The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will host a presentation today titled "Indigenous Reporting in the Americas: The Need to Hear Native Voices." Leonardo Ferreira, associate dean and director of graduate studies at the University of Miami's School of Communication, will speak at 3 p.m.
Ever wish you could watch film of every 3-pointer Drew Neitzel has ever made off the dribble out of a time-out in a road game? Kevin Pauga can make it happen. Pauga, the video coordinator for the MSU men's basketball team, manages a film scouting system that puts Blockbuster to shame.
Gin and tonic. Rum and cola. No matter the drink of choice, the cost of liquor may be on the rise for spirit-loving Michiganians and liquor retailers. Seeking funds for public safety and education programs, Gov.
During the first year of college, growth and independence come hand in hand. Many students join groups in which they learn time management and make friends who share common beliefs. Unfortunately, one organization thinks freshman year should be focused solely on academics — not on activism. For the past seven years, MSU's College Assistance Migrant Program, or CAMP, has paid significant college fees for select migrant workers and their children.
High up in the mountains, in a South American village where pigs and sheep rule the dirt roads, Andrew and Yvonne Hewitt are spending their first year of marriage. The couple, who graduated last May from MSU, are in the middle of a 10-week training program for the Peace Corps. For the next two years, Ecuador will be their home as the Hewitts work with local residents to promote organic farming and better nutrition. Facing the newlyweds are a unique set of obstacles — from altitude sickness to adjusting to their malaria medicine. "Adapting to a different way of life has its own challenges," wrote Yvonne in an e-mail from Ecuador to The State News.
A 23-year-old Lansing woman was raped between 8-9 p.m. Sunday near Berkey Hall, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said. The woman was walking to work near the bus stop in front of the building along Grand River Avenue when a man she did not know grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her, the woman told police.
By Patrick Winn McClatchy Newspapers Chapel Hill, N.C. (MCT) — His face is soft.
When an impatient MSU instructor kicked James Renuk out of his COM 101 class 32 years ago for his inability to speak, it prompted John Eulenberg to develop a technological system that would help his situation. Since birth, Renuk has had cerebral palsy, which restricts most of his speech and movement.
In "Black community doesn't support same-sex unions" (SN 3/12), Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, as far as I could discern, was attempting to rebut a previous letter by Sam Curcuruto, "Gay rights fight mirrors black civil rights struggle" (SN 2/23), which paralleled the current struggle of gays to gain the right to same-sex marriage with the struggle of blacks for civil rights in the previous century.
For many Jewish students, MSU's Hillel Jewish Student Center is a home away from home. It is a place where students can feel comfortable, meet and hang out with other students with common beliefs and heritage. Some go to become closer to their faith and others closer to their culture. "For me, getting involved was because my family is so involved in the religion," said Heather Kerwin, a reformed Jew and communicative sciences and disorders senior.
The village in Africa, where life seemed to move slowly and people would treat a stranger like a close friend, is no longer the same place it once was. When Cindy Chalou worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Swaziland from 1980-82, the African country was virtually untouched by AIDS. "I have no recollection of even talking about HIV or AIDS," said Chalou, who now is an associate director for MSU's study abroad office. A few decades later, in 1996, the program closed. More than 2,000 MSU alumni have volunteered abroad for two-year commitments during the Peace Corps' 45-year tenure.
By Craig Trudell For The State News Pinned on the left chest of Pfc. Matthew Brady's uniform is the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is the country's oldest military decoration.
I am trotting bow-legged, my upper body cocked backward to hold my belongings against my body. I feel inefficient making numerous trips to the car from my Shaw Hall dorm room, so instead I slowly and unsteadily stumble to my steed, a silver 1993 four-door Mercedes.
The ballot is set for ASMSU's spring election, with students vying for 32 open seats between the Academic and Student assemblies, which make up MSU's undergraduate student government. Of the 36 names on the ballot, 28 are for Student Assembly.
MSU's Eli Broad College of Business received a jolt when BusinessWeek magazine released its annual B-school rankings, dropping the college from last year's rank of 29th to 48th. "We aren't happy," said Robert Duncan, dean of the college.
Nick and Andy Simmons are linked in many ways — brotherhood, wrestling, Big Ten Championships and All-America honors. This weekend, the senior grapplers from Williamston look to create one common bond that has eluded them in their tenure at MSU: national champions. The Spartans wrestlers will travel to Auburn Hills on Thursday in pursuit of their first national championship titles after finishing in the top 10 at nationals in back-to-back years.
Stumped by those pesky 8 vs. 9 matchups? Trying to figure out if FAMU is a 16 seed or a failed '90s boy band?
There already has been much talk this year about the presidential election of 2008, certainly earlier than ever before.
The State News caught up with first gentleman Dan Mulhern after speaking at a Michigan Campus Compact meeting Monday at Kellogg Center.