ago, work began to figure out how the Ogallala Aquifer — which spans from South Dakota to Texas — can be better managed by its residents.
Connor Avery’s parents won’t be making the near 1,300 mile trip from Sarasota, Fla., to East Lansing this winter to plow any snow drifts out of his way, whether real or hypothetical. The Florida native’s parents are letting him do college his own way. “I’m the first child to go away to college, so it’s harder on them,” he said. But not all parents are like Avery’s, said Philip Strong, director of the Neighborhood Concept pilot program at MSU.