Thursday 20 March 2014

Michigan State University: Some Interesting Facts

By Joyce McIntosh


If you plan on attending Michigan State University in the future, it is a good idea to know a little bit about this school, which has the ninth largest student body in the United States. Here are a few interesting facts about Michigan State, the home of the Spartans.

Michigan State, which first opened its door in 1855 and during that first year, there were only five instructors and 63 students. This was the first agricultural college in the United States and actually was then called Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. Its current name, Michigan State University, was not adopted until 1964. The university initially was a college for men only, and became a co-educational university in 1870.

As MSU is member of the Big Ten, it holds a lengthy and renowned record for the athletics. The football team of MSU is known to have beaten Stanford University in 2014, their most recent achievement in their five participations in the Rose Bowls. And of all these participations, they only lost once which dated way back in 1966 to UCLA. Much pride for their men's basketball is the fact that they have won two of the NCAA championships and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson has this institution as his alma mater. There are 13 intercollegiate sports for women, and 12 sports for men including hockey, swimming and golf, as well as the aforementioned football and basketball.

MSU can definitely give you a variety of four-year or graduate degrees with its nearly 20 different colleges. Known for its College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, this school is still able to give you other colleges like veterinary medicine, human medicine, nursing, education, law, engineering, music and more. And in every college you choose you will have areas of study for you to earn a degree. Take for instance enrolling in the College of Arts and Letters will enable you to major a variety of areas like women's studies, languages, theater, history, philosophy, etc.

Social activities are an important part of campus life, and MSU has hundreds of different groups that you can join. No matter what interests you have, there is likely a club or group on campus that focuses on that interest. For instance, there is a geography club, a geology club, a Quidditch group, a ballroom dance team, many different religious-based clubs and even a club for people who love watching Doctor Who. There's something for everyone, and all students are encouraged to consider joining a few groups as a way to meet friends and socialize.

If you are a student living in a dorm you can effectively eliminate the tedious task of packing and hauling things for home, come school breaks. You can easily rent a Bath mini storage unit or even the likes of a mini storage in Haslett, mini storage in Dewitt, mini storage in East Lansing or Okemos. Be sure you find that your self-storage facility has adequate security and allows you for monthly unit rental along with student discount.




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