For MSU students looking for an opportunity to impress employers, the Career Circus career fair might provide the perfect opportunity. The career fair — which will be held at 1 p.m. Friday on the fourth floor of Spartan Stadium’s Spartan Club — will offer a more casual and creative atmosphere than the typical career fair, said Kevin Yombor, an international relations senior.
No matter why you watch it, the NFL Draft is looked forward to by many each year. And now that it is back, let’s take a look at what to watch for during the 2011 NFL Draft.
MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson said in a statement he will stay with his position at the MSU Board of Trustees if he is not able to hold a joint appointment on the Detroit Greektown Casino’s board of directors. Ferguson said he was considering a position on the Greektown board in June 2010, but Greektown officials said a 1996 Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act prohibits all elected officials from serving on a casino board of control. According to the release, Ferguson sent a letter to Rick Kalm, executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board on April 25 stating, “I generally wish to serve on both boards and believe I am legally entitled to do so.” The letter was sent after Kalm told Ferguson he needed to choose between MSU and the Greektown position. Ferguson does not receive a salary from serving as MSU trustee, but would receive $210,000 in his first year of service as a member of the Greektown board of directors Ferguson has asked that the Gaming Control Board be allowed to make the final decision about his ability to serve on the casino board. “I would prefer to be of service to both the MSU and the Greektown boards,” Ferguson said in the release.
There was offense, offense and some more offense in the MSU baseball team’s 17-15 loss to Eastern Michigan in 12 innings Tuesday at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
Ask MSU faculty about MSU Ombudsman Stan Soffin, and one will hear almost nothing but praise. “Dr. Soffin is, in my estimation, an extremely valuable component or individual at MSU,” said Doug Estry, the associate provost for undergraduate education who’s worked with Soffin closely through the years.
MSU will provide food and housing for the Libyan students and their families in the MSU Visiting International Professional Program, or VIPP, after funding for the program was ended by the Libyan government at the end of March. The VIPP is a non-degree professional education program designed for mid-level career professionals from across the world, university spokesman Kent Cassella said.
Two MSU students were arrested April 15 in Washington, D.C., after protesting the federal government. Jordan Lindsay, a history, philosophy and sociology of science freshman, and international relations junior Tabitha Skervin were among nine students charged with unlawful conduct and disruption of Congress in the House Gallery, U.S.
The start of summer might mean dealing with road construction for some East Lansing residents. The East Lansing City Council discussed summer road and sidewalk construction at its meeting Tuesday night. Council approved a contract with Cadwell Brothers Construction Company for about $567,000 for the 2011 Local Street Project, a project to improve local streets and sidewalks. Todd Sneathen, East Lansing’s director of public works, said Harvard Road, Cowley Avenue, Bainbridge Drive, Rosewood Avenue, Foxcroft Road, Cambria Drive and Smithfield Avenue are scheduled for repavement starting at the end of June. “One of the few positive issues in regards to the economy — (we) had aggressive bidding (for the construction),” Sneathen said.
A 22-year-old male student reported his laptop stolen around 12:30 a.m. on the second floor in the west wing of the Main Library, MSU police Sgt.
For Angelina Taylor, being part of the MSU Rifle and Pistol Club is a step in the direction of fulfilling a major life goal. Taylor, a physics senior and member of the club, aspires to shoot competitively in the Olympics, and the club has given her the opportunity to refine her skills to make a run at the games.
Recreating the pages of a comic strip into a believable stage production can be an uphill battle. But if you ask the creators of the latest student-produced play at MSU, it’s a task they have completed successfully.
As the spring semester draws to a close, the MSU chapter of Camp Kesem is looking to raise money for children in need with a series of events, including a duck derby.
For businesses in downtown East Lansing, the end of final exams means a wave of students and patrons moving out of the area for the summer.
A group of donations to the Veterinary Technology Program given Tuesday by students might have diminished some doubts about the strength of the program.
East Lansing officials are hosting a spring food drive to provide residents an opportunity to clear out their cupboards and help those in need.
When anthropology senior Dan Tooman saw his bedroom door was ajar one night during the summer of 2009, he knew something was wrong.
East Lansing officials recently received three grant awards from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, or MCACA, aimed at strengthening the arts and cultural community in the city as well as throughout the state.
Michigan residents have the opportunity to submit to the state Legislature their ideas of how congressional and state redistricting lines should be drawn.
A group of MSU students are taking their musical talents to Central Asia this summer to benefit orphans in that region and are holding a concert tonight to drum up donations.
Graduating seniors struggling to find a job might have the option of creating one.