As the threat of global climate change becomes more real, local efforts to reduce waste are more important than ever. At MSU, campus officials have set a goal to decrease waste by 30 percent by 2015. And in East Lansing, recycling coordinators have seen an increased effort by students to reuse materials and clean up after themselves.
The lead suspect in a quadruple homicide involving an MSU student was found guilty today in Kent County Circuit Court for an unrelated crime, according to media reports. Troy Brake, 31, of Grand Rapids, was found guilty of attempted murder, criminal sexual conduct and felony use of firearms in relation to the beating of a prostitute on Oct. 16, 2008 in Grand Rapids.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon met with the Residence Halls Association on Wednesday and answered questions assembly members had regarding a variety of issues.
Literature and politics were the foundation of a speech by author Tariq Ali that touched on everything from the war on terror to hip-hop music as an expression of political dissent.
Gold stars on the floor led the way to theaters in Wells Hall, showcasing 100 films from around the country during the East Lansing Film Festival. The movies, most of which were independently produced, might not have sounded familiar to students and local residents, but they attracted a crowd. Attendants and volunteers were buzzing about the turnout and the shows.
Although the departments may seem like they work in harmony, the rivalry between the MSU Police Department and the East Lansing Police Department reared its head Thursday night — for a good cause.
He hadn’t even left home for his freshman year at MSU, but animal science senior Uri Donnett and his family had spent months talking to housing officials over the phone, hoping to resolve a conflict. Donnett, a transgender student assigned to a female floor and female roommate in Brody Hall, said the arrangement would have been uncomfortable.
Racking up student loans and paying them off for decades will no longer be a reality for students taking loans from the nation’s largest private student lender.
Confusion and a whirlwind of he-said, she-said has persisted following the controversial election last week of the Council of Graduate Students’ next president.
A 21-year-old woman and 35-year-old man, both from Lansing, reported a 32-piece knife and block set stolen from their exhibit at the Lansing Home & Garden Show at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has declared next week Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan.
When interdisciplinary studies in social science and international studies senior Elizabeth Kurkowski is driving and there aren’t many other cars on the road, she’ll occasionally send a quick text message to a friend.
Though a 12-year-old is, to some extent, guided by the same morals in the virtual world as in the real world, there is something else influencing online behavior, a study by MSU professor Linda A. Jackson found.
MSU students are exploring what goes on behind the hottest tracks in the entertainment world.
Fewer travelers will make Michigan a stop on the map in 2009, according to a study by MSU researchers. Michigan’s tourism industry is expected to decrease 3 to 4 percent this year based on the findings of MSU professor Don Holecek and other experts.
Animosity between the MSU Chicano/Latino Studies program director and students over the director’s performance will be the subject of an investigation by a College of Social Science task force in the coming weeks after students called for her job.
A 19-year-old female student reported $138.75 of fraudulent charges made on her Spartan Cash account for 16 orders to Menna’s Joint, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
MSU police completed its investigation of the fatal vehicle crash involving kinesiology sophomore Josh Parks, ruling it an intentional crash, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
During the second prime-time televised address of his presidency on Tuesday, President Barack Obama reiterated his message that the economy will recover, adding “we’re beginning to see signs of progress.”
As lane closures began Tuesday on northbound US-127/I-496 between I-96 and Trowbridge Road, 58,000 commuters were forced to adjust their daily commutes.