MSU's senior class hopes to have more students donate for the class gift than the University of Michigan - and beat them in the competition for the third year in a row. The Senior Class Challenge has a goal of raising more money than they did last year, which was just more than $25,000.
The MSU Department of Engineering is having its 16th annual Design Day today at various places from 8:30 a.m.
Tuition and rent may not be free, but blue books are.With finals week looming, students are rushing to bookstores around the area to pick up the small blue item essential for final exams.But ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, is trying to help out by offering blue books, which cost less than $1, for free.The blue books program has been in effect for the last five years, but recently it has gained momentum as more students have become aware of the service, said Academic Assembly Chairperson Matt Clayson."The first batch lasted two and a half years.
The American Association of Blacks in Energy-MSU held a coin drive this week in the International Center to support MSU Safe Place, an on-campus domestic violence shelter.The organization raised funds for the Safe Place last year, raising $400 in two days.
Helping hands might need to be tightfisted this year.With state budget cuts on the horizon, the Listening Ear Crisis and Intervention Center, 1017 E.
The long battle to protect MSU's fire station may have been in vain.State lawmakers face a tough decision today as they are handed an executive order that would cut about $470 million from the state's current budget - a move that would likely harm cities such as East Lansing, which stands to lose between $200,000 and $400,000.In September, Gov.
Telecommunication junior Jason Shamberger says he downloads material from the Internet on a regular basis, such as movies, music and software.But there's a group that wants to prevent college students from enjoying such freedoms.Recently, there have been efforts to persuade officials at American colleges and universities to make students aware of the dangers of file-sharing, or downloading copyrighted materials from the Internet.On Oct.
East Lansing is welcoming the cold weather with a hot chili contest and other free activities to greet the holiday season this weekend.The East Lansing Winter Festival and Chili Cook-Off will take place from 1-5 p.m.
An MSU-sponsored survey says 72 percent of Michigan residents favor charter schools, with people from the Upper Peninsula being the only group that opposes them. Republicans and independents are more likely to support charter schools, the survey said.
Gov. John Engler is expected to sign an executive order Thursday with intentions of balancing the state's $400 million budget deficit.Though it has not been officially stated by the governor, many lawmakers say they anticipate cuts in higher education funding, revenue sharing and state government funding.The executive order is expected to cut about $470 million from the current year's budget, including between 1 to 5 percent cuts in grants for universities."The talk is that higher education and revenue sharing will be on the cutting table as well as some other state government funding," said state Rep.
Landlords are feeling the crunch to renovate in order to keep up with a series of brand new apartments billowing into East Lansing.
International Student Travel is holding informational meetings for its volunteer work and travel programs this summer.
East Lansing City Manager Ted Staton will attempt to convince the Michigan Liquor Control Commission today to raise fines for liquor law violations.Staton, who will be supported at the meeting by the East Lansing Police Department, said the city is concerned that fines ranging from $100 to $300 for violations will not deter possible future offenses.The public hearing will take place at 11:30 a.m.
Like many MSU students and others, Heather Johnson hates when her phone rings while she's eating dinner and a telemarketer is on the other end peddling a product."I think they're rude and unnecessary," the nursing senior said.
The fate of the Residence Halls Association 2003 fall budget is in the hands of the group's constituents.The $21 semester fee charged to students living in the residence halls is up for renewal in the spring semester.The organization began this semester with a budget of about $372,000.
A surprise letter from Olin Health Center came in the mail for chemistry sophomore Adam Bone on Monday.The letter, which was sent to 2,300 people, informed Bone the meningitis vaccination he received six months ago was recalled.
Dewitt "Dewey" Henry's motivation for leaving MSU 52 years ago also was his motivation to return, finish his degree, and graduate Saturday - his wife. "I met this young woman who was madly in love with me and wouldn't leave me alone until I married her," the 73-year-old said, laughing about the reason he left MSU in 1950, just short of completing his degree. His wife, Margaret Henry, clarified the reason for him. "There wasn't money for the last semester," she said.
Storytellers from the Beehive Design Collective will present five-foot tall murals and a slide show on colonialism in the Americas at 7 p.m.