Professors and business officials from around the country gathered on campus Friday to discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the law that changed the way corporations disclose their finances to the federal government.A symposium titled "In the Wake of Corporate Reform: One Year in the Life of Sarbanes-Oxley - A Critical Review" examined the act but also focused on problems it has caused.
This flu season, cough drops might be mistaken for Listerine Pocket Packs and a digital doctor may diagnose whether patients should make the trip to Olin Health Center. Throat lozenges in the form of wafer-thin strips and Olin's online doctor are two innovations on a centuries-old illness this year, and experts are hoping they'll have a better handle on the disease than in recent years. Chloraseptic Sore Throat Relief Strips appeared on the shelves of Walgreens, 410 E.
As Romanian author Karin Gündisch read from her book "How I Became an American" on Monday night, some bursts of laughter came sooner than others. Some members of the 40-person audience in the International Center got the joke as she read the German version, but the rest didn't follow until translator Angelika Kraemer read the English version a paragraph later. Gündisch stopped at MSU two weeks into her American tour for the book.
Harm de Blij began his lecture Monday afternoon on "Why Africa Matters" with his proclamation of love for Africa.
Trinity College Professor Samuel Kassow will speak on his new book today in the Eustace-Cole honors lounge. Kassow's new book outlines Polish-Jewish historian Emanuel Ringelblum's efforts to organize an underground archive documenting conditions in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. The lecture on "Between History and Memory" begins at 4 p.m.
Donors and workers from MSU's Capital Campaign gathered Friday at the President's Cabinet meeting to discuss the status of the five-year $1.2 billion fund-raiser. The all-day event at The James B.
Budget reductions, a proposed amendment to the university's anti-discrimination policy and course and program changes will all be issues addressed at the MSU Academic Council's first meeting of the school year Tuesday.Provost and Interim President Lou Anna Simon said her report on the university will be more elaborate than normal because of McPherson's absence.
Students and community members will be able to "Explore Other Worlds" in an interactive science fiction research workshop tonight. The debate and discussion, part of the One Book One Community series of events, will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
Loud laughter resonated from the Pasant Theatre Thursday night as a series of comedic skits kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month on campus. ChUSMA, a comedy trio from California, performed a variety of skits aimed at adding humor into everyday problems.
Two ASMSU representatives addressed the possibility of cutting ties with the Association of Michigan Universities during a conference in mid-September without the consent of ASMSU officials.The Association of Michigan Universities, or AMU, which consists of student governments from 15 public universities, hosts conferences four times a year to vote on legislative issues concerning Michigan.Adam Raezler and Colleen Card, both representatives for the Academic Assembly of MSU's undergraduate student government, issued a report to the ASMSU Student Assembly on Thursday to suggest that ASMSU doesn't benefit from involvement with AMU."For years, ASMSU has worked very hard and diligently to create an outstanding working relationship with the state and federal government and throughout the past years we have worked magnificently with them," the report said.
Award-winning German reporter and author Karin Gündisch will hold a reading in the International Center this evening. Gündisch is the author of children and young-adult literature focusing on identity and German-American relationships.
The MSU student believed to have been walking around Shaw Hall with a gun early Wednesday was actually carrying a toy BB gun, officials said Thursday. An 18-year-old male student turned himself into police late Wednesday and admitted that he was the person reported to be carrying the gun.
Peggy Papp, from the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York, will present the lecture "The Power of Family Therapy" from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The Residence Halls Association will sign a new one-year recycling contract with MSU's Office of Recycling and Waste Management by the beginning of next week, association officials say. The organization recently ended five years of service with Waste Management, a national recycling company, after conflicts with contract terms and concerns from RHA about whether materials were being recycled. RHA spokesman Brian Winters said association officials experienced difficulties with Waste Management in the past, and they began to search for a new recycling service. "There was a concern they weren't holding up their end of the contract while we were holding up our end of the contract to a tee," Winters said. The agreement with the university's recycling office, which charges $3,725 a semester, is less expensive than the contract with Waste Management, Winters said. Instead of recycling glass, plastics, bottles, cans, newspaper and office paper, as in previous years, MSU only will handle newspaper recycling and printer ink cartridges.
Members of the MSU Marching Band will perform a benefit concert for local charities Sunday afternoon. MSU Men's Basketball Coach Tom Izzo and MSU Athletic Director Ron Mason are special guests at the concert, which features Spartan music, band standards and other favorites.
Coordinators of this year's Homecoming week said they hope to be more focused on the students, with new events such as a free concert planned the night before the big game. In past years, Homecoming has been geared toward alumni, Sveta Desai of the University Activities Board said.
MSU-DCL College of Law officials said the school had its highest number of applicants ever this school year, keeping with a national trend in law schools. MSU-DCL also has its highest number of students enrolled since the school was founded in 1891. About 80 more students are enrolled in MSU-DCL's incoming class this year, MSU-DCL spokeswoman Janet Harvey-Clark said.
To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, Culturas de las Razas Unidas presents "Chusma" at 7 p.m.
There will be a presentation of the film, "Hoosiers," at the MSU Library, Room W449 of the Main Library at 7 p.m.
The MSU Human Resource Development will hold a sexual harassment forum 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at 10 Nisbet Building.