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King’s visit to MSU remembered 46 years later

King visited campus Feb. 11, 1965, to speak about the MSU-initiated Student Educational Project, or STEP, which was the first all student-run educational outreach program of its kind in the U.S. The program sent student and faculty volunteers to assist elementary and secondary students in Holly Springs, Miss., in developing their skills in drama, art and music.

NEWS

Museum exhibit breathes life into student ancestry

Artist and professor of sculpture James Lawton has created an exhibit for the MSU Museum he hopes will show family is more than just immediate — it’s universal. This multifaceted exhibit, which runs from Sunday to April 3, is titled “Evolutionary Artifacts.” It will feature images of 20th-century families screen-printed onto transparent acrylic panels which will travel on a conveyor system throughout the museum’s Heritage Gallery.

NEWS

Fraternity marches in remembrance

On Monday, the members of Alpha Phi Alpha will participate in a symbolic march from the Union to Beaumont Tower to celebrate Dr. King, a former member of Alpha Phi Alpha.

MSU

Construction continues on campus

Construction projects at MSU all are slated to be completed on time, according to construction representatives at a Construction Junction meeting Thursday hosted by officials at the Physical Plant.

MSU

First week of iClicker rental success

Four days after it launched Monday, ASMSU’s iClicker rental program was fresh out of its iClickers — 192 of them at the start of the program, said Justin Epstein, Academic Assembly chairman.

MSU

Website publishes some MSU journalists

When Jeremy Blaney walked into Geri Zeldes’ Reporting on Islam class in fall 2009, it was his first journalistic experience since writing for his high school paper, and he admitted he was fairly new to the field.

COMMENTARY

Weather not too much if Spartans plan accordingly

Not sure why such a negative title was used for the article Students find winter too much for bikes to weather (SN 1/11); we’re able to keep the MSU Bike Center open and fully staffed year-round because so many people continue to ride through the winter.