A Department of Police and Public Safety parking enforcer was threatened Sunday by a 19-year-old male student when the student’s car was in the process of being towed, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The East Lansing City Council voted against the highly disputed Hagadorn Road conversion Tuesday, laying to rest a heated debate between community members that originated in 2005.
Nearly every morning, Cameron Starr makes the journey from his dorm room to IM Sports-East for his daily workout. With a goal of losing 15 pounds by Christmas, the interdisciplinary studies in social science junior spends about 30 minutes on an elliptical and 10 minutes on a rowing machine.
East Lansing could be glowing with environmental efficiency as an initiative to sell energy efficient lightbulbs at a reduced cost kicked off Monday.
Starting this semester, each department within the university will have a set time when its program will be reviewed on multiple levels. Last year, academic governance approved a proposal to assure a review of all academic programs at least once every seven years, Provost Kim Wilcox said.
Between MSU’s Office of Financial Aid and the Office of the Registrar, a steady flow of student queries and problems are dealt with on a daily basis, but some students have different opinions on how helpful these departments are.
The state passed a sales tax expansion on some services Monday morning in an effort to reduce Michigan’s $1.75 billion budget shortfall. The 6 percent sales tax expansion would affect carpet and upholstery services, tour operators, janitorial services, investment advice and other services.
Keeping MSU graduates in the area will take more than a few flashy new developments — they’ll need jobs.
An unknown suspect followed a female student riding a Capital Area Transportation Authority bus and exposed himself to her on Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
There are several students like Michelle Smith who are eager to help educate Michigan’s future leaders. Unfortunately, some of those tutors won’t be around to check on their students’ progress. That’s because a poor market, combined with a meager sense of job security, are driving them from the area.
While developers inch closer to finishing Stonehouse Village III, students and businesses close to the project are bemoaning the inconvenience of the construction.
Hookah, henna tattoos and the history of the Arab world will all be a part of the Arab Cultural Society’s goal of spreading their culture through Arab Awareness Week.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly voted at its Sept. 27 meeting to voice complaints to the MSU athletics department and Spartan Stadium staff about the updated student section entrance policy, in handing out wristbands.
Nine student governments from universities across Michigan rallied for greater higher education funding Wednesday at the state Capitol, said Brandon White, Michigan field organizer for the United States Student Association. And ASMSU was not one of them.
The state successfully averted a government shutdown early Monday morning by passing a number of revenue and reform bills, and extending the current fiscal year to Nov. 1.
Serious crimes remained low on campus while burglary reports and liquor law violations were elevated in 2006, according to a newly issued report from university officials.
The new estimated cost for MSU’s medical school branch in Grand Rapids is approximately $20 million more than the original total, MSU officials said.
From legislating to educating, decision-making to communicating, the City Council impacts every East Lansing resident in one way or another. Following the Nov. 6 Council elections, three of the city’s next leaders will emerge. Four candidates are vying for three spots on the council.
Drums were the heartbeat of the powwow. Covered head-to-toe in traditional regalia, six dancers made a grand entrance to the stage, each one’s motions representative of traditional American Indian dance.
As a group, ASMSU is less than satisfied with www.mail.msu.edu. Last semester, ASMSU passed a bill to fight for a revamping of the MSU e-mail system. Nothing was accomplished then, but the new group of student government officials is going to find out what it would take to update the system.