Tuesday marked the start of the 9th annual Summer Music Series at the Eastwood Towne Center, 3003 Preyde Blvd., in Lansing. The concerts run every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. until August 16 and are free to the public.
MSU is the first university to partner up with LinkedIn, the world’s largest online professional network. LinkedIn’s College Pilot Program will allow students and alumni in the MSU network to test out the website’s professional development applications before they become available to the general public.
The scandal involving sexual photos sent by Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., has made national headlines over the last two weeks, culminating in his decision to take a leave of absence to seek treatment on Sunday. While many have debated whether Weiner should be forced to resign, the scandal has demonstrated the power of social media. The culture of social media fostered by websites such as Twitter and Facebook has resulted in people such as Weiner being unable to separate work from social experiences, MSU professor Bob LaRose, from the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, said in an email. “Problems arise from becoming overly involved at the expense of real world responsibilities,” LaRose said.
Last weekend, East Lansing police arrested 16 motorists for OWIs, about twice as many as a typical weekend for this time of year. More arrests were made than any other weekend since the end of the spring semester.
A man was found allegedly watching a 20-year-old female student as she undressed in her room in West Holden Hall at about 11:30 p.m.
Many MSU students studying this summer have chosen to take advantage of online course offerings to give them an edge when they return to campus in the fall. With the onset of ANGEL and other digital communication methods, instructors are finding ways to provide education without having to convene on campus. Byron Brown, an economics professor and coordinator of instructional technology support for Libraries, Computing and Technology, said MSU has been offering online courses for more than a decade to provide a supplement for learning in a digital age. Any department on campus can develop an online course through MSU’s Virtual University, Brown said, but all departments are required to uphold the course’s objectives in a way that proves successful in an online setting. International relations and psychology sophomore Kanza Khan said she enrolled in an online class to get ahead in school while living at home in Troy, Mich., this summer.
Hoping to make sure the state’s tourism, fishing and boating industries do not feel the devastating impact of another invasive species, the Michigan Legislature adopted two resolutions last week. The resolutions urge Congress and the U.S.
About five months after its implementation at MSU, campus officials said the Zipcar program has been successful. Jennifer Battle, assistant director of campus sustainability, said the car sharing program — originally launched in January through a partnership with Cambridge, Mass., company Zipcar — has been well-received among MSU students and faculty. “I would generally say we’re on a successful track,” she said.
Among the nation’s wealthiest schools, MSU stands out in terms of some aspects of the financial aid they distribute. MSU specifically ranks high in terms of the amount of Pell Grants they distribute to undergraduate students, according to recent data from the Department of Education.
A number of incoming freshmen began their introduction to campus on Monday, when the MSU Academic Orientation Program, or AOP, kicked off its first session of the summer. AOP started in the early 1900s and helped incoming freshmen and transfer students with the transition to life in East Lansing.
The East Lansing City Council is scheduled to discuss possible infrastructure changes that would shift the city in a green direction and encourage residents to do the same. The council likely will discuss updates to a city climate sustainability plan at their work session tonight at 7 p.m.
Libyan student members of the MSU Visiting International Professional Program will receive aid from the university until June 30, university spokesman Kent Cassella said. MSU will continue to provide temporary housing and food assistance to 20 Visiting International Professional Program, or VIPP, participants and their dependents for about two weeks after their academic program is scheduled to end, Cassella said.
A 37-year-old male university employee reported damage to a Pepsi-Cola vehicle parked on the south side of the Auditorium between 5 p.m.
As summer sets in, East Lansing will host a number of musical performances. The 15th annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival will take place in East Lansing June 17-18 from 4:30-10:30 p.m.
An ejector pump overheated at about 5 p.m. Monday in the mezzanine level of Breslin Center, East Lansing fire Deputy Chief Patrick Nakfoor said. An ejector pump drains water and waste from buildings.
Before Laura Wise became a yoga and Pilates class instructor at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, she took fitness classes there herself. Wise said a good thing about the center is someone can try a class for six weeks without having to join an official gym, and the center is good at accommodating schedules.
Preaching themes of pride, acceptance and hakuna matata, some of Lansing’s most talented drag queens went all out for the conclusion of LGBT pride week.
I am writing in response to Opinion Editor David Barker’s column A little diversity would help (SN 6/6). His column essentially states there is nothing to do in East Lansing but go to the bars and drink, when, in fact, there are thousands of things to do here for all ages — from students to young professionals to families to seniors and everyone in between. It all depends on an individual’s interests and, most importantly, his or her personal initiative.
The summer Academic Orientation Program, or AOP, kicked off this week, and one of my good friends is working as a full-time staff member. In addition to his duties as presenter and tour guide — for which, apparently, the training truly is Spartan — he’ll be helping new freshmen navigate the online schedule builder to sign up for their classes.
Sooner or later, the Earth will run out of oil. That’s not to say it will happen tomorrow, or even in our lifetimes. But it is an inescapable fact our supply of oil will not last forever.