Brian Middleton decided to join Spectrum, the LBGT caucus for the East Neighborhood, as a way to meet other people in the LBGT community. In his hometown, there weren’t the type of resources and groups for LBGT people he’s seen so far at MSU.
Representatives from the Coalition Against Sexual Violence will meet with university administrators in the next few weeks after about 40 members rallied in President Lou Anna K. Simon’s office Friday.
About 40 MSU students munched on hummus and pita bread before Saturday’s football game at Sparty’s Middle Eastern Tailgate, an event sponsored by the Jewish Student Union and Arab Cultural Society in an effort to highlight Middle Eastern culture at MSU. “We wanted to collaborate and incorporate all of the Middle Eastern culture that we know and love,” Jewish Student Union President Sam Appel said.
For Kathy Davis, the sorrow she felt after her brother committed suicide has never left her. “It’s a sadness that’s just part of my life,” Davis said.
According to Brett Nantau, there are some things in college you learn only through experience. His website, rulesofcollege.com, founded by Nantau and his friends, chronicles these unofficial rules and guidelines to surviving the undergraduate experience. Nantau, a packaging junior, said the website is a place where users can submit guidelines for college not learned in class or at orientation.
Foils, épées and sabres clashed Sunday afternoon as the MSU Fencing Club took on members of the University of Michigan Fencing Club in a series of duels to attain fencing glory and to involve new members of the club.
As the drums echoed throughout the ballroom of the Union, biochemistry sophomore Aakif Mdjalil took the stage along with a group Malaysian international students to perform a dance that once used to be performed in front of kings. Mdjalil and his friends were performing a traditional Malaysian dance called Dikir Barat at the Global Festival on Sunday at the Union.
E. Victor Helb Jr. left his home in Liberia in 1991. Nineteen years later, he’s working to improve basic literacy in his native country and he’s hoping to use books donated by MSU students to benefit his mission.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly unanimously passed a bill Thursday night to condemn the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence in Michigan, including the group’s protest at East Lansing High School on Thursday afternoon.
Posters decorated with locations in and outside the country filled the Erickson Hall Kiva for the Alternative Spring Break party on Thursday evening.
A member of the Westboro Baptist Church and a mother whose son died in the Iraq War were among five people who sat on a panel about the First Amendment held at the Law College Building on Thursday.
Lauren Kotlarczyk is planning to spend her Christmas break perusing marketing and communication company websites for job openings.
In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, which began last Saturday, students and community members attended events throughout the week to remember victims of transgender violence.
The MSU Fencing Club will host a scrimmage against the University of Michigan at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at IM Sports-West.
The streets of East Lansing might be significantly darker Friday night as some students and residents plan to turn off unnecessary lighting to raise awareness about light pollution and energy conservation.
Spartan LINKS and Future Leaders in Sports and Entertainment are holding a Career Exposure Series: Sports event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday from at Breslin Center’s meeting rooms A-D.
About 500 small paper pinwheels were mounted on the tops of pencils and scattered in the grass behind Wells Hall and the International Center on Wednesday afternoon.
As East Lansing City Council works toward an ordinance to finalize the city’s stance on medical marijuana, the rules for having medical marijuana on campus have become hazy to some. Despite various media reports that students will be arrested for being in legal possession of the substance on campus, university spokesman Kent Cassella said these reports are untrue. “They’ve got the story wrong,” Cassella said. Although patients in possession of the allowable amount of medical marijuana on campus are subject to disciplinary action under the MSU student judicial process according to the MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy, Cassella said the university won’t have anyone arrested for possession.
When Detroit resident Amy Szczepanski looks for areas of growth in her city, she looks to the ground. A biology and environmental science junior at Wayne State University, Szczepanski said she’s beginning to take note of small, community gardens growing in popularity at the city’s downtown campus. Across Detroit, it appears such activity at the university could spread and fill vacant neighborhoods, she said. “I think it’s a great idea,” Szczepanski said.
Hang onto your No. 2 pencils — the MSU Testing Office has passed a test of its own by becoming the first four-year institution to receive full certification from the National College Testing Association.