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  • The Question — Wedding or MSU-UM Football Game?

    (10/27/2008)
    The shriek that echoed through the newsroom said something was wrong. It was the same pitched scream that could be heard the day Heath Ledger died.

  • Hello, my name is Sarah Scheidt

    (10/21/2008)
    Being an athletic person most of her life Sarah Scheidt was looking for something to do when she began at MSU.

  • Hello, my name is Sarah Kiel

    (10/14/2008)
    Sarah Kiel has wanted to fence since she saw 8220The Princess Bride8221 in fourth grade but she didn8217t have the time and opportunity until she came to MSU. Here she hit the ground running. She8217s been in the MSU Fencing Club since 8220day one of practice8221 her freshman year.

  • How exactly do we stack up?

    (08/08/2007)
    With a looming 9.6 percent tuition increase in the fall MSU has the highest percentage increase among Big Ten schools.

  • Becoming a reality

    (08/03/2007)
    When move-in day arrives Aug. 22 thousands of MSU students will flock back to campus inundating highways and crowding Grand River Avenue once again.On the same day the first students in the Residential College in Arts Humanities will arrive at the front of Snyder and Phillips halls - buildings that haven't been without construction cones and detour signs in front of the buildings for more than a year.Though the view from Bogue Street resembles the nostalgia and antiquity present throughout much of MSU's campus take one step inside to feel the breath of fresh air that has been pumped into the complex.The two dorms - which are now connected by the "new addition" - have been renovated with new furniture bathrooms and a dining facility called "The Gallery."The Residential College in Arts Humanities which will be completed internally by January will have several unique aspects such as a multipurpose room multiple workshops and modular classrooms.

  • Preaching peace

    (07/30/2007)
    In the United States many people's childhood memories are a compilation of playing outdoors and skinned knees of games with friends and petty fights - many children get the luxury of growing up relatively stress free.But the Rev.

  • MSU may acquire $500M lab facility

    (07/17/2007)
    Researchers at MSU's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory have placed a bid for a 500 million federally funded exotic beam facility.

  • James Madison co-founder dies at 66

    (07/10/2007)
    During Peter Lyman's two decades at MSU he watched James Madison College grow from an experiment in teaching political theory to a defined college within MSU.

  • Suspects in QD heist may be linked to other crimes

    (07/05/2007)
    Four suspects who could be connected to a string of local crimes were arrested Monday after an armed robbery at a local Quality Dairy store.Liquor and an undisclosed amount of money were stolen at 130 a.m.

  • MSU looks to improve rank with pay raise

    (04/26/2007)
    Although faculty salaries were raised 3.6 percent last year the MSU Board of Trustees soon will receive a recommendation to raise salaries again 151 by 5.5 percent this time.The recommendation is made annually by the University Committee on Faculty Affairs one of the standing committees in MSU's Academic Governance system.This year one of the main goals of the committee is to improve the ranking of MSU within the Big Ten.

  • New MSU tenure policy proposed

    (04/26/2007)
    When he gave up a permanent university job in Sweden for a tenure-track position at MSU in January 2002 Michael Shapiro said he didn't realize the nightmare that was about to begin.Shapiro a Russian native was told he would obtain tenure within three years.

  • ASMSU pushes holiday policy revision

    (04/11/2007)
    Last week Eric Dropkin was forced to make a decision 151 spend Passover with his family or lose 10 points in his class.And for the social relations and policy sophomore his grade was riding on those points so he chose the latter.

  • Teaching, scholarship required for tenure

    (04/10/2007)
    Sheila Teahan said it can be difficult for faculty members to balance the responsibilities of research and teaching 151 especially when many are looking to obtain and maintain tenure."Many people probably have a tendency to concentrate on teaching and to defer at least some of their scholarly work into the summer" said Teahan an English associate professor who received tenure status in 1995.

  • Opinions on fall break plan differ

    (04/05/2007)
    Nursing sophomore Jon Nowak thinks MSU needs a fall break because students become stressed out during the long stretch between the beginning of the semester and Thanksgiving.However economics senior Alison Smolinski said a break isn't necessary."After midterms you don't usually do anything anyways" she said.

  • Students fear loss of voice in system

    (03/28/2007)
    Ensuring student representation was one main concern among faculty at Tuesday's Faculty Council meeting where a report proposing structural changes to Academic Governance was presented and discussed.But under the proposed structure student voice will decrease said Eric Hinojosa ASMSU's Academic Assembly chairperson.The report Task Force 1 was formally presented at the meeting for the first time since the report was turned in on Aug.

  • Granting a voice

    (03/27/2007)
    A report that will try to bring an end to a period of miscommunication and misunderstanding that surrounds possible changes to MSU's Academic Governance system will be presented at today's Faculty Council meeting.The report called Task Force 1 is a proposal to restructure the governance system in order to allow for greater faculty voice in university affairs.Today's presentation will be at 315 p.m.

  • Defending the state

    (03/20/2007)
    Even though MSU does not design new tanks or airplanes for the U.S. military the university still contributes to the nation's defense through research funded by the federal government.Most recently MSU was selected to receive an additional 363545 this year 151 most of which could help university professors create more efficient operating systems for Naval ships and submarines.The news coincides with the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.Tim Hogan an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering was one of two MSU professors recommended to receive a grant to purchase equipment needed to complete a defense research project.

  • MSU may add gender identity to its policy

    (03/12/2007)
    MSU is one of five remaining Big Ten schools that doesn't include gender identity in its anti-discrimination policy 151 but maybe not for long.A proposal to add gender identity to the policy will be discussed at Tuesday's Faculty Council meeting.

  • Radio host chats with MSU officials, students

    (02/28/2007)
    Higher education and the state of Michigan's economy were the topics of discussion among MSU administrators and students Tuesday when a Detroit radio station visited MSU's campus as part of its college tour.MSU President Lou Anna K.

  • Program struggles with funds

    (02/22/2007)
    Dionicio Valds came to MSU to fulfill his dream of creating a Chicano and Latino studies program.
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