MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will speak to students about leadership as part of the Faces of Courage Lecture Series presented by the University Activities Board, or UAB, at 7 p.m.
MSU researchers have identified a gene in rice that regulates how easily individual grains fall from the stalk they grow on — a discovery that could improve global rice production. Rice is the main food source for about half the world's population, said Tao Sang, an MSU associate professor and leader of MSU's research team. "People in some regions of the world still lose a lot of their crop because the grains fall off too easily," Sang said.
The Hubbard Hall cafeteria was voted students' favorite cafeteria based on a recent poll conducted by the Residence Halls Association, or RHA. Brody Hall came in second, and Akers Hall came in third. "We think of ourselves more as a restaurant," said Larry Tarnowski, food service manager of Akers and Hubbard cafeterias.
Today, a series of events will bring sexual assault awareness to the forefront. "Take Back the Night" is a daylong event held during Sexual Assault Awareness Month which aims to draw survivors of sexual assault and the community together to help end sexual violence. There will be a clothesline project display in the field near Beaumont Tower from 10 a.m.
An idea to combine a series of committees, formed to increase faculty input in university decisions, could stall the outcome until the fall — and some faculty members said the action could be detrimental to the impact they hope to have on the Academic Governance system. Five committees, called the Faculty Voice Task Forces, were created last fall to address faculty's role in specific issues — such as restructuring the Academic Governance system, reviewing administrators and academic programs, defining the role of fixed-term faculty and improving communication within the system. After working the entire semester, four of the five committees looking to increase faculty input in university decisions have final recommendations ready for approval — but some faculty members have concerns about whether these recommendations should be implemented yet. Discussions are expected to be held at today's Faculty Council meeting regarding an integration committee, which will look at the costs and logistics of each committee's recommendations to find out if they're feasible to carry out.
The declared Democratic candidates for the 69th District seat in the state House of Representatives will meet in a debate today at MSU. Mary Lindemann and East Lansing City Councilmember Mark Meadows are seeking the nomination. The debate is free and open to any student or community member.
American interest in Wahhabism — a form of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia — peaked after the Sept.
University Housing officials are seeking more student input on smoking in residence halls by conducting a paper survey to be released Tuesday. Employees will be in residence hall cafeterias across campus during dinner, passing out the survey and using candy bars as an incentive for completing and turning it in on the spot. "That's our way of thanking them for participating," University Housing Director Angela Brown said. Students also will be able to pick up the survey at the front desk of residence halls until Friday. The survey will be on Scantron sheets, and students will be able to bubble in their answers.
By Justin Kroll For The State News Medical students and faculty filled the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Laboratory during Friday's open house at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
By Danielle Grondin For The State News After losing to University of Michigan at the "Terminus" tournament in Atlanta this year, MSU men's Ultimate Frisbee team has a score to settle this weekend.
The Residence Halls Association still has two open salaried positions for next school year — the Michigan Organization communications coordinator, or MOCC, and executive secretary. Executive secretary duties include preparing the monthly newsletter and taking minutes, attendance and votes at weekly meetings.
Two MSU students will participate in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Distinguished Scholars Program, which is designed to place students in internships that match their career goals. Na-Yeong Kang, a telecommunication, information studies and media junior, and Ashley Waldorf, a professional writing junior, will live, work and study for eight weeks.
The 2006 Erwin P. Bettinghaus Health Communication Lecture will be presented by Terrance Albrecht, a program leader at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, at 3 p.m.
The annual open house for the College of Veterinary Medicine will be held Saturday. The open house, "Vet-A-Visit", will feature demonstrations and exhibits for guests, including how-to sessions on such things as milking cows and determining the age of a horse. Another feature of the open house will be the Stuffed Animal Clinic, which features student doctors fixing stuffed animals, as well as collecting stuffed animals for charity. The open house begins at 9 a.m., and it will be held at the Veterinary Medical Center on the corner of Bogue Street and Wilson Road. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.
The MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine will be holding its annual open house Friday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
The MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has been recognized by Diverse magazine as the top school in the country to graduate black students in agriculture-related studies. "We found out when the University of Georgia at Athens called and told us that they wanted to come and visit to see what we do because we were No.
An on-campus conference, called "Understanding Wahhabism," will focus on the methodology and origin of Wahhabism, a religious establishment and the model for the Saudi Arabian regime, international relations Distinguished Professor Mohammed Ayoob said. The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Cigarette smokers living on campus might have to take their butts outside if a bill introduced last month in the state House of Representatives becomes law. The bill, introduced by Rep.
MSU is one of only seven universities in the nation to have an African American and African Studies program, university officials said. The program, which was implemented in 2003, will be discussed at a conference, "The Black Scholar and the State of Black America." The conference begins today to bring together faculty, students and the public to discuss the direction black studies programs are taking. "It will be a forum for dialogue on black studies programs and the future," said Gloria Smith, acting director of the program.
Speakers both for and against a controversial military recruiting amendment debated in front of about 20 people Tuesday at the MSU College of Law. The Solomon Amendment allows the federal government to deny federal funding to colleges and universities if they deny military recruiters access to campus. The military has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy with regard to the LBGT community, stating that recruiters and other military officials cannot ask or pursue any rumors about a person's sexual orientation. The Supreme Court ruled last month that the Solomon Amendment is constitutional after some schools challenged the amendment because they felt it is discriminatory. Gerald Walpin, a director at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Individual Rights, debated in support of the Solomon Amendment and Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's LBGT Project, debated against it. The MSU Triangle Bar Association and the MSU College of Law Federalist Society cohosted the debate. Walpin said he believes having military recruiters on campus is a form of free speech and that they should not be banned from coming. "The federal government has the right to condition its grants or funds on universities not implementing military recruiting," Walpin said.