Jeff Riedinger has been recommended as the dean of MSU's International Studies and Programs. He has been serving as acting dean since 2005, and his appointment is subject to approval by the MSU Board of Trustees at the June 15 meeting. Riedinger would succeed John Hudzik, who served as ISP dean from 1995-2005.
Elise, Mich. — Students in Algiers, Algeria gathered in a classroom Tuesday for an experience of a lifetime. With some wearing green and white MSU T-shirts sent by the university, students of Cheikh Bouamama High School awaited a video conference call from students from a Junior Achievement class at Ovid-Elsie High School in Elsie, Mich. The class, taught by business department teacher Bonnie Ott, aims to educate and update students on international relations and global business. The call, a result of the Partnership Schools Program, or PSP and MSU's College of Education, was designed for 11th- and 12th-grade students from both schools to share cultural and technological similarities and differences.
Nearly 50 years ago, student Richard Snider heard a crunch with each step he took on, what were then, Michigan Agricultural College campus sidewalks. The crunch came from a pesticide called DDT, which was dropped over campus by World War II jets in pellet form to combat elm bark beetles and mosquitoes. Now an MSU professor, Snider recalls research conducted by one of his mentors that warned strolls through campus would be without the sound of chirping birds if the crunches continued. In a new documentary filmed and co-produced by nine, MSU students, "Dying to Be Heard" sounds off on research conducted by MSU Professor George Wallace on DDT, and its deadly effects on birds and other wildlife on campus. Findings from Wallace's research were used in Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," a book that helped plant the seed in the modern environmental movement.
Construction will begin at 8 p.m. March 29 on Interstate 96 between M-52 and M-59. The construction will take place at night Sunday-Thursday throughout June. There also will be a single lane closure starting at 8 p.m.
Sparty's storied run has come to a disappointing finish. Last Friday, Sparty could not muster enough strength to defeat Cy, the Iowa State Cyclone, in The Most Dominant College Mascot on Earth competition.
Palm trees and sandy beaches are not things that come to mind when thinking about MSU, but that will soon change. The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved the pursuit of degree and research programs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 18. A group of deans from five MSU colleges visited the Southern Persian Gulf city in March to investigate starting programs in Dubai. "We've had an institutional interest to find a location in the Middle East to expand our presence in the region," said John Hudzik, MSU vice president of Global Engagement and Strategic Projects.
Five summers ago, Jonathan Sage began working at the Ohio Light Opera as a carpenter. Now, the 2007 theater design graduate has worked his way up to technical director for the company located at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, where he is preparing for an upcoming production of the "Sound Of Music." Sage has Kirk Domer, associate chair and head of design of the department of theater, to thank for bringing him to Ohio all those summers ago and for nominating him for the Sudler Prize in the Arts award. Sage caught wind that he was nominated by Domer but was unsure he would actually receive the award. "I had heard my nomination was through," Sage said.
Riddle Elementary School and Power 96.5 FM are hosting a fundraiser for the renovation of the school's playground at 2 p.m.
Branches of the Michigan Secretary of State office will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Licenses and plates that expire on the day the offices are closed can be renewed the following day without penalty.
Toes tapped, fingers snapped and heads swayed as Caleb Curtis' fingers busily ran up and down the keys of his golden alto saxophone. With eyes closed, the jazz studies senior's face slowly turned red as the quick, clean tones of the Caleb Curtis Quintet filled the dimly lit room at Gregory's, 2510 N.
Traffic on the south side of Haslett Road will be reduced to one lane beginning at 8 a.m. today for sewer repair.
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., have introduced legislation to create 350,000 $1 coins marking the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Proceeds from the coins will go to the United Negro College Fund's scholarship program.
The U.S. Postal Service announced this week is Mailbox Improvement Week. This is the time for Lansing homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes that may have been damaged this year.
The complexities of the issue of immigration reform have once again created a flash point of debate and political battles. The reform proposal opened for debate in the U.S.
This week Shabazz Public School Academy celebrates Malcolm X Week. Most events take place at the school, 1028 Barnes Ave.
The MSU Community Music School will hold a concert at 7 p.m. today. The New Horizons Band will present its Spring Concert "Music for All Ages" in the school's auditorium, 841 Timberlane St. The concert will feature the works of Mozart, Holst and "The Music Man."
When a toxic chemical spill occurs, every second counts. Emergency response workers have to be ready to clean up spills within minutes before the chemicals cause harm to workers and the surrounding environment, said Pete Eiter, an instructor for MSU's Emergency Response Solutions. Eiter timed how long it took Ford Motor Co.'s emergency response workers to assemble the parts of an oxygen tank during the Ford-MSU Emergency Response Team Challenge at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Tuesday.
The Lansing School District's Restorative Justice Program was awarded an award from the Michigan Association of School Boards.
As an MSU student in the 1950s, George Perles went on a rebound date with a girl who had just broken up with her boyfriend. Just before the date, she and the guy got back together. Perles, now an MSU trustee wasn't completely out of luck.
When power lifter Mary Stack isn't bench pressing 260 pounds, she's pushing her motorized wheelchair. While 4-foot-9 Stack is able to walk, she uses a wheelchair because of a disorder that affects her balance. Stack is an athlete, coach and volunteer for the 32nd Michigan Victory Games, which are being held on campus this weekend. The Michigan Disability Sports Alliance, or MiDSA, hosts the games, which provide recreational and competitive sports opportunities for athletes with disabilities. A 2001 inductee into the Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame, Stack said she never would have been in sports if she hadn't started as an athlete in the games at 16. While Stack, 33, wants to continue to compete, she also enjoys watching from the sidelines as a coach and volunteer. "To see the expressions on the kids' faces when they complete a course, beat somebody in track or do something they didn't think they could do - it's really cool." About 80 athletes ranging from ages 7 to 70 will compete this year, said Stella Husch, director of the games. "A lot of times, individuals with disabilities don't have the opportunities to prove themselves or to negate stereotypes.