Draped in an ornamented turquoise sari, Okemos resident and native Sri Lankan Indikani Weerasinghe beamed with pride as she watched her daughter perform a traditional dance from their home country at the Sri Lanka Endowment Cultural Event on Friday evening at the Union.
The city of East Lansing is filing a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the city council and the city attorney of violating a law mandating all public voting bodies hold open meetings to discuss practices and votes. The lawsuit alleges the city council violated the Open Meetings Act, or OMA, and made a decision in secret. The lawsuit was filed Jan. 9 in Ingham County’s 30th Circuit Court by Phil Bellfy, an MSU associate professor of writing, rhetoric and American cultures, and his lawyer, East Lansing attorney Jeffrey Hank.
Students who choose to receive a little extra money — while relinquishing some campus services — have until this afternoon to request a tax refund from student government and media groups.
MSU’s admission rate is consistent compared to last year, but the university’s applicant pool is seeing more and more students from outside of Michigan added to the mix. Director of admissions Jim Cotter said MSU has seen an increase in nonresident applicants. MSU has received about 27,000 applications so far for the 2012-13 academic year, a 5.5 percent increase compared to applications received in fall 2010, Cotter said.
MSU Culinary Services officials are hosting the Spices of the World: A Culinary Exploration event from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Shaw Hall’s cafeteria.
Kellogg Center’s Visiting Chef Series continues for another year this spring with three events scheduled for the next few months.
MSU Safe Place officials competing with several other local charities are asking for $5 tax-deductible donations to the Capital Region Community Foundation to win $10,000 in funding.
The MSU College of Music is celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 255th birthday on Wednesday.
The MSU Institute of International Health has developed a new approach to HIV prevention in the Caribbean, where many people are infected with the disease because of a lack of knowledge and resources.
Bagpipes, haggis, highland dancers and more than 450 people dressed in kilts and caps joined in the annual celebration of Scottish poet Robert Burns’ 253rd birthday last Saturday night. The event was held at the Eagle Eye Golf Club, 15500 Chandler Road, and was sponsored by the Glen Erin Pipe Band, who headlined the evening.
Members of the MSU Stock Seat Equestrian Team are focused on their preparation this semester before they saddle up to Tallahassee, Fla., to compete for a shot to ride at the national stage. The 24-member team qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, or IHSA, Western Semifinals at Florida State University, which run March 24-25, by notching a one-point victory over rival Grand Valley State University on Jan.
Patrick and Matt Duda agree when it comes to their music careers, two heads are better than one. After dabbling in various solo projects, the two brothers decided to combine their efforts and created the hip-hop duo The Specktators.
Although their act revolved around making a good impression in front of possible significant others, after seeing comedians Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell perform Friday in the International Center, biochemisty freshman Jessica Mizzi said she never would date guys like them.
Travis Trice has never been the biggest player on the floor.
After losing back-to-back games for the first time in two years, the MSU women’s basketball team (12-7 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) looks to get back on track Monday (7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network) as it takes on No. 13 Purdue (16-3, 6-0).
The No. 16 MSU hockey team had a golden opportunity to pick up the weekend sweep Saturday night.
The No. 16 MSU hockey team had a golden opportunity to pick up the weekend sweep Saturday night. A night after giving up the tying goal to No.
For every basketball team, there typically is one key stat or trend that indicates whether a game is going to end in a win or loss. It can be 3-point shooting, rebounding or the play of a star player.
Despite being senior night for the MSU women’s swimming and diving team, the Spartans came away with a tough 144-98 loss to Ohio State at McCaffree Pool at IM Sports-West.