Professor named president of ACSM

James Pivarnik, a MSU kinesiology and epidemiology professor, was voted as president-elect of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Student researchers to present findings at undergrad forum

Months of research and work will pay off for the seven MSU undergraduate students who will present their projects to state legislators and aides at the Michigan Undergraduate Research Forum in Lansing today.

MSUFCU donates $2.5M to Wharton

The MSU Federal Credit Union announced today its $2.5 million donation to Wharton Center to help fund the new Institute for Arts & Creativity. MSUFCU’s donation is the lead gift in Wharton Center’s capital campaign to raise $11 million.

MSUFCU gives donation for Wharton Center’s new institute

The MSU Federal Credit Union announced today its $2.5 million donation to Wharton Center to help fund the new Institute for Arts & Creativity.

Stabenow will address Farm Bill

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., will be on campus today to address the Farm Bill, which will provide $290 billion to farm subsidies, nutrition programs and research funding. Stabenow will speak at a press conference with MSU officials about how the bill will impact MSU and the state, beginning at 11 a.m.

MSU students in China focus research efforts on relief

When an earthquake took the lives of more than 29,000 people in southwest China last week, MSU felt the rumbles as students and faculty feared for the safety of those involved in a university-run research program studying pandas.

Ceremony set for Wharton Center

A ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Wharton Center’s north plaza, to mark the official groundbreaking for the center’s $18.5 million expansion project. According to a press release, a special announcement of a multimillion dollar gift that would fund the Wharton Center’s new Institute for Arts & Creativity will be made at the ceremony.

Trustees approve new fundraising position

The MSU Board of Trustees voted to approve a new position that would link the university’s largest fundraising units.

Missionary couple serve children of Swaziland

When Mark and Kay Bojovic heard about the children in Swaziland who were living off less than a dollar a day, they made it a point to give these children not only suitable living conditions, but a purpose for living. “We wanted to let them know what they are living for — that they’re not just waiting to die, but that they have a purpose in life,” said Mark Bojovic, a 2003 MSU alumnus. “We want to show them what it means to set a godly example living for Jesus.”

Disabled athletes compete

The Michigan Victory Games are more than a game for Michael Chambers and his peers — 51 weeks out of the year they are disabled people, but this week they are athletes. Swimming, powerlifting, slalom and handcycling are just a few of the 33rd annual Michigan Victory Games events, hosted by MSU Thursday through Sunday.

Trustees to vote on new position, linking programs

After an eight-year, $1.4 billion campaign ended in October, the MSU Board of Trustees is considering linking two of the university’s largest outreach programs to help increase fundraising.

Graduate employees union's new contract takes effect

After months of negotiations with the university, the Graduate Employees Union’s new three-year contract will go into effect tomorrow.

Barreled over

From the images of Spartans lining the halls of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building to the railings on the walkways of the new Farm Lane, construction projects across MSU are working toward a changed campus within the next year. While 34 buildings deemed too expensive to repair are being demolished at Spartan Village, Wharton Center is receiving its first repairs in 25 years.

MSU racing team speeds for cause

Every lap that brings the MSU Formula Racing team closer to victory also brings the wishes of children around the world closer to becoming a reality. While raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, the team will compete at the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers, one of the largest engineering competitions in the world.

Service dogs get free eye checkups from MSU vets

Valarie Franklin made a lifelong friend when she met Sunny in high school. Since then she and Sunny, an 8-year-old golden retriever mix, have been inseparable. Franklin, a pharmacy senior at Ferris State University, brought Sunny to the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital Tuesday for an event that offered free eye exams for service dogs. The event helped special dogs that do services for individual people and the community. “He has definitely changed my life,” said Franklin, who was born with brittle bone disease and uses Sunny for assistance wherever she goes.

CATA announces summer bus routes

With the end of the spring semester came the conclusion of the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s Spartan Service until August 18. Summer service changes were outlined in a CATA news release, including fewer frequent routes, detours and in some instances, discontinued campus operation entirely. Route 1 no longer operates Friday and Saturday Late Night Service after 11:15 p.m.

Meetings cover Spartan Village concerns

Summer course teaches students wilderness skills

Fake blood, simulated heart attacks and being lost in the woods are some of the potential pitfalls awaiting participants of Wilderness First Responder, a summer class that ran May 4-12. While most students might not be able to treat a poisonous snake bite, the nine-day class tested students’ decision-making abilities and increases students’ confidence in critical situations, said Joe Arvai, program coordinator and MSU associate professor who teaches risk, values and decision making. “It’s not really a class where students have to memorize a long list of protocol,” Arvai said.

'Jeopardy!' features MSU student

he’s an MSU student who made history earlier this month by wearing a hat on one of America’s most famous game shows. Who is Tara Franey?

Campus specialty coffeehouses to become convenient stores

Two MSU specialty coffeehouses will close their doors this fall and both be replaced by Sparty’s Convenience Stores. Barista Cafe, open since 2000 in Case Hall, and Aroma Borealis, open since 2007 in Snyder-Phillips Hall, will become Sparty’s Convenience Store hybrids, Joe Garza said, manager of Sparty’s. Both will offer both coffeehouse and convenience store items.