University Christian Outreach, an MSU student organization, will host a healing prayer meeting today. The meeting will consist of singing, worship and a short presentation.
Have you ever experienced intense rock climbing, exhilarating skydiving, rip-roaring skiing and heart-pumping mountain-biking all in a two-hour period? Probably not. However, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour that comes to MSU on Thursday will feature a set of short videos that capture the background details of many outdoor activities. The MSU Outdoors Club has brought this event to campus for more than 10 years, guiding both beginners and veterans who are interested in outdoor activities to the proper destinations. This year's festival will show eight films, ranging from 3-25 minutes long.
Pink and green condoms. A 12-hour, washable alternative to tampons and sanitary napkins. Homemade soap and lip gloss. Student groups hope a discussion tonight about these health options will explain the correlation between women's rights, health and the environment. The Pink and Green Party, sponsored by Eco and Women's Council, takes place at 8 p.m.
A young starting lineup hits the executive board next month for the start of a brand-new season with the Council of Graduate Students, or COGS.
Aside from being a member of the East Lansing City Council, Kevin Beard spends about 10 hours each week on MSU's campus — as a student.
With the records still missing from ASMSU's Feb. 8 meeting, some members of the organization are questioning the undergraduate student government's accountability. The minutes from Student Assembly's meeting when it removed the group Great Issues from ASMSU's Programming Board disappeared from the personal computer of Brandon Hicks, vice chairperson for internal affairs. Since then, Hicks had his computer looked at by MSU's Academic Computing & Network Services.
MSU's annual undergraduate student conference about Latin America and the Caribbean begins Wednesday with a 3 p.m.
So, you're a graduate student at MSU. Do you think your college is preparing you well enough for life after graduation?
An instructor's voice echoes across the room. Out loud, he counts slowly from one to 11. His commands resonate with meaning, and with each number, 15 children jump into different Tae Kwon Do positions. Their smiling parents, mostly immigrants, watched the scene from a row of chairs lining a wall in the Wilson Hall basement room. "You can see the passion in their faces," said Miriam Patel, as her 8-year-old son, Nabeel Vali, executed the martial arts moves.
For some Michigan 4-Hers, Sunday offered a chance to get advice on their horsemanship skills without the typical pressures of competition. Participants in the 4-H Hairy Horse Clinic at the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education were given the opportunity to perform with their horses and be critiqued by Michigan's 4-H Club judges, who donated their time.
The MSU Residence Halls Association general assembly elected its vice president for the 38th session at its meeting held Wednesday night. Chris Wickman, who has been with RHA since his freshman year, was elected by a majority vote.
MSU's Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils are enforcing a policy that reviews the academic skills of MSU's greek community to showcase the stronger chapters and provide motivation for the struggling houses. Every semester, the two councils send every greek chapter grade cards to fill out, and the information is collected and put into a comprehensive grade report.
The Portuguese-language film "O Her-i" will be shown at 5:30 p.m. today in Room 206 Old Horticulture Building. The film, presented as part of the weekly Romance Language Film Series, is about a soldier who fought for the Angolan army for 20 years.
By the end of his sophomore year at East Lansing High School, Charlie Kroom had run out of math classes to take, so he kept moving to the next level — MSU. Last semester, Kroom enrolled in a 200-level multivariable calculus class.
Michael Messner will speak about gender issues from 6-8 p.m. today in Parlor C of the Union. Messner is a professor of sociology and the sociology department chairman at the University of Southern California.
The MSU Herpetology Club presents "Snakes on a Campus," which will take place from 6:30-9 p.m.
The deadline for seniors to apply to speak at the May 4 undergraduate commencement is 5 p.m. Friday. To apply, submit five copies of your proposed speech and application to the Senior Class Council in 101 Student Services. For more information, visit www.commencement.msu.edu.
When Lindsey Coleman graduates in May, she may be one of the last MSU students to graduate with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a specialization in athletic training. That's because the 27-credit specialization may be disbanded and become a major. "So many people are into physical therapy, and physician assistants and various medical professions," Coleman said.
MSU could be at the forefront of a rush to grab federal dollars that would help send students overseas. Legislation to get one million U.S.
If you read The State News, you're probably familiar with the name John Bice. The freelance writer and MSU alumnus writes columns for The State News that often provoke a mix of praise and criticism from his readers.