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Recreation
Many recreational activities are available on campus and
in the Lansing area. Walking and running trails, available
extensively throughout the campus, take you through
protected natural areas along the Red Cedar River. MSU
has two 18-hole golf courses available to students, faculty,
and staff. There are three fitness centers that provide
basketball, handball and squash courts, exercise machine
rooms, and aerobic workouts. Two indoor ice-skating
rinks, an indoor tennis facility, more than thirty outdoor
tennis courts, and five swimming pools are accessible as
well. In both summer and winter, local state parks such
as Rose Lake offer many outdoor activities. In Michigan,
snow is not a problem, but an activity, so bring both crosscountry
and downhill skis. And your snowboards, too!
MSU, which was admitted into the Big Ten in 1948, has a
rich tradition in athletics. MSU first competed in conference
football in 1953, sharing the title that year with Illinois.
Since that time, MSU has enjoyed considerable success
in Division I athletics, including NCAA titles in basketball
and hockey, and our football team brought home a Rose
Bowl Victory in 2014. Graduate students, faculty, and
staff are strong supporters of the athletic programs,
which offer opportunities for social interactions outside
of the laboratory.
Events
The arts have flourished at MSU, especially in the past
two decades after our impressive performing arts facility,
the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. The Wharton
Center’s two large concert halls are regularly used for
recitals, concerts, and theater productions by faculty,
student groups, and visiting and touring performing
artists. Wharton Center brings to our campus dozens
of professional musical and theatrical groups each year.
MSU is also home to the Jack Breslin Student Events
Center, a 15,000+ seat arena that is home to the MSU
Spartan basketball team and also plays host to worldclass
concerts and attractions.
Two facilities that offer both educational and recreational
opportunities are the MSU Museum and the Eli and
Edythe Broad Art Museum. The MSU Museum houses
documented research collections in Anthropology,
Paleontology, Zoology, and Folklife, and regularly hosts
traveling exhibits. The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
is a premier venue for international contemporary art,
featuring major exhibitions, and serving as a hub for the
cultural life of MSU, the local and regional community, as
well as international visitors. The building was designed
by the world-renowned, Pritzker-Prize-winning architect,
Zaha Hadid. The international exhibition program and a
wide variety of performances, films, videos, social actions,
and art interventions situate the Broad at the center of
the international art dialogue.
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