ASMSU President with 1320 WILS Capital City Recap
Radio interview link: Lorenzo Santavicca
ASMSU prepares and recruits during summer
With the depleting number of people on campus and in East Lansing during the summer, students who choose to stay lose some resources that are regularly available during the school year. The Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, will have low numbers but still be present on campus, along with [...]
In wake of death of suicidal student, mental health resources on campus highlighted
With the MSU community still reeling from the recent death of French senior Patrick Kegan Cochrane, mental health expert Victor Schwartz of the New York University School of Medicine weighed in on the current state of mental health on college campuses across the country. Schwartz said mental health issues can stem from a variety of different factors, [...]
MSU students across the world participate in Global Day of Service
Saturday, MSU students and alumni throughout the world participated in the Global Day of Service, an annual event designed to prove how much Spartans can help their community in one day. The good deeds ranged from, but were not limited to, works in the Lansing area, aid in Flint, a canned food drive in Los Angeles [...]
ASMSU releases election results for the 53rd Session representatives
Results are in for the Associated Students of Michigan State University'selection for the 53rd Session. According to an email from Anna Hogg, ASMSU's chief of staff, the election had a total of 1,843 voters. There was a 5.2 percent voter turnout. This is 1.5 times the amount of voters from last year's election according to [...]
Do MSU students feel safe following the latest assault on campus?
“I think MSU does a fairly good job of communicating with us when things do happen on campus but they’ve just been happening recently a lot more than my other two years here,” “I usually think of East Lansing campus as a pretty safe area but we keep being proved wrong,” MSU senior Jessica Krebs [...]
ASMSU election sees growth in voter turnout this year
The Associated Students of Michigan State University's 52nd Session has come to end, as ASMSU met for the last time Thursday night. Elections for the 53rd Session's general assembly are taking place this week. Students can vote for up to four existing or write-in candidates of their choice to represent their college at ASMSU, depending on the size [...]
Academic dishonesty a major concern to credibility of Spartan degrees
Year after year, Michigan State University prides itself on being a world-class institution. From our nationally recognized academic programs, to our consistently impressive athletic teams, Spartans set a standard. That being said, it is time we re-commit ourselves to a better standard to address widespread issues across the institution dealing with cheating and plagiarism, or plainly: academic dishonesty. >> [...]
Delays with Michigan State University’s Safe Ride Program
Safe Ride, it’s a free taxi-like service and it’s something the Associated Students of Michigan State University is working hard to bring to campus. However, there’s been some push back from MSU. Getting students home safe after a night out it’s a big priority for ASMSU. “It’s more than just a ride program but really [...]
MSU prepares to ‘Feel the Bern’
Nearly 2,000 people have signed up attend Sen. Bernie Sanders’ rally at Michigan State University’s Breslin Center on Wednesday. Bryn Williams expects many, many more. The vice president of governmental affairs for the Associated Students of MSU said the student government organization, which invited Sanders to campus, hopes to fill all of the more than 13,000 seats inside the Breslin. [...]