With her one-week deadline quickly approaching and a New York University film school professor breathing down her neck, Meagan Stockemer threw together a two-minute short for a summer film class.
Humble. Smart. Outgoing. Different. Those are the words family and friends used to describe Ernst Lucas at a Saturday memorial service held in the Union. Lucas, better known to the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man," died in January at the age of 68. Lucas' brothers, Jack Lucas of West Hartford, Conn., and Alexander Lucas of Rochester, Minn., began organizing the memorial service following the outpouring of memories and support they received regarding their brother.
When the drums started, people moved toward the sound. Some held tape recorders while others held small children.
A new computer virus known as Witty is attacking computers thought to be protected with the firewall software program BlackICE. The Academic Computing and Network Services, formerly the MSU Computer Center, has encouraged this protective software for personal computers, and many students might be at risk, senior information technologist Richard Wiggins said. It is not known how many MSU computers might be infected, Wiggins said. "The ironic thing is, this has occurred where a product to protect your computer has a flaw and if you're running it, people can attack your computer," he said. The Witty worm disperses itself to other computers by scanning infected computers for Internet-protocol addresses.
The deadline has come for MSU e-mail users to upgrade to the university's new mail system and leave Pilot behind. At 6 a.m.
A new position created within the Residence Halls Association earlier this semester has been filled. Current RHA Secretary Kevin Newman will act as chief of staff for the organization after a unanimous confirmation by the General Assembly on Wednesday.
MSU's Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media is offering a class on peer-to-peer file sharing this weekend. The class, "Peer-to-Peer Filesharing: From Download Nation to Collaborative Technology," will meet Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m.
The MSU College Republicans unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative on Wednesday night. The passage comes during the same week Ward Connerly, chairman of the Sacramento-based American Civil Rights Initiative, will visit East Lansing. The event is Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Executive Committee of Academic Council passed most items of its agenda concerning university structures and policies without additional consultation during its Tuesday meeting.
TV screens big and small filled the courtroom Wednesday as MSU-DCL College of Law students caught a glimpse of new technological gadgets that soon will be coming to campus. MSU-DCL student Deb Davis-Korpi said she was more that just a little nervous when she stepped up to use the equipment for the first time as her class visited the federal courtroom in Lansing on Thursday evening. For more than a month, the technology has been housed in Judge David McKeague's courtroom.
MSU cafeterias might not label its food "Atkins-friendly" in the midst of a nationwide low-carbohydrate dieting craze, but officials say they offer plenty of options. "Given what we offer, people can pick and choose," said Bruce Haskell, food service coordinator for the Division of Housing and Food Services.
Culture and entertainment will combine on campus over the next few weeks as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month rocks into full swing at MSU.
On Tuesday night, ASMSU's Academic Assembly modified its internal code, and one additional change might be discussed at its last meeting of the session. The assembly passed seven modifications by consent, without a vote.
A memorial service will be held Saturday for Ernst Lucas, known to many members of the MSU community as "Ernie the Can Man." Lucas died in January at the age of 68.
Hoping to go beyond the traditional Thanksgiving dinner table, turkey enthusiasts plan to make the meat a staple on fast-food menus through a federally funded project at MSU. Wyoming, Mich.-based Michigan Turkey Producers Cooperative recently received a $55,574 federal grant to research new turkey products that U.S.
Asian Pacific American Phone-a-Thon 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. today, 250 Administration Building Recruitment for incoming high school seniors and complimentary pizza and pop.
A retirement bubble has burst for MSU's International Studies and Programs, leaving behind holes in several national resource centers. "At the moment, we have key losses," said John Hudzik, dean of International Studies and Programs.
The MSU Marksmanship Club is sponsoring a crime prevention seminar to raise awareness about personal safety.
The "Two Skills Every Health Care Professional Needs" program will bring together the colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Nursing and the MSU-DCL College of Law on Thursday and Friday. The program will be held at the James B.
The 7th National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference will take place Friday and Saturday at the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus. The conference will address the bioethical issues concerning developments with cloned human stem cells and other topics.