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Flames at Morrill Hall

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:31:44 -0400

Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the East Lansing Police Department received a call indicating that Morrill Hall was on fire, Sgt.

Summer offers different employment dynamic for students

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:37 -0400

Summer semester brings good weather and also great opportunities for students looking for jobs. Whether for the paychecks or to build résumés, students are always looking for job opportunities on and off campus and contrary to popular belief, summer is no different.

Construction season hits E.L.

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:19:29 -0400

Just in time for the kickoff of summer classes, the season’s slew of construction projects has begun in full force; and economics junior Garrett Simonis is dreading it.

Cannon sentenced to multi-year prison term in Pryor case

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:04:08 -0400

Marquez Cannon, a resident of Eastpointe, Mich., was sentenced to six to 20 years in prison for one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree this afternoon in Mason’s 30th Circuit Court.

MSU celebrates spring commencement, new beginnings

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:31:26 -0400

Clad in green caps and gowns, thousands of MSU students, now alumni, linked arms and swayed back and forth to “MSU Shadows,” MSU’s Alma Mater, at Friday’s undergraduate convocation.

Semester to remember, reflect

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:42:30 -0400

It was a semester to remember across campus and the country for members of the MSU community. Take a look back at key events for Spartans in East Lansing and around the world.

Summer legislation news to look out for

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:48:02 -0400

As finals week approaches with summer in tow, here are some law-related and current-events issues to watch out for this beach season. 1.

10 ways you'll have to readjust to life after college

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:43:08 -0400

After four years of living in East Lansing, we’ve become accustomed to life in a college town. Now that we’re about to graduate and make our way back into the real world, we’ve realized there are some things we have to relearn about life outside of college.

Enjoy the moment, time moves fast

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:31:05 -0400

I know you’re counting down the days. I know you’ve memorized the deadlines for your final exams and projects and 20-page papers.

Word on the street: What will you remember about MSU?

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:45:30 -0400

As commencement begins to creep up on graduating seniors next weekend, some students have taken a moment to reflect upon their greatest memories of MSU.

Trouble in Paradise

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:55:36 -0400

Rapes, assaults, druggings, threats, muggings, death — all of these incidents have happened to students on MSU study abroad. MSU awarded the second-most credit hours for study abroad in the nation in 2010-11, according to the Institute of International Education.

ASMS-SCREWED?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:07:15 -0400

After ASMSU’s general assembly turned down a bill to move all funds to an on-campus account monitored by MSU’s administration, ASMSU President Evan Martinak was expecting an action in the near future — and it finally hit. ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, officially was notified Tuesday that the university will be withholding the upcoming summer semester student tax, which primarily supports the organization, according to documents received by The State News. A memorandum sent from Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mark Haas and Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank stated the organization “will not receive any further tax dollars” after missing the April 5, 2013, deadline for moving funds from off-campus accounts to the university financial system. A two-year, ongoing battle between the student government and university has hit the boiling point, and the future is foggy for ASMSU. *Why is this happening?* “There’s a set of issues that have been brewing for a while that caused the board and others to ask that we develop accountability measures,” MSU President Lou Anna K.

Comeback of the Canvas

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:38:36 -0400

East Lansing is known by two monikers: “The Home of Michigan State University” and “City of the Arts.” The first moniker is straightforward.

Climate of Uncertainty

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:48:15 -0400

This Earth Day, MSU is making progress on many fronts toward sustainability. The university significantly has reduced landfill waste and energy consumption while almost quadrupling in weight the amount of items reused in the last five years.

Band of Others

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:34:39 -0400

It all started with a lone ukulele. When his band members went their separate ways post-graduation in 2009, MSU alumnus Dylan Rogers longed to stay in Lansing, where he grew up.

Working Miracles

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:39:02 -0400

John Kirsh loves bass. It’s the kind of music he can hear, he can feel. Kirsh, who lost his hearing because of a fever while he was an infant, only can hear the sounds of thunder or a jet passing overhead. With his hearing aid, however, he can hear the voices of his students, his friends, his family.

Maxwell, Bullough pick teams for spring game

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:24:44 -0400

The players have spoken loud and clear: Riley Bullough is the No.1 running back on the MSU football spring roster.

Tennis players organize shoe collection for needy

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:39:15 -0400

Athletes have access to a resources most homeless people do not — shoes.

Damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes forecasted Thursday

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:14:33 -0400

While some showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to break in the Lansing area this afternoon, a more significant threat of severe weather won’t occur until Thursday.

Hard Hitters

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:01:03 -0400

All Spartan athletes are prone to concussions — from football to tennis — MSU has seen them all.