Tickets for “The Vagina Monologues” are available through the Wharton Center box office. The play, based on interviews with a diverse group of women, will be performed Feb.
Despite the rising number of flu cases during the last month of the season, students at MSU aren’t afraid of contracting the virus.“I haven’t gotten the flu shot and probably won’t get it until I’ve gotten the flu once,” computer science freshman Katie Spear said.
A conference in the nation’s capital informed participants of the future of distance learning of less commonly taught languages at MSU and other universities.The Distance Learning of the Less Commonly Taught Languages Conference held last weekend drew more than 150 people, including faculty and students from various universities.The focus of the conference was to view examples of innovative distance learning programs and discuss them with their developers, as well as to develop the teaching of less commonly taught languages.Less commonly taught languages include all world languages except English, French, German and Spanish.Margo Glew, coordinator of MSU’s Program of Less Commonly Taught Languages, attended the conference.“It’s important to make plans, to work together and collaborate on planning to develop some new courses,” she said.Glew said the number of people with experience and the desire to expand distance learning options made the conference a success.“When we had a chance to look at courses and materials that others around the country were developing, I think it inspired positive thinking about what can be done on their own home campuses,” she said.Glew is working to design a second-year Portuguese language course for distance learning that will be available to all Big Ten schools and possibly others.
A recent study found that drinking alcohol could have longer-term effects than a hangover. A survey published in The Lancet, a British medical journal, said moderate consumption of alcohol - between one and three drinks a day - can help prevent heart disease, strokes, Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Dementia refers to a group of disorders - the most common one being Alzheimer’s disease - that cause a significant change in thinking and memory. The six-year study was conducted at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
MSU-Detroit College of Law’s Diversity Week 2002 will include community service events, lectures and celebrations. The events are sponsored by several organizations, including the Wolverine Student Bar Association and The Young Democrats.
Black Student Alliance is sponsoring a quiz bowl competition at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cyber Cafe in the Main Library. The free event, which was created to celebrate Black History Month, will feature teams answering questions in categories such as black leaders and scientific inventions by black people.
For about 20 years, a pool in IM Sports-Circle has been collecting dust and debris.James Perra, ASMSU chairperson of the intramural facility improvement committee, said the 80-year-old pool represents the potential of all the intramural facilities on campus.
About 40 students seeking enlightenment gathered together this week at an event sponsored by MSU Students For A Free Tibet.“Everyone possesses the Buddhist nature inside,” John Grimes said during his presentation Tuesday night.
Although some universities have added protection for transgender people to their anti-discrimination policies, MSU staff and students have no gender identity regulations.The policy, which was revised in April 1993, excludes the category of transgender.
Although residence hall alcohol and drug violations have dropped since the 2000 switch from resident assistants to mentors, there are varying perspectives on why the drop occurred.In 1999, there were 655 reported alcohol violations in residence halls.
The Latin Explosion talent show and the From Slavery to Freedom Lecture Series will offer students an opportunity to learn during February’s Chicano and Black History month.Other large events during the month include the Dia de La Mujer Conference and a presentation by award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni.Rodney Patterson, coordinator for the Office of Racial and Ethnic Student Affairs, said he thinks celebrating Black History Month was designed to raise awareness about black culture.“It showcases the accomplishments of African Americans,” he said.
Best-selling author and historian Stephen Ambrose admitted to doing something college students could face disciplinary action for - plagiarism.Ambrose, 65, apologized in early January for taking phrases and sentences from the work of other authors and inserting them in at least three of his own published pieces, “The Wild Blue,” “Citizen Soldiers” and “Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990.”Ambrose is the founder and president of the National D-Day Museum of New Orleans and is an emeritus faculty member at the University of New Orleans.Maj.
A proposed $2-per-semester student tax increase likely will be voted on tonight at ASMSU’s joint Student Assembly and Academic Assembly meeting.All students can attend the undergraduate student government meeting to voice concerns at 6:30 p.m.
Grounds Maintenance crews continued the cleanup process of Sparty Wednesday.Sparty, which is believed to be the world’s tallest free-standing ceramic statue, was painted blue and yellow Tuesday morning in what crews say was the worst attack on the statue in years.The University of Michigan played MSU’s men’s basketball team Wednesday.
Barb Dunlap returned from an MSU study abroad program 28 years ago, but she’s reliving the experience as her daughter prepares for her own.The East Lansing resident graduated from MSU in 1975, a year after studying abroad in England.“I absolutely loved the program,” she said.
Elizabeth Jenks got less than she bargained for when she subscribed to Cosmopolitan magazine through a charitable fund.In July 2001, the electrical engineering junior signed up for a two-year subscription to the fashion magazine.
A recent MSU study found that the food people eat affects their children’s gender.Males who have higher levels of PCBs in their systems were more likely to father boys, the study found.Epidemiology Professor Wilfried Karmaus, who led the study, said the study was an effort to dispute the effect of chemicals on human reproduction.“We tested both the maternal and paternal influence to see which parent was responsible for the reproduction of boys,” Karmaus said.PCB, or polychlorinated biphenyl, is an industrial chemical used in compactors for insulation, cutting oils and hydraulic fluids.
A panel of experts from around the country will discuss on campus tonight the legality of how the U.S.
Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm spoke to a packed room of students Tuesday night as she made her first campaign appearance on MSU’s campus.Granholm, a candidate for Michigan’s 2002 gubernatorial election, was invited to speak to the MSU Democrats at its regular weekly meeting.“It is college students and young people who have played enormous roles in changing our country’s history with respect to presidential elections,” Granholm said.
In an effort to raise awareness about education, health care, civil rights and the state of the economy in the black community, a group of Michigan’s most notable figures gathered Monday night during two panel discussions.The 2nd Dialogue for Action, titled the “State of Black Americans in Michigan” was held at Lansing’s Bethlehem Temple Church, 1500 S.