Following a two-year decline, the number of MSU's international graduate student applications is up about 19 percent from fall 2005 — numbers that are in step with an annual nationwide survey. According to the survey from the Council of Graduate Schools, nationwide applications for international graduate students have increased 11 percent for fall 2006 over last fall. Following the Sept.
When Elias Lopez received a handmade gray scarf in 2001, the Weslaco, Texas, native didn't even know how to wear it. The scarf came as a gift from Patricia Patrick, who worked in the MSU Office of Supportive Services.
MSU police replaced the old green 2002 Dodge Dakotas used for parking enforcement with six new silver 2006 Dodge Dakotas this semester. The change has angered some students, who say they don't understand why replacing the trucks was necessary. "It seems that for as much as every student spends on parking tickets, I'd hope the department would spend the money better than on replacing trucks that were only 5 years old," animal science senior Faye Vanderhoff said. Vanderhoff said she questions why MSU police even use trucks, rather than other means of transportation, for parking enforcement. "All they do is hop in and out of them and write tickets," Vanderhoff said.
After reports predicted that by 2020, 100 million deaths will be caused by AIDS, some MSU students want to bring the issue closer to home. The Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, a student program contributing to positive race relations through discussions and activities, will be hosting No Place to Hide: Student Activism and the Fight Against the Global Aids Pandemic at the Union on Friday and Saturday. The conference, which focuses on raising awareness about current and future issues, will feature local, national and international HIV and AIDS activists, authors and speakers. Keynote speakers will include Pat Naidoo, the associate director of Health Equity of the Rockefeller Foundation, author Greg Behrman and Anne-Christine D'Adesky, co-producer of the documentary "Pills, Profits and Protest." In March 2005, the Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, viewed the AIDS documentary "A Closer Walk" and was motivated to bring the HIV and AIDS issue to MSU's campus, education senior Amy Yousif said. "It's not just in Africa; it's not just a gay disease — it's an everyone disease," Yousif said.
By Caitlin Scuderi For The State News Internet buyers beware: Someone might be phishing for your information. Phishing, or sending an e-mail falsely claiming to be an establishment in order to obtain personal information to be used for identity theft, is happening more frequently, MSU police Sgt.
The goals of the College of Social Science are in step with the university's goals, officials said Wednesday at the college's annual informational forum. The forum focused on the status of the college, its place in the university and ways to collaborate on universitywide initiatives, such as MSU President Lou Anna K.
By Natalie Giannosa For The State News A face mask, Tamiflu and bird repellent aren't on Robert Besaw's travel list as he prepares to go to Costa Rica this summer on a study abroad trip.
A new faculty conflict of interest policy — which would establish a new staff position and implement policies specific to individual colleges — was approved by Academic Council on Tuesday. According to the policy, a conflict of interest exists when opportunities for personal benefit might compromise the judgment a faculty member needs to perform his or her responsibilities at MSU. Current practices for conflicts of interest require faculty to sign an annual statement, and this practice would be removed under the new policy.
Name: Associate Professor Douglas Luckie Department: Physiology and the Lyman Briggs School Type of research: Acidity of cystic fibrosis cells Date of research: Luckie began this field of research about 15 years ago. Basics of the project: In his research at the MSU Cystic Fibrosis Lab, Luckie compares model cells that line both healthy and cystic fibrosis-infected lungs.
With one day down and one day to go for student government elections, Residence Halls Association officials hope students will pass their request for a $3 tax increase. Students who live on campus pay $22 a semester to the Residence Halls Association, or RHA. If students vote in favor of the increase, on-campus residents will pay $25. Only students who live in the residence halls can vote on RHA's tax increase. The election will be held until 8 p.m.
Mark Burnham switched teams mid-season when he accepted the position of MSU's associate vice president of governmental affairs Tuesday. Burnham, who holds a similar position with the University of Michigan, will start work in Washington, D.C., on April 1. "He's awesome," said Steve Webster, MSU's vice president for governmental affairs, of Burnham.
A green refugee tent flapped in a frigid March breeze Monday afternoon outside the Auditorium. The tent was constructed by members of Spartans Taking Action Now: Darfur, or STAND, to illustrate the home of one of the 2.5 million displaced Sudanese refugees. About five members of STAND gathered near the tent to spread awareness of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, through a postcard-writing campaign. The campaign, Million Voices for Darfur, is a national movement organized by The Save Darfur Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based alliance that aims to raise awareness about the Darfur situation. The coalition's goal is to deliver 1 million postcards to President Bush urging him to push for a larger movement to protect the people of Darfur. "A lot of people stop and talk," STAND President Lindsey Hutchison said.
By Jessica Sipperley For The State News The students who work at WDBM (88.9-FM), also known as the Impact, are seeing gold — for the sixth time. For the sixth time in seven years, the station was named the college radio station of the year by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and Broadcast Music Inc. The award was presented March 14 at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference at the Lansing Center. General manager Gary Reid said the award, which is presented as a gold record, is a product of collaboration among staff members who submit the radio station's best work for judging. "Because we've won for so many years, it's become something every staff strives for," Reid said.
The MSU chapter of the Phi Beta Delta honorary society was recently awarded both outstanding Midwest chapter and outstanding national chapter for its achievements and efforts in programming, chapter growth and community outreach. The honorary society is composed of students, faculty and staff who have academic experience abroad and is dedicated to promoting international education on campus. "When you look in terms of what's happening, you would be alienated in terms of your own existence if you're not aware of what's happening globally," said Charles Gliozzo, an MSU professor and member of the MSU chapter of Phi Beta Delta. Representatives from the chapter will accept the awards at the Phi Beta Delta national conference in San Diego on Thursday. "Since (members) are so dedicated, it's a testimonial to the work they've been doing for many years," Gliozzo said.
A 19-year-old MSU student was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct on Friday. Mark Miller faces 15 years in prison if convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, which involves penetration with force or coercion. He is scheduled for a preliminary exam on March 31 at East Lansing's 54-B District Court.
For Crystal Recollet, powwows are a family affair. The 24-year-old said she's danced in powwows for as long as she can remember, but this is her first year at MSU's Pow-Wow of Love. Recollet crafted a yellow-beaded headband for her friend's son as she explained her family's involvement with powwows. "My sister's here, my cousin's here, my nephew's here," she said.
By Toshira Johnson For The State News A hushed "awww" escaped the lips of the crowd as nearly a dozen dancers, ranging in age from 9 to 60, took the stage, the subtle tapping of their handcrafted white-leather metallic boots filling the Auditorium. Claps of approval rang throughout the Auditorium as they performed the quick steps and fancy footwork of a traditional dance of Guerrero, Mexico.
After more than 25 years in prison, including time spent with Nelson Mandela, Ahmed Kathrada emerged to become a beloved political figure in post-apartheid South Africa. On Sunday, he came to MSU to talk about his experiences as a political prisoner and to sign copies of his latest book, "Memoirs." His first work, "Letters from Robben Island," was published by MSU Press in 1999. Speaking about the almost total isolation in which the prisoners were kept, Kathrada shared the story of the night he and his fellow prisoners were informed of their imminent release in October 1989. "That Saturday night, they came to our cell and said they had just received a fax from prison headquarters saying we were going to go free," Kathrada said.
The Big Easy needs your help. I didn't know to what extent that was true until I went down to New Orleans and saw it for myself. MSU's Alternative Spring Break sent 23 people there, including myself, to gut three houses severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. When the storm hit last August, homes were flooded, destroyed and washed away.
A new academic center on campus is a place for students in four different medical disciplines to practice the same basic clinical abilities — from communicating with a patient to gathering data and documenting their experiences. The Learning and Assessment Center, a collaborative project of the colleges of Veterinary Medicine, Human Medicine, Nursing and Osteopathic Medicine, opened for business Thursday in Fee Hall. The new center offers a number of practice rooms loaded with equipment to allow students to practice the skills they will use in their future medical careers. Some labs, such as the simulation laboratory, have an array of "partial task trainers," or plastic models of body parts where students can practice inserting IVs, performing spinal taps and administering injections to joints. The "Sim Man" room is completely outfitted like a modern emergency room, which features a lifelike, computer-controlled mannequin that can be programmed to simulate a variety of symptoms and conditions, including a full heart attack. The center's director, Ruth Hoppe, said another important aspect of the center is its evaluation function. "It allows us to assess whether our students are ready to go into a real patient setting," Hoppe said. "This makes us more accountable to the community as well, because we know our students are not only knowledgeable, but able to perform the necessary tasks." College of Human Medicine Dean Marsha Rappley said the partnership between the four schools is a unique one in the nation. "It allows for an interdisciplinary team-learning model that is so critical in health care," Rappley said. "This is a critical resource for our students who will apply this knowledge soon in practice." Nursing junior Markia Jones was on hand for the grand opening to help demonstrate some of the training simulations that will take place in the center. She said the opportunity to practice in the lab environment was good because of how nervous most students feel when they go into the real world of hospital work. "It's great because you're more familiar with the skill that you get checked off in the lab," Jones said.