Honesty, integrity and humility were hallmarks of Gerald R. Ford's presidency, according to members of the MSU community who knew him best. The 38th president died Dec.
Horticulture students, such as freshman Sara Dahms, showcased the poinsettias they raised from sprouts at MSU Greenhouse's 19th annual Gardens Holiday Open House. Students from the MSU Greenhouse invited East Lansing community members to visit Thursday and check out some of the projects the horticulture students have done throughout the course of the semester. "We really wanted to have the community see what students have been doing," said Jessica Albright, the educational coordinator for the 4-H Children's Garden.
The university could see a change on campus if a proposal to plan to move the Kresge Art Museum to a new location is passed by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday. According to the board's agenda for the upcoming meeting, if the proposal passes, the project could cost up to $30 million. Under the proposed project, the museum would also move into the old Paolucci Building along East Circle Drive, which is currently abandoned. Officials from the museum did not want to comment on the issue until after the meeting, but MSU's chief engineer, Robert Nestle, said this site had a lot of good attributes that would benefit an art museum in the future. "The current building is vacant and is not a good candidate for other uses," Nestle said.
The four-part harmony of the MSU men's a cappella group, The Accafellas, can be heard reverberating off the walls of the Music Building at night. The nine men are preparing for the performance of a lifetime: They have received the honor of singing Christmas carols at the White House. Unlike other groups, which apply to sing in arguably the most famous house in the world, the group was offered the honor from the White House associate director of visitors.
The time at which an MSU student enrolls for classes in a given semester is significant. Whether it's at the end of a semester or the beginning of the school year, students are eager to make sure they have a spot in a certain class to obtain that all-important degree. However, when it comes to enrollment, a caste system does exist.
Residence dining halls across campus celebrated the end of the semester by giving students a special meal with more selection and options Wednesday evening. Carolyn Roy, dining service manager for Shaw Hall, said the holiday dinner is a meal with more options than normally presented. "It changes students' moods because it's getting dark at 5:30," Roy said.
With the push of a button, a remote controlling your stereo, DVD player and television can turn on the electronics all at once. RevolutionAudio, unlike other sound systems, allows the user to have television, computer or any other electronic devices hooked into one sound system.
The MSU livestock judging team finished in third place at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. This is the team's seventh event this season and they have always finished among the top teams, where most of these competitions have up to 30 teams competing. Besides this most recent finish, the group has also placed fifth overall at the American Royal in Kansas City, Mo., and third at the National Barrow Show in Austin, Minn. The team is sponsored by the Department of Animal Science at MSU. This was the team's last event of the season.
Large companies, such as General Motors Corp. and Crest, are evolving the way they promote their products to keep up with the fast-paced lives of college students. "Our consumer is our boss," said Kevin Bass, marketing manager for Crest.
MSU's fall commencement ceremonies will be held Friday and Saturday at Breslin Center. This semester's class will consist of 2,566 students and MSU President Lou Anna K.
Senior design students from the MSU College of Engineering presented ideas to Lansing-area professional consultants about the future construction of an underpass beneath two railroad tracks near the intersection of Farm Lane and Service Road. Civil engineering professor Roger Wallace said the underpass will make it easier for cars to enter the university on the south side of campus, which is accessed via Farm Lane. The students were responsible for coming up with preliminary designs for the underpass — meaning students needed to illustrate to the consultants their ideas for the underpass' structural, hydraulic, environmental and geotechnical foundations, Wallace said. "One of the major problems is that Farm Lane self-crosses two sets of railroad tracks, and so there are a number of delays in addition to the safety hazards that are there," Wallace said.
The MSU Board of Trustees will vote Friday to establish an endowment that would provide support to departments focused on central nervous systems disorders in the College of Human Medicine. The fund will support departments, such as neurology and ophthalmology but can be used to provide additional assistance in similar areas of research.
Students may find it easier to recycle their trash if an initiative to build a university recycling center is put into effect by university and student government officials.
For some students, solving housing issues goes farther than meeting with a mediator. Sometimes, legal action is necessary. Issues with roommates, tenants and landlords can become a problem this time of year.
Students could purchase cheaply-priced books at a new online store, but the company creator said he is having difficulty getting his foot in MSU's front door. MyCollegeBookTrader.com is a new online store that business co-owner, Sean Marconi said "is meant to help students out." "We just opened this semester and we have set up online stores for Oakland University, University of Michigan, Western Michigan University, Central Michigan University and MSU," Marconi said.
MSU's chapter of Circle K, the world's largest collegiate service organization and part of the East Lansing Kiwanis Club, held its biggest event of the year Friday — a 24-hour charity-fest of activities, including gift-wrapping, bottle-collecting and card-writing, to celebrate the upcoming holiday seasons that included. Circle K is an international organization with clubs in 17 countries and has 618,000 members — 65 of whom are from MSU. Jessica Vonck, vice president of MSU's Circle K, said the event ran a full 24 hours — from 4 p.m.
Olin Health Center has teamed up with the Residence Halls Association to create awareness and eliminate the stigmas people might have about getting tested for AIDS. Free and anonymous walk-in HIV testing is available from 10 a.m.
Representatives from the Residence Halls Association said they were shocked to learn of Lindsay Palinsky's resignation as president of the organization. "For the most part, many of the members were taken off guard," said Michelle Dickinson, RHA director of public relations and advertising.
Student journalists are challenging a State News policy through ASMSU. The MSU Alternative Media Alliance, or MAMA, says a policy that limits State News journalists from working for other media outlets is "exclusionary." The alliance is composed of Purpose Magazine, SpartanEdge.com, The Spartan Weekly, FEM Magazine and The Big Green. At its Nov.
Even with the threat of online identity theft, an MSU professor says it is still safe to shop online. Although online shopping increases the threat of identity theft, telecommunication, information studies and media Professor Bob LaRose said these issues do occur at all times — not just during the holiday season. "A lot of times it works by someone impersonating a type of security agency," LaRose said.