Tuition increases are a hassle both students and administrators detest. But as the MSU Board of Trustees has its upcoming decision on whether or not a tuition increase is necessary — and how much it will increase — the board must take all necessary steps to keep tuition low despite a lack of appropriate state funding, placing less of a financial burden on MSU students.
Having been in the United Kingdom for a little over three weeks now, I have made no fewer than ten trips to Sainsbury’s, the local grocery store with ubiquitous orange plastic bags that one sees everywhere in Cambridge.
As tuition rates increase and job outlook continues to look grim, college students face more monetary difficulties today than ever before.
Over my past four years at MSU, try as I might, I have never been able to successfully pay for college on my own. When I say “pay for college,” I am referring not only to the rapidly rising cost of tuition, but also the added costs of food, clothing and shelter — not to mention the exorbitant price of textbooks.
East Lansing residents and MSU students have been known to be at each other’s throats at times. But in more recent years, the relationship between students and the city has been strong, creating a positive atmosphere for residents and students alike. With the city virtually being split down the middle, 45,998 students to 48,579 residents, families and students have found a way to coexist, regardless of different lifestyles.
If you asked me where I would be attending school for college at any point during my junior or senior year of high school, I never would have told you MSU.
The university’s decision to renovate residence halls has caused minor disturbances and inconveniences to students and faculty.
Four years ago, I first stepped foot into The State News. I thought I was starting my dream of a journalism career, even with all the talk of the journalism industry dying.
With the College of Education’s recent announcement of a new pilot program involving classroom iPads comes another reaffirmation of MSU’s dedication to technology, innovation and research. The Center for Teaching and Technology, or CTT, will purchase about 60 iPads for two 30-person courses each semester of the 2012-13 school year.
Back in the 19th century, travel writing was a pretty big deal. Literary greats like Henry James, Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson weren’t just producing novels — they also were vacationing all over the globe and publishing books about what they saw over the course of their journeys.
With presidential election season in full swing, many political experts see Michigan as a key battleground state that could be a deciding factor in which candidate wins.
For those of you who repeatedly read my articles, first of all, thank you; I appreciate both the support and the criticism that comes from writing about controversial topics. I am glad my writing inspires debate, even if it sometimes turns to ad hominem attacks, because writing that goes undisputed deserves neither to be read nor written.
Email scams are prevalent on college campuses across the country, including a recent email scam on MSU’s server.
Right now, power plants are allowed to dump unlimited amounts of dangerous industrial carbon pollution into our air. What can stop them? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, which has announced the first ever national limits on industrial carbon pollution from new power plants.
On May 16, my old high school announced it had received a bomb threat. Unsurprisingly, both parents and students started freaking out a bit, with many students not attending school the next day as a result.
MSU’s learning management system ANGEL recently was updated to become compatible with more internet browsers.
I’ve never been much of an activist. As a journalism student, I’ve always been the person covering events and political rallies rather than participating in them. But as new laws that undermine women’s rights in the U.S. continually are enacted around the country, I’m feeling a lot more pressure to actively speak about these issues.
The East Lansing Art Festival and MSU Arts and Crafts Show are highlights in the city’s yearly events.
I often have been amused and mildly disturbed by the way The State News and MSU students close an academic year. On April 29, 2011, for instance, “A Year in Review” in The State News focused on the exhilarating football championship, disappointing basketball season and no classes due to snow.
I want to like Mitt Romney and endorse him in the upcoming election, but it feels like on a daily basis he is making it more difficult to do so.