Delia Koo, for whom the MSU International Academic Center is named, died last week at the age of 87. She first made her appearance at MSU by donating $3 million to the university to assist international students in 2000.
Black graffiti defaced the Main Library’s pedestrian bridge for the third time in a month, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The four-week investigation of a Wright Township quadruple homicide involving an MSU student has turned a corner, but is far from being finished, Ottawa County sheriff’s Lt. Mark Bennett said. Troy Brake, a 31-year-old Grant man, was officially named a suspect Friday in the murder of Katherine A. Brown, 18, an agribusiness sophomore, and three others.
After receiving lower than expected appropriations from the state this year, the MSU Board of Trustees voted Friday to increase tuition for spring semester. Tuition will increase 1.2 percent in the spring, but students won’t notice a difference on their bills until the summer semester. MSU will cover the tuition increase in the spring with money from its general fund.
During the 2004 presidential election, the terms “moral,” “social,” “traditional” and “family” values were interchangeable and unavoidable. Riding high on support from religious conservatives, incumbent presidential candidate George W. Bush benefited from the political climate that gave him four more years in the White House.
An open kitchen and large seating area will greet customers of Sushi Ya, which opened Friday in a new location at 529 E. Grand River Ave., and becomes the third sushi bar to open along a one-block stretch of Grand River Avenue. The sushi restaurant serves the same kitchen food, seafood and sushi, but an expanded kitchen should contribute to kitchen food sales, said Nathan Carney, a store manager.
Spirits were high and water levels were even higher Saturday as volunteers attended the Red Cedar River Cleanup. About 50 volunteers, working on sections of the river ranging from the Kellogg Center parking ramp to Hagadorn Road, pulled several bikes, as well as a futon, shopping cart and desktop computer, from the river.
MSU’s YouVote initiative will answer students’ questions about voting in the November election in residence halls this week. Students may ask questions about voting absentee and in person, and will be able to check their voter registration status.
A proposed reform of MSU’s academic integrity policy could give faculty an edge in slashing the number of academic dishonesty cases. A rule drafted by the University Committee on Academic Policy, or UCAP, proposed electronically tracking a student’s history of academic dishonesty.
The MSU Board of Trustees approved today a tuition and fee increase of 1.2 percent for the Spring 2009 semester. The increase comes after state appropriations for the 2008-2009 school year were 2 percent less — or $5.8 million less — than what the board expected when it developed the current budget. The 1.2 percent tuition and fee increase will cover $2.9 million of that difference. The remaining $2.9 million will be funded from the 2007-2008 general fund balance.
A white MacBook laptop computer was stolen around 11 p.m. Wednesday from the Main Library, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
A “hush-hush disease” — these are the words Okemos resident Nancy Elsworth used to describe the way breast cancer was thought of in the past. Since 1985, October has been designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and with the awareness growing, more can be done to help raise money for research, Elsworth said. “You’re getting whacked almost from every different direction that I think you have to pay way more attention to it,” said Bianca Glendinning, franchise owner of Curves Haslett, Grand Ledge and East Lansing.
After completing final building inspections throughout the week, Sushi Ya, 529 E. Grand River Ave., is expected to officially open its doors Friday. The sushi restaurant will feature an open kitchen that allows for more space than was available in its previous location, 124 W. Grand River Ave., manager Nathan Carney said.
University Apartments Residence Life will host state Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, at 7 p.m. Monday in the south lounge of the Spartan Village Community Center.
Cars will plug into outlets, a smart electric grid will turn off appliances at night, wind turbines and solar panels will sit on rooftops and all the energy will be captured by a battery. It’s just another day in the neighborhood.
Fancy shades are no longer the norm for viewing movies in a three-dimensional format as more movie companies are turning to digital 3-D technology.
Halloween came a week early for East Lansing children Thursday night, as MSU fraternities and sororities provided their own brand of tricks and treats for the community.
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote on the 2009-10 Appropriation Request to the state as part of today’s board meeting at the Administration Building.
Voter registration has spiked by about 310,000 over the 2004 presidential election, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Michigan Secretary of State.
The chief of staff of MSU’s Residence Halls Association was charged Thursday with negligent homicide after he was involved in a fatal vehicle crash Aug. 9.