About 100 students from Michigan universities gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon to hand deliver about 2,500 signatures petitioning state legislators to keep the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
In addition to working five days a week at Oaklawn Hospital as a phlebotomist, LaDosha Washingon, 23, braids hair. “Doing hair, it helps to make the ends meet,” Washington said. Making house calls as well as working out of her home, Washington, a Lansing resident, uses the extra money she earns from braiding hair to help pay student loans and continue her education at Lansing Community College. Washington’s business model is direct.
The MSU College Democrats plan to hold a rally today at the Capitol to save the Michigan Promise Scholarship from elimination in the state’s budget.
Hollywood screenwriter Mark Marabate is coming to MSU Wednesday to discuss with interested students and residents how books can be transformed into films.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the city of East Lansing’s new 105-foot aerial ladder fire truck was held Monday at the East Lansing Fire Station No. 1, 1700 Abbot Road.
Despite a growing number of pink slips being issued to American teachers, an increasing number of public schools are recruiting abroad to fill positions in hard-to-staff districts, according to a report released by the American Federation of Teachers.
Generating more student interest in the engineering field is one of the primary goals of the Center for Engineering Education Research, or CEER, a new research initiative in the MSU College of Engineering.
An East Lansing transportation hub could get a makeover in 2010 if selected to receive $20 million in stimulus funding.
A bill that would protect minors who seek medical attention in the event of alcohol overconsumption might be presented before a state House legislative committee in the coming weeks, and ASMSU officials said Monday they would testify in support of the bill.
A Michigan Senate resolution could tighten the state budget timeline and help universities develop a financial plan before classes begin each fall.
Two years of hard work paid off as two MSU faculty members premiered their documentary “Arabs, Jews, & the News” on Monday night at the Communications Arts and Sciences Building.
To those who knew her, Jackie Marolf was positive and full of life, with an infectious smile and laugh, and a personality that made others want to be better people.
Increased student involvement, improved interdepartmental collaboration and goal setting for the coming school year were some of the various topics at a retreat undertaken by ASMSU this weekend.
As a group of children added watercolor paint to their own version of what a tropical fish would look like Saturday, MSU art education seniors taught them how to mix colors at MSU’s Saturday Morning Art program.
The Beta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi hasn’t always had an easy time at MSU. Despite a closure of the chapter in 1969 for two decades, the sorority, located at 333 Charles St., celebrated its 75th anniversary at MSU on Saturday. Linda Grandolfo, the nationwide vice president of the sorority, was present at the event and said the anniversary was a monumental event for the MSU chapter.
A week dedicated to promoting and celebrating Japanese culture began this weekend as MSU’s eighth annual Japan Week hit East Lansing.
Two East Lansing residents with no university affiliation face felony charges stemming from their involvement in a series of campus and downtown East Lansing larcenies.
As part of the federally recognized Constitution Day, MSU students and faculty gathered Thursday to discuss how various national issues fit within the document and what it means to today’s society.
Come November, the walls of the Auditorium will shake to the rhythm of songs by pop-rock bands Taking Back Sunday, The All-American Rejects and Anberlin when they perform at a concert sponsored by the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, the organization announced Wednesday.
Students whose professional résumés include video, audio and pictures might be able to showcase their work with the help of an MSU alumnus. Anthony Grinblat, a 2008 advertising and telecommunication, information studies and media graduate, started his own Web site, cybfolio.com, which allows users to create cyber portfolios able to display works of video, photo and audio. Instead of creating separate DVDs or CDs, the site allows users to upload work directly to the site and reference potential employers to a personalized Web site.