Police and family members are still searching for leads in the beating-related death of Brandon D'Annunzio, which took place three years ago outside an East Lansing bar. D'Annunzio was assaulted on Oct.
The president of MSU's largest group within the Council of Racial Ethnic Students resigned at a meeting last Thursday, but the group is still planning to continue its work as planned. Black Student Alliance President Latisha Heath resigned from her position.
MSU students will have the opportunity hear a lecture from Paul Vasey, a researcher who studied Japanese Macaques in their consistent preference for same-sex partners, despite evolutionary theories that would demonstrate otherwise.The seminar, "Sexual Partner Preference in Female Japanese Macaques," will be held at 7:30 p.m.
A new Japanese restaurant is one of many to open in East Lansing in the past year targeting students as its main customers.B & B Café, 553 E.
A Benton Harbor civil rights activist will speak o campus Wednesday about the problems the city faces as a result of police brutality.The presentation will be at 7:30 p.m.
Several organizations, people and groups donated gifts to MSU as part of the capital campaign, an effort to raise $1.2 billion by 2007 to grow an MSU endowment.Bob Thomas, information officer for University Development, said a silent phase of the campaign began in 1999 before it was announced to the public in 2002.
As part of Africa's Right to Health Campaign, Michael Angaga and Zondi Baloyi will hold an open-panel discussion for a National Teach-In tour on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Federated Polish Home in Lansing will celebrate Polish heritage month with Pulaski Days, a polish festival this weekend. The festival is free and will be held at the home, 1030 W.
With his hair flying behind a black-and-white headband and arms powerfully pounding out a rhythm, Taiko drummer Ryan Toguri commanded the attention of about 200 people Sunday afternoon at the Japanese Garden Picnic. Audience members responded to Toguri's drumbeats and the other three drummers in Kaminari Daiko, a group out of Chicago, by moving their feet and legs rhythmically. The picnic was the first event of Japan Week, which runs through Oct.
Participants in the 5K Aids Walk Michigan-Lansing waved their arms and laughed, receiving honks of support from passing cars as they marched down Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon.More than 400 MSU students, local residents and other college students battled chilly temperatures and a brief rain shower to raise awareness and money for the Lansing Area AIDS Network.
The Impression 5 Science Center, 200 Museum Drive, in Lansing, will offer a series of events in coming weeks. A free open house for teachers and youth leaders will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
The rain drizzled down and fragrances of chicken and burgers filled the air as students and area residents tasted various hot-off-the-grill items Sunday to benefit a child support program. Members of Kappa Alpha Theta serve as student representatives for Court Appointed Special Advocates, CASA, of Ingham County and held a grill-off at Valley Court Field to raise funds for the program. CASA, a program that provides stable adults to help abused or neglected foster children in the court system, is Kappa Alpha Theta's philanthropy.
Lansing became a "Clean City" on Friday in a ceremony at the Capitol, joining a group of 87 other U.S.
President Bush authorized the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency to release limited emergency funds for Michigan to help cover some of the costs incurred by state and local government in responding to last months power outage.
After serving at Minnesota State University, the new pastor of University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison Ave., will make East Lansing his home. The Rev.
University officials are raising $15.3 million in private donations to restore three of MSU's oldest buildings while also creating a garden connecting the historical structures on West Circle Drive. Cook, Old Botany and Chittenden halls, located on the northeast part of campus, are three of the six buildings in laboratory row - an area with buildings dating back to 1888. Janet Kreger, director of major and planned gifts in MSU's Office of Development, said the fund-raising effort, or the Campus Heritage Intiative, is part of the five-year, $1.2 billion capital campaign.
By Corinne DeVries Special for The State News Presenters displayed weaving, spinning, papermaking and Native-American artifacts inside interactive booths at the Woldumar Nature Center, 5739 Old Lansing Road in Lansing this weekend. The American Heritage Festival portrayed aspects of life in time periods from the French voyageurs to the development of the automobile. "It's a festival to depict life without the luxuries we have today," said Trina Taylor, activities coordinator for the center. Lansing area clubs, such as the Muzzleloading Gun Club and the Model Railroad Club staffed booths at the festival which attracted about 2,000 people.
MSU Global Focus 2003, a photography contest open to students, faculty and alumni is accepting submissions until Oct.