A project created by MSU students about the Cherokee Nation now appears on the American Indian tribe's national Web site. As part of the class WRA 417: "Multimedia Writing," about 12 students researched and created a project focusing on the Allotment Era - a period between 1887 and 1934 when all of the land owned by U.S.
Annie Dalby wiped away tears as she hugged her sister, Lyndsay Dalby, after Lyndsay handed her a bid card, or invitation, to join Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority Monday afternoon. The Dalby sisters, who are now also sorority sisters, are among the women who participated this past week in the greek system's Recruitment Week - the process of becoming an active sorority member - that culminated in invitations to join different houses Monday. "We're sisters and now we're in the same house, so it means a lot," Annie Dalby said.
The Main Library is holding a contest to help students learn about its services. The winner will receive a free Apple iPod. Students must go to the library and fill out an entry form by 5 p.m.
More students have been using ASMSU-sponsored services - such as legal counsel, copying and fax machines and interest-free loans - since last year, but student government leaders say they are still working to get the word out. "The more people we can service the better," said Andrew Schepers, chairperson of ASMSU's Student Assembly.
As part of East Lansing's International Students and Scholars Week, the Kiwanis Club of East Lansing and Circle K International of MSU will be holding a reception to welcome foreign students. The reception is planned for Wednesday evening from 4-6 p.m.
Business students looking to get involved in on-campus groups will have an opportunity to explore a number of options today at the Eli Broad College of Business Student Organization Fair. The fair will be held tonight from 7-9 p.m.
On Wednesday, MSU will host an immigration forum for students, faculty and community members. The event will take place from 4-6 p.m.
Kristin Frey stood to the side, watching her younger sister display her moves in a big-screen version of the game Dance Dance Revolution. Frey, a predental sophomore, said she doesn't think she could play the video game, but enjoyed watching her sister dance to the music. "I have never tried it," she said.
Sitting around a 3-foot-wide handmade drum covered in horse and buffalo hide, six American Indians drummed in unison while they sang in different notes as part of a victory song. The song, which represents the victories American Indians have had in the past as well as those to come, was the closing event for Michigan Indian Day at the Union on Friday. The drummers are members of Little Stone, a group of American Indians who play the drums and sing songs native to their culture.
Members of the MSU and East Lansing communities will get an opportunity to meet the four candidates running for East Lansing City Council in an open discussion forum tonight. The Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience, or MRULE, is hosting the event, which will be held at 7 p.m.
By Amy Oprean Special to The State News Susie D'Mello crouched in the center of the Demonstration Hall ballroom Saturday afternoon, listening for a ball that jingled as it rolled her way. Playing goal ball, a sport adapted for the visually impaired, the psychology sophomore dove like a volleyball player to block the ball before pushing it back across the small court. Goal ball was one of nine sports - including swimming, hand cycling and wheelchair basketball - that were part of the first MSU Adapted Sports Festival held by the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at Demonstration Hall and IM Sports-West on Saturday. In an attempt to block the goal, D'Mello's opponents sprawled horizontally to create a wall with their bodies, but missed the ball. "When I first started playing I was pretty bad at it," D'Mello said.
By Katie Looby Special to The State News The deafening sound of the MSU fight song echoed throughout East Lansing this weekend - despite the fact that the Spartans football team was on the road. Members of the Spartan Marching Band's drum line kept the beat with members of high school drum lines from across the state.
At two large tables in the back of Lou & Harry's Grille Room, 20 East Lansing officials and student leaders met Wednesday evening to become acquainted and discuss issues in an attempt to improve city and student relations. Leaders of ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, contacted city officials about meeting for dinner at the restaurant, 235 Ann St., and the two groups were able to find some common ground, said Melissa Horste, director of community affairs for ASMSU's Student Assembly. "It humanized both groups, because there is this sort of tension ... there's some misunderstanding between the city and the university," Horste said.
As part of a national project through the Muslim Students' Association, Sept. 26-30 is Islam Awareness Week. At MSU, several activities are planned for each night of the week, and it ends Friday with a tour of the Islamic Center of East Lansing, 920 S.
MSU and Michigan history will be the main topics of discussion at a conference being held Friday and Saturday by the Historical Society of Michigan. Speakers include Provost Kim Wilcox and former state Gov.
Michigan Indian Day will be celebrated from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Union's Gold Rooms A & B. The free event will include speakers and cultural activities. An elder advocate of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Warren Petoskey, will provide the keynote address.
The Michigan Women's Commission will hold a workshop for women interested in running for political office Friday and Saturday at 110 W.
Last spring, Eastern Michigan University student Zoe Piliafas spent an entire semester dressed as a Muslim woman. Piliafas, who is of Greek descent, went by the name Zhooda, adopted a Middle Eastern accent and wore a burqa - a dark shroud that covers everything except a woman's eyes.
For Michael Handley, taking quizzes during his summer zoology classes required him to get in a Jeep and drive to a field in search of the animals. The zoology junior was on a study abroad trip in Kenya for three weeks this summer and said the experience taught him more than he would have learned in a traditional classroom setting. "I am a hands-on learner and this helped," Handley said.
The Automotive Research Experiment Station will upgrade its facilities from a 9,000-square-foot laboratory located about five miles from campus to a state-of-the-art site on south campus. The new 30,000-square-foot location will be off Bogue Street and Service Road, south of the existing research Complex. The project's contractor was appointed by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday.