Advertising graduate student Colleen Norwine was pleasantly surprised on Tuesday afternoon when she stopped by the lobby of the MSU-DCL College of Law building on her way to use the library. Instead of finding students studying or waiting for class to begin, she walked right into the thick of Ethnic Food Day. "I saw the sign, and I love ethnic food," she said.
The Department of Student Life will host the second speech in its "Noontime Conversation Series" today. The speech "Person of the Year: The American Soldier," will be held from 12:10 to 1:00 p.m.
To many of the students active with the Hillel Jewish Student Center, Judaism is more than a religion - it's a culture, a way of life and it's political. At Israelfest on Tuesday evening, an event designed to bring cultural and political awareness to members of the pro-Israel community at MSU, all aspects of the heritage were brought together. Colorful art by Israeli artists was displayed, Mediterranean food was catered and Ellen Rothfeld, a Hebrew lecturer at MSU, taught Israeli dances she learned while living in the country. "They're a lot of fun - good, aerobic exercise," she said.
The Executive Committee of Academic Council discussed the policy to fill the vacancy of vice president for research and graduate studies during its Tuesday meeting. Bob Huggett will leave the position on July 1, allowing only months for a replacement to be found.
MSU's College of Social Science presents its "Urban and Metropolitan Studies Forum Series" this month.
It started with a slow drip onto the table in the conference room of The Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center. On Tuesday, the table was gone, and volunteers at the area's oldest crisis center moved back into their facility at 313 W.
With sharp, synchronized movements, funky beats of music and glistening smiles, the MSU Dance Team has a unique style, giving its audiences an entertaining performance.
Human biology freshman Emily Battle was hanging out in her hall with some 21-year-old friends. They were drinking legally in Yakeley Hall, she wasn't.
MSU police are looking for subjects involved in breaking several windows across campus in the last week. The worst of the two instances occurred on Jan.
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will sponsor Agriculture and Natural Resources Week on March 5-13. Educational programs will highlight different plant and animal species, including goats, bats and wildflowers.
A variety of reasons prevented almost 10 percent of applications to vote online or by mail in the 2004 Michigan Democratic caucus from being approved, party officials said Tuesday. Around 12,000 of the 123,000 applicants who wished to vote from home were turned down, Michigan Democratic Party spokesman Jason Moon said.
Going on a safari in Africa, playing soccer with Brazilian tribes and perusing Bangkok's red-light district taught psychology junior Rob Flewelling that life's best lessons are not found in classrooms. Last fall, Flewelling made the world his campus, as he and 600 other college students scaled the globe by ship, traveling to nine different countries.
With the onset of winter fully unleashed upon the city of East Lansing, some off-campus students are battling another seasonal foe - increasing gas bills. Many older rental houses in student neighborhoods are plagued by poor insulation, frigid drafts and leaky windows. Adding to the problems is the rising cost of natural gas due to shrinking supplies.
The Arab American Institute will hold a rally in Dearborn on Wednesday to prepare voters for the Michigan Democratic caucus Saturday. The rally, which is aimed at motivating Arab-American voters, will be hosted at the Henry Ford Center for Performing Arts, a Saturday caucus site. There will be an explanation of caucus procedures as well as on-site voter registration.
Spartans know it takes guts to beat the University of Michigan. But Gift of Life Michigan volunteers want to know which school is willing to give those guts away. The nonprofit organ donation program is sponsoring "No Guts, No Glory," an online drive between the rival universities.
Returning from the Mid-Missouri Invitational Tournament with a number of successes, including taking fifth place out of 36 teams, the MSU Mock Trial Team is looking to head into the regional tournament at the University of Notre Dame on Feb.
The Ingham County Wellness Committee is hosting a ice-skating session Saturday. The event is open to the public. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., anyone can skate for free at Munn Ice Arena.
Dan Gould is not an Olympic skier, but he knows how to think like one. The sports psychologist who helped freestyle skiers get in the zone for the 1998 Olympic Games will join the MSU faculty next fall. "I got to work with some of the best athletes in the world," Gould said.
A Web site launched by a student group at the University of Colorado at Boulder followed by proposed legislation are the most recent efforts in a growing trend to keep the personal political views of professors out of the classroom at public universities.