The Michigan Aquaculture Association's annual meeting will be held Feb. 10-11, at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 3600 Dunckel Road in Lansing.
Sparty on, MSU. For the second year in a row, Sparty is the number one mascot in the country. After his 2004 national championship, Sparty began working on his next routine to bring to the 2005 Universal Cheer Association/Universal Dance Association College Nationals in Orlando, Fla.
By Blake SchmidtSpecial for The State News It was John Krcatovich's first time gambling.
The mail some students try to forward from their MSU e-mail accounts may not always reach their America Online inbox, a Computer Center official said. AOL uses an anti-spam device to block unsolicited commercial e-mail.
The newly-created Tsunami Educational Experience Committee is sponsoring an educational forum about the Dec.
The Michigan Botanical Club Red Cedar Chapter meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 in room 168 of Plant Biology Laboratories.
Behind a hat trick from freshman forward Bryan Lerg, and 18 stops by sophomore goaltender Dominic Vicari, the MSU hockey team was able to blow out Lake Superior State University, 8-0, in Friday's contest at Munn Ice Arena. Lerg got the scoring going 5:27 into the game when he beat Laker goaltender Jeff Jakaitis, and MSU (13-11-1 overall, 8-9-0 CCHA) scored three more goals to end the first period with a 4-0 lead. Sophomore forward Drew Miller scored a power-play goal 13 seconds into the second period to deny any type of a Spartan letdown, and junior forward David Booth and Lerg added tallies, giving MSU a 7-0 lead heading into the final stanza. Lerg completed his first career hat trick when he popped in a rebound with less than four minutes remaining in the game, giving the Spartans an satisfying 8-0 win. "I have a smile on my face," Lerg said of his hat trick.
Due to low participation and a lack of student interest, ASMSU's Academic Assembly is barely conducting business. Academic Assembly started its semester with a meeting on Tuesday.
Singers, actors and dancers will all take the stage to showcase their talents and display the Latin culture on Saturday at the Auditorium for Latin Xplosion, the ninth annual Chicano/Latino talent show. Latin Xplosion showcases creative waves of multicultural entertainment on MSU's campus and within the East Lansing community.
Seven people were arrested on a weekday night for the same crime, said MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor. The arrests were all made for marijuana possession on Wednesday night. Most of the cases will be sent to the Ingham County Prosecutor's office, where they will be reviewed and it will be decided if the cases go to court, McGlothian-Taylor said. She added that alcohol and marijuana are the most common drugs used by students. MSU Department of Police and Public Safety officers were dispatched to Wilson, Williams and Rather halls after receiving complaints that marijuana could be smelled outside the rooms, McGlothian-Taylor said. In all the incidences, officers smelled the marijuana upon arriving, she said.
The 41st annual Diversity Career Fair offered an opportunity for employers and students to discuss the importance of diversity in the work place. The fair, held Thursday night at Kellogg Center, provided a forum for all students to network with representatives from 116 different government, profit and nonprofit organizations about job opportunities after graduation. Carol Stier, Office of Placement Services events manager, said events such as the Diversity Career Fair, formerly known as the Minority Career Fair, help both employers and employees celebrate their differences. "Achieving diversity is a big issue with organizations," Stier said.
MSU's Hillel Jewish Student Center Program Director Jeffrey Lazor was named a 2004 Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence by the local center's international organization, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
A reception to welcome 13 Ukrainian police officers to MSU was held on Wednesday by the School of Criminal Justice as part of a partnership exchange. The reception, held at McDonel Hall at 7 p.m., included police officers from local departments. This summer, 12 students traveled to the Ukraine for the "In Search of a New Democracy" program.
The University Activities Board will be presenting their "All I Need is One Mic" event from 10 p.m.
The 41st annual Diversity Career Fair will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Kellogg Center. The fair provides a forum for all students to network with representatives from 116 different organizations to discuss job opportunities and the importance of a diverse workplace. "It's not like every other fair," Carol Stier, Office of Placement Services event manager said.
ASMSU recently purchased the e-mail accounts of hundreds of undergraduates in an effort to increase its outreach to students. The accounts, which were purchased from the Registrar's office for $10, will be compiled into a listserv account the student government will use to reach undergraduate students. The listserv was put together to notify students of ASMSU events and meetings, and to encourage students to become active within ASMSU.
Almost two years after human Lyme disease vaccines were pulled from the market, MSU fisheries and wildlife Professor Jean Tsao said immunizations might soon be given to animals instead. Traditionally, the disease has been treated by vaccinating humans, but Tsao decided to try a vaccine on wild mice in the hopes it would reduce the proportion of infected hosts. According to the Michigan Department of Community Health Web site, Lyme disease is transmitted through the black-legged tick.
MSU's Community and Economic Development Program will hold the second of six seminars in the "Sustainable Development: Concepts & Practices" series at noon on Thursday at the International Center.
The American Red Cross hopes students will bleed green to save lives during the 2005 Basketball Blood Battle against the University of Michigan. This is the fourth year the two rival schools have competed to donate the most pints of blood.
After months of planning, it's finally arrived. On Jan. 1, the 150th year of MSU - also known as its sesquicentennial - officially began, bringing new meaning to upcoming events and the future of MSU, university leaders say. "As a child might anticipate a birthday, when the day finally arrives, it's very significant," said Sue Carter, chairwoman for the sesquicentennial.