July 4, 2009

Rebuilding Brody

34339_KDR_NEW_Brody1_062409.jpg Katie Rausch
The State News
Updated 06/24/2009 11:05pm

Brody Complex, sometimes unaffectionately called “Grody Brody” or “The Brojects” by some of its almost 2,500 residents, might need a new nickname after upcoming renovations. The complex will undergo a series of renovations beginning with a $49–million makeover to Brody Hall, which hasn’t had major renovations since its construction in 1952, said Vennie Gore, assistant vice president for Housing and Food Services.

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Federal grant given to MSU plant ecologist

Updated 06/24/2009 9:07pm

An MSU researcher could unlock genetic factors that contribute to plant invasions with the help of a $630,000 grant awarded by the National Science Foundation. The grant, which will be distributed during the next four years, was awarded last month to Jennifer Lau, a plant evolutionary ecologist with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station’s Kellogg Biological Station.

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Also in Campus

  • MSU freshman found dead in apartment

    Updated 06/24/2009 11:03pm

    Friends remember communication freshman Alivia Peterson as genuine, energetic and always able to brighten a bad day. “You may not know her name, but you see her face and you know she’s a friend,” friend and packaging junior Vincent Davis said.

  • GVSU students admitted to MSU Med School

    Updated 06/24/2009 9:04pm

    Six premedical students from Grand Valley State University have been admitted to the MSU College of Human Medicine under an agreement geared toward students from and wishing to practice medicine in areas with low medical accessibility.

  • Sculpture walk held at MSU

    Updated 06/23/2009 10:02pm

    For Franklin, Mich.-based sculptor Russell Thayer, MSU is a family tradition. And for that reason, he said he’s delighted to have one of his sculptures featured on campus.

  • Panel opposes torture during discussion at MSU

    Updated 06/23/2009 10:10pm

    Elshafei Mohamed knows about the prison at Guantanamo Bay almost first-hand. A videographer from his hometown in Sudan, who was captured in Afghanistan, has been held there for five years.

  • MSU students put on rock shows for charity

    Updated 06/22/2009 9:32pm

    Although many students might hold post-exam celebrations at a bar or a club, for the students in Nick Bowman’s Communications 399 class, planning a night out on the town is the final exam.

  • Financial aid, tuition on the rise for 2009-10

    Updated 06/21/2009 11:48pm

    MSU students could see as much as a 10.1 percent tuition increase during the next two years, the MSU Board of Trustees decided Friday when it approved the 2009-10 university budget guidelines.