Wanda Herndon, senior vice president of worldwide public affairs for Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak Thursday as part of the Edward Zabrusky Lecture in Public Relations series. The event will be held at 4 p.m.
MSU’s Child Development Laboratories now are accepting applications for three programs beginning in fall semester 2002. Children aged 3 months through 3 years are eligible for the Family Infant-Toddler Learning Program.
Two MSU seniors were awarded scholarships for graduate study at Cambridge University in England last week. Camillia Smith, a mathematics senior, and Robin Stein, a chemistry and interdisciplinary humanities senior, interviewed in early February and also were candidates for Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
Legal uncertainty is looming over a possible strike by MSU’s Graduate Employees Union on April 15.On Tuesday, members voted 136-1 in favor of sending ballots to more than 600 members to vote on the strike.
ASMSU’s Student Assembly members still have business to finish at their last meeting of this session Thursday - but lack of attendance might make it impossible to finish.Thirteen out of 24 members must be at the undergraduate student government assembly meeting to vote on items.
What started as an experiment in social relations ended with two Case Hall residents left to claim a $350 prize Friday.A week of living in cramped quarters with five other students ended solemnly Friday as James Madison College freshmen Justin Chung and Pakapon Phinyowattanachip awaited the result of the first Case Hall Castaways contest.Seven students signed up to be locked in a 12-by-12 room in the Case Hall government office to compete for money.
Despite expectations that ASMSU’s Student Assembly would pass its 2002-03 budget Thursday night, not enough members were present to vote. The undergraduate student government must pass the budget by April 4 or it will be in violation of its own code. The proposed budget includes a $12,000 budget cut and rearranged money allotments within the organization. Inflation and the organization’s failed $3 tax increase referendum last week contributed to the new projected $775,855 budget.
A town hall meeting organized by black student leaders to discuss issues affecting their community will be held Monday. There will be a panel discussion with an open mic that includes students, faculty and staff from National Panhellenic Council, Black Student Alliance, residence hall black caucuses, the MSU police, the Office of the Provost and the Office of Racial Ethnic Student Affairs. The purpose of the town hall meeting is for minorities to discuss issues such as minority retention, student and police relations, racism, unity, a free-standing Multicultural Center on campus and Black Celebratory, a graduation ceremony to celebrate minority students. Osie Gaines, a human biology senior and one of the event’s coordinators, said he hopes the town hall meeting educates students and allows them to express their opinions. “The purpose is for students who may not know the parameter of campus politics to become better informed,” he said.
With only three castaways remaining in this week’s Case Hall Castaways competition, the remaining students must find a way to survive one last day locked in a small hall-government office. After enduring cold nights, no showers and cross-dressing, international relations junior Melissa Mattingly, English junior Erika Wagner and political theory and constitutional democracy senior Lori Stone were voted out of the 12-by-12 room by Thursday afternoon.
The Residence Halls Association is ready to form the 2002-03 executive board with the hiring of Melissa Kessler as director of human resources.Kessler, the association’s Michigan organization communications coordinator, will join President-elect Tim Liss, External Vice President Emily Edick and Internal Vice President John Sturk to fill the top four spots on the executive board.On April 10, the four will assume full duties for next year.Kessler, who will receive a $4,204 salary, said she is looking forward to working on the next board.“I am looking for a group of dedicated individuals,” she said.
Bone marrow from minorities is in short supply on the American Red Cross’ registry, and some campus groups want to help. The Asian Fraternity Interest Group and residence hall Racial Ethnic Student Aides are sponsoring a bone marrow drive geared toward minority students today. The drive is free for students. The American Red Cross estimates there are about 4 million potential donors in the registry - only 1 million of whom are minorities.
Cancer group 5K run, walk to begin Saturday The student group Battle Against Cancer will sponsor the “5K Run, Walk to End Cancer” on Saturday. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
The votes were tallied for the ASMSU representative elections Wednesday, and new faces dominate each assembly. The undergraduate student government’s March 19-23 elections generated 26 new members and nine returning members from the Student and Academic assemblies.
Staring intently at his instructors, Sebastian Estrada moved consecutively through 19 steps. Through repetition and focus, the 4-year-old boy practices Tae Kwon Do, a Korean fighting style with an emphasis on kicking, twice a week in a makeshift Do Jang called Spartan Village Elementary School’s gymnasium.
After three years of the same ASMSU member voicing the undergraduate student university budget concerns, a new face will take over the duties.Jared English likely will be appointed as the undergraduate student government’s Academic Assembly director of university, governmental and budgetary affairs by the assembly on April 9.English will replace Jeff Ziarko, who is graduating in May with a degree in political economy and finance.English, who has been an Academic Assembly James Madison College representative since February 2001, said he has been increasingly interested in the position since his freshman year.“It seems a lot of people are being affected by state appropriations,” said English, who constructed a lobbying campaign plan for the year.
The 2002 Mr. Black MSU pageant has been canceled after being plagued by a lack of participation.Members of Black Student Alliance held informational meetings, contacted student leaders and sent e-mail and applications to potential candidates, but received little response.The event began in 2000 as a showcase for black male students exhibiting leadership, strong academic standing and significant involvement in the black community.Last year, more than 300 people attended the ceremony, which featured five candidates competing in four categories: a video interview, talent, modeling and a judge’s interview.DeJuan Lever, 2001 Mr. Black MSU runner-up, said although he decided not to participate this year, he was disappointed to hear the event was canceled.
Scott Peoples remembers watching “I Love Lucy” reruns with his grandparents, Don and Wendy Stevens.“Grandma and Grandpa were exactly like Ricky and Lucy,” Peoples said.Peoples’ grandfather, former MSU Trustee Don Stevens, died Friday.
The Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court will be on campus from 3:45-4:50 p.m. Wednesday at 206 Old Horticulture Hall.
Some Case Hall residents will endure a week of confinement with six other roommates this week.Case Hall Government will spend this week monitoring seven contestants who signed up to be locked in the organization’s office, about the size of the average Case room - 12 feet by 12 feet.The Case Hall Castaways will be filmed for one week as they live together, allowed only to leave for the bathroom, class, religious events and work.
University and state officials will discuss rising tuition costs at a town hall forum tonight. The discussion will be held from 7 -9 p.m.