I just finished reading the article "Money matters" (SN 3/23), about how the three biggest universities are asking to be treated differently from the other 12 universities in the state.
After less than 9 percent of undergraduate students voted in last week's ASMSU elections, one chairperson wants the group to increase its exposure. "We, as ASMSU, really need to do a better job of exposing ourselves to students to make students want to vote more," said Nigel Scarlett, vice chairperson for external affairs. ASMSU Association Director Greg Pekarsky said there were 3,241 total votes, but students were able to vote for more than one candidate, so the voter turnout is probably less than 9 percent.
Editor's note: Lauren Hart was first profiled in The State News on Nov. 15, 2006. The last several months have brought ups and downs for Lauren Hart. The 11-year-old, who was diagnosed with a rare disease called Pythiosis last July, spent most of March at her home in Millington, Tenn. Lauren was waiting for a chance to try out her new swimming pool, and she saw a tutor twice a week to learn math, her favorite subject. "When she went home, she was much better," said Sandra Arnold, assistant professor of pediatrics in the infectious diseases division at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Lauren has been in and out of a children's hospital in Memphis since her diagnosis.
Have you ever experienced intense rock climbing, exhilarating skydiving, rip-roaring skiing and heart-pumping mountain-biking all in a two-hour period? Probably not. However, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour that comes to MSU on Thursday will feature a set of short videos that capture the background details of many outdoor activities. The MSU Outdoors Club has brought this event to campus for more than 10 years, guiding both beginners and veterans who are interested in outdoor activities to the proper destinations. This year's festival will show eight films, ranging from 3-25 minutes long.
The East Lansing City Council wants more documentation before voting on an ordinance that would ban the homeless from taking shelter in the city's public parking facilities. The council discussed the ordinance with city staff during its Tuesday work session.
Ensuring student representation was one main concern among faculty at Tuesday's Faculty Council meeting, where a report proposing structural changes to Academic Governance was presented and discussed. But under the proposed structure, student voice will decrease, said Eric Hinojosa, ASMSU's Academic Assembly chairperson. The report, Task Force 1, was formally presented at the meeting for the first time since the report was turned in on Aug.
University Christian Outreach, an MSU student organization, will host a healing prayer meeting today. The meeting will consist of singing, worship and a short presentation.
Bath — The offbeat tale began when a stranger walked into Daryl and Kathy Brenner's ice cream store in Bath last summer. "He looked like he was a TV reporter," Daryl said. Their customer wasn't a news broadcaster — it was Tom Izzo, perhaps one of the most recognizable faces in East Lansing. "I was sitting there starstruck," said Sarah Brenner, the couple's daughter and a 2002 MSU alumna. But tell that to Daryl, a man who prefers boxing gloves over basketballs. And just like he does with most of his customers, Daryl pulled out a few jokes, telling Izzo his frozen custard was "the best thing you'll put your tongue on," and trying to charge the basketball coach for napkins. In Michigan, almost 800 stores sell ice cream — from gas station convenience stores to Dairy Queens — but few are run like Kathy's Pier Delight. Here, the jokes run freely, and no conversation topic is taboo. "My dad always likes to tease the customers," Sarah Brenner said.
An MSU supply chain management senior died Tuesday morning after a year-long fight with cancer. Mary Beth Knox, 22, was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and embodied the meaning of being part of the sorority, said Alyse Vollmer, the chapter's president. "She was a caring, compassionate, beautiful, true woman who inspired us all to believe in ourselves, to persevere through hardships and to give selflessly to help others.
Make sure you buy a program the next time you go to an MSU baseball game. There are a lot of new faces to keep track of. With only three starting position players returning from last season, second-year head coach David Grewe is relying on a mix of freshmen and junior college transfers to help fill the roster.
MSU horticultural students can put their skills to the test Thursday through Sunday during the 31st annual Professional Landcare Network's Student Career Days. The event will feature students from 55 universities competing in a wide range of competitive challenges, from tree climbing to sales presentations.
"Can you come in for an interview on Friday of next week?" the intern coordinator asked. "No problem," I replied, assuring myself I would work out the details later.
Florencia Grimaldi is a famous opera singer traveling on the Amazon River in search of her long-lost lover. As she journeys down the world's largest river to the Brazilian city of Manaus, she encounters fantasy and mysticism along with the other travelers. The College of Music will perform Grimaldi's tale in the opera "Florencia en el Amazonas," or "Florencia in the Amazon." The opera's first performance will be held at 8 p.m.
Dr. D, My girlfriend doesn't seem to make our sex life a priority in our relationship.
In the world of fashion, anything can be trendy — even fruit. Case in point: This spring, strawberries have taken center stage, dangling from long chains as the sole attracting factor of necklaces.
The summer before her senior year of high school, Melissa Cousino was told by doctors she had brain cancer. Three hours and an MRI later, a relieving discovery was made —the diagnosis was premature — and she actually had a less threatening disorder called neurocardiogenic syncope. Cousino said her scare shed some light on the traumatic effects cancer can have on patients and families. "For a few short hours I realized the devastation that people go through," she said. Her false diagnosis prompted her to get involved to help those who are experiencing the effects of cancer, she said. Now Cousino, a psychology junior at MSU, is the president of MSU Stars for Make-A-Wish Foundation.
I urge faculty to attend the vitally important meeting of Faculty Council to be held today at 3:15 p.m.
Less than 4 percent of undergraduate students voted in ASMSU's elections, which ended Monday. On the ballot were four proposals and the candidates for every student's respective college on Academic and Student assemblies.
If she wanted to, Susan Cavicchioli could turn her ADHD diagnosis into a profitable business. Instead of taking Adderall every morning, she could sell the in-demand psychostimulant to students who stay up late to study, who want to lose weight or who are simply looking for a mood-booster. So, in other words, basically all students. "Tons of times, people ask me (for it), but for me, it's too difficult," Cavicchioli, a hospitality business freshman, said.
East Lansing selected a Michigan-based environmental consulting firm last week to use a $300,000 federal grant the city earned in October. The grant, awarded by the U.S.